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The World’s Largest Playable Game & Watch Octopus Is For Sale!

11/11/2020 By ausretrogamer

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own the Guinness World Records’ largest playable Game & Watch device!

Back in 2018 we told you all about Dr. Tom Tilley’s massive Game & Watch Octopus creation which absolutely blew our minds! Well guess what, now is your chance to own this unique creation and be the talk (and envy) of the town.

If you are interested in this MEGA Game & Watch, head on over to Tom’s for sale page to get more details about the sale and to register your interest.


source: WithProfessorTom

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: classic, diy, Dr Tom Tilley, Game & Watch, Game & watch for sale, Game & Watch Octopus, Game & Watch series, game and watch, gamer, Geek, Guinness World Records, Guinness World Records' largest playable Game & Watch game, homebrew, Largest Game & Watch device, Mega Game & Watch, nintendo, Octopus, Retro Gaming, Retrogamer, retrogaming, throwback, Tom Tilley, Vintage

Our Favourite Nintendo Game That We Still Play Today

09/11/2020 By ausretrogamer

Asking a gamer to nominate their favourite Nintendo game is like asking a parent to pick their favourite child. Well, guess what, we are going to do the unthinkable!

But before we crown our favourite, let us tell you about the top 3 contenders (that we still love playing till this day!):

First contender, Wave Race 64 (N64) – yes, we did pick Wave Race 64 above Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye 007. Don’t get us wrong, the aforementioned games are superb, but nostalgia draws us to Wave Race 64. What wasn’t there to like – realistic water physics, challenging courses and an absolutely cracking 2 player challenge – ‘Bonsai!’. We lost a lot of hours playing this game head to head. Oh yeah, the N64 controller was perfect for this game.

The second contender is none other than Super Mario Bros. (SMB) on the NES. This 2D platformer catapulted the Mario franchise into the stratosphere for good reason. The game had great level design, matched by awesome gameplay, a mesmerising Koji Kondo tune and most importantly, intuitive control – what more could you want!

Well, if it wasn’t for the next game, I guess the choice would have been easy and SMB would have walked away with the prize. Let us tell you about a 16-bit platformer that took the SMB ingredients, gave them a fair shake and then poured the contents into the SNES for a game we call (drum roll please), Super Mario World (SMW)! With SMW, the 2D platformer reached its pinnacle – sublime level design, 16-bit aesthetics that were an absolute feast for your eyes and the sound was perfectly atmospheric. This was a game that you could lose yourself in. SMW is one of those games you can either pick up and play for half an hour to get your Mario fix, or play till the wee hours of the morning. SMW walks away with the prize of our favourite Nintendo game of all time. Thank you Mr. Miyamoto for creating the definitive 2D platformer.

Phew, that was hard!

 

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 16bit, 8bit, Classic Games, Favourite Nintendo Games, Gametraders, GT Live Magazine, N64, NES, nintendo, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, Old School, Retro Games, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, SNES, super mario, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario World, super nintendo, throwback, top 3 Nintendo games, Video Games, Wave Race 64

Williams Electronics: Classic Arcade Games Promo Videos

29/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

Tony Temple needs no introduction for anyone that is into the classic arcade video games scene. Tony’s The Arcade Blogger site is a treasure-trove of arcade’s past, including finds like arcade coin-op promotional videos from long gone heavyweights of the arcade industry.

Tony’s latest feature looks at the promotional videos Williams Electronics used to tempt their distributors and operators with their then latest and greatest offerings, from Defender and Joust, to Robotron, Sinistar and beyond. Grab some pop-corn and check out the promo vids – BE WARNED, some are cheesier than others 😉

Defender promo video

Robotron:2084 promo video

Sinistar promo video

To check out the rest of the Williams Electronics promotional videos, head on over to The Arcade Blogger now!

 

[YouTube video source: duncanfbrown and Mylstar Electronics]

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Arcade, Bally/Midway, Classic Arcade Games, coin operated, coin-op, Defender, gamers, gaming, Golden Age Of Arcade, Joust, Paddle-Ball, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Robotron, Sinistar, Stargate, Video Games, William Electronics, Williams, WMS

Most Sold Video Games from 1989 to 2019

26/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

We are suckers for these time lapse based graphs. Press play an be in awe as you see your favourite video games rising in the top 10 and then falling before the winner takes it all!

A word of warning, it becomes quite grim for us retro gamers once the 2010 decade hits!


source: Gamology – The Best of Gaming

 

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 80s, Classic Video Games, Frogger, Game Boy, Gamology, most sold video games of all time, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, super mario, Super Mario Land, Super Mario World, tetris, time lapse graph, Video Games, videogames, Zelda

ToeJam & Earl Custom SEGA Genesis Cartridge Charity Auction

19/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

Straight from the planet Funkotron comes the funkiest, custom SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive game ever to hit your CRT TV! Complete with light-up LEDs, moving arrow, and sound effects, this brass elevator replica will amaze your friends on the included display stand or played in a real SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive!

You now have the chance to grab this one of a kind creation via the current charity auction on eBay. This charity auction will see 100% of the sale proceeds going to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. So not only could you win this super funky cartridge, but you can also help a great charity!

