This has to be seen (and heard) to be believed! Instead of giving it away, watch the video and be astounded. Oh man, there are so many clever people out there!
source: Basami Sentaku
Retro Gaming Culture
The Legend Of Zelda Remix
Let’s face it, just because I am not a fan of Zelda games, it doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the franchise. Obviously there are gamers out there that have a huge affinity for Zelda, just like Joshua Kershaw. Joshua has stitched together (nearly) every Zelda game to date into one remix video. Click on play and enjoy.
source: Joshua Kershaw
The 8 Video Game Loves of Your Life
This does not require any further elaboration. Read it and nod away, saying “Yeah, that is sooooo true!”. Well, I am not sure if I wanted to really marry Zelda.
source: Dorkly
Your Games Room
Are you a voyeur or a peeping Tom? Let me elaborate – do you like to see how other gamers have setup their game room or what they have in their stash? Well, we do. We asked our friends on our social media channels to send through their gaming room photos so we could share them with you all. This should satisfy even the most ardent of voyeurists.
Anthony Stiller – Wife’s Despair room
Marcus (Skip) – Many game. Such hoarder. Very old. Gaming Den
Jason V – The Trifecta room
My Game Collection (chevytecobx) – The No-Panic room!
Stefano – The OMG room
Douglas Titchmarsh – The Nice room
Carlos Bonet Haebler – The showcase room
Andreas Klebo-Espe – Sleek & Clean room
Robert Crampton – “This is where I spend my days” room & spare room!
Daz Retro – The Gaming Lair
Thank you to all who participated in #MyGamesRoom! Please follow the gamers that contributed to this feature.
A Field Guide To Arcade Machine Designs
If you have trouble finding arcade machines or describing what they look like, use these field identification guide artworks by Komboh. These identification kit artworks are a fun series of annotated diagrams of iconic arcade cabinets, from Pong through to the VewLix L. Thank you to Jason Oakley for making me aware of these classic arcade machine design pieces.
source: Kombah – Department Of Amusement Machines
Gritty Super Mario World
This ain’t no cutesy Super Mario World romp. This is dark and gritty. Enter the real world of Gritty Super Mario World at your own peril!
source: Fury Fingers
Street Fighter Trolling
Let me start off by saying, this is damn funny! It just had to be shared. Watch what happens when you superimpose your favourite Street Fighter characters to real life videos – absolutely hilarious! I promise you, there will be no dry eyes after viewing this video.
source: Street Troller
Why Do You Play Video Games
Is it the fun, is it the mayhem playing with friends or is it the achievement of beating the end boss, getting a high score or completing that tough mission? Why do you play video games? If you are stuck for an answer, watch the below video and find out.
source: The Game Theorists
Gamer Personalities
Which video gamer personality are you? Are you a thinker or are you an achievement go-getter?
source: Steven Lefcourt
An Introduction to Retro Gaming Live Music
Retro gaming music genres remind me not only of the game tunes but also embrace a celebration of the collective atmosphere of being a kid in the 80s – It was not just about the game you took home after school and played for 6 hours straight, but also good times spent against a backdrop of TV shows, movies of the time, riding BMX bikes, attitudes, and other 80s pop culture icons.
Although I’d known about chiptunes, mods, demo scenes, remixes, and some interesting game theme a capella on youtube, when I saw names like Minibosses and NESkimos on convention schedules, it definitely sounded like the ‘next level’! Speaking of ‘next level’, many of us who played around on machines like the Commodore 64 , Atari 800 or the Amiga, at some stage inevitably started to dissect those games to see what made them work.
Though not limited just to retro gaming, the Nerdcore genre in the style and hacker-related lyrics of artists like YTcracker, Dual Core, MC Frontalot, and Dale Chase definitely shares some common roots with old-school games and deserve a mention here.
Many of the listed bands play at gaming, demo, or hacker conventions, and can be easily missed with lots of things going on. It really pays to know a few and remember to stop-by when you’re there. To get you started, here’s a list of great retro gaming-related live acts to check out one night or at least have a listen to.
A few bands that rock out some of those great memorable retro game themes:
- Minibosses
- The Oneups
- Brentalfloss
- Video Games Live
- The Advantage
- Axes Denied
- Bit Brigade
- Year 200x
- The Greatest Bits
- Sixto Sounds (technically a re-mixer but with guitar sounds)
A small sampling of Nerdcore artists with retro gamer-related lyrics and styles:
Although there’s a plethora of awesome artists out there, here’s just a few choice video clips from the above list to start with. I’ve tried to grab the live versions where possible to give some idea of the audience experience, which is often fairly up-close and personal, especially in the case of Nerdcore shows I’ve been at. Crank it up!
Minibosses : Super Mario 2 at Penny Arcade Expo 2006
source: Vaguely Qualified Productions
The OneUps: A number of tunes at Nerdapolooza 2013
source: Jason Roop
Video Games Live : Medley at Hamilton Palace Theatre 2011
source: Montreal Metal Shows
Axes Denied : Commando theme
source: Axes Denied
Year 200x : Ghosts ‘n Goblins theme
source: The LoverlyLiz
Sixto Sounds : Castlevania
source: LKH9
MC Frontalot : It is pitch dark
source: MC Frontalot
Zealous 1, Shaffer the Dark Lord, MC Lars and YTCracker : Do the Bruce Campbell (anyone remember that old c64 Evil Dead game?)
source: 1jwells
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