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Cute LEGO Arcade Stop Motion Videos

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We love Michael Hickox’s simple, but oh-so-cute LEGO arcade stop motion videos!

‘LEGO Donkey Kong’

Video source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

‘LEGO Arcade’

Video source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

‘LEGO Arcade 2’

Video source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

Source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

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The Amazing Homemade Pong Watch

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This amazing Pong watch is truly homemade. The creator, John Maushammer, even made the casing and fabricated the board – watch the video to see the project in progress.

Maushammer says: ‘I succeeded in compressing all the electronics for this watch in to a 10mm-thick case. The 96×64 OLED display runs continuously – unlike older LED watches, there is no need to press a button to see the time. Battery life is 25 hours, so recharging is done every night.‘


Video source: maushammer on YouTube

And to top it off – Maushammer has made a second version which plays Asteroids controlled with a tilt sensor: ‘Usually, the computer plays automatically & it keeps time. But, it also has a tilt-sensor so you can aim the ship by moving your wrist around.’

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Video source: maushammer on YouTube

Before you ask, sadly it doesn’t look like either of these watches are available to buy – but we can hope. It’s lucky there are plenty of other retrogaming watches to keep us occupied in the meantime!

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Source: maushammer on YouTube via Geekologie and Gizmodo

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A Welcome Invasion: 8-Bit Street Art By ‘Invader’

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French artist ‘Invader’ identifies himself as an ULA or an ‘unidentified living artist’ – he always uses his pseudonym and appears behind a mask. Invader has been working on an awesome, enormous, ongoing street art project, code named ‘Space Invaders‘, since 1998.

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‘Space Invaders’ is about liberating art from museums and bringing our 8-bit friends into the real world. Invader creates 8-bit images with tiles and installs them on on walls in cities around the World (currently 3096 works in 64 cities)! In his own words: ‘Each of these unique pieces become the fragment of a monumental installation.’

The project is brilliantly chronicled on the fantastic interactive map on the ‘Space Invaders’ website.

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As well as city walls and bridges, there are mosaics installed 2362 meters above ground in the village of Anzère in Switzerland, on a series of underwater sculptures in Cancun Bay in Mexico (installed with the help of sculptor Jason deCaires), and even on the International Space Station!

Anzère, Switzerland
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Cancun Bay, Mexico
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International Space Station, Space
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Each piece is given a score of 10 to 100 and every city has an overall score which is the sum of all the Space Invaders on its walls.

Melbourne, Australia
(See this map for some of Melbourne’s Space Invader locations)
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Vienna, Austria
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Côte d’Azur, France
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Miami, USA
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Tokyo, Japan
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London, UK
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NYC, USA
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Paris, France
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Take a look around your own city, you may find some unexpected friends!

Source: Space Invaders

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The Striking Video Game Themed Art Of ‘Noble-6’

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DeviantArtist Colin ‘Noble-6’ creates strikingly beautiful video game themed artworks – here are just a few, check out his DeviantArt page for the whole collection.

The Legend Of Zelda Series

The Legend Of Zelda
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Possession
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The Lost Woods
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It’s Dangerous To Go Alone
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The Halo Series

Halo
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I Would Have Been Your Daddy…
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Infinity
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Occupied City Center – 6 Hours After Drop
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The Heroes Of Gaming Series

Half Life
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Metal Gear Solid
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Super Mario
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Metroid Prime
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The Star Wars Series

A New Hope
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Return Of The Jedi
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The Force Awakens
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Star Wars Anthology – Rogue One
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Source: Nobel-6 on DeviantArt

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Willy’s Arcade: A Home Entertainment Nirvana

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WillysArcade_TitleWhen you dream of having an arcade and pinball parlour integrated in your home, Gary McTaggert’s Willy’s Arcade is surely the perfect blueprint.

The former Valve programmer has the most awesome home arcade setup we have ever seen, from the classic arcade cabinets (Ed: which there are a lot of!) and pinball machines, to the fantastic nerdy artwork adorning the walls, and that oh-so-brilliant diner in the kitchen – it is truly the stuff of dreams!


