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Genius: A Beer-Dispensing Claw Machine

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vb-claw-machineMark from Victoria (Australia) is a genius – he’s created a fantastic Victoria Bitter-dispensing claw machine. Watch it in action and be amazed!

Source: Markph01 on Rumble via Technabob

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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‘Majora’s Mask – Terrible Fate’

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majoras-mask-featured‘Majora’s Mask – Terrible Fate’ by EmberLab.

‘A tribute to the legendary game, this short showcases Skull Kid’s dark origin story. Our take on how the Zelda Universe could be realized in film. A labor of love for all those involved, this is a gift to the fans.’

Source: EmberLab via Cheezburger

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Inside Lens: Game Preservation – The Quest

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nhk_game_preservationNostalgia can be very intoxicating, especially when it comes to video games. That affection we feel for the gaming period from our past can be lost if we do not take action to preserve it.

Preserving old video games has invaluable cultural and historical value, not just for our generation, but for generations to come. We want future generations to be able to look at, study, learn from and most importantly, play these old games.

In Japan, two video game enthusiasts, a French citizen (Joseph Redon) and a Japanese surgeon (Takuya Fukuda), are on a mission to save our old video games from extinction. They founded the Game Preservation Society, a non-profit organisation whose goal is to restore and archive video games from the past. Check out the NHK World – Inside Lens documentary – it pays tribute to their preservation work.

* The documentary is available to watch till December 12 2016, so get on over here and watch it! *

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nhk_game_preservation_8source: NHK World Japan – Inside Lens

Thank you to our friend, Lane Myer for bringing this to our attention.

 

Happy 25th Anniversary Blizzard Entertainment!

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blizzardGood Game’s Goose Mangus did an awesome story on the history of Blizzard Entertainment on this week’s show to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary (25 years – can you believe it?!). Check it out below:

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The games
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rock-n-roll-racing-1993

the-lost-vikings-1993

warcraft-1994

blackthorne-1994

the-death-and-return-of-superman-1994

warcraft-ii-1995

diablo-1996

starcraft-1998

diablo-ii-2000

warcraft-iii-2002

wow-2004

starcraft-ii-2010

diablo-iii-2012

hearthstone-2014

heroes-of-the-storm-2015

overwatch-2016

Source: Good Game on YouTube

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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