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The Only TMNT Live-Action Film You Need To Watch

04/01/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

TMNT picHere is an awesome shot-for-shot remake of the opening to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon apparently made for a high school talent show. I’ve no doubt this entry was the winner – these guys are my heroes in a half-shell!


source: Ploobers & Geekologie

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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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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Funny, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMHT, TMNT, video

Commodore Club – Going Out With A Bang!

29/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

Amiga_TitleOn a warm Sunday afternoon in December, just before Christmas, the Melbourne Amiga User Group held their final Commodore Club meet for 2014.

The final meet had everything, from the Commodore 64 and Amiga 500, to the CD32 and the Amiga 4000 beast. There were a few rarities present, the Paravision SX-1 and FMV module for the CD32 – security was quite tight around these two items (Ed: and so it should be!). There were magazines and controllers aplenty, with not one, but two Battlestations for those that like to play as if they were in an arcade.

amiga_1The highlight of the meet is always the people. Playing games is secondary, especially when you have your behind handed to you in Hat Trick on the C64!

In between the festive mood and feverish discussions, there were pizzas consumed by the bucket-load and fizzy drinks downed to quench our thirst.

As 2014 draws to a close, so does another Commodore Club event for the year. We are already looking forward to reconvening in 2015! Have yourself a Happy Commodore New Year!

The SX-1 and FMV module! I’ll tuck these into my bag…..
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Giving the Amiga CD32 some boost juice!
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The Amiga CD32 in its fully glory
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Code in Assembler, like a cracking boss!
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Drive Power!
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Man your battlestations!
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Look at all those lovely connectors!
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This makes life easier
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Lightning fast loading!
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Serby says it’s Doritos Crunchy Crust pizza or bust!
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Play to win
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Love me these publications!
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A classic C+VG Book of Maps!
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Hints and tips, 1985 style
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Taking control one last time for 2014!
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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Amiga, Amiga Users Group, C64, CD32, Commodore Club

Wanna Buy The World’s Largest Video Gaming Collection?

23/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

Games_TitleStruggling to find the perfect video gaming present this Christmas? Perhaps you have about three quarters of a million dollars gathering dust and would like to procure the world’s largest video games collection? Well, if you do have some spare cash lying around or you have won the lottery, you could get instant Guinness World Record recognition by grabbing Michael Thomasson’s massive 11,000+ video gaming collection! You can view the games room full of goodies in an interactive panoramic view over here – get zooming!

If you are serious about buying this massive lot, head on over to Good Deal Games and get the low-down on this once-in-a-lifetime collection.

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Games_4source: Good Deal Games

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: classic gaming, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, worlds largest video games collection

Meme Ball Pinball: Much Flipping

22/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

MemeBall_DogeThe classic Segasa electro-mechanical pinball table, Baby Doll, has been saved from the scrap heap and morphed into the fully fledged Internet Meme Ball pinball!

Those games room specialist, Liberty Games, are so adventurous and clever! Their pinball creation is perfect for that void in every office breakout area. Right, I am going to raise a new purchase order and send it to my boss – we really need this table to boost morale around here <winks>.

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Internet Meme Ball

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MemeBall_playfieldsource: Liberty Games

Filed Under: Pinball, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Baby Doll, Internet Meme Ball, Meme Ball, Meme Ball Pinball, pinball, retrogaming

The Neo Geo Song: Music Video

17/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

NeoGeoSong_titleJust when you thought you got this song out of your head, I come along and ram it back in there! This is such a feel good song – it is absolutely perfect for the festive season!

Get singing people, “Neo Geo, Neo Geo. Four bright buttons and two joysticks. Neo Geo, Neo Geo. Cool red cab and a name that sticks“! The Neo Geo rulez!


source: Nathan Barnatt

Lyrics: Keith Apicary

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: !Arcade!, Keith Apicary, Neo Geo, Neo Geo Music Video, Neo Geo Song

Hey Santa, I’ve Been A Good Boy

16/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

Dear Santa,

I know you are busy and stuff, but I thought I’d drop you a line and let you know that I’ve been a very good boy this year.

Since I’ve been good, I thought I would send you my Christmas present wishlist. I hope you could put one (or perhaps more) of these gifts under my Christmas tree – I have included some photos to make your job easier. I promise I’ll leave you heaps of biscuits, milk or whatever other food or beverages you and your reindeer prefer – just let me know.

