February 2010
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Gaming Guru shirt, Epic Beard Man, Retro-Pong...
Sunday afternoons, aren’t they lovely? Hope you folks aren’t too slack to read the weekend edition ;)
If you feel like a bit of a god when it comes to gaming, why not get yourself this shirt?
Brilliant, just as brilliant as this retro-themed Pong clock.
You can buy kits from their store as well. So half-way through my upcoming review which I was working on today, I was...
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Pac-Normal Activity, T-Shirt of all the...
Heh, great movie that one, okay onto today’s posts.
YES You would already know that Final Fantasy 1 & 2 are out on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Toucharcade has the scoop on the gameplay and first impressions.
Playing games on the device would cause sore thumbs, but so would all of these controllers, over at Emptees they have a shirt dedicated to the blood, sweat and tears we’ve...
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BREAKING NEWS: Final Fantasy 1 & 2 on the iTunes...
It’s finally here! Both at AU$12. The classics have been re-done for the iPhone platform! Here’s some screenshots:
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100 SNES games in 10 minutes, Super Ghouls n...
HAH! See how you like it! From Flickr user Seven_Hundred. So okay it’s that fortnightly Thursday, and that means I go to a store to buy one old game, I managed to get this untimely classic for the Super NES:
Bloody hard game, but a lot of fun nevertheless! Okay onto today’s posts: Another great Tumblr blogsite, this time from UK artist Forx. Covering a lot of great and geeky...
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Best Alex Kidd game ever? Street Fighter 4, NBA...
Props to Mel for dropping such an awesome review for what I even consider an awesome game for the SEGA Master System and to do it on her birthday too ^_^ CHEERS!
Okay onto today’s post, I was hesitant of discussing this in a retrogaming site, but this game oozes of traditionalism when it comes to the Street Fighter series which we’ve grown up to love and be inspired from. Super...
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Retrospekt Review: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World...
Written by Mel Portolesi
Released in 1990 for the Sega Master System, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World was the final instalment in the Alex Kidd series. For me this game is right up with the first title, Alex Kidd in Miracle World. AKISW was released as a parody to the original Sega Master System classic Shinobi, and in ways incorporates many of the same elements…subtleties within the soundtrack...
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Missile Command as a movie, Mario bedspread,...
Site news, lets see.. well, we’re nearing 400 fans on Facebook, and the forums are back up and running again, and I’ll be starting to play and review Interstate 76 thanks to the wonderful folks at Good Ol’ Games! Okay onto today’s items:
My workmate has found this for me, which is from the Flickr user Gege_Crochet which is a Mario blanket.
Okay this has to take the cake...
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NSFW? pic w/ Famicom controllers, love candy in...
Okay, you probably notice that the forum is down at the moment, we’re working on getting that back up and running again. Apologies for any inconveniences caused!
So I came across this top 10 list right over on vgchartz, about all the other careers that Mario undertook through his entire time in games. I giggled a lot over the pictures more than anything:
That is meant to be that Mario...
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Weekend edition: Mario Land 2 review for Game Boy,...
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Hope everybody’s been having a good weekend so far! Etsy.com once again has another great item for sale, this time being a Pac-Man Scarf:
I was told that I should get this as a tattoo, I’m not too sure personally, like for myself. But yeah that is one badass Tetris tattoo!
What is also pretty badass is the latest review submitted by our resident writer Paul, this time...
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Retrospekt Review: Super Mario Land 2: The 6...
Written by Paul Monopoli
System: Gameboy Released: 1992 By: Nintendo The Super Mario Land series stand out from the rest of the Mario games. Firstly they don’t take place in the Mushroom Kingdom & I’m not sure how it’s supposed to fit into the main series, but Wario & Princess Daisy (both introduced in this series) have both become mainstream Nintendo characters with...
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An Angry Nerd, King of Kong Winner reclaimed,...
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I’d love to know who the band is there, but I saw that today and thought that’s just full of awesome! UPDATE: yeah I DO notice the Xbox 360 controller in Reptile’s hand, no need to tell me :POkay onto the news..
