April 2011
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Dave's Weekly Retro Blog - 29th April 2011
Source: Gamer’s Mint
Here’s a gorgeous piece of art, the entire world of Super Mario RPG. If you go to the source page, you will find a link to a 3000x3000 image. WORTH checking out!!
There’s been a lot of controversy in the gaming news this week hasn’t there? Of course being the Playstation Network debacle. Quite horrific stuff to be perfectly honest. Time will tell if...
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Dave's Weekly Retro Blog - 22nd April 2011
Last night was a lot of fun! Loads of cocktails, loads of retrogaming, and loads of goosebumps from hearing untimely classic game music. For an event which had to finish at 11:30, it went off! The place got packed out by 8:15 pretty much :D Here’s some photos!
DJ Tr!p and La Boheme delivers once again!! Oh and I personally recommend the Espresso Martinis, extremely...
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Ultracade Live TONIGHT! (Round 1 Console Wars)
Alrighty friends, tonight is the night the Ultracade Live Console Wars at La Boheme cocktail lounge. Free entry, loads of cocktails available, 8pm start till 11:30pm (due to Good Friday happening) so what to expect??
SNES: Super Mario Kart [Vs.]
NES: Dr. Mario [Vs.]
PS1: Tekken 3 [Vs.]
N64: GoldenEye 007 [4 Player Vs.]
Don’t forget you get to win prizes as well in the tournaments,...
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Dave's Weekly Retro Blog - 15th April 2011
Yeah I just watched this film recently, and I must say that I’m very impressed with Tron Legacy. And here I came across an 8-bit homage to the film with Mega Man-inspired sprites and a chip rendition to Derezzed (which is I guess the “anthem” tune to the movie, by the way? whole film OST? done by Daft Punk). Either way, very cool little video!
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Dave's Weekly Retro Blog - 8th April 2011
Source: Geeks Are Sexy
For the Jewellery-centric indeed, what an adorable looking box to store trinkets in! The stick is perfect for wedging rings onto it! (wedging, not wedding). Oh furthermore, that good ol’ resource Instructables have a guide on how you can make your own!!
Image Source: GameClassification
Sweet! Wonderboy Adventure Island 2 (NES) is out today for the Wii Virtual...
March 2011
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Dave's Weekly Retro Blog - 1st April 2011
Source: Etsy
That’s right, show your alcoholism in style, with this hip flask from Etsy. Coin block design on the flask definitely to please, amuse and offend any plumbers when there’s no coins inside the container.
As I mentioned last week that there was a site with a collection of actual LCD electronic handheld games on the web to play via a browser, what about on your...
