{"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":"2016-12-05T12:36:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:36:45","slug":"kongs-retro-gaming-with-a-pint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/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\">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 id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BM0xcR7h5k4\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"780\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\"><\/iframe><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/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\">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\">Matt Kamen<\/a> from Wired, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fuYZRd\" target=\"_blank\">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=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34396\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/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:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Culture_10_KongStreet_Large_AJ-383x312.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">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":127,"featured_media":34395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[11411,11409,11414,11410,11417,11415,11412,11413,11416,4105],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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