The Pop-Culture E-Zine
Every gamer knows that the mushroom power-up is only for Mario and his bro, Luigi to use. If the power up falls in the wrong hands, it may spell doom for the video gaming universe. Watch what happens when other popular video gaming characters (Lara Croft, Master Chief, and Assassin Connor) attempt to steal Mario’s treasured power-ups! I shudder at the thought!
source: CorridorDigital
Hands up who keeps their retail catalogues from years gone by? I see no hands. Well, I am glad that someone did. Take a trip down nostalgia lane and drool over the video gaming gear that was on sale at Toys ‘R’ Us (USA) during the 1996 holiday season.
Images sourced via: imgur
It is that time of year. The time of year when you are supposed to be relaxed and very merry. If you are lucky enough to be on holidays and enjoying the festive season, lucky you!
For me, this time of year is always good to reflect on the last twelve months. Apart from reflecting on personal matters (which I am keeping to myself), for me, the main (retro gaming) highlight of 2013 was our participation in the very first PAX Australia event. The inaugural event was an absolute blast and we will no doubt be back, bigger and better for PAX Aus 2014! Other vintage gaming highlights included the capture (at last!) of the Vectrex and SX64.
Well, Santa is almost here, so I will take this opportunity to thank you all for your patronage – it is truly awesome and appreciated. I wish you all a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2014! Stay safe, be merry and game on!
Counting down the days until Christmas? Bored at work or home? Need a distraction?
You’re in luck. Santa has delivered all you ever wanted this holiday season: a Christmas Invaders game for your smart device! Inspired by the classic arcade game (Ed: you know, the one where you shoot invaders), you’ll be challenged with fending off wave after wave of Christmas themed invaders.
Simply tilt your device to control your Christmas tree shooter and eliminate the barrage of oncoming festive attackers. You can even try your luck aiming at Santa and his reindeer for bonus points and lives!
Work your way through the increasingly difficult levels with awesome Christmas jumper inspired designs and old school sound effects that will take you back to the good old days.
Christmas Invaders brings a festive feel with retro style gameplay. Step back in time, get in the Christmas spirit and have a go on Christmas Invaders – it is FREE!
Get your hit of FREE Christmas Invaders for your Android or iOS device right now.
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Hovel Games is an independent start-up that develops games for mobile devices including iOS and Android. Hovel consists of partners Kurt Rathjen and Emma Carter, and was founded in 2012 in Australia.
With the festive season fast approaching, we tend to reminisce about those Christmas mornings when we would get up at the crack of dawn and open our presents from under the Christmas tree. The excitement would always boil over if there was something video gaming related from Santa. This video is for anyone who ever had their Christmas made magical by Sega.
source: segamastersystem.com
I will let the below infographic speak for itself. Click to enlarge and traverse the evolution of gaming consoles from 1967 through to 2013!
source: Mr. Wallpaper
What toys will you be getting this Christmas? If you want to get an idea of what holiday toys have been popular over the last 50 years, take a look at the below infographic. Do you recognise or still have any of these toys? Looks like Atari, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony made the list. I can’t believe Commodore nor Sega didn’t make the cut – must be an American list (haha!).
source: Abby Ryan Design
If you thought the demakes of modern games were cool, then perhaps you will reconsider when checking out some of these video games that just didn’t make it to our beloved consoles. Oh how I wish I could get my hands on Square Enix’s Retail Manager 13!
source: Fake Video Games
Before you tear out your hair at the current costs of the latest generation consoles, spare a moment to reflect upon the consoles that came before them. The below graphic shows the original retail price ($USD) and the price adjusted for inflation. No wonder my parents could never afford the Atari 2600! Very interesting indeed.
source: Reddit