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The Legend Of Zelda Reimagined As A FPS DOOM VR Game

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Imagine the original The Legend Of Zelda being played in the first-person perspective like Wolfenstein or DOOM, in VR!

Imagine no more, as the below video shows a re-imagining of the NES classic, The Legend of Zelda, as a first-person virtual reality game! This impressive mod works with QuestZDoom, so we can finally becomes fans of playing The Legend of Zelda in this perspective (unless the VR makes us queasy!!).

We hope this video stays up. If it is gone by the time you get here, then know that Nintendo has meddled and killed off creativity!


source: SugaryNoe



An Audacious Games Room Setup!

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Well now that we have seen everything that 2023 has to offer, let’s get to 2024!

Seeing this amazing creation on Twitter this morning totally blew our mind. The engineering feat is off the charts. We wonder if this is Duke Nukem’s games room…….

And before you start screaming about aspect ratios, just chill, relax and be in awe of this crazily awesome thingamajig!



The Flipside Barcade: Adelaide’s Cool New Pinball Bar

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If you are visiting Adelaide (or live in the great state of South Australia), then checking out The Flipside Barcade in Daw Park (about 7km south of the Adelaide CBD) should be at the top of your “must check out” list!

Infused with an American-style menu, craft beers to quench your hard-earned thirst and nostalgia inducing arcade and pinball machines, The Flipside Barcade is the hottest destination in the Festival State! The mix of food, drinks and amusement action is exactly what the doctor ordered. Oh yeah, if you are feeling competitive, then Flipside has plenty of pinball and arcade gaming tournaments on offer!

The important details:

  • Venue: The Flipside Barcade
  • Address: 538 Goodwood Road, Daw Park South Australia 5041

image source: The Flipside Barcade



Aldi 80s Special Buys

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Aldi (Australia) sure knows how to cash in on the retro craze!

Starting next Wednesday (November 30), Aldi will stock some sweet 80s special buys, from retro tech to fashion and leisure items which they are calling Retro Entertainment.

So what kind of stuff will Aldi have up for grabs on November 30? We are glad you asked! Take a gander at these:

Our picks are the retro skateboard, Stack Hat, the micro arcades and that hot boombox! Better get that DeLorean ready to head back to the 80s!


source: Aldi – YouTube



Numskull Designs Launches Space Invaders Quarter Arcades

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Whoa, what a way to finish off the week! Numskull Designs have launched their new entrants in the Quarter Arcades series, Space Invaders and Space Invaders Part II!

With Space Invaders celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2023, Numskull Designs are releasing the iconic and influential masterpieces in the form of two new quarter scale arcade cabinets –Space Invaders & Space Invaders Part II. Pre-orders are now open via the Numskull Designs site right here.

Space Invaders originally burst in the scene in the golden era of arcade gaming and set the bar for those that followed. Since its release in 1978, it has gone on to become a global pop-culture phenomenon. Developed by Tomohiro Nishikado, the game has been cited as revolutionising the arcade industry as well as having an influence on many famous video game designs since.

Quarter Arcades -Special Editions:

Commemorating the 45th anniversary of the iconic SPACE INVADERS franchise, its creator – the legendary Mr. Tomohiro Nishikado has kindly signed 78 x SPACE INVADERS cabinets to celebrate the release date of 1978, and 79 x SPACE INVADERS PART II cabinets to celebrate the release date of 1979.These are strictly limited edition cabinets, perfect for you to play or display in your home for the most authentic experience of the classic arcade game available on the market. STRICTLY LIMITED TO 78 x SPACE INVADERS AND 79 x SPACE INVADERS PART II WORLDWIDE.

Oh yeah, you can start drooling now with their official announcement trailer below 😉

image source: Numskull Designs



The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition – Review

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We have known Richard Moss, the author of The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition (TSHoMG-EE) book, for quite a while now. To say we have great admiration for Richard would be a gross understatement.

Speaking to Richard in the past, it was quite evident where his love and passion was focused when it came to retro computing – the Apple Macintosh. Being an award winning journalist and avid game historian, we were glad to see Richard having his book published, as it’s just brilliant, even if you aren’t an Apple Macintosh fan – if you are remotely into retro computing or old school games, then this is a great read!

Let’s start with the physical aspects of the book. The look, feel and presentation of this tome oozes quality everywhere, as we come to expect from Bitmap Books – from the hardback cover (and use of colours) hitting the nostalgic bit of our heart, to the gorgeous blue coloured page edges, it’s truly stunning! The 480 pages are filled with edge-to-edge high quality lithographic print, with sewn binding for enduring quality and the ability to lay the book flat, which is ideal for double-page image viewing.

Richard goes into detail in how the Macintosh changed video games and how it challenged the medium to be more than child’s play and quick reflexes. With human design in mind (as with contemporary Apple products!), TSHoMG-EE informs the reader in how the Macintosh made human-computer interaction friendly, inviting, and intuitive. Of course, one would argue (as the author does), that Mac gaming led to much of what we now take for granted as PC gamers, with the old Apple spawning some of the biggest franchises in video games history — including Myst, Halo, and SimCity.

The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition draws on a combination of archival material and around 80 interviews with key figures from the era to tell the story of those communities and the game developers who survived and thrived in an ecosystem that was serially ignored by the outside world. It’s a book about people who followed their hearts first, and market trends second – showing how clever, quirky, and downright wonderful video games could be.

