We already ran a story about the iCade , an iPad arcade cabinet that was, to the regret of many, an April Fools’ joke from ThinkGeek. The difference is this latest iPad arcade cabinet is real .
The picture above only shows a prototype model, but this iPad arcade cabinet from UK firm Freekade lets you do precisely what the iCade promised: slide in Apple’s slate, and play awesome old games with old school controls, including a pleasingly chunky joystick.
I’ve no idea when this will be going on sale, but it’s already looking pretty fun in this footage:
[Via Engadget ]