Source: GaryMcT via Cheezburger

Winter Is Coming: 8-Knit Art

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Winter is fast approaching in the Southern Hemisphere and we are on the lookout for cool ways to keep warm. With just a few weeks to go, you had better get knitting (or crocheting) if you want to be able to rug up with one of these 8-knit retro beauties.

Looking Hot In Contra & Super Mario Sweaters By SweaterrariumContra Sweater

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Don’t Let The Cold Invade Your Feet Or Head (Space Invaders Socks & Woolly Hat)
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Wow! A Multi-Panel, Queen-Size Super Mario Bros. Blanket
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A Beautiful Mario Tunisian Crochet Blanket (With Pattern)
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If I Made This, I Would Be Thinking ‘Waka’ Every Time I Made A Stitch!
(Pac-Man Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)
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This Super-Cute Pikachu Blanket Contains 1,680 Crocheted Squares & Measures 2.5 x 2 Metres! (Pikachu Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)
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Awesome Donkey Kong, Pac-Man & Space Invaders Crocheted Gamer Blankets
(Via Nerd Approved)
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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
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Good Clean Fun: Pinball At The Laundromat

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A Brooklyn (New York City) laundromat has turned what used to be a mundane chore, into something to look forward to. Peter Rose, owner of Sunshine Laundromat & Cleaners has installed an awesome array of pinball machines among the washers and dryers. And why not? You’ve already got a pocket full of change!

To top it off, Peter is also seeking a liquor license so he can really spice things up at his laundromat. I hope this takes off in Australia too. You never know, next time you hit the laundromat, you may be playing on a Twilight Zone pinball table! Now that would be something.

Wash ‘N Play!
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I wish our local laundromat looked like this!
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Peter Rose, owner of the laundromat, chats to a happy customer
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Source: The Wall Street Journal (photos by Adrienne Grunwald for the Wall Street Journal)

Mama Mia: Mario Kart IRL

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Mario Kart IRL

Mama Mia! The clever engineers of Waterloo Labs have created an incredible real-life Mario Kart track with a functional item system.

They explain: ‘The goal of this project is to recreate Nintendo’s Mario Kart game in real life. This involves building a system to control the movements of a full sized go-kart as well as a wireless communication system. The end result is a go-kart system where each player can race around a track and pick up items that alter the behaviors of the go-karts’.


Video source: Waterloo Labs on YouTube

I know you are probably itching to rush out to find this amazing track, but sadly it was only a temporary set up. However, all is not lost – the guys provide detailed information on how to build your own (please be sure to let us know if you do!).

And don’t forget to check out their other projects such as the Kinect-a-Sketch and the Eye controlled Mario.

Source: Waterloo Labs via Mashable

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Pixel Baz: Awesome Pixel Art Mashups

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There’s not much to say about Pixel Baz‘s pixel art retrogaming/movie mashups other than they are a whole lot of fun. I would happily play all these games!

Pixels Assemble!
SpaceAvengers-Art

I Have Come Here To Chew Bubblegum And Play Video Games… And I’m All Out Of Bubblegum
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Solid Snake Plissken: Escape From New York
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Get Away From Her, You Pix(els)!
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Game Over Man, Game Over!
AliensRPG-Art

All Work And No Video Games Makes Jack A Dull Boy
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Dawn Of The Dead Hunt
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Super Night Watch Bros.
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Donkey (Ice) King
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Dalek Kong 
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Pixels Of The Lost Ark
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It’s Dangerous To Go 88MPH! Use This
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It’s Dangerous To Time Travel! Take This
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It’s Dangerous To Tron Alone! Take This
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Source: Pixel Baz

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Time For Some Retro Recycling

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What should you do when your console dies and goes to console-heaven? Take a leaf out of Michael Chipper’s book and recycle it into a cool clock!

Game Boy Colour Clock
Game Boy Colour Clock

PlayStation Clock
PS Clock

PS3 Clock
PS3 Clock

Game Boy Clock
Game Boy Clock

Nintendo Wii Clock
Wii Clock

Xbox 360 Clock
Xbox 360 Clock

PS2 Clock
PS2 Clock

Xbox Clock
Xbox Clock

Source: SlothJunk on Etsy via Cheezburger

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Editor and Researcher 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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