Last night a new Angry Video Game Nerd was released, talking about the Swordquest games on the Atari 2600, check it out HERE!
Onto other announcements, how...
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Sonic 4 "leaked" Video, Neo Geo Love, Custom Game...
We got a lot to cover today, so lets get to it! Joystiq.com has gotten hold of a screenshot and a leaked video of Sonic 4:
I can’t wait for this, and yeah most likely will get this for the 360 on XBLA! As we talk about a retro-feeling title for a new-gen console, we better mention a new game on an old-gen console as spotted on Kotaku (Thanks Facebook fan Nik Newland), called Battle Kid:...
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Hadouken in Mega Man X, Space Invaders quilt set,...
Hi folks, it’s humpday today. Middle of the week, not long to the weekend! So a workmate told me about this video here, as I was talking about how awesome Tetris is, and THE theme music (not only my ringtone) is also part of a new tradition when a lot of delivery boxes come to our office, we play the song loudly when we’re trying to fit the boxes up against the wall, so here’s...
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Happy 20th Mario 3, Mario Paint music composer,...
To start off today, I’d like to mention Paul’s review he did for Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles on the Amstrad CPC. Hell even I learnt something there :D Great post!
I don’t know about you folks, but to me, personally music plays a large role in the games we play, be it old and new, but of course we’re talking about the old. Raise of hands for those that had a SNES, right,...
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Retrospekt Review: Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles...
Written by Paul Monopoli
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
System: Amstrad CPC
Released: 1991
By: Imagesoft
First thing’s first: The Teenage Mutant WHAT Turtles? Well in certain parts of the world, most notably the UK, the word Ninja was not seen as something that should be associated with a childrens cartoon. Consequently the word Hero replaced the word Ninja. This carried across to all...
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Mario teaching Sex-ed, Tetris bling, NES wallets,...
Hope you folks managed to absorb the review for Pang on the Amstrad GX4000 which Paul submitted yesterday.
What I have noticed today around the web is that I’ve come across a lot of gift ideas, many crafty kind of stuff like this one.
It’s a wallet with containment space for keys, usb sticks, and plays video game sounds of your choice. Great guide on how to make one, same goes...
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Retrospekt Review: Pang (Amstrad CPC+/GX4000)
Written by Paul Monopoli
Pang System: Amstrad CPC+ / GX4000 Released: 1990 By Ocean When Amstrad decided to release upgraded versions of their CPC computer line & the GX4000 console not too many companies offered their immediate support for the product. The thing to keep in mind is that we have an English company taking the battle to Nintendo & Sega… It was never going to work at this...
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TG16 classic on iPhone, NES for $15,000, Apple II...
Our writer Paul hasn’t seen this yet, but I’m sure he won’t be too excited, even though he really digs the Turbografx-16/PC Engine, doesn’t take much interest in the iPhone platform as much.. Until he actually owns one methinks ;) Mentioning that, the game Military Madness: Neo Nectaris is out.
and Toucharcade.com has written up a great review.
Something else...
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Pilotwings, Sonic 4 announced, Sonic 1-3 for DS,...
Whew, late night shopping, fun stuff! I went to Gametraders Marion to score a few new games (Yes some of us are still current-gen gamers as well as retrogamers), like Mass Effect 1, and Bayonetta. But also scored Pilotwings for the SNES!
Folks take my advice, when shopping for old games at stores, it’s a hit and miss due to the fact that the carts may not work. But don’t fret! A...
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Riven and Amiga coming to iPhone, PacMan cake,...
So two big announcements for the iPhone gaming community today which got me excited no doubt!
Have many of you played Myst? Like even on the iPhone? You’ll be glad to know that the sequel Riven is coming soon!!
Whilst on the subject of this portable gaming platform, for those that know of, as well as have read my review of the Commodore 64 app right? Well Toucharcade.com mentioned, that...
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Tuesday 9th February 2010: Confused portable...
Okay lets get to it, here’s a T-Shirt which really stood out for me:
It’s amazing how a controller can be so symbolic, for me personally the SNES controller stands out as a classic, I mean Nintendo wouldn’t have made a Wii peripheral based on it otherwise, right?