Thanks Santa and Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

Yours sincerely,

AUSRETROGAMER

Being a big fan of Masters Of The Universe, this would look great on my desk.
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Ms. ausretrogamer will like these too.
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Who doesn’t love Arnie! I’ll be back!
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I want to show some love to my Atari ST.
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I’ll break you! That’s what he said, not me!
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The future is now! Hand me that almanac.
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A bit of footy at Xmas is always great!
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This would be great for some Xmas eve viewing.
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It says it is the complete edition!
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I know I am not a Zelda fan, but this hoodie is cool. Oh yeah, I am a medium!
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I can pretend to be Link. I’d be so boss!
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Any one of these gaming related items would be appreciated. I am not fussy.
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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Dear Santa, retrogaming, Toys, Wishlist, Xmas

What Is Inside A Pinball

13/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

pinball_titleMachines and their mechanics have always fascinated me – from the brilliantly clever people that design them, to the bits and pieces that go inside them to make things work. One such machine that has brought lots of joy to this retro gamer, is the faithful pinball table. Pinball tables have a fair few moving parts – from ramps and bumpers, to flippers, flashing lights and thundering sound, so wouldn’t it be wonderful to see how this stuff works?

Taking a peek underneath that glossy colourful playfield and mesmirising backbox has been on my bucket list for a fair while now. Luckily, the awesome folks at Design World round up Jon Riplogle, a world-class pinball player who takes us through both a modern machine and a vintage game designed before there were such things as microprocessors and even before logic ICs (Integrated Circuits) found their way into consumer products.


Source: Design World

Filed Under: Pinball, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Classic Games, Inside A Pinball, pinball, pinball video, solid state logic

Infographic: The Evolution Of Controllers

08/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

I must admit, I am a sucker for infographics! I am a visual person and would prefer to see more pictures than words. Don’t get me wrong, a well constructed piece will hold my attention, but I get excited over pictures – the more of them, the merrier. As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”.

You don’t need words to explain what you are looking at below – just click on the infographic and then zoom in and enjoy the visual ride!

game-Controllerssource: Pop Chart Lab

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Atari, controllers, joypad, joystick, Pop Chart Lab, retrogaming, sega, SNES

Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega

05/12/2014 By ausretrogamer

ZX_Spec_Vega_titleAs a Commodore 64 lover, I was in constant feuds with my fellow 8-bit home computer enthusiasts that chose the other brands. Ah, those glorious school-yard arguments. I miss those days.

Hang on, what’s this then? A new Speccy? OH MY GAWD! Even I, a one eyed C64 fan can’t deny the excitement generated by seeing the famous rainbow coloured stripes on a shiny black Sinclair system.

Sir Clive Sinclair and his band of geniuses (Chris Smith, Dr. David Levy and Paul Andrews) at Retro Computers Ltd. are back with a vengeance! They are resurrecting the style of the venerable British-made  ZX Speccy and bringing it into the 21st century as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega!  This time around, instead of the rubber keyboard, the computer is the controller!

Vega_gamesThe crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo has gone gangbusters! The £100,000 goal has already been exceeded and there are still a lot of weeks left! You better get in quick if you want a piece of this new ZX Spectrum Vega kit. This initial run is limited to the first 1,000 backers.

For those of you that want to know more about this little beast; it is powered by an ARM processor and contains flash storage that will have 1,000 Speccy games pre-loaded! Don’t stress though, you can also load your own Spectrum games onto the Vega via an SD card.

What’s there not to love about this? Absolutely nothing – we love everything about it.


source: Retro Computers

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Crowd-Funded, Retro Computers, Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega, Sir Clive Sinclair, zx spectrum, ZX Spectrum Vega

8-Bit Mixtape

30/11/2014 By ausretrogamer

8bit-mixtape_TITLEI must admit, I prefer my chiptunes to be emitting from the wonderful SID chip inside the C64, but then I get surprised with mixes like this one from Eclectic Method.

If you are a fan of gaming beats and audio effects, your prayers have been answered. Kick back and chill out with this awesome 8-bit mixtape!

Eclectic Method – 8 Bit Mixtape from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 8-bit, 8-bit mixtape, chiptunes, Eclectic Method mixes, retrogaming

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