Just as promised by ION Audio, ThinkGeek has announced their special edition of the iCADE complete with retro graphics. Functionally, it’s the same as ION Audio’s recently announced iCADE. It also costs the same at $99.99. But the outside has a bit different vibe, and you get points for supporting other geeks online right?

Yes, and it’s about time we put it out of its misery. Even before the iPhone, the iPod never stood a chance as a legitimate gaming device. This saddens me somewhat, too, because I really wanted it to be. I viewed gaming on the iPod much as I do on my Macintosh, in that I didn’t buy a Mac to play games, but if there are games available, I’ll certainly play them. Unfortunately, developers just never put much thought into iPod games, and Apple didn’t seem interested in helping out.

Find out what went wrong—and what’s starting to look right—after the break.