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LEGOformers: Retro Consoles And Handhelds In Disguise

March 29, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

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NYC-based LEGO master craftsman and graphic designer Baron Julius von Brunk (pictured above) has crammed so much awesome into these LEGO retrogaming transformers, they will blow your mind! But don’t just look at the pictures, make sure you click the links and read about how Julius designed and built each of these fantastic creations.

Game Boy Advance Transformer – ‘Vantage’1396912810m_DISPLAY

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Nintendo 64 Transformers‘Ultra Hexacon’ and ‘Tetragon’ the transforming Nintendo 64 and controller, and their transforming game pak minions ‘Hot-Shot’, and ‘Mecha Kong’
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NES Zapper Pistol – ‘Plasmashock’1328561835m_DISPLAY

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Evil Segacon LEGOformers ‘Gearhead’, ‘Supersonic’ & ‘Knucklepunch’
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Nintendo Game Boy & Tetris Transformers ‘Domaster’ & ‘Tetrawing’1331497231m_DISPLAY

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And be sure to check out Julius’ other amazing work including this Giant fully-operational NES controller and Nintendo world mosaic.

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Source: Julius von Brunk via Bit Rebels

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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: Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Julius von Brunk, Lego, LEGOformers, NES, Nintendo 64, sega, Sonic The Hedgehog, tetris, Transformers

LEGO And Retrogaming: A Match Made In Heaven

March 25, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

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LEGO plus retrogaming is a match made in geek heaven. Feast your eyes on these amazing works of brick art.

Chris McVeigh

As well as being an awesome LEGO builder, Chris McVeigh is an author, illustrator and photographer. Chris develops build guides which he offers freely (for personal use only), and has custom building kits for sale at Storenvy.

A selection of Chris’ build guides
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Some of Chris’ kits for sale at Storenvy
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4_computersSource: Chris McVeigh via Kotaku

Retrogaming Mosaic

This fantastic mosaic was built using 10,511 individual LEGO pieces (fixed to fifteen 15″x15″baseplates)! How many characters can you name?

5_LEGO mosaicSource: Etsy via Technabob

Super Mario Bros. Aquarium

This gorgeous aquarium was made by designer and blogger Kelsey Kronmiller and it took her about 336 hours in total to build – but I’m sure you’ll agree it was well worth the effort.

6_LEGO aquariumSource: Kelsey Kronmiller via Geek

LEGO Bob-omb Battlefield (Super Mario 64)

This LEGO Bob-omb Battlefield is super-cute.

7_Bob-omb BattlefieldSource: Matt De Lanoy on Flickr via @Nyleak

LEGO Game Boy by Dario Dipic

You have to look twice at this amazing LEGO Game Boy by Dario Dipic to tell it’s not real!

game boySource: Dario Dipic on MOCpages

I found plenty of other amazing works of retrogaming LEGO art (a few so great they deserve their own post), so stay tuned for more LEGO stories in the near future. In the meantime, get building!

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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: Aquarium, Arcade Machines, Chris McVeigh, consoles, Game Boy, Lego, LEGO Mosaic, NES, Retrogaming Mosaic, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros Aquarium

Made In Australia: NES Games

March 4, 2015 By ausretrogamer

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In the early days of the video games industry it seemed like all game development was being done out of bedrooms across the UK and Europe. The North Americans were also pumping out games from their hive in Sunnyvale. It is a little known fact that Australia also made major contributions to game development in those early days. Australian pioneers like Alfred Milgrom (co-founder of Melbourne House and Beam Software) were designing and producing games like Hungry Horace and The Hobbit. Melbourne House‘s other major release,  Way Of The Exploding Fist, went on to become a massive hit on every 8-bit micro back in the mid 1980s. After Australia II won the America’s Cup in 1983, Armchair Entertainment cashed in on the craze by creating the sailing sim, Arnie’s America’s Cup Challenge. The game was bundled in the Commodore 64 Family Pack that was released to coincide with the 1987 America’s Cup event in Fremantle.

