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Retro Gaming: The Next Generation

August 11, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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I had the best surprise from my nine-year-old nephew – he recited the Super Mario Bros. tune one-handed on his piano! I was proud as punch and blown away when he told me that he had only been practising that morning. Being a shy kid, I promised him that I would only film his hands during the recital. It is great to see that the retro gaming baton is in great hands with our next generation.

source: ausretrogamer

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Music, Super Mario Bros, tunes, video

Retro Gaming Themed Music Video: Avicii & Sebastien Drums

August 8, 2013 By ausretrogamer

MyFeelingsForYou_ausretrogamerHow many video game titles can you spot in Avicii & Sebastien Drums’ My Feelings For You (Original Mix) – The Annual 2011 music video?

source: mySuperstar.TV

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Music, Retro Gaming, video, Video Games

First Person Sonic The Hedgehog

August 2, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Do you wonder what Sonic The Hedgehog would look like if you played it in first person? Wonder no more – the cool and talented lot at Machinima have turned Sega’s 2D platformer into a first person delight.

Source: Machinima

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: First Person Sonic, sega, sonic, video

Anticipating The World’s End

July 27, 2013 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Here at ausretrogamer we are eagerly anticipating the release of the third film in the Cornetto trilogy – The World’s End.

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are back starring in this sci fi comedy film directed by Edgar Wright which follows a group of old friends who discover an alien invasion during an epic pub crawl in their hometown (watch the trailer).

The World’s End opens in Australia on 1 August 2013 – other release dates.

But let’s go back to where they began – the classic Channel 4 comedy Spaced. In this clip Tim (Simon Pegg) overdoses on Resident Evil:

source: StANTo

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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: Movies, Spaced, The World's End

Cosplay at PAX Aus 2013

July 26, 2013 By ausretrogamer

Here are some of the best cosplay outfits spotted by Mrs. ausretrogamer in the Classic Console Freeplay area at PAX Aus 2013:

Itsa Mario & Luigi

Mario & Luigi

and Luigi & Mario

Luigi & Mario

But watch out for Wario

Wario

Raccoon Mario playing on the Atari Jaguar!

Raccoon Mario

Princess Daisy & Toad, yay!

Princess Daisy & Toad

Typing of the Dead – this guy had his Dreamcast keyboard around his neck, ready for action!

Typing of the Dead

Awesome Link-Ironman mash-up

Link-Iron Man mash-up

The whole Team (Fortress)

Team Fortress

Vashta Nerada Astronaut

Vashta Nerada Astronaut

Jango Fett – Star Wars represent

Jango Fett

Stormtrooper – more Star Wars shenanigans

Stormtrooper

GLaDOS (where’s the cake?)

GLaDOS

Sonic takes a break

Sonic

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Cosplay, PAXAus

PAX AUS 2013: It’s A Wrap

July 23, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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Wow! What a great three days we just had at the inaugural Penny Arcade eXpo Australia (PAX Aus) 2013. To say the event was a success would be a gross understatement (even CNET loved it!). Ignore the trolls’ comments  on forums, the event was a blast.

As for any new event of this magnitude, of course there were some teething problems, but these really were minor and just leave room for PAX Aus 2014 to be bigger and better!

It was an honour and privilege to exhibit in the ‘Classic Consoles Freeplay’ area along with my Australian retro gaming friends: Retrospekt, Retro Domination and Retro Gaming Australia (what an awesome bunch of guys).

 

Thousands of people visited the classic consoles area; it was great to see them smile with nostalgic joy. There were teenagers “wowing” at the Amstrad CPC464, parents showing their children the datasette on the C64 and explaining that you had to wait tens of minutes to load one game! There were four player battles on the N64 and lots of fighting action on the Dreamcast, Neo Geo AES, 3DO and Saturn. The serious retro gamers were most impressed by seeing the Nintendo Famicom and Sharp Twin Famicom ‘in the flesh’. There were popular high-score competitions on the Amstrad GX4000 (Robocop 2) and the Atari Jaguar (Tempest 2000).

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The crowds were constant, from the start of day 1 to the end of day 3. Some came, looked around and played a game or two; some picked their favourite game or console and played to their heart’s content; and others worked their way around and played each console. But most pleasing were the repeat visitors who came back again and again to get their hit of nostalgia.

The Classic Console Freeplay area was a roaring success at PAX Aus 2013. Roll on PAX Aus 2014!

To view the PAX Australia 2013 photo album go to our facebook page.

 

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Classic retro gaming, events, PAX Aus, Retro Gaming

The Power Of Glove: A Power Glove Documentary

July 15, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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Nintendo’s Power Glove – it’s so bad, that it’s so damn good! The Power Glove may not have worked as promised, but it’s legacy in pop culture is undeniable. Three film-makers (Adam Ward, Andrew Austin and Paula Kosowski ) have embarked on creating a documentary that chronicles Nintendo’s notorious game controller.

Check out the official trailer below of ‘The Power Of Glove‘ documentary.

We are not alone when we say, we cannot wait for this to be released!

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Film, nintendo, Power Glove, retro gaming documentary

Console War: 3DS vs PS Vita

July 9, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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Finally, we are privy to the conversation between Nintendo’s 3DS and Sony’s PS Vita. So what is the conversation about? Let’s just say that the poor little PS Vita is after some friendly advice from the 3DS. This may start a Nintendo vs Sony war!

source: The Warp Zone

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 3DS, best of the web, PS Vita, video

Top 5 Video Game Girlfriends

July 8, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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Let’s face it, we all have our video game character crushes. Don’t even try to deny it! Some of us even have a list of virtual females we would love to date or have as girlfriends (Ed: Really? That is sad!).

The nerd playboy, Melvin (Michael Adams Davis from The Warp Zone), has taken time out of his busy schedule to put together a ‘Top 5 Video Game Girlfriends‘ list for us hot blooded gamers. No drooling allowed!

source: The Warp Zone

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: best of the web, Top 5 Video Game Girlfriends, video

Mega Man Made With 97 Rubik’s Cubes

July 7, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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What do you get when you cross a Rubik’s Cube wiz that is also a Mega Man fan?  Watch Kyudan’s video and find out.

Before anyone complains about the colour of 8-bit Mega Man, you should be aware that the standard Rubik’s Cube does not have the colour scheme to support two separate shades of blue on such a small scale.

source: Kyudan

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: best of the web, Mega Man, video

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