January 2011
26 posts
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In Retrospekt: Taking a Bite of the Apple
Written by Paul Monopoli
Let me start off with a little known fact: While Microsoft have been active in the home console market for roughly a decade, Apple were there first. The Pippin console was designed by Apple Technologies & marketed by Bandai, in a similar arrangement to the 3DO which was licensed by a few different companies. Firstly thanks must go to the good people at Celga who...
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Is your SNES counterfeit?, This week's game/chip...
(Source: DeviantArt user Alltelleringet)
Indeed! And what a sweet piece of art dedicated to one of the most addictive and popular puzzle games of all time.
Managed to find a SNES console cheap? Either you’re lucky to get the console at such a price, but not always the case for all. Chances otherwise, are that you may have gotten a counterfeit console. This blogpost and following...
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Cute Nintendo desktop icons, Mortal Kombat short...
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How cute! .psd files of some high-quality desktop icons of classic Nintendo consoles!
Seen this video right? Yeah, that was meant to be a concept video for a revision of Mortal Kombat as a movie? Well.. it turns out there is going to be a web series introducing characters from the up and coming reboot of Mortal Kombat coming out this year on all them fandangled new-gen...
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Things we learnt from Pac-Man, Oregon Trail turns...
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Lovely, now Pac-Man has invaded Manhattan? What is this world coming to!?!?!? Although JoystickDivision have a list of 5 things that we would have learnt from playing Pac-Man.
Hey who would have thought? The 1971 classic (which has spawned many loyal ports throughout the years), The Oregon Trail is celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary today! What started as what...
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Classic Australian Games, Ultracade Live Feb 10,...
Today is marked on the calendar as Australia Day. Kind of like Independence Day in the US. It’s a pretty big deal down here! One thing that a lot of Australians tend to forget or not even realise, that there are some amazing game developers here from since the big bang of video games. Some that should really stand out, like Beam Software.. What on earth did Beam make you ask? Besides ports...
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Many faces of Pac-Man Ghost, The Disappearance of...
(Source: Gamersmint)
Too friggin adorable! A slew of game, site and movie/TV characters drawn as Pac-Man ghosts!
(Source: 1up)
Very interesting read about the man who was responsible for spawning many classic SEGA games (Virtua Racer, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue, Hang-On). Lengthy read but quite fascinating when it comes to pretty important aspects of gaming history!
Did you ever play...
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Konami Buys Hudson Soft, Police Quest 1-4 on GOG,...
We hope you got a chance to have a read Paul’s report on the Bandai Playdia console that he recently scored. There’s just something about learning about obscure consoles which just makes retrogaming a more fruitful experience, be it collecting or playing. :)
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More supermarkets should package their meat that way.
(Image Source: Destructoid)
So here’s...
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In Retrospekt - Playing the Playdia
Written by Paul Monopoli
After another bulk order from Japan Yahoo Auctions thanks to the good people of Celga, it’s time to check out one of the consoles we purchased. It was a bit of a Bandai-fest with us purchasing a black Pippin, white Pippin & a Playdia. For this article we’ll have a look at the Playdia. The title wouldn’t make a lot of sense if we...
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Cannon Fodder 3 screenshots, This week on Wii...
Following up from yesterday’s post with the big announcement of Cannon Fodder 3 from Codemasters and GFI Publishing, PC Gamer have scored screenshots of the upcoming reboot/sequel thingy. Hard to believe that it’s been 11 years since the last Cannon Fodder game (and we’re referring to the GameBoy Colour title). Keep in mind that there was going to be a PS2/PSP version of it and...
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Starwing levels in WarioWare, Video Game icons...
We hope you enjoyed the review of Blast Corps on the Nintendo 64.. Amazing that we’ve been around now for 1.5 years, and this is the first Nintendo 64 game that got reviewed! Plenty more coming your way ;D
Have any of you played WarioWare: Smooth Moves on the Wii yet? There is a stage of mini games which are just dedicated to the classic games, for example here are the mini games...
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Retrospekt Review - Blast Corps (N64)
Written by Ben Rosenthal
Blast Corps makes me cry. Hell of a way to begin a review, I realise, but it’s a good cry mixed with a bad cry. It’s a goad cry. Good, as Blast Corps is one of the most mindlessly fun yet challenging games ever to be spewed forth from the mind of a mortal. Bad as YOU probably don’t know anything about it. Well sparky, thats are about to change (unless ...
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Lots of 80's T-shirts, 25th Anniversary Mario...
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Oh dear.. someone likes Shaq Fu.. A BIT TOO MUCH!!!
(Source: 80stees)
Yeah, this must be the motherload of motherloads when it comes to apparel of the retro-gaming kind. HUUUGE site with loads of shirts, hoodies, wallets, and other bits and pieces!
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Jeremy from 1up.com has posted an interesting read about what the Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary...
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Final Fantasy scarf, Jumping the Mario Bros....
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How about this hand-made scarf to get just in time for Winter? Them be the characters from the first Final Fantasy game on the NES!
