August 2010
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Creepy Mario shirt (Threadless), Hot yet...
Just a reminder folks, we have a competition going at the moment, where you can win all of THIS:
You got to be in it to win it! Check the post for more details!! Alright back to the daily post:
Be sure to check out our blog about one of Adelaide’s best kept secret retro-gaming/toy stores called Retro Nation.
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Creepy, yet mesmerising at the same time! Pretty...
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In Retrospekt: Retro Nation (formerly Galaxy Toys)
Written by David Kudrev
Toy stores, they were one of many major facets of our childhood where we got to get spoilt, or where our parents tried to calm us down, buy our love, or reward us for the hard work at school. To get the latest action figure from that cartoon which had bland, cliche’d storylines purely to sell the said products to make their millions, nevertheless they put a lot of...
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Commodore announces PC64, Phantasy Star 2 (iOS),...
Hahaha! Thought we’d start the week with a funny video. Two cats fighting to the sound effects and Guile’s Theme of Street Fighter 2. Brilliant!!
(source: Engadget)
Okay now THIS is big news! Commodore USA have issued a press release stating that they will be selling the PC64, in other words that Commodore 64 you see above, with PC components inside! Keep...
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To all the 500 or so fans on Facebook and Twitter!
Or according to Facebook and Twitter at least. Yes we’re nearing 500 followers on both social networking services, and our way of saying thank you for supporting Australia’s own retro-gaming online community, we’re going to give away some cool stuff to a lucky winner.
We’re giving away ALL OF THIS!
You get:
- a Ryu kind of T-Shirt - Need for Speed and Quarantine for...
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R-Type out (iOS) and OpenTyrian (Android), 12 NES...
For the gamer who has it all.. Where else but ETSY will you find something as awesome as that!
Once again nothing is out on the Wii Virtual Console store.. so lets get on to what classic games are hitting the mobile devices this week!
R-Type is now out on the iOS App Store.
(source: Droidgamers)
Whilst on the subject of classic space shooters hitting portable devices, over at the Android...
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Pinball for iOS device, Kings Quest 1-3 out (GOG),...
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This is no doubt the best placement of Mortal Kombat in an animated gif in a real-life situation.. One could watch this for hours! :P
Got an iPhone? Fan of Pinball games? Then THIS might be right up your ally! This turns your iOS device into a Pinball machine. Would be nice to give a whirl, the site states that it’ll be available in August sometime.
But what...
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Pac-Man on US voting machine, NES crammed into...
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Hilarious, a collation of photos with people posing and fighting Street Fighter style in real life (with additions to certain effects, ala photoshop, or… blackboard).
Over in the US, they vote online, what some clever fellow did was hack a voting machine and implemented Pac-Man into it. Would be a very fun way to vote, varying on whether to chase the...
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Real-life Excitebike, Commanche coming to iOS?,...
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Here’s a very cool collage showing every single version of Mario in history (Except for Bob Hoskins of course.. now lets all forget about that movie please!)
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Amazing, a replica of the infamous pixelated bike from Excitebike (and Hang On as well as.. Enduro Racer.. hmm) Nevertheless a pretty awesome project! Oh and it works as well :)
Remember...
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Minitroid indie retrogame trailer, First video...
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Better late than never, a great photo of cartons in a supermarket :)
This is adorable, a video of Minitroid, an independent game showing a cuter side of the first of the classic Metroid games. Looking forward to it’s release :)
(source: techeblog) Many are aware that Pong was the first video game ever made.. right? Wrong! It seems that in 1958, the first video...
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Total Annihilation on GOG.com, On Wii VC this...
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Zeke and Julie, the heroes from “Zombies Ate my Neighbours” (review) sculptured with amazing detail!
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Good Old Games this week have rereleased the classic DOS real-time strategy Total Annihilation for US$6.00. And will work on Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
Okay, this week on Wii Virtual Console we see Fatal Fury 3 (NEO GEO) for 900...
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C64 (iOS) gets major update, Retro City Rampage...
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And who said the Mario theme has to be dull, boring and rehashed with unoriginality? A classic scene from a classic movie, based on a classic franchise. Would make a great T-Shirt!
Manomio have released a major update for the C64 app (review) for iOS this week. Plenty of features listed but ones which stand out, besides the bug fixes, inclusion of a whole heap of classic...
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Minimalist MK1 characters, Portable Dreamcast, Buy...
Word of advice for all you games/console collectors, if you’re going to buy a games console at an auction, make sure you test it, do not buy it otherwise unless you have the money to risk it. Back to our scheduled blogram!
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Geez, could it get more minimalistic than that? Mortal Kombat 1 characters!
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It never ceases to amaze, people...
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Kirby Pillow, obsessive moments in games, Gnarcade...
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Trust Etsy to have something ironic (and awesome) like that.
Everyone has a certain obsessive moment in a game.. IGN reminds us of many of the most common.
Gnarcade from Mike Benson on Vimeo.
Here’s a brillaint music video combining old school game characters, chiptune/hip hop and snowboarding!
