What? What are you saying about Super Mario Bros. 3? You mean to tell me that I have been playing a lie for the last twenty or so years? Hmm, the evidence is quite compelling. I feel so violated right about now. What do you think?
source: TV Secrets
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Breaking Bad: The NES Cartridge
It’s ok, my jaw dropped too. You can slowly put it back in place. Who wouldn’t want a Breaking Bad (Bad Breaker! – very clever!) inspired NES cart? This is one of many fine NES cartidge artistic works by some very talented artists at 72 Pins.
These created items use classic NES cartridges recycled as an art canvas. Inside the cart, you will find a random vintage game from the original NES lineup that still works! Very cool indeed. All profits go directly to supporting the artists and the teams involved in the creation of these carts.
Check out the rest of their range down below and then hit their site to support the artists!
image source: 72 Pins Blog
The Legend Of Zelda Remix
Let’s face it, just because I am not a fan of Zelda games, it doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the franchise. Obviously there are gamers out there that have a huge affinity for Zelda, just like Joshua Kershaw. Joshua has stitched together (nearly) every Zelda game to date into one remix video. Click on play and enjoy.
source: Joshua Kershaw
Gritty Super Mario World
This ain’t no cutesy Super Mario World romp. This is dark and gritty. Enter the real world of Gritty Super Mario World at your own peril!
source: Fury Fingers
Most Popular Holiday Toys From The Past 50 Years
What toys will you be getting this Christmas? If you want to get an idea of what holiday toys have been popular over the last 50 years, take a look at the below infographic. Do you recognise or still have any of these toys? Looks like Atari, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony made the list. I can’t believe Commodore nor Sega didn’t make the cut – must be an American list (haha!).
source: Abby Ryan Design
Future Retro Mario 3D World
Mario from 1989 would have never dreamed of leaving the comfort of his 2D world for the more glamorous 3D one.
Well, Mario has finally relented and has hopped right into 3D. Watch the little burly Italian plumber navigate his new found world!
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Polybius: Music With Retro Technology
This could be the coolest use of old home computers and consoles. We all love playing video games on these nostalgic time pieces, but Glasgow filmmaker, James Houston decided to use these so-called outdated relics for something totally unique, creating music!
image source: James Houston
James uses Sega Mega Drives, an Atari 2600 Jr, Game Boys, disused floppy disk drives and even a Commodore 64 amongst the repertoire of old equipment. The acoustics within the dry swimming pool just add to the awesome sound. Turn it up and enjoy!
source: James Houston
Deconstructed: Video Game Controllers
Ever wanted to perform an autopsy on your precious retro gaming controllers? With the precision of a surgeon, Brandon Allen’s Deconstructed artwork series does exactly that – dissecting our favourite controllers to view what is inside of them. By the look of it, not much, but hey, they still did the trick.
If you like any of these photographs, head over to the Ballen Photography Print Shop and place your order. These are awesome and unique video gaming related artworks.
WARNING: Do not perform this on your working classic controllers!
All images sourced from: Brandon Allen – Ballen Photography
Nintendo World Store Revisited
After ausretrogamer’s glowing endorsement of the Nintendo World Store in New York City, I knew that I had to check it out and see what the big deal was all about. Once I hit the ‘Big Apple’, I knew exactly where to go.
Unlike my friend, I did not have my retro-gaming-tinted-glasses on. Don’t get me wrong, the Nintendo World Store is a magical place, especially the classic Nintendo section on the second level. I just felt that it needed more, perhaps an interactive setup of their classic gaming systems would have done the trick.
Comparing with ausretrogamer’s Nintendo World Store photos, I noticed that there had been some changes to the classic area exhibit. Gone was the Game Boy that survived a scud missile attack in the Gulf War. The other change was to the Nintendo (video game character) franchises – they were replaced with a timeline of Nintendo’s systems. The exhibits were still quite spectacular and managed to give me a hit of nostalgia.
Can I recommend the Nintendo World Store to you? It would be remiss of me not to. It is a great place to show your children the hardware and games you grew up on and perhaps for you to reflect on a bygone era of video gaming.
For more photos of my visit to the Nintendo World Store, check out the album.
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Brant Raven
Scientist, philosopher & technologist. Science Fiction über-aficionado, retro gamer, curator & bibliographer. Creator of the Star Wars Bibliographic Database. I am also a staff writer at ausretrogamer.
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Mash’em Up: Kung Fu vs Mega Man vs Everyone
Dust off your trusty NES console, add some Kung Fu and about a dozen other retro games into the mix and this is what you get – a mish-mash of Kung Fu versus everyone and Mega Man traversing the known video gaming landscape in search of Sylvia. You will love the cameos in this video!
source: oppaopaopa