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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).

shadow of the collusus

MGS 3

fallout 3

COD

la noire

broken sword

borderlands

god of war

minecraft

silent hill

eternal darkness

Source: StarRoivas on DeviantArt via Lord Arse on Pinterest

If you love retrogaming, follow Lord_Arse on Twitter.

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msausretrogamerMs. 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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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Art, Atari, Atari 2600, Borderlands, Broken Sword, Call of Duty, DeviantArt, Eternal Darkness, Fallout, God of War, LA Noire, Lord Arse, Metal Gear Solid, Minecraft, Modern games as Atari 2600 games, Shadow of the Colossus, Silent Hill, StarRoivas

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!

interceptor

elvis

plymouth

buggy

nux

peacemaker

moto rats

Source: Behance via Laughing Squid

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msausretrogamerMs. 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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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 8-bit, 8-bit art, Art, Cars, Evgeniy Yudin, Mad Max, Misha Petrick, Pixel Art

“PIXELS” Playing Cards For Video Game Enthusiasts

July 17, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

pixels
headerPixels 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!

cards 1

close up


Video source: Alex Padilla on YouTube

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msausretrogamerMs. 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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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 8-bit, Art, Kickstarter, Pixels, Playing Cards, retrogaming

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
C64case_Giana

The Last Ninja
C64case_Ninja

Airwolf
C64case_Airwolf

Bubble Bobble
C64_Bubble

Back to the 80s
C64case_80s

P.P. Hammer
C64case_PPHammrt

Ghostbusters
C64case_Ghost

Maniac Mansion
C64case_Maniac

Donkey Kong
C64case_DK

Source: Ernie76 on Deviantart




Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 8-bit, Art, C64, C64 case mods, C64 case paintings, Commodore 64, DeviantArt, diy, Ernie76, homebrew, retro computing, Retrocomputing

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
the_legend_of_zelda

Possession
possession

The Lost Woods
the_lost_woods

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone
it_s_dangerous_to_go_alone

The Halo Series

Halo
halo

I Would Have Been Your Daddy…
i_would_have_been_your_daddy

Infinity
infinity

Occupied City Center – 6 Hours After Drop
occupied_city_center___6_hours_after_drop

The Heroes Of Gaming Series

Half Life
half_life

Metal Gear Solid
metal_gear_solid

Super Mario
super_mario

Metroid Prime
metroid_prime

The Star Wars Series

A New Hope
a_new_hope_by_noble

Return Of The Jedi
return_of_the_jedi

The Force Awakens
the_force_awakens

Star Wars Anthology – Rogue One
star_wars_anthology__rogue_one

Source: Nobel-6 on DeviantArt

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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: Art, DeviantArt, Halo, Nobel-6, Star Wars, Zelda

Willy’s Arcade: A Home Entertainment Nirvana

April 29, 2015 By ausretrogamer

WillysArcade_TitleWhen 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

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: !Arcade!, Art, Home Arcade, pinball, Retro Gamer, retrogaming, Willy's Arcade

Winter Is Coming: 8-Knit Art

April 27, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

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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 SweaterrariumContra Sweater

mario sweater

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

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

A Beautiful Mario Tunisian Crochet Blanket (With Pattern)
mario blanket 2

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

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

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

pac-man + ms pac-man

space invaders

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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: 8-bit, 8-bit art, 8-Knit, Art, arts and craft, Blanket, crafts, diy, Knitting, Pac-Man, Pixel Art, Space Invaders, super mario

The Beautiful Pixel Art Of ‘Pixels Huh’

April 10, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

pixels huh 2

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!
6

Cats
7

The Tree
5

1979
4

Moon Base
3

Midnight Carnival
2

Ben
1

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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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: 8-bit art, Art, Octavi Navarro, Pixel Art, Pixels Huh

1Up Living: Furniture And Homewares For Geeks

April 2, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

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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
chopping boards

Coffee Tables
table 1

table 2

table 3

Pixel Wall Art
pixel wall art

Tetris ShelvesTetris Shelves

Source: 1Up Living via @thinkgeek

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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: 1Up Living, Art, Chopping Boards, Coffee Tables, diy, Furniture, Geek, Homewares, NES, nintendo, Pixel Art, tetris

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!

SFGE_rampage20151

Here are the posters for your enjoyment.

Bride of Pin•Bot
Print

BurgerTime
Print

Dig Dug
Print

Double Dragon
Print

Frogger
Print

Funhouse
Print

Ms Pac-Man
Print

Pac-Man
Print

Pin•Bot
Print

Qix
Print

Super Mario Bros.
Print

Theatre of MagicPrint

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

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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: Arcade Machines, Arcade Posters, Art, Bride of Pin Bot, Double Dragon, Frogger, Gameroom Junkies, Ms Pac-Man, Pac-Man, Pin Bot, pinball, Pinball Posters, Posters, Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo, Super Mario Bros

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