Think you know your games? Try this quiz out. Dave’s top...
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Amusment Worx auction write-up, modded Game Boy,...
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had to be done, right?
Sundays, generally a day to kick back, veg out and just let the brain turn to jelly. Not this particular sunday however, on the 15th of August, midday, a few of us went down to check out the new Amusement Worx shop in Croydon, South Australia. In addition to checking out the new store, there was an auction on! over 100+ items up for grabs, from Arcade boards,...
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Mario filing cabinets, Halo 2600 coming to cart,...
Awake next day! We would like to congratulate DJ Trip and the rest of the team for hosting once again, another epic and successful Ultracade Live. We have a report from the night as well, enjoy!
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These have to be the most gorgeous looking filing cabinets yet! If only paper was still as popular as it was 20 years ago for filing…
(source: Engadget)
Remember...
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In Retrospekt: Ultracade Live - SEGA edition
Written by David Kudrev
Every 3 or so months, Adelaide gets embraced with one event which no other event in this town can compare to, oh wait, maybe because it’s the premier event for cocktails, chiptunes, retro video gaming, and competitions all under the one roof. Enter Ultracade. Note that I’m writing this report just as I got home from the event, and still buzzing on the...
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First world Tetris champion announced, The making...
(source: EpicWinFTW)
Ohhhh all the way! What does it mean?… Oh come on, we needed to get that meme out of our systems!
Hey folks, don’t forget that tonight…..
Hope to see everyone there with their SEGA fan faces on, whatever that means.. oh and http://www.qik.com/retrospekt 8:00ACST onwards for our trial live broadcasting. We hope it’ll work out well, but it’s...
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ULTRACADE ULTRACADE ULTRACADE!, top...
Hey hey fellow Retro-gamers, if you’re in Adelaide tomorrow night, then check out Ultracade, Adelaide’s premier gaming night combining cocktails, retro video games on display for all to play and compete in, and chiptunes under the same roof. Hosted by DJ Tr!p, situated at La Boheme which is on Grote Street (Opposite Coles), starts at 8PM, free entry, 18+ and is on till late!
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Major C64 App update coming soon, Billy Mitchell...
(source: Capcom-Unity)
Ohoh, so THAT is what the Marvel universe would be like if it was in the Mega Man universe? Pretty well done!
Manomio, the kickass iPhone app developers famous for their Commodore 64 app (review), have announced that a major update is coming out very soon. With a whole heap of bug fixes as well as 14 new games added to the store, like the ever-classic Last Ninja...
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rant about price tags, VVVVVV gameplay video,...
Something many of us all can relate to, the joys of unpeeling price tags. A hilarious rant from the folks of Fuckyeanintendo. Bravo!!
Here’s an insane looking game (video submitted to our Facebook fanpage by Michael Burt) called “The letter V six times” or something along the lines of VVVVVV. Cool soundtrack as well.
Okay so at first glance many would go “right,...
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On Wii VC this week, Raptor now on DotEmu,...
(source: MagentaFreak’s DeviantArt)
Woah, cross-stitching when done properly is amazing, like this NES controller!
(source: EveryGameEver)
Right… So after a two week delay we finally see something on the Wii Virtual Console store, and to compensate, it’s Aero the Acrobat 2 (SNES) for 800 points! Makes sense since Aero the Acrobat was what came out two weeks ago.
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Top sports games, on Game Room this week, NAMCO...
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Simply adorable! From one of the greatest RPG’s to embrace the 16bit consoles, and their characters gone 8-bit!
Oh who here doesn’t like sports games from back in the older days? Racing counts as well, so lets not forget Super Mario Kart! TotalProSports sure hasn’t with their top 5 favourites!
This week on Game Room we see the following coming out tomorrow:
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Arcade Auction @ Amusementworx, more nerd tattoos,...
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Wait.. what!?
Are you in Adelaide on the 15th of August? Not only is the ever-awesome retro-gaming bonanza event Ultracade is on the 12th at 8:00PM at La Boheme, we also find that the you-beaut Arcade machine vendors Amusementworx are throwing an auction where you can score some juicy cheap boards and cabinets! We’ll be heading down there that weekend to check it out, you...
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Local game shop plug, Game music concerts on the...
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Only if… :3
Thought we should plug a shop in Adelaide, for anyone interested in scoring on some quality retro-gaming stuff. Check out Games 4 All over at 847 Main North Road, Pooraka. They have lots of boxed retro games there, you’d be surprised with what you find!
As you all know and notice, video games culture is on the rise in the mainstream, so much...
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Space Invader Couch, Most expensive Game Boy made,...
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Heheh… Well it IS a Monday after all!
Now HERE is an awesome concept design for a couch! Amazing concept by Igor Chak who is interested in making it reality if enough people would be keen to contribute.. Why not!?
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How much would you pay for that Game Boy there? $10? $50? Try under US$30,000.. and yes, solid 18k gold as well. Any bidders?
That game is a lot...
