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Introducing the WiiBoy Color – The Awesomely Portable Wii

March 10, 2021 By ausretrogamer

If you were impressed with Pixeljunkie’s playable mechanical LEGO Street Fighter II arcade machine, then there is no doubt you will be fully gobsmacked by Ginger Of Mods’ WiiBoy Color creation – a portable Wii, which is similar in size to the Game Boy Color!

This creation took 9 months of meticulous work, from printing the shell, to fitting all of the components, like the motherboard and display, resulting in the superb and unique WiiBoy Color!

The ‘Shut up and take my money’ meme would be a massive understatement right about now!


source: Ginger of Mods

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: diy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Colour, GBC, Ginger of Mods, GingerOfMods, IndieDev, Modder, Recalbox, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Wii, Wii mote, WiiBoy Color, WiiBoyColor

LEGO Star Wars Helmets Collection

March 9, 2021 By ausretrogamer

While enjoying some much needed time off during the summer break, we finally got around to completing a fun project that had been on our plate for months!

With the way 2020 turned out, we really had no excuse of procrastinating on our already lengthy to do list. So when the Festive Season rolled around, we unboxed and started to build our Lego Star Wars Helmets! The experience of building these Lego sets had a calming effect, which was a great and unexpected by-product! We didn’t build these in one sitting, we basically did about an hour each day for about a week. Oh yeah, the instruction were awesome and a breeze to follow!

As mentioned, the build didn’t take as long as we imagined, but that may have something to do with the excitement and fun we were experiencing while completing each Star Wars helmet. Once they were all done, we found the perfect home for them – right on top of our Star Wars Comic Art pinball machine!

We reckon this custom pinball topper compliments the pinball’s Star Wars villainous artwork just perfectly – but we are biased 😉

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Boba Fett, Lego, Lego Boba Fett, Lego Pinball Topper, Lego Star Wars, Lego Star Wars Collection, Lego Star Wars Collection Helmets, Lego Star Wars Helmets, Lego Star Wars Helmets Collecgtion, Lego Stromtrooper, Lego TIE Fighter Pilot, pinball, Pinball Topper, Star Wars, Star Wars Comic Art, Star Wars Comic Art Premium pinball, Stern Pinball, Stern Star Wars, Stormtrooper, TIE Fighter Pilot

Rob Hubbard’s SID Chiptunes Reconstructed in TrueStereo

March 5, 2021 By ausretrogamer

If you are a fan of the Commodore 64’s SID chip and the brilliant music and sounds it pumps out, then you’ll also know the works of one, Mr. Rob Hubbard! The SID Maestro created countless classic chiptunes for some of the biggest games on the Commodore 64, from Commando, International Karate to Monty On The Run and Sanxion to name just a few.

This album reconstruction of Rob’s classic SID music in full stereo was painstakingly (and lovingly) assembled by Jason Page (aka: No Other Medicine). Jason had previously worked with Rob on the Project Hubbard KickStarter campaign, so this reconstruction was a homage to Rob.

The best thing about this album is that the 11 chiptunes are not remixes or hacked versions of Rob’s work, rather they have gone through a process called “True Stereo” to highlight the brilliance of the original tracks.

We reckon the best way to enjoy this album is via a pair of good headphones (or stereo speakers), so kick back and crank up the volume and enjoy some classic chiptunes in full stereo!

Thank you to Jason Page and Rob Hubbard for this aural pleasure!

NoOtherMedicine · Reconstructed – Rob Hubbard in TrueStereo

 

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: C64, C64 chiptunes, C64 SID, C64 tunes, cccccc, chiptune, chiptunes, Commando, Commodore 64, International Karate, Jason Page, maestro, Monty on the Run, No Other Medicine, Project Hubbard, Reconstruction, Rob Hubbard, Sanxion, SID, SID chip, SID chiptunes, True Stereo, TrueStereo

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and PC-FX Anthology

March 4, 2021 By ausretrogamer

When it comes to publishers of classic video gaming tomes, there is none better than the French Geeks-Line Publishing! With a stable full of awesome retro gaming anthologies, you can trust in these guys developing and delivering a high quality page turning book.

Their latest campaign on Kickstarter is for an anthology on the NEC gaming systems that wowed us back in the day, the PC-Engine and its many iterations, aliases and also, the PC-FX. Check out the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and PC-FX Anthology Kickstarter now and if you are a fan of their books or the PC-Engine family of gaming systems, then this we’d highly recommend you jump on this right now!

image source: Kickstarter

If you are undecided, read our review of Geeks-Line’s PlayStation Anthology to see what you could expect with their upcoming PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16 & PC-FX Anthology.

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Anthology, Book, CoreGrafx, Duo, Duo-R, Geeks Line, Geeks Line Publishing, HuCards, Hudson Soft, Kickstarter, nec, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and PC-FX Anthology, pc-engine, PC-Engine book, pc-fx, PC-FX book, PCEngine, Retro Gamer, Retrogamer, retrogaming, SuperGrafx, TG-16, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-16 book, TurboGrafx16

LEGO Ideas: Pikmin – Planter of Growth

March 3, 2021 By ausretrogamer

Another day, another cool Lego Ideas pitch based on a much loved video game franchise!

