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Retro Gaming: Console Posters

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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
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Sega’s 16-bit wonder
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The North American Super NES Slab
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The PAL SNES
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Alternative NES
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Sega’s proper 32-bit entry
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Sega’s Dream Machine
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Inheriting An Old Japanese Games Centre

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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.

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Fun Facts: Mario Kart

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Talk about perfect timing! With the release of the brand spanking new Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U, Cinema Suite brings you five very interesting facts about the Mario Kart franchise.

We predict fact number two will have to be revisited, as we are sure that Mario Kart 8 will help shift a fair few Wii U units at the registers.


source: Cinema Suite Inc.

8-Bit Cinema Extravaganza

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We have featured CineFix’s 8-Bit Cinema creations on our site before, but not to this extent. The following cult movie 8-Bit remakes are the new pinnacle in pop culture fusion.

There is no need to head to the nearest cinema complex, just get that popcorn out of the microwave,  sit back on your comfortable recliner, put your feet up and watch these luscious pixelated remakes. You definitely won’t be disappointed.

Donnie Darko

The Fifth Element

Star Trek

Pulp Fiction

Anchorman

Inception

Blade Runner

The Big Lebowski

The Shining

Batman The Dark Knight

A Clockwork Orange

Iron Man

Hunger Games

Godzilla vs Monsters

Kick Ass

The Amazing Spider-Man

Finding Nemo

8-Bit Cinema videos source: CineFix

Atari Month Is Coming

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Dear fellow Atarians,

June is fast approaching and you all know what that means – it’s

To celebrate 42 years of Atari, we are asking you to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and get writing about your affinity of this iconic brand. This is your opportunity to let your writing juices flow!

Once you are satisfied with your written masterpiece, just submit it to us here. The most entertaining submissions will be immortalised on ausretrogamer.com!

There is no word limit, so go for your life! Article submissions are opened from now till June 24 2014. Get cracking you awesome Atarians!

 

Exploring New York City with a Game Boy Camera

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Before digital cameras were common place, the only way you could take digital photos at an affordable price was via cheap and nasty cameras or add-on contraptions for the Game Boy.

Speaking of Nintendo’s little pocket rocket, the below photos of New York City landmarks and people were taken with a Game Boy camera back in 2000. There is a certain charm in grainy low-resolution black and white photos – heck, there are camera apps nowadays emulating this on your smartphone! We may have come a long way with camera resolution being measured in the tens of megapixels, but we still love the fuzzy feeling we get when seeing these heavily pixelated photos.

Rockefeller Plaza
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The New York Public Library
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A Giacometti statue at MOMA
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A slice of pizza
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A park bench
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Toy taxis
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A subway carriage
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A subway passenger
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A snoozing subway passenger
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A selfie, 2000 style
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source: Ironic Sans

 

Retro Gaming: Home Redecorating

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Do you think your hobby can be all consuming? Take retro gaming for instance – if you deck out your home furnishings with your favourite video game, is that going too far or not far enough?

Looking at some of the below items, I reckon I could go crazy redecorating our house. Perhaps I draw the line at putting Super Mario on the toilet seat. How far would you go?

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images source: Dude I Want That

Top 5 Games Charts: November 1990

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There is no denying that there were some awesome games released towards the end of 1990. The below charts are testament to these great games that still endure till this day (Ed: well, some of them anyway).

So, take out those Amiga Operation Stealth diskettes and blow into that dusty Super Mario Bros. cartridge for some unabashed retro gaming experience. Nostalgia rules y’all!

  1) Golden Axe (Sega)
2) Chase HQ (Sega / Taito)
3) Operation Wolf (Sega / Taito)
4) Battle Out Run (Sega)
5) Double Dragon (Sega / Technos)

 

  1) Super Mario Bros 2 (Nintendo)
2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo)
3) The Legend Of Zelda (Nintendo)
4) Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
5) Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (Konami)

 

Amiga_108 1) Corporation (Core Design)
2) Shadow Of The Beast 2 (Psygnosis)
3) Operation Stealth (US Gold / Delphine)
4) Shadow Warriors (Ocean)
5) Wings (Mirrorsoft / Cinemaware)

 

atari_st 1) F-19 Stealth Fighter (Microprose)
2) Their Finest Hours (US Gold / Lucasfilm)
3) Shadow Warriors (Ocean)
4) Operation Stealth (US Gold / Delphine)
5) Midnight Resistance (Ocean)