This newly-expanded edition adds around 70 pages of extra content, including a foreword by The 7th Guest co-creator and id Software and Apple alum Graeme Devine, plus an annotated timeline, over 60 extra images, an icon gallery, and more than 6,000 extra words added to the chapter narratives — on top of the 115,000 words from the 1st edition — covering a variety of additional game and developer stories, including the tales behind Snood, Chaos Overlords, The Dungeon of Doom, and more. It also revises and updates the design, based on reader feedback, to provide a better reading experience. A nice touch is the “Where Are They Now” section in each chapter – giving insight into the career path of key people.

We are suckers for books that delve deep into their subject matter, and this book is no exception. It is beautifully presented and written to draw the reader into the world of the Apple Macintosh and its library of video games that became iconic. We highly recommend The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition book, as it is informative, fun and engaging, the three key ingredients of any great book. This tome deserves to be on your bookshelf.

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Disclaimer: The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Expanded Edition book was kindly provided by PixelCrib for this review.

A X68000 Mini Is Coming

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Now here is one out of left field! Not to be outdone by the likes of Nintendo, Sega and a plethora of other minis on the market, Mizuki (a one-stop service provider from planning to mass production of electronic products) teased on their Twitter account that they are planning to produce a X68000 Mini, which by the look of the photos, looks pretty darn awesome!

It looks like the product will have a pop-up carrying handle on top of the main body, just like the real Sharp X68K! Complete with a mouse that is also a trackball and a LED keyboard, which they are considering to add a keycap exchange gimmick – so clever!

Is your mind blown yet? Ours definitely is. No other official announcements have been made, but let’s just say that WE WANT THIS ASAP!

source: Zuiki Inc. on Twitter



Turn Your A500 Mini Into A Retro Console Beast!

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We know there will be the purists out there that will want to leave their THEA500 Mini retro system as it was intended (Ed: stock standard), but for those looking to spice there’s up, Team Pandory’s A500 Mini Pandory500 V2 Mod is for you!

The below video highlights the newly added features to the Pandory mod, which was released a few months ago. There’s the new Amiberry 5.3, new Dreamcast cores, native PPSSPP, and also making it compatible with the official firmware updates, to name just a few!

The installation is easy, all you need to do is download Pandory500 from Github and dump it onto a USB stick – it is that easy! Oh yeah, this is a softmod and does not change anything on TheA500 Mini. Go and have some fun 😉


source: Team Pandory



Elden Ring Reimagined as a Tiger Electronics Game

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Good ole Tiger Electronics, they were quite late to the handheld game (pun fully intended) with Nintendo well and truly taking that crown with their Game & Watch series.

Nevertheless, Tiger were prolific in releasing many classic titles on their handheld platform, with the likes of Double Dragon, Sonic The Hedgehog and Street Fighter II to name just a few, getting the Tiger Electronics handheld treatment. One key feature of Tiger games was that they were particularly frustrating and almost unplayable, but we still loved them.

When we came across Robert Penney’s (aka: Penney Pixels) reimagined Elden Ring getting the Tiger Electronics handheld treatment, we knew we had to let you all know about it! Robert’s novelty creation is part of his hobby of making fake retro game animations, with this particular creation being quite clever in capturing the Tiger Electronics look and feel.

We asked Robert to tell us more about his Elden Ring Tiger Electronics creation, especially how long it took to make, this is what he had to tell us:

“It took roughly a month to put together, but hard to say exactly. I would do bits and pieces on it in the evenings in small chunks. But the core animation was only a few weeks. I got a bit caught up in the texturing and trying to make it look as authentic as possible which took longer than it should have, but it was a labour of love so I enjoyed that aspect of it in a therapeutic way.
The concept itself was based on the humour of a lot of my game animations. In this case it was aimed at Tiger Electronics ports. Those handheld games are certainly charming to look back on now, but most would agree they left a lot to be desired in comparison to the original versions. So I took that concept to the extreme by taking the highly detailed, complex and vast world of Elden Ring and crushing it down to a shell of its former self. 99% of the original game was stripped away (It’s just Limgrave and a few basic trash mob enemies while the real Elden Ring has over a hundred bosses) and I kept the RPG elements, a spirit summon and the levelling up system. Elements all far too intricate to include properly in a little LCD handheld meant for short car journeys. I also wanted to juxtapose the difficulty between the real version and my terrible fictional port. While Elden Ring is challenging in true FromSoftware spirit, this Tiger Electronic is difficult in another way. It’s hard to see what’s going on, has fiddly controls, minimal animation frames and just downright unfair.”
We reckon Robert has definitely nailed it! Check it out!


source: Penney Pixels



You Can Now Play OutRun on Atari 8-Bit Computers!

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Say what?! Yep, OutRun can be played on your Atari 8-bit (A8) XE/XL computers!

This is a Work In Progress (WIP), so there is more content/improvements coming, but for now, it is still looking and sounding pretty darn good!

Read up on the development/progress of OutRun on the AtariAge forum and download the WIP file direct from here. Brush the dust off your A8 computers (grab your Atari MAX cart) and get some OutRun into ya!


source: Atari 8-Bits Forever