{"id":34344,"date":"2016-11-29T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T13:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=34344"},"modified":"2016-11-29T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T13:26:12","slug":"kongs-retro-gaming-with-a-pint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/11\/29\/kongs-retro-gaming-with-a-pint\/","title":{"rendered":"Kongs: retro gaming with a pint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you miss your chance to play Pac-Man on a 300 pound, 16 palette colour machine in the 80s? Well, you\u2019re in luck, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2gA3FVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kongs<\/a> are bringing retro back to Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>The game-themed bar, recognisable by its bold Donkey Kong-inspired logo, is in the process of making Cardiff it\u2019s next playable area.<\/p>\n<p>Located on St Mary Street, the new venue will create a hub for retro gaming, as well as various other forms of entertainment.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong>Co-operative collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Co-founder, Toby Stringer, says, \u201cKongs is a bar where you can come and play classic arcade games, ping pong and table football,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have such love for the arcade games, but the ping pong, music, products and food are equally important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Toby explains, Kongs will serve several different local craft beers, such as Tiny Rebel, together with food from Burger Theory. There is music policy in which \u201canything goes\u201d. If a DJ is present, music will vary from house to hip hop and even soundtracks from video games.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent release of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fYNRIy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo NES Classic Mini<\/a> this month, bringing back 30 arcade games to new higher definition screens, it appears that retro gaming has been given an extra life for younger gamers to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2gPWbhF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Kamen<\/a> from Wired, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fuYZRd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> that the console brings back nostalgic joys, but is hindered by some hardware issues. Luckily, that is part of the experience with the machines at Kongs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34396\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34396\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg\" alt=\"Retro gaming is still evidently popular with people of all ages\" width=\"480\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34396\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg\" alt=\"Retro gaming is still evidently popular with people of all ages\" width=\"480\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Retro gaming is still evidently popular with people of all ages<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Following this surge of popularity, it is likely that Kongs in Cardiff will become a centre for old-school gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Free gaming days and competitions will run regularly at the bar and arcade, offering players the chance to compete in multiplayer Bomberman, Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros sessions.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re unsure about visiting a gaming-related bar, Toby ensures that you should give it a go and enjoy the atmosphere \u2013 you might be the next top scorer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodge barrels, eat cherries, then reward yourself with a pint at Kongs retro bar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":34395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[5752,235,5753,5754,5755,5756,5757,5758,5759,4199],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-34344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-arcade-game","tag-cardiff-gaming","tag-classic-game","tag-kongs","tag-mario-kart","tag-matt-kamen","tag-nintendo","tag-old-school","tag-pac-man","tag-retro-gaming"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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