But what of the 8 and 16-bit consoles you know and love, like the NES, SNES and the Mega Drive? Did Australia produce any games on these world dominant systems? Of course they did. Australian talent continued to churn out classic games that went on to become major hits on their respective platforms.

In this maiden Made In Australia voyage, we will reflect on the games that Australians produced for Nintendo‘s world beating 8-bit console, the NES! I bet you will be surprised.

720° (1989)
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Bad Street Brawler (1989)
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Defender of the Crown (1989)
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Airwolf (1989)
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Road Runner (1989)
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The Last Ninja (1990)
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RoadBlasters (1990)
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Smash TV (1990)
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Aussie Rules Footy (1991)
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Star Wars (1991)
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But wait, there were more Aussie made NES games, like: Back to the Future (1989), The Three Stooges (1989), Battle Chess (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Back to the Future Part II & III (1990), Bigfoot (1990), Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (1990), Fisher-Price: Perfect Fit (1990), Fisher-Price: I Can Remember (1990), The Punisher (1990), Rocket Ranger (1990), Bo Jackson Baseball (1991), Family Feud (1991), George Foreman’s K.O. Boxing (1992), International Cricket (1992), Nightshade (1992), Power Punch 2 (1992), Mickey’s Safari in Letter Land (1993) and Mickey’s Adventures in Number Land (1994).

In the next Made In Australia feature, we will reflect on the Mega Drive games that were Aussie made! You will be surprised to learn the number of hit games that Aussies had their hand in! Till next time, game on!

image sources: Moby Games, Tomorrow’s Heroes, GameFAQs, retro gaming australia

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Arnie, Arnie Armchair, Aussie Made, Beam Software, Made In Australia, Melbourne House, NES, nintendo, Retrocomputing, retrogaming

NES Cartridge Gaming On The Go

February 4, 2015 By ausretrogamer

nesp_titleWant to take a piece of your NES on the go and play games on it? Yep, you read that question right – take a piece of your NES, in this instance, a NES console stuffed into a NES game cartridge that can be played on the go!

The specifications of this Nintendo Entertainment System Portable (nesP) are:

Screen: 2.8″ TFT LCD
Control: D-Pad, Select, Start, and two fire buttons
Storage: 4GB internal / SD card slot for additional storage
Battery: rechargeable Li-Ion
Players: MP3 audio player and recorder, FM radio, photo viewer and video player
Emulators: NES, Game Boy and Game Boy Color
Speaker: Mono
Output: TV-Out

All in all, a pretty cool one-of-a-kind handheld device that would definitely send tongues wagging on public transport. The TV-Out is a nifty feature, so take that Sega Arcade Nano!


source: robotswillkillyou

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: NES, NES Gaming On The Go, NES portable, nesP, nintendo, retrogaming

Nintendo Quest: The Unofficial And Unauthorised Nintendo Documentary

January 13, 2015 By ausretrogamer

NintendoQuest_titleDon’t you just love good news stories – I know I do! With 25 days to go, the Nintendo Quest – An Unofficial Nintendo and NES Documentary has already smashed its pledge target of $1,000! With alluring stretch goals, this Kickstarter project is bound to break all kinds of records! Let’s see how high it can go.

Jay_Nintendo_QuestFor those of you that want to know more about this documentary – it is a fun film that follows Jay Bartlett, a fanatic video game collector, who, on a dare, tries to collect all 678 original NES games – a long-time dream of his. The kicker is, Jay must achieve this tall order in 30 days without using the Internet in any way. While following Jay on his adventure, the film also examines Nintendo’s cultural history, their on-going legacy, and specifically, the endurance of the NES. I can’t wait to watch the finished product of this most unofficial and unauthorised Nintendo documentary ever!

