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Last Minute Retro Gaming Inspired Xmas Gifts

December 15, 2020 By ausretrogamer

Last week we published our Christmas Gift Guide, which we hope that it helped finding that special pressie for that special someone, including yourself.

Well, since then, we have found even more cool retro gaming inspired gifts that are currently on special (30% OFF!), which means it’s a win, win for everyone! So if you need some last minute gifts for your geeky friends or family (or for yourself), then check out these:

Micro Arcade games $17.49 (30% OFF)

Tiny Arcade games up to 30% OFF

Pac-Man Icon Lamp $13.99 (30% OFF)

TMNT Virtual Pinball $17.49 (30% OFF)

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Arcade, Atari, Christmas, Christmas 2020, Christmas retro gifts, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, geek gifts, Micro Arcade, Missile Command, Pac-Man, pinball, pong, Q Bert, QBert, Retro, retrogames, Space Invaders, tbt, throwback, Tiny Arcade, TMNT, TMNT Pinball, Xmas gifts

Custom-Made Video Game Toys by Dano Brown

August 28, 2018 By ausretrogamer

We have featured a couple of brilliant custom-made toy builders here before, but we reckon Dano Brown takes the mantle for the most awesome hand-crafted video game related action figures and toys. Dano Brown, you sir are unbelievably talented!

Check out some of Dano Brown’s jaw-dropping custom-made toys below and then head to his Instagram to see the rest of his brilliant creations! Oh yeah, if you wanna buy any of these one-off custom toys, head to the iam8bit store.

image source: Dano Brown via Instagram

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 16-bit, 8-bit, Action Figures, Bionic Commando, Blaster Master, BurgerTime, custom action figures, custom made, custom made video gaming toys, custom toys, Dano Brown, Dig Dug, Dr Mario, duck hunt, Hand made action figures, hand-crafted toys, iam8bit, Killer Instinct, NES, Paper Boy, Punchout, Retro Gaming, retro gaming toys, retrogaming, street fighter II, Video Games Toys

E3 News: My Arcade To Launch Two Classic BANDAI NAMCO Mini Players

June 13, 2018 By ausretrogamer

If Nintendo can do it with their ‘Minis’, then so can My Arcade and BANDAI NAMCO!

Day two of E3 got us excited with the announcement that My Arcade and BANDAI NAMCO have joined forces and to create two new gaming devices filled with Classic NAMCO games. The new machines further expand the line of products borne out of the partnership, which already includes a set of Micro Player Arcades featuring classic titles such as PAC-MAN™, GALAGA™, and DIG DUG™.

The NAMCO Museum Mini Player will be packed with 20 classic titles and features a large vertical-oriented screen for authentic arcade gameplay. It also features dual front facing speakers for optimal sound, a detachable joystick, and back-lit marquee and coin trap. All of the titles included on the device are the original arcade versions of the games, unless there was no original arcade version available. The Namco Museum Mini Player™ is slated to release in the Holiday 2018 season (between now and end of August).

The PAC-MAN Pocket Player is a brand new 16-bit handheld console designed by My Arcade that is compact, portable, ergonomically designed, and boasts a full colour screen. The Pocket Player™ will include three classic PAC-MAN titles, including original arcade favourite PAC-MAN, along with PAC-PANIC™ and PAC-MANIA™. The Pocket Player will be available starting July 2018 at retailers such as Walmart and Amazon.

We finally got to get excited about something at E3 2018! We can’t wait to get our hands on these units!

source: My Arcade®

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 16-bit, Bandai Namco, Dig Dug, E3, E3 2018, Galaga, My Arcade, My Arcade Bandai Namco, Namco, NAMCO Museum Mini Player, Pac-Man, Pac-Man Pocket Player, Pac-Mania, Pac-Panic, Retro Gaming

Chubby Checker’s Dig Dug Dance

September 9, 2014 By ausretrogamer

digdug_titleThere is something quite endearing about old video gaming advertisements – from daggy TV commercials to the advertising wars between the heavyweights of the industry!

Then there are the TV advertisements that were released, but not as originally intended. The unearthing of a cassette tape with Chubby Checker singing in Atari’s Dig Dug arcade commercial, has sent a buzz around the retro gaming community.

Just in case you weren’t aware, the cassette was recently discovered by Matt Osborne, son of former Atari vice president Don Osborne. The song itself was technically used in the Dig Dug commercial, but without Checker’s vocals. The reasons of why this recording exists and why Chubby Checker’s vocals weren’t used in the final product, are unfortunately lost to history. We know which version we prefer.

Chubby Checker’s version

Final Atari Dig Dug Dance TV commercial

source: Scottith Games

image and Chubby Checker vocals source: TheOzMan (Matt Osborne)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Advertising, Atari, Chubby Checker, Dig Dug, Dig Dug commercial, retrogaming, video

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