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Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2017 Ticket Giveaway!

June 21, 2017 By ausretrogamer

*** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED ***

Hey peeps, Oz Comic-Con is coming to Melbourne on July 1 and 2!

Thanks to the awesome folks at Oz Comic-Con, we are thrilled to be giving away two double 2-day passes. So what do you need to do to win this fantastic prize?

Simply subscribe to our newsletter, then email us at competitions@ausretrogamer.com to confirm your entry. We’ll be choosing the two lucky winners at random on Monday, June 26 (entries close at midday)! Oh yeah, one final bit of info, you will need to find your own way (and accommodation) to Melbourne.

CLAIMING TICKETS
At the conclusion of the giveaway, the winners details will be provided to Oz Comic-Con. The winners names will then be placed on the door list at the Media Check-In Desk, where they will be able to collect their wristbands for entry. If the winners are outside of Melbourne, then they are responsible for their own transport and accommodation.

If you need any convincing, just check out the highlights from Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2016.

image source: Oz Comic-Con

Dirty Donny’s Blacklight Rebellion Art Show Conquers Australia

May 29, 2017 By ausretrogamer

He came, he conquered, we talked, we drank, we played pinball and we bought some very cool art!

Dirty Donny’s Blacklight Rebellion Art Show / Book Signing at the Kustom Lane Gallery was a resounding success. Held last Friday and Saturday, the event saw Dirty Donny’s art and book on show – ready to be bought and signed by the great artist. Among the cool stuff were two of Donny’s famous pinball works, Stern’s Metallica and Aerosmith.

The crowd were kept entertained with free-play pinball (thanks to Geoff from Pinball Perfection) and a well stocked Tiki bar. With the event being intimate, attendees had access to Donny for a great chat and to also get their art, book and even pinball parts signed! It was great seeing Donny being accessible to his fans (us included!) – Dirty Donny Gillies is one awesomely cool and humble dude!

If you missed out on Dirty Donny’s art show at the Kustom Lane Gallery, then let our highlights make you feel like you were there!

The great Dirty Donny Gillies was always available for a chat!

The blacklight made Dirty Donny’s art pop!

The famous Screaming Hand!

There was a lot of interest in Donny’s work on Stern Pinball’s Aerosmith LE machine!

Lots of interest in Metallica too. Donny’s art on these machines is iconic!

The crowd mingles and admires Dirty Donny’s art

There were a number of original and print works available to buy

It was a good night to chat, admire art work, have a drink and play pinball

Supplier of the event’s pinball machines, Geoff Wills from Pinball Perfection with Dirty Donny
image source: Pinball Perfection

Dirty Donny was busy signing books, art and pinball parts!

Roast’em!

The event also allowed us to catch up with great friends! Big thumbs up for an awesome evening!

Hardest decision we’ll have to make – where to hang our cool Zodiac print?!

Dirty Donny Down Under

May 20, 2017 By ausretrogamer

Get your calendar out and mark it busy on May 26 and 27 as the awesome artist, Dirty Donny Gillies will be at the Kustom Lane Gallery for his “Blacklight Rebellion” Art Show and Book Signing. If you are a fan of Dirty Donny’s work, then come on down to check out his stunning art and for a meet and greet with the great artist.

Oh yeah, for those of you that love Dirty Donny’s superb art on Stern’s Metallica and Aerosmith pinball machines, then you will be in for an extra special treat thanks to Skott Kellett and Pinball Perfection‘s Geoff Wills!

Event: Dirty Donny Gillies “Blacklight Rebellion” Art Show and Book Signing
Where: Kustom Lane Gallery – 535-537 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122
When: Friday May 26 from 7:00pm; and Saturday May 27 from 6:00pm
Cost: Free entry!

We will be snapping lots of pics at the event so make sure you follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!

source: Dirty Donny

source: Kustom Lane Gallery

Low-Level Festival 2016

August 14, 2016 By ausretrogamer

The Low-Level festival is happening again this year on August 19th and 20th at The Muse in Brooklyn, NYC. This year’s unique event will bring together 14 live musical and visual performances, large scale installations and game cabinets.

Among the talented exhibitors, Andy Reitano will be there to showcase his secret soviet weapon arcade game VEC9 and the latest build of his new NES game, Super Russian Roulette. Andy will be there both days testing the latest updates with players, so make sure you drop by and give him some constructive feedback. You never know, you may score some exclusive giveaways!

Just in case you don’t know what the Low-Level festival is all about, it is two days of lo-bit music, art and indie arcade games. Performers and exhibitors at this year’s Low-Level event will include: Make Up & Vanity Set, Chipzel, FearOfDark, Trey Frey, Partytime! Hexcellent!, Enerjawn, Death by Audio Arcade, Line Wobbler and many more!

If you are keen to hit Low-Level 2016 in NYC this weekend, check out the ticketing details here!

image source: Low-Level and Andy Reitano

Street Fighter Retro Travel Posters

May 21, 2016 By Ms. ausretrogamer

LA graphic artist/web designer Fro, aka Fernando Reza of Fro Design Company has reimagined Street Fighter I and II stages as gorgeous retro travel posters. The ‘World Warrior Travel Series’ are available to buy as 18″ x 24″ prints (signed and numbered limited editions of 50).

Brazil

China

India

Japan I

Japan II

Spain

Thailand

Thailand II

USA

USA II

USSR

Vegas

Source: Fro Design Company via Technabob

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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer 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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Pixel Hearts At Gallery 1988

February 19, 2016 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Gallery 1988 is a pop-culture inspired art gallery with two locations (East and West) in Los Angeles, we simply love their latest West exhibit: Pixel Hearts.

Over 100 artists created video game inspired art on 12 inch wooden pixel heart canvases. See a few below – but be sure to check out the whole gorgeous collection.

Source: Gallery 1988

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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer 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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NES Subway Maps

January 28, 2016 By Ms. ausretrogamer

We love graphic designer Matthew Stevenson’s old-school videogame subway maps. Each beautiful map depicts a detailed walkthrough of a different game and is based on a different metro system.

Metroid as DC Metro

The Legend of Zelda as the London Underground

Maniac Mansion as the Moscow Transit System

Dragon Warrior as the Lisbon Subway

Zelda II as the Tokyo Transit System

Final Fantasy as the NY Subway

Maps are available to buy at RedBubble and Etsy.

Source: Via Technabob
Image sources: Via Technabob and DCMJS

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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer 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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Gorgeous Street Fighter V Posters

January 16, 2016 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Celebrate the upcoming release of Street Fighter V on the PlayStation 4 and PC (Feb 16) with these new wall scroll posters by CWS Media Group (in partnership with Capcom, USA). These gorgeous posters feature old favourites as well as some new characters.

Ryu

Cammy

Chun-Li

Ken

M. Bison

Nash

Birdie

Necalli

(See more on the CWS website).

Source: CWS Media Group

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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer 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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Modern Games As Atari 2600 Carts

October 23, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Have you ever wondered what your favourite modern games would look like as Atari 2600 carts? Well, check out DeviantArtist StarRoivas‘ collection and wonder no more (see the whole collection via Lord Arse on Pinterest).

Source: StarRoivas on DeviantArt via Lord Arse on Pinterest

If you love retrogaming, follow Lord_Arse on Twitter.

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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer 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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Witness These 8-Bit Mad Max: Fury Road Cars

October 12, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Witness these super-cool 8-bit animations of the vehicles from Mad Max: Fury Road – illustration by Evgeniy Yudin (Mazok Pixels) and animation by Misha Petrick. OMG, I want to drive these cars in a game!

Source: Behance via Laughing Squid

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Ms. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer 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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