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Coffee And Videogames

10/01/2016 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Coffee is great, but can it be improved? The only possible way is to combine it with videogames. These awesome coffee and videogame mashups will prove it’s a winning combination.

CapsuleKong is a beautiful coffee pod holder inspired by, you guessed it, Donkey Kong. Watch out for those capsules Jumpman!
capsulekong


Video source: Hologramer on YouTube

Have a joyful start to your day with this Space Invaders arcade mug.
arcade mug

WELCOME TO CAFFEINE ZONE!
pipe mug

You very own Weighted Companion Cup.
portal mug

Can I please have a cup of coffee? Shoryuken!
street fighter mug

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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: CapsuleKong, Coffee, Coffee and Videogames, Donkey Kong, Mug, Mugs, Portal, Space Invaders, street fighter, Warp Pipe Mug

Sean Tagg: The PAX Aus King Of Kong

10/11/2015 By ausretrogamer

PAX_DK_4There was no doubt that the Classic Gaming area was popular at this year’s PAX Aus event. One of the more popular attractions were the competitions, especially the high score challenge on the original Donkey Kong arcade machine (Ed: a big thanks to Greg Pell for sharing his awesome machine with us all!).

The PAX Aus patrons swarmed to the Donkey Kong machine like moths to a flame. High scores were racked up while players took control of ‘Jumpman’ to hurdle over barrels in the attempt to save Pauline from the evil clutches of the great anthropomorphic gorilla.

With great poise and precision four-way control, Sean Tagg showed the masses how to go about saving Pauline. While Billy Mitchell was declared the King Of Kong all those years ago, it was Sean Tagg’s high score of 103,900 (on Sunday) which saw him crowned as the PAX Aus King Of Kong! Well done Sean!

Sean Tagg barrel jumps and then hammers his way up to the top!
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Sean’s high score was enough to clinch the PAX Aus King of Kong crown
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Like father, like son – Henry gets in on some arcade action!
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The PAX Aus Classic Gaming medal is handed to its rightful owner!
PAX_DK_5

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: !Arcade!, classic gaming, Donkey Kong, nintendo, PAXAus, Retro Gaming, Sean Tagg

PAX Australia announces return of the Classic Gaming Area at PAX Aus 2015

26/10/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is proud to announce that the Classic Gaming Area will be returning for the third time, bigger and better than ever, at PAX Aus 2015. The Classic Gaming Area joins the dozen of areas on the show floor catering to PAX Aus badge holders over the three-day event including Tabletop, Console, PC, eSports, and more.

PaxAus_ClassicArea_2015Image source: Blow The Cartridge

The Classic Gaming Area will feature a plethora of playable retro consoles and computers from the 1970s to the early 2000s, and for the first time, arcade machines and pinball tables! This will also include the new and much anticipated Game Of Thrones pinball tables!

gotImage source: IGN

A joint initiative between PAX and Melbourne-based retro gaming experts Ausretrogamer, Retro Domination, Weird and Retro (all providing retro consoles and computers), local barcade Bartronica (providing arcade machines), and pinball enthusiast Scott Kellett with Amusement Machine Distributors, Bayside Pinball Club, and Pinmem (providing pinball tables), the Classic Gaming Area will transport PAX Aus attendees young and old to the golden age of video gaming.

Consoles on display will be NES, SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, Master System, Mega Drive, GameCube, N64, PC-Engine, C64, Amiga, Atari ST, Atari 2600, Atari Lynx, Game Boy, Wonderswan, PS1, PS2, and Xbox.

The classic arcade section will include Mortal Kombat 2, Time Crisis, and even an original Donkey Kong cabinet.

dkImage source: Prima Games

Ausretrogamer’s Alex Boz explains “besides freeplay consoles, computers, arcade machines, pinball tables, and friendly retro gaming experts, the Classic Gaming Area will be running tournaments all weekend with some great prizes!”

Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg, PAX Aus Content and Community Manager adds “the Classic Gaming Area has been a very popular and successful part of PAX Aus since we began in 2013, we are thrilled it is back for 2015 and excited about this year’s expanded range of activities.”

More information about the Classic Gaming Area, including tournaments, can be found at http://www.ausretrogamer.com/paxaus-2015-classic-gaming-tournaments.

Friday and Sunday badges and 3-day international badges are still available and can be purchased online at www.paxaustralia.com.au/registration.

For further information visit paxaustralia.com.au or follow PAX Australia updates via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Source: PAX Australia

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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: Announcements, Pinball, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: AMD, Amusement Machine Distributors, Bartronica, Bayside Pinball Club, Classic Gaming Area, Donkey Kong, Game Of Thrones, Guy Blomberg, PAX, PAX Aus, PAX Aus 2015, pinball, Retro Domination, Scott Kellett, Weird and Retro, Yug Blomberg

Game Theory’s Shocking Mario Timeline Reveal

12/06/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Mario_timeline_HDRMario has been in more than 70 games – but is there a discernible timeline? The Game Theorists answer this question for us and uncover a shocking truth in the process!


Source: Game Theory 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: Donkey Kong, Game Theory, mario, Mario Timeline, super mario, Super Mario Bros, The Game Theorists

Pixels Invading The Silver Screen

22/05/2015 By ausretrogamer

Pixels_TitleOn the back of the Wreck’It Ralph success, it seems that video game characters and themes are the hottest ticket in Hollywood right now! Sony Pictures Entertainment have released their second official trailer for their upcoming Pixels movie.

Set for release this (northern hemisphere) summer, the movie sees four mates (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage) use their former arcade gaming prowess to save the world from invading intergalactic aliens, including Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede and Space Invaders!

