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Join Shigeru Miyamoto In A Tour Of The Nintendo Museum

August 21, 2024 By ausretrogamer

Get Your Bucket List Ready!

Whoa, gotta set aside about 14 minutes and watch this brief tour of the Nintendo Museum with none other than Shigeru Miyamoto!

The Nintendo Museum is scheduled to open on October 2nd, 2024, in Kyoto, Japan! This is one item we definitely want to cross off the bucket list!


source: Nintendo Of America

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Donkey Kong, Famicom, game and watch, GameCube, N64, NES, nintendo, Nintendo Museum, retrogaming, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Famicom, super mario, super nintendo, Switch, Virtual Boy, Wii, Wii U, Zelda

Long-Awaited Nintendo Museum Opening In Japan Later This Year

May 20, 2024 By ausretrogamer

Japan to Open Long-Awaited Nintendo Museum This Autumn (northern hemisphere)

Nintendo enthusiasts have reason to celebrate as the highly anticipated Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan, is set to open its doors this spring (or autumn if you like in the northern hemisphere).

Originally slated for a 2021 opening, the museum’s completion has been confirmed in a recent financial earnings report. The final preparations are underway, with an official grand opening expected later this year. The museum promises to be a landmark destination for fans of the iconic video game company.

This will be another venue to add to the already growing “This to do and see in Japan” bucket list! For more details, visit the TimeOut article here.


Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Donkey Kong, game and watch, Game Boy, GameCube, gamers, GBA, Japan, Kyoto, Link, N64, NES, nintendo, Nintendo Co, Nintendo Museum, SNES, super mario, Switch, Wii, Wii U, Zelda

Celebrate MAR10 Day In Australia & NZ

March 8, 2024 By ausretrogamer

Wahoo, Happy MAR10 Day!

Celebrate MAR10 Day in Australia and New Zealand with exclusive rewards on a range of Mario titles, including 10% back in Gold Points on Nintendo eShop, and collect an assortment of user icons parts from Super Mario games.

But wait, there is more! From now till 24th March, an assortment of user icons parts from Super Mario games will be available as Nintendo Switch Online member-exclusive rewards. There’s also a special mission you can complete by playing the Super NES classic Super Mario World to earn some Platinum Points.

Happy MAR10 Day to you all!

image source: Nintendo


Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: classic gaming, GameCube, gamers, Happy Mar10 Day, Mar10, Mar10 Day, Mario Bros., N64, NES, nintendo, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, Retro Gamer, SNES, super mario, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario World, Video Games

Every Single Nintendo Game From 1985-2000

February 27, 2024 By ausretrogamer

We know this is now old news (over 5 years ago), but for those that missed Aaron Norton’s (aka: NintendoTwizer) Nintendo collection, check it out!

Unfortunately (or fortunately for) Aaron, he sold it all for US$164,000 (approx. AU$250,000), which some say is a pittance, considering the complete collections of NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy and GameCube games!

Anyway, we are glad that Aaron did one last tour of his collection before it was sold – WARNING: You may drool!


source: Aaron Norton on YouTube


Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Aaron Norton, classic, complete nintendo games collection, Game Boy, GameCube, N64, NES, Nintendo collection, NintendoTwizer, Reddit, Retro, Retro Gamer, Retrogamer, retrogaming, SNES, Video Games

Dreamcast and GameCube Gaming On The Go

May 30, 2023 By ausretrogamer

Ever dreamed of having a portable version of Sega’s Dreamcast and/or Nintendo’s GameCube consoles? You may not need to dream anymore!

We know you’ll throw the old, “but my Steam Deck (or Ayaneo or hacked PS Vita) can emulate these consoles already!”, well let us tell ya, these portable versions are a step closer to their original source (by using the original’s internals)!

It is quite impressive to see these innovations come to life, even though it may offend the purists (and possibly get Nintendo’s lawyers onto these merchants).

These portable systems aren’t necessarily cheap, but they scratch an itch for the nostalgic in us – especially the Portable Dreamcast! Now, what can we offload to procure one of these……..

Where to buy:

  • Portable Dreamcast (on AliExpress)
  • Portable GameCube (on AliExpress)

Portable Dreamcast

Portable GameCube




Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Dreamcast, Dreamcast Go, GameCube, GameCube Go, Geek, nintendo, Portable Dreamcast, portable gamecube, Retro, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, Retrogamer, retrogaming, sega, throwback

We Need a Good ‘Hitman’ Movie

April 26, 2023 By David Cutler

By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A.

With “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” breaking records at the global box office, it makes me wonder why it took Hollywood so long to produce such a successful film based on a video game property. There have been other films based on video games that have made money (“Sonic the Hedgehog” and its sequel), but nothing like the grosses of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” It’ll easily pass the $1 billion mark worldwide.

I caught the “Hitman” films on cable recently, and as someone who loves the games, one thought raced through my mind: How did they screw this up? The 2007 “Hitman” film, starring Timothy Olyphant as the assassin, had no redeemable value whatsoever…it’s a violent mess that gets mindbogglingly boring by the third act. And the villains were cartoons. When I saw it in the movie theater, I was peering at my watch, waiting for the credits to roll. Olyphant is an immensely talented actor; he couldn’t even save the film.