Okay.. so there are a lot of things that people were able to do in the first Super Mario Bros. game on the NES, but jumping the flagpole in Stage 1-1? Motherf**ing Mike (yes that’s the name) demonstrates how it can be done, not with...
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iAmiga progress update (iOS), NES Aliens game...
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Seems a lot of people don’t like the official promo artwork for the up and coming Marvel VS Capcom 3.. That picture of Mega Man will always send chills.. and not the happy kind.. the scary scary chills…
Touch Arcade have an in-depth look at the up and coming iAmiga emulator from Manomio (the kickass dev company who brought out the C64 app) for the iOS App...
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Kickass USB Arcade joystick set, This week on Wii...
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Wow… This is drop-dead gorgeous! The decal on the sides and front especially, but that’s a clean constructed USB Arcade joystick rig.
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This week on the Wii Virtual Console we see the release of Magical Drop III for the Neo-Geo at 900 Points. Quite a cool puzzle game, which mixes Puyo Puyo, Puzzle Bobble, and Tetris all in one, with some...
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A-Z of gaming in poster form, Super E.D.F. coming...
We’d like to take a moment to stop and talk about the dreaded situation in Queensland, Australia right now. Almost 75% of the entire state has been declared a disaster zone due to the intense flooding. At the point of posting this, at least 12 have been confirmed dead, and under 70 missing (which hopefully is a good thing that they’re found safe and alive).
How can you help?
If you...
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Nintendo Shoes, Zork on a Livescribe Pen, 10...
(Source: GeekyLifestyle)
Strut in style with these shoes, Run Athletics Nintendo Shoes. Good luck finding a pair now :P
Do you happen to own one of those fancy Livescribe pens? They record notes that you write and you can then save it to the computer.. Anyway that’s not the cool part.. how about playing Zork with one??? The YouTube video above shows all :)
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E-Tank Coffee mug, Super Potato store listing,...
(Source: Thinkgeek)
Why not? Going back to work after the break and need a good coffee mug to spruce your day up? Why not with an E-Tank Mug?
If you’re planning to go to Japan, and to hopefully stock up on some classic-gaming paraphernalia? Well you probably have heard of Super Potato right? Turns out there’s a plethora of Super Potato shops all around Japan. Here’s a...
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Video Tennis with a webcam twist (OSX), The...
(Source: Gundalfx’s DeviantArt page)
Two awesome worlds collide in this artwork. The awesomeness of the US Super NES boxart template for their packaging, and of course, the Super Meat Boy game (If you haven’t played it, then DO SO IMMEDIATELY!)
Alright, to any of you Mac owners, running Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) would probably know of the Mac App Store’s debut on Friday...
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On Wii Virtual Console this week, Largest (?)...
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Hahaha! At least we now know where all our favourite characters get their workout.. but what the hell is that thief doing there? Oh well!
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The first week of 2011 brings two titles to the EU/AU Virtual Console store. Both are Capcom Arcade classics, and both are 800 points. First off we see Exed Exes (Arcade) from 1985, a vertical shooter...
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Pixel art around Uni of Texas, Mario 64 completed...
(Source: Alltechnoblog)
And this is why Retrospekt exists. To educate and not ridicule those who don’t know about retro games. Either way, Yahoo! Answers is a goldmine for questions and answers, be it comical, serious, and at times, helpful!
Here’s some great pics from the University of Texas at Arlington in the USA. A bunch of folk have decided to do some chalk pixel art...
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In Retrospekt: Pokémon Addiction - The Silent...
Written by Ben Rosenthal (of PostHumourComedy.com)
WARNING: Some terms and phrases in this article may confuse the hell out of you. Just go with it, man.
SECOND WARNING: Language may be offensive and possibly NSFW.
With the ‘new’ Pokemon Black and White coming out soon, I thought it was about time to address an issue that has by no means had the attention it needs. A...
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Plush Mega Drive, Solar Minotaur Rescue Frenzy...
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Mind-blowing. A plush SEGA Mega Drive 2 with removable cartridge of Sonic 2, also with Genesis and Mega Drive controllers as cushions to boot! Talk about effort aye?!?
Alrighty, for those who don’t know, Jeff Minter is a long-time game designer, and we’re talking about since back in the ZX80 Spectrum days. Well recently he demonstrated a new game from...
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Bonnie & Clyde 8bit, What if Zelda 2 tune had...
(Source: Flickr user fatheed)
Oh of course! Well.. perhaps if you’ve seen the film Bonnie & Clyde, and know the ghost’s names in Pac-Man. Cute pic!
So.. what would Zelda 2’s main tune be like if it had lyrics? The video above should cover it quite nicely. Another comical piece from Brental Floss.
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You folks know of that up and coming...
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Shaun of the Dead 8-bit, Rare Zelda 1 prototype as...
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Awwww yeaaaaaaah! Shaun of the Dead done 8-bit! Classic film with a classic Mega Man look. Delicious! Oh yeah, and happy new year folks, great to see everyone back into it. Hope you all stocked up on some retro games over the festive holidays!
(Source: Lost Levels)
So here’s something interesting which came up recently on the interwebs, there is a rare prototype...