This time round it is Pikmin’s turn, with the Pikmin – Planter of Growth Lego Idea. If you are a fan of Pikmin (or Lego), then there is only one choice really – vote now!

source: Lego Ideas – Pikmin

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: GameCube, gamer, Lego, Lego build, LEGO Ideas, Lego Ideas Pikmin Planter of Growth, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Pikmin, throwback

Play Freecell64 on your Commodore 64

February 26, 2021 By ausretrogamer

UPDATE: Fritz has informed us that FreeCell64 version 2.2 is out now! Fritz has also advised us that this awesome game is now complete, which is now more colourful, has mouse support and comes with time counter and statistics included. Grab this latest version and enjoy!


Whoa, developer Friedrich “Fritz” Philipp has released his first version of Freecell, titled Freecell64, for the Commodore 64!

What is so impressive is that Freecell64 has been totally written in BASIC! So don’t just sit there, go and download Freecell64 via GitHub right now! Oh Fritz, what have you done to us, our productivity will surely take a tumble!

For those that need some quick instructions, to move cards, click anywhere on the respective pile and then onto the destination pile. Double-clicking is also possible where cards are moved to the Aces pile (as a priority) or to the repository. When you think you have won, click on the “Game” menu item and select “Check” – good luck!

Being version 1.0, Fritz advises that Freecell64 still requires:

  • A time counter;
  • High scores; and
  • Sound

To say we’ll be watching this eagerly will be a gross understatement!




Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 008080, 993366, C64, classic gaming, Commodore 64, Commodore64, Freecell, Freecell 64, indie dev, IndieDev, oldschool, retro computer, retro computing, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, Retrocomputing, retrogaming, tbt

Iconic TAITO STATION To Close In March

February 24, 2021 By ausretrogamer

Not the arcade gaming news we wanted to see in 2021 – another iconic arcade building is set to close.

First it was Sega’s (GiGo) Building 2 that closed in August last year, and now as reported by SoraNews24, Taito Station’s iconic Nishi Shinjuku branch is set to close its doors on March 21st, 2021.

If you are anywhere near Shinjuku, go and check this out before it closes. Unfortunately we will never get to tick this one off our bucket list 🙁

【お客様各位】
いつも当店をご利用いただき
誠にありがとうございます。
誠に勝手ながら
タイトーステーション新宿西口店は
2021年3月21日(日)をもちまして、
閉店させていただきます。
短い期間ではございましたが
多くのお客様の
ご愛顧を賜りました事を
心より感謝申し上げます。#タイステ pic.twitter.com/TlIOThqrbI

— タイトーステーション 新宿西口店 (@Taito_shinjuk_w) February 21, 2021

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Arcade, Bucket List, classic arcade, JAMMA, Japan, Japan Arcade, Old School, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Space Invaders, Taito, Taito GameWorld, Taito Inc, Taito Station, Taito Station Nishi Shinjuku, Tokyo arcades, Vintage

Yo Commodore 64 Fans, Reset64 Issue 13 is OUT NOW!

February 19, 2021 By ausretrogamer

Are you keeping up with the Commodore? If you aren’t, then you will with the release of the latest edition of Reset64 Issue 13!

Reset64’s Ed, Kev, and the rest of the crew have been working pretty hard on this issue to make it very special. As for our Ed, Alex Boz, he is still going around the office telling all and sundry how proud he is to still be part of the Reset64 team!

What are you waiting for, go and grab the Reset64 issue #13 PDF now – it is free (or pay what you want/can afford). Choo Choo!

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 64K, Ant Stiller, Blast From The Past, C64, C64 magazine, Cam Davis, Commodore 64, Commodore 64 magazine, Commodore64, magazine, old school computer magazine, Reset 64, Reset C64, Reset64, Reset64 Magazine, Retro Computers, retro computing, Rob Caporetto

Still Dreaming About Super Nintendo World

February 19, 2021 By ausretrogamer

The way this pandemic is still playing out, we won’t be making any traveling plans any time soon.

Luckily for us, our bucket list is immune to viruses! Still at the top of our bucket list is the Super Nintendo World themed area at Universal Studios Japan! We know this is old news, but we thought it is worth focusing on some fun stuff, again. This themed area is an absolute MUST for any Nintendo or gaming fan (or theme park fan) that is fond of Nintendo’s huge video games franchises.

We are already planning our itinerary, so we can’t wait to grab our Power-Up bands, hit the 1UP Factory for some shopping and grab a bite to eat and sip some coffee at Kinopio’s Cafe  😉

PS: If you want to see each pic in its full-blown resolution, just click on it and let your eyes feast on the awesomeness!

Super Nintendo World Japan

Super Nintendo World

Super Nintendo World Power-Up Bands

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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Bowser, gamers, Geek, Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Nintendo World, Retro Gamer, Shigeru Miyamoto, super mario, super nintendo, Super Nintendo World, Super Nintendo World at Universal Studio, Super Nintendo World at Universal Studio Japan, Theme Park, Universal Studio, Universal Studio Japan, Yoshi

Retro Gaming at Sears in 1982

February 15, 2021 By ausretrogamer

Absolutely adore these kinds of videos of news reports from department stores in the early 80s featuring some awesome footage of their home and entertainment departments from back in the day.

The best part about this video is that it is a b-roll (raw footage) taken from inside a Sears store in mid-December 1982 (just before the Christmas rush for that year), which features clips of Atari computers and kiosks, a Vectrex store display and Donkey Kong being played on the Intellivision amongst other great clips!

Check it out and let the nostalgia wash over you.


source: btm0815ma

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 1982, 80s, Atari 400, Atari 800, Donkey Kong, Home and Entertainment departments, Intellivision, oldschool, Retro, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Sears, Sears Washington, throwback, Vectrex, Video Games

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