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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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“PIXELS” Playing Cards For Video Game Enthusiasts

July 17, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Pixels are epic 8-bit playing cards for all video game enthusiasts out there! The engaging and colorful art includes unique and original characters that could easily star in their own video game.

With a Kickstarter campaign currently in progress for Pixels, Alex Padilla Jr is aiming to reach the goal of $5,000 to bring us these awesome playing cards. With a few weeks to go on this campaign, let’s pledge and get these beautiful retro gaming inspired cards funded!

Video source: Alex Padilla on YouTube

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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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Exotically Cool Commodore 64 cases

July 2, 2015 By ausretrogamer

The ingenuity of the Germans is second to none! Deviant artist, Thomas Boisse is no exception to this rule! Thomas (aka: Ernie76) has created a number of beautiful and very cool Commodore 64 case paintings, which you can check out below for your viewing pleasure.

With all of these awesome cases, it is difficult to pick a favourite. If we were pressed to choose one, it would be the Ghosbusters case – oh those keys! Which case would you pick as your favourite?

The Great Giana Sisters

The Last Ninja

Airwolf

Bubble Bobble

Back to the 80s

P.P. Hammer

Ghostbusters

Maniac Mansion

Donkey Kong

Source: Ernie76 on Deviantart

The Striking Video Game Themed Art Of ‘Noble-6’

April 30, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

DeviantArtist Colin ‘Noble-6’ creates strikingly beautiful video game themed artworks – here are just a few, check out his DeviantArt page for the whole collection.

The Legend Of Zelda Series

The Legend Of Zelda

Possession

The Lost Woods

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone

The Halo Series

Halo

I Would Have Been Your Daddy…

Infinity

Occupied City Center – 6 Hours After Drop

The Heroes Of Gaming Series

Half Life

Metal Gear Solid

Super Mario

Metroid Prime

The Star Wars Series

A New Hope

Return Of The Jedi

The Force Awakens

Star Wars Anthology – Rogue One

Source: Nobel-6 on DeviantArt

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Ms. 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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Willy’s Arcade: A Home Entertainment Nirvana

April 29, 2015 By ausretrogamer

When you dream of having an arcade and pinball parlour integrated in your home, Gary McTaggert’s Willy’s Arcade is surely the perfect blueprint.

The former Valve programmer has the most awesome home arcade setup we have ever seen, from the classic arcade cabinets (Ed: which there are a lot of!) and pinball machines, to the fantastic nerdy artwork adorning the walls, and that oh-so-brilliant diner in the kitchen – it is truly the stuff of dreams!

Source: GaryMcT via Cheezburger

Winter Is Coming: 8-Knit Art

April 27, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Winter is fast approaching in the Southern Hemisphere and we are on the lookout for cool ways to keep warm. With just a few weeks to go, you had better get knitting (or crocheting) if you want to be able to rug up with one of these 8-knit retro beauties.

Looking Hot In Contra & Super Mario Sweaters By Sweaterrarium

Don’t Let The Cold Invade Your Feet Or Head (Space Invaders Socks & Woolly Hat)

Wow! A Multi-Panel, Queen-Size Super Mario Bros. Blanket

A Beautiful Mario Tunisian Crochet Blanket (With Pattern)

If I Made This, I Would Be Thinking ‘Waka’ Every Time I Made A Stitch!
(Pac-Man Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)

This Super-Cute Pikachu Blanket Contains 1,680 Crocheted Squares & Measures 2.5 x 2 Metres! (Pikachu Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)

Awesome Donkey Kong, Pac-Man & Space Invaders Crocheted Gamer Blankets
(Via Nerd Approved)

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Ms. 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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The Beautiful Pixel Art Of ‘Pixels Huh’

April 10, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Inspired by his love for classic video games, Barcelona-based graphic designer and illustrator Octavi Navarro ‘Pixels Huh’ creates simply beautiful, unique and highly-detailed pixel art scenes.

He remembers ‘being blown away with the rich worlds those (classic video game) designers and artists were able to create with such heavy limitations’.

Here are a few of his works – I could literally spend hours looking at them! Be sure to visit the Pixels Huh website to see the rest.

Close The Gates!

Cats

The Tree

1979

Moon Base

Midnight Carnival

Ben

Watch Octavi create the gorgeous ‘Ben’ image (and visit Pixels Huh on YouTube to see his other videos).

Source: Pixels Huh on YouTube

You can buy prints (and many other items) or even learn how to make your own pixel art via Octavi’s tutorials!

Source: Pixels Huh, Pixels Huh on YouTube

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Ms. 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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1Up Living: Furniture And Homewares For Geeks

April 2, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

1Up Living makes and sells furniture and homewares for geeks – pixel art chopping boards, coffee tables, pixel wall art and Tetris shelves! But if you prefer to DIY – they also provide step by step guides, see here and here.

Chopping Boards

Coffee Tables

Pixel Wall Art

Tetris Shelves

Source: 1Up Living via @thinkgeek

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Ms. 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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Preston Burt’s Minimalist Arcade Posters

March 21, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

While searching for a cool pinball-themed T-shirt for ausretrogamer, I stumbled across Preston Burt’s simply beautiful minimalist arcade posters on the Gameroom Junkies Podcast website. Interestingly, Preston is also a founder of the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo (in Atlanta, June 19-21 2015) – if only I lived in the US!

Here are the posters for your enjoyment.

Bride of Pin•Bot

BurgerTime

Dig Dug

Double Dragon

Frogger

Funhouse

Ms Pac-Man

Pac-Man

Pin•Bot

Qix

Super Mario Bros.

Theatre of Magic

Source: Gameroom Junkies Podcast Website and Museum of the Game and International Arcade Museum Forums

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Ms. 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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