Hit Kickstarter now!


source: Robert McCallum

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Kickstarter, NES, Nintendo Documentary, Nintendo Quest

Top 5 Games Charts: July 1991

July 31, 2014 By ausretrogamer

top5gamescharts_titleAh, 1991 – what a year! I was half way through finishing high school and was knee deep in mid-year examinations. In the midst of the educational pressure (and hanging out with mates at the local arcade), I did find time to play video games. Speaking of which, these were the chart toppers for the month of July 1991. I am still shocked that there were no Konami games in the top 5 for the NES!

Do you have any fond memories of these titles?

 

  1) Golden Axe (Sega)
2) Ninja (Sega)
3) Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (US Gold)
4) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Sega)
5) World Soccer (Sega)

 

  1) Gremlins 2 (Sunsoft)
2) Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
3) Mega Man 2 (Nintendo / Capcom)
4) Wrath of the Black Manta (Taito)
5) World Wrestling (Tecmo)

 

1) Midnight Resistance (Data East)
2) PGA Tour Golf (Electronic Arts)
3) Gynough (Sega / Masaya)
4) Lakers vs Celtics (Electronic Arts)
5) Verytex (Sega / OperaHouse)

 

1) Parasol Stars (Taito)
2) Legend of Hero Tonma (Irem)
3) Jackie Chan (Hudson)
4) Dead Moon (NEC / T.S.S.)
5) Final Match Tennis (Human)

 

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Master System, Mega Drive, NES, pc-engine, retrogaming, sega, top 5, top 5 charts

Top 5 Games Charts: November 1990

May 21, 2014 By ausretrogamer

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There is no denying that there were some awesome games released towards the end of 1990. The below charts are testament to these great games that still endure till this day (Ed: well, some of them anyway).

So, take out those Amiga Operation Stealth diskettes and blow into that dusty Super Mario Bros. cartridge for some unabashed retro gaming experience. Nostalgia rules y’all!

  1) Golden Axe (Sega)
2) Chase HQ (Sega / Taito)
3) Operation Wolf (Sega / Taito)
4) Battle Out Run (Sega)
5) Double Dragon (Sega / Technos)

 

  1) Super Mario Bros 2 (Nintendo)
2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo)
3) The Legend Of Zelda (Nintendo)
4) Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
5) Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (Konami)

 

Amiga_108 1) Corporation (Core Design)
2) Shadow Of The Beast 2 (Psygnosis)
3) Operation Stealth (US Gold / Delphine)
4) Shadow Warriors (Ocean)
5) Wings (Mirrorsoft / Cinemaware)

 

atari_st 1) F-19 Stealth Fighter (Microprose)
2) Their Finest Hours (US Gold / Lucasfilm)
3) Shadow Warriors (Ocean)
4) Operation Stealth (US Gold / Delphine)
5) Midnight Resistance (Ocean)

 

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Amiga, Atari ST, charts, Master System, NES, nintendo, sega, top 5 charts

8-Bit Philosophy

May 1, 2014 By ausretrogamer

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Who says video games are mindless fun? I know we don’t think that. There is much to learn and a lot of hidden meanings in video games to be explored.

If you summonsed your inner Platonism, you would find there is some very cool 8-bit philosophy.


source: Thug Notes

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 8-bit, 8-bit philosophy, Kid Icarus, NES, retrogaming, Zelda

NEStalgia: Digital Papercraft Illustrations

March 21, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Prepare to have your mind totally blown away! Check out these awesome digital papercraft artworks based on some of our favourite NES games – all created by the super talented, Steph Caskenette. Show your support by visiting her store.

Mega Man
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Contra
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Dragon Warrior
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Castlevania
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Zelda II
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Metroid
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image source: Steph Caskenette

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: artwork, classic games artwork, Digital Art, NES

NES: Start Screens

March 18, 2014 By ausretrogamer

NES_Start_ScreensDo you want to see the start screen of every single NES game ever released? More importantly, do you have three hours to kill? If you have answered yes to both of these questions, then put your feet up, press play and get your NES nostalgia hit!


source: NicksplosionFX

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: NES, nintendo, Press Start, Start Screen, video

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