The 2007 Hitman film starring Timothy Olyphant was a violent mess

The “Hitman” world from the games is so rich and sprawling. Producers and Hollywood executives had enough material from the iconic game for five movies. Or they could’ve taken all the great parts of the games and put them in one film.

When I heard the news that Rupert Friend was set to star in “Hitman: Agent 47,” I had hoped that the film could be exceptional. I was a fan of Rupert Friend’s performance on the Showtime series “Homeland.” He was terrific as CIA operative Peter Quinn. The British actor was miscast as the assassin. I remember being confused by the muddled opening credits that had clips that were more interesting than most of the action sequences in the film. It didn’t help that every actor and actress in the movie seemed extremely wooden.

“Hitman 2: Silent Assassin” is one of my favorite video games. The IO Interactive developed, stealth video game had the best storyline of any “Hitman.” Back in the early 2000s, I played “Silent Assassin” on my GameCube. The story of Codename 47 who comes out of retirement when his friend, Reverend Emilio Vittorio, is kidnapped by unknown assailants, could make a great plot for a “Hitman” film. It’s not an origin story, but it could be an excellent spine for a screenplay. 47 resumes work for the ICA in hopes of finding his close friend.

I doubt a studio will finance another “Hitman” film after the dismal box office returns of the previous two. However, the “Hitman” games are so iconic, there must be a filmmaker who can put their own imaginative spin on the vast property.




Filed Under: Modern Gaming, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: CIA, Codename 47, David Cutler, DC Cutler, GameCube, gamer, Geek, Hitman, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman move based on video game, Hitman movie, Hitman video game, Hollywood, Homeland, mario, Reverend Emilio Vittorio, Rupert Friend, Silent Assassin, sonic, Timothy Olyphant

Introducing the Lego Nintendo GameCube and Controller

March 21, 2023 By ausretrogamer

YouTuber Peter Knetter has built a fully functional Lego Nintendo GameCube with a matching GCN controller!

The hardware inside the console and controller of course aren’t made from Lego, Peter has repurposed an existing GameCube’s internals for both the console and controller, but everything else, including the case, power light, controller buttons and joysticks are all a mixture of standard Lego and Technic bricks.

Game on!


source: Peter Knetter

story source: technabob




Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: GameCube, Lego, Lego GameCube, Lego Nintendo, Lego Nintendo Gamecube, Lego Nintendo Gamecube and Controller, Lego Technic, nintendo, Peter Knetter

Thrill Of The Chase: FurySevenSix visits the Canberra Vintage & Collectible Centre

December 20, 2022 By ausretrogamer

Who doesn’t like a sneaky weekend trip to the nation’s capital?!

Well, that’s exactly what our good friend, Noel Wheatley, did this past weekend. Noel (aka: FurySevenSix) shared photos of the amazing retro gaming centre he found in Canberra on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. The Canberra Vintage & Collectible Centre is one of those places that will wow and indulge you in some very intoxicating nostalgia.

Sneaky weekend trip to Canberra yielded some spectacular surprises at @CanberraVCC.🤩

And yes you better believe I’ll be going back there again.😊#RetroGaming #Gaming pic.twitter.com/qeD5QvAe9x

— Noel Wheatley 🎮 (@FurySevenSix) December 18, 2022

The below photos attest to the amazing collections found at the Canberra Vintage & Collectible Centre (Canberra VCC), from iconic gaming systems, classic video games, to mouth-watering collectibles that have been lost to time. Make sure you add the Canberra VCC to your must visit list now!

PS: Check out Noel’s Instagram for more pics and vids of this amazing place!

The important details:

  • Venue: Canberra Vintage & Collectible Centre
  • Address: 11/90 Barrier Street, Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory

image source (used by permission): Noel’s Twitter and Instagram accounts




Filed Under: Retro Exploring, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Canberra, Canberra Vintage & Collectible Center, classic gaming, GameCube, gaming, Neo Geo, nintendo, Noel Wheatley, retro center, retro exploring, Retro Gamers, Retro Gaming, Retro Hunting, retro stores, sega, thrill of the chase, Video Games, weekend trip

LEGO Ideas: Pikmin – Planter of Growth

March 3, 2021 By ausretrogamer

Another day, another cool Lego Ideas pitch based on a much loved video game franchise!

This time round it is Pikmin’s turn, with the Pikmin – Planter of Growth Lego Idea. If you are a fan of Pikmin (or Lego), then there is only one choice really – vote now!

source: Lego Ideas – Pikmin

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: GameCube, gamer, Lego, Lego build, LEGO Ideas, Lego Ideas Pikmin Planter of Growth, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Pikmin, throwback

Custom Painted GameCube Consoles

May 7, 2020 By ausretrogamer

We have previously featured customised GameCube consoles, like the Mario Sunshine one, but these custom painted consoles by Mago Serenil (CustomsGameCubes on Etsy) are just so darn gorgeous!

The best part is, these custom painted GameCube consoles are available from Mago’s Etsy store (Mago is currently on a break, but you can still get in touch via Etsy).

[story source: [technabob]

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: classic gaming, Custom GameCube, Custom painted consoles, custom painted gamecube, CustomsGameCubes, Donkey Kong, etsy, GameCube, GameCube Donkey Kong, GameCube Kirby, GameCube Metroid, GameCube Super Mario, GCN, Kirby, Mago Serenil, Metroid, Nintendo GameCube, Old School, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Samus, super mario, Vintage gaming

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