Moving onto a new platform building up to be on par with PSP and DS, I’m talking about the iPhone. The folks...
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Monday 8th February 2010: SNES on N900, ROTT on...
Survived the day today of work or studies or other miscellaneous activities? I hope so!
So lets start off by mentioning, that our resident writer Paul Monopoli, has submitted a review of Wonderboy 3: The Dragon’s Trap, for the Sega Master System, PC Engine, and TurboGrafx 16. Cheers Paul!
No segue for this one, except that segue doesn’t rhyme with SEGA. How many of you own a Nokia...
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Retrospekt Review: Wonderboy 3 / Dragon's Curse /...
Reviewed by Paul Monopoli
Wonderboy 3 / Dragon’s Curse / Adventure Island System(s): Sega Master System, PC Engine / TG16 Released 1989, 1991 By Sega / Hudsonsoft You’re probably looking at the top of the page & thinking “what?” Well allow me to explain. The Wonderboy / Adventure Island series have had a close relationship over the years, with Sega releasing...
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Sunday 7th February 2010: Lady Galaga, Mega Man vs...
Hi folks, it’s been a while since we posted something, so we’re going to try a new formula. Every evening, usually around news time on the television, we will post to you top findings for the day in one article instead of bombarding folks on Twitter and Facebook with numerous posts. So here we go:
Spotted this on the web, American rapper Pharrell Williams showing off his...
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In Retrospekt: Imitating the Pixelated World
Written by Bethany McCarthy
Cosplay - the much loved and probably just as much laughed at phenomenon of dressing up as ones favourite character from a video game, anime series or film. Once a Japanese only novelty, the craze has rapidly spread throughout Europe, the West and abroad since the late nineties. Almost any major city will nowadays host some kind of convention where you can go to see...
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Etsy.com | Mega Chain Chomp Bean Bag →
You know folks, there is some really good gear coming out of Etsy as of lately. THIS however takes the cake. Also I should mention that this particular item is made IN Adelaide, Australia!
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Joystiq | You can't unsee Bomberman in BioShock 2 →
OH wow, that is brilliant.. I wonder if that was to pay homage? Either way I’m impressed!!! :D
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Joystiq.com | If a Genesis (Mega Drive) and a Wii... →
20 Mega Drive games
16 Original motion controlled games
And 14 New titles built in. All for £50 (so around AUD $150 give or take).
It’s just refreshing to see a somewhat-new SEGA console coming out in this millenium :P
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Retrospekt Video #5: Super Star Wars (SNES)
Our resident reviewer and all-round cool guy Dan McGuiness briefly checks out this classic SNES title, with an unexpected, and unwanted guest to comment as well.
NSFW due to language
January 2010
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THE COMPETITION IS OVER!
COMPETITION IS OVER: the winner is Nicole Thiele. Guessing correctly at 32 black strips on the ribbon connecting the Donkey Kong Game & Watch screens together. Congratulations Nicole, you get sent THIS GameBoy Pocket!
The question was:
How many black strips are there on the ribbon connecting the two screens on a Donkey Kong Game & Watch?
The first person to answer the question on...
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300+ fans now on Facebook!
Thank you to ALL the awesome supporters of Australia’s own retrogaming online community! I have thought up a question, and will anounce in 20 minutes, so 10:00PM/22:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time).
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COMPETITION TIME: 295 fans on Facebook, 5 more and...
Competition time! To celebrate 300 fans enjoying the hard work we’ve been doing on Retrospekt for the past six months, we’ll be giving away one of these in working condition, with Super Mario Land.
I will ask one simple question on the Facebook fanpage.
To enter: simply join the Facebook Fanpage, and get the question correct. The question will be up as soon as I see 300 fans on the...
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Planet Xbox360 | Top 5 Ways to Get Your Girlfriend... →
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Alright you lucky guys out there, here’s a great guide on how to get your girlfriend into gaming (if she isn’t into it already). This of course would apply to any console, be it old or new..