The movie will hit Australian cinemas on July 30! Are you game to watch Pixels? Let the the trailer whet your appetite.


source: Sony Pictures Entertainment

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: !Arcade!, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Pacman, Pixels, Pixels Movie, Retro Gamer, retrogaming, Sony Pictures

Insert Coin To Play: Geeky Coins And Tokens

15/05/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

coinslot2Image source: CSA

We all love having a pocket full of coins and tokens to feed our arcade addiction, but you may be reluctant to part with these treasures.

Club Nintendo Commemorative Coins:
The Year Of Luigi & Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary
luigi mario brosImage source: Nintendo Life & Nintendo Life Forums

Nintendo Power 100th Issue Commemorative Coins
NP100Image source: Ripten

1982 World’s Fair Arcade Tokens
1982 WF tokensImage source: Video Games Memorabilia Museum (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Ms Pac-Man)

SegaWorld Sydney Token
SegaWorld tokenImage source: Video Games Memorabilia Museum

Time-Out Arcade Tokens
timeoutImage source: Dork Dimension

Chuck E. Cheese Arcade Tokens
chuckecheeseImage source: Dork Dimension

Assorted Arcade Tokens
tokensImage source: Classic Plastic

gametokensImage source: Boing Boing

Pikachu Coin For The Polynesian Nation Of Niue
pikachu coinImage source: Numista

Doctor Who Coins By The Perth Mint Australiathe doctors

monsters TARDIS

Batman & Superman Coins
batman and supermanImage source: Royal Canadian Mint & Royal Canadian Mint

Star Trek Coins For Island Of Tuvalu
star-trek-coinsImage source: The Perth Mint via Geekologie

Star Wars Coins For The Polynesian Nation Of Niue
star wars coinsImage source: New Zealand Mint via Geekologie

World Of Warcraft Coinswow coinsImage source: Amazon (Alliance & Horde)

Coin Paintings by Andre Levy
painted coins - combinedImage source: Tales You Lose via Toxel

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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: Andre Levy, arcade tokens, commemorative coins, Doctor Who, Donkey Kong, nintendo, Nintendo Coins, Pac-Man, Segaworld, Star Trek, Star Wars, World of Warcraft

Cute LEGO Arcade Stop Motion Videos

07/05/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

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We love Michael Hickox’s simple, but oh-so-cute LEGO arcade stop motion videos!

‘LEGO Donkey Kong’

Video source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

‘LEGO Arcade’

Video source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

‘LEGO Arcade 2’

Video source: Michael Hickox on YouTube

Source: Michael Hickox 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: Arcade, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Lego, Michael Hickox, Pac-Mac, pong, Stop Motion

Pixel Baz: Awesome Pixel Art Mashups

23/04/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

There’s not much to say about Pixel Baz‘s pixel art retrogaming/movie mashups other than they are a whole lot of fun. I would happily play all these games!

Pixels Assemble!
SpaceAvengers-Art

I Have Come Here To Chew Bubblegum And Play Video Games… And I’m All Out Of Bubblegum
TheyLive-Art

Solid Snake Plissken: Escape From New York
EFNY-freelance

Get Away From Her, You Pix(els)!
XenoRPG-Art

Game Over Man, Game Over!
AliensRPG-Art

All Work And No Video Games Makes Jack A Dull Boy
8BitShining-Shirtoid

Dawn Of The Dead Hunt
DeadHunt-pixel

Super Night Watch Bros.
NightWatchBros

Donkey (Ice) King
AdventureKong-Art

Dalek Kong 
dk05

Pixels Of The Lost Ark
IndianaKong

It’s Dangerous To Go 88MPH! Use This
88MPH-Tee

It’s Dangerous To Time Travel! Take This
Docwho

It’s Dangerous To Tron Alone! Take This
TronPixel

Source: Pixel Baz

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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: Adventure Time, Aliens, Avengers, BTTF, Donkey Kong, Dr Who, duck hunt, Escape From New York, Indiana Jones, mashup, Movies, Pixel Art, Pixel Baz, Space Invaders, Super Mario Bros, The Shining, They Live, Tron, Zelda, Zombies

Video Game Of Thrones

30/03/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

We are eagerly anticipating the fifth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones which is scheduled to premiere very soon – 12 April, 2015!

GOT S5

One of the best parts of watching Game of Thrones is the fantastic opening sequence. To keep us going for the next 2 weeks, here are some adorable retrogaming-style tributes – Dah Dah da da da Dah da da Dah Dah…

Hero of Time

The clever people from The Pixel Kingdom have created a Zelda-themed version.


Source: The Pixel Kingdom on YouTube

Super Mario Game of Thrones

NicksplosionFX shows us what GOT would look like in Super Mario World.


Source: NicksplosionFX on YouTube

Game of Thrones 16-Bit RPG

Reminisce with DoctorOctoro’s (slightly NSFW) 16-Bit RPG retelling of Season 1.


Source: DoctorOctoroc on YouTube

Game of Thrones: Donkey Kong-Style

DKSource: Pixel Baz

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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: 16-bit, 8-bit, Donkey Kong, Game Of Thrones, HBO, Super Mario Bros, youtube, Zelda

Retro Gamer Wedding Cake

07/12/2013 By ausretrogamer

Are you planning a wedding? Are you a hardcore retro gamer who would like to incorporate some sort of classic gaming fragment into your special day?

If your partner is willing, then perhaps you need to get this wedding cake – it projects your favourite games!


source: POSHdjs

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, super mario, video, Wedding Cake

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