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Back To The Nineties: Magic Eye Pictures

March 3, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

I got excited again about magic eye pictures after reading about how they work and why some people can’t see them on Mental Floss. Here are some retrogaming-themed magic eye pictures for a dual hit of nostalgia.

Mario

Yoshi

Hopefully you’re not like poor Willam from Mallrats who just couldn’t see that sailboat!

Source: YouTube

…but maybe that’s because there WAS NO SAILBOAT!

Source: YouTube

Now I need to rest my eyes, I think it will be another 20 years before I’m ready to look at another magic eye picture!

Source: Magic Eye Retrogaming on Flickr, Mental Floss, Super Mario Broth

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Ms. 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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Arts And Crafts: Retrogamer-Style

February 12, 2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

I know it’s tempting to spend all your spare time gaming – but it’s important to cultivate your creativity and your problem-solving skills, and what better way than with some arts and crafts (just remember how exciting it was when it was time for art class back in school!).

There’s no need to abandon your love of retrogaming though – here are some awesome ideas for retrogaming (and generally geeky) themed art projects. Quick, run and get your hot glue gun, scissors and paint brush – it’s time to get inspired and creative!

Space invaders pop-up card

Felt Floppy Disk Coin Purses

Mutant Enemy 6-inch embroidery hoop art (grr argh!)

Mario embroidery

Cute crocheted Pikachu and Toad hats

An elegant Triforce candle

Floppy disk planters

Pac-Man corkboard

Video Game Pixel Art With Perler Beads

The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton

Pac-Man Ghost-Chomping Clock

source: 60 Awesome Geek Crafts From Around the Web and 24 Crafts To Totally Geek Out About

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Ms. 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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The Thrill Of The Chase: Roaming In Melbourne

January 28, 2015 By ausretrogamer

Work can be a damn bore. To break the monotony of doing that sales forecast report that is due by the end of the week, we use our lunch-break as a sanctuary to get away from it all.

My lunch break shenanigans had me traversing the city, looking for gaming and pop culture gear in particular. I was pleased to find a number of Nintendo and Namco goodies – from t-shirts and hoodies, to board-games, figurines and pool cues!

Seems as though my timing was quite good, as there were discounts and two-for-one deals throughout the stores – as if I needed more temptation! Shop on!

The coolest NES tee!

Coolest Nintendo backpacks ever!

The coolest Zelda tee!

A super Super Mario!

The coolest Mario tee!

Nintendo has too many temptations

Are you a Nintendo gamer? Then you need to wear this!

The Nintendo Console History Timeline – where it started

The Nintendo Console History Timeline – the 90s and early 2000s era

You’ll be a Mega Man or a Mega Woman if you wear this!

I want to play pool with these Pac-Man balls!

Compliment your Pac-Man pool balls with this Pac-Man cue!

37 years on, and Space Invaders is still relevant!

Lots of drool-worthy tees on this wall!

Let there be light!

Everyone needs Indy in their life

If Nintendo can do it, so can Namco!

Power Couples: Video Games Romance Novels

February 18, 2014 By ausretrogamer

Imagine your favourite video game characters made the transition to a Mills & Boon romance novel – what would the novel be like?

Imagine no more! The clever people at Shutterstock have accomplished the feat in creating fictitious romance novels based on our most favourite video gaming characters, from Link and Zelda, to Pac-man and Ms. Pac-Man. So, which one of these novels takes your fancy?

Collector of Hearts, starring Link and Zelda