The holiday season is upon us ! This time of year always brings back those awesome nostalgic memories of playing video games with friends, family and even by yourself. [Read more…] about A Retro Gaming Holiday Season
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Cool Nintendo Videos
Feast your peepers on these cool ‘start of week’ Nintendo themed videos. I guarantee, you will not be disappointed. If you are, drop us a comment. [Read more…] about Cool Nintendo Videos
Contra vs Paperboy
If you mashed Contra with Paperboy, what would you get ? Absolute pure mayhem ! Daneboe has cross-bred these two awesome games and has come up with one awesome video. Feast your eyes below. [Read more…] about Contra vs Paperboy
Video Game Art Exhibition: Monchhichi72
Since discovering social media, I have been privileged in meeting thousands of amazing and talented people. Julia (monchhichi72) is no exception. I recently discovered Julia’s artwork talent. My interest was piqued over a conversation about video game drawings and a cute blue cat called Doraemon (or more affectionately known as, Ding Dong – more on that at a later date).
Showcasing her artistic flair, here are some of Julia’s video games inspired drawings – Enjoy ! [Read more…] about Video Game Art Exhibition: Monchhichi72
Pumpkin + Tetris = Pumpktris
What do you get when you get a clever guy (Nathan from Haha Bird), a pumpkin, and the classic killer video game, Tetris ? Well, if you check out the video, you will see the coolest jack o’ lantern for this Halloween. [Read more…] about Pumpkin + Tetris = Pumpktris
Marching Band Video Game Tribute
Who says marching bands are not cool ? Well, no one told the Ohio State University Marching Band. At half time, the band decided to pay tribute to some classic video games. [Read more…] about Marching Band Video Game Tribute
Chiptune: L.E.D. Storm
Being avid C64 gamers, we often get asked (quite often actually) if we have a favourite C64 chiptune from that era.
Picking one favourite out of a sea of fantastic chiptunes is literally like finding a needle in a haystack. C64 music from maestros like Rob Hubbard, Matt Gray, Jeroen Tel, Ben Daglish, Steve Rowlands, Martin Galway and Tim Follin spring to mind immediately.
Who could forget the mesmerising IK+ tune by Mr Hubbard or Matt Gray’s aural pleasure in Last Ninja 2. There is one chiptune that does stand out for us (sorry Zamzara by Charles Deened), which is Tim Follin’s L.E.D. Storm riff based on Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke On The Water’ – so, sit back, relax and take in this awesome 8-bit SID tune.
If you have a favourite chiptune, please share it with us via Twitter or Facebook!
Video Game Art: Iconic Characters
Let’s be honest, the only art we gamers love is art revolving around video games and pop culture icons, and that’s exactly what this incredible ‘Holly Wood’ digital sculptures series is about.
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Retrospective: A bedroom from the 1990s
The quintessential 90’s bedroom. Watch the video and put your hand up if you knew someone that had the same setup back in the day. Perhaps your bedroom was like this one ! Be prepared to reminisce and laugh.
Super Mario – 3D Chalk Art
The below time lapse video shows artist Chris Carlson creating a 3D image of Super Mario jumping over a NES controller in chalk. This is my kind of art (and video) !