Archives for June 2014

Retro Gaming: Console Posters

June 2, 2014 By ausretrogamer

This has to be the best way to start the week – seeing an awesome collection of posters of legendary consoles and their parts, from 8-bit giants to 128-bit powerhouses! You can thank the artistic genius of Adam Rufino for these lovely creations.

You can browse Adam’s creations on Society6. If you like what you see, show your support for the artist and procure yourself a lovely bit of art to hang proudly on your gaming wall.

Nintendo’s 8-bit killer console

Sega’s 16-bit wonder

The North American Super NES Slab

The PAL SNES

Alternative NES

Sega’s proper 32-bit entry

Sega’s Dream Machine
source: MeleeNinja (Society6)

Inheriting An Old Japanese Games Centre

June 1, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Some people are just lucky. Imagine if you will, your girlfriend’s grandmother (Ed: so not even your own blood relative?) buys an old building and then finds that there are two floors brimming with arcade machines and game boards dating back 20 years and she leaves them all to you! This is a true story and the lucky son of a gun is Keisuke999.

The machines were left to him to do as he wishes. So what does he do – he puts them up for sale, of course! If you are keen to see what is on offer, take a peek at Keisuke999’s thread on NeoGAF.