Happy bidding!


source: MID49

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 16-bit, Charity Auction, Classic Games, eBay, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Old School, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, Retrogamer, retrogaming, Sega Genesis, Sega Mega Drive, ToeJam & Earl, ToeJam & Earl Custom SEGA Genesis Cartridge, ToeJam & Earl Custom SEGA Genesis Cartridge Charity Auction, ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove

LEGO Ideas – Classic Two Player Arcade Racer

15/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

The LEGO Ideas keep marching on with more and more cool new ideas which we hope will garner enough support for them to become products we can purchase off store shelves.

This Classic Two Player Arcade Racer LEGO Ideas entrant by BricksDownUnder is another that piqued our interest. The 80s era classic arcade aesthetic and intricate attention to detail is pretty impressive, from the player steering wheels to move their racer left and right on the racing track, to the motorised track moving under the racers to simulate motion, this is pretty darn cool. Oh yeah, there is also a speed changing lever to really get your heartrate going in ludicrous mode – twice the speed for twice the excitement!

Impressed? If you are (and we reckon you should be), go and vote for this pretty cool LEGO Ideas entrant!

image source: LEGO Ideas

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 80s Lego, BricksDownUnder, classic arcade game, classic arcade racer, Custom Lego, Lego, lego classic arcade game, LEGO Classic Two Player Arcade Racer, LEGO Ideas, Lego Ideas vote, Lego Ideas Classic Two Player Arcade Racer With Ludicrous Mode, Retro Gaming

TAITO Arcade Classics Featured on AtGames Legends Arcade Family

09/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

We must say, the AtGames Legends Arcade Family suite of products have piqued our interest due to their versatility and now, the collaboration with TAITO Corporation, an arcade manufacturing powerhouse, bringing us some awesome classic arcade titles!

Current owners of the Legends Arcade Family products as well as those who have an interest (like us!) in classic arcade games are in luck! To compliment the AtGames’ already large selection of built-in video games, gamers can now add another 47 classic TAITO arcade games via a simple firmware update. This is the first time so many Taito arcade games have appeared at the same time on a single product! Check out the full list of games below which we guarantee will whet your nostalgic appetite!

The 47 TAITO arcade games are:

  • Alpine Ski
  • Battle Shark
  • Ben Bero Beh
  • Bonze Adventure
  • Bubble Bobble
  • Cadash
  • Cameltry
  • Chack ‘n Pop
  • Colony 7
  • Crazy Balloon
  • Don Doko Don
  • Elevator Action
  • Elevator Action Returns
  • Football Champ
  • Front Line
  • Growl
  • Gun & Frontier
  • Halley’s Comet
  • KiKi KaiKai
  • Kram
  • Kuri Kinton
  • Liquid Kids
  • Lunar Rescue
  • Metal Black
  • Nastar Warrior
  • Operation Thunderbolt
  • Operation Wolf
  • Pirate Pete
  • Plotting
  • Plump Pop
  • Qix
  • Raimais
  • Rastan
  • Space Gun
  • Space Invaders
  • Space Invaders DX
  • Syvalion
  • The Electric Yo-Yo
  • The Fairyland Story
  • The Legend of Kage
  • The New Zealand Story
  • The Ninja Kids
  • Thunder Fox
  • Violence Fight
  • Volfied
  • Wild Western
  • Zoo Keeper

These 47 TAITO arcade games are part of the growing number of built-in, licensed games on the Legends Arcade Family products like the Legends Ultimate and Legends Gamer series. Other current and future Legends Arcade Family products feature a similarly impressive mix of licensed arcade and console titles. We love the flexibility of adding games (legitimately!) to a home arcade system.

image source: AtGames Legends Family Arcade

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 339966, Arcade, arcade systems, AtGames, AtGames Legends Family Arcade, Bubble Bobble, Cadash, Classic Arcade Games, Legends Family Arcade, Old School, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Taito, Taito Corporation, The New Zealand Story, Thunder Fox, Volified

What’s Up America! – Video Warriors Mini Documentary From 1980

05/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

We love finding obscure mini documentaries from the early 80s, just like this What’s Up America! mini documentary, titled Video Warriors, which provides an insight on the state of the arcade video games industry circa 1980.

This documentary features a fresh-faced Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, Lyle Rains (Atari VP of Engineering, Coin-Operated Games Division), and Roger Hector (Atari Manager of Advanced Products) to name a few. The focus is primarily on Atari Coin-Ops games, but arcade games from other manufacturers are also shown. We really love the part where Roget Hector discusses his co-creation, Atari’s (unreleased) Cosmos holographic handheld games system!

For those of you outside of North America, the What’s Up America! TV series ran on the Showtime channel from 1979-1981. Now go and enjoy this hit of nostalgia!


source: Scottith Games

 

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 1980s, 80s, Arcade, Atari, Atari Cosmos, Classic Arcade Gaming, Golden Age, Lyle Rains, Nolan Bushnell, Old School, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Roger Hector, Video Game Documentary, Video Games, What's Up America

Commodore 64 Beige Spray Paint

01/10/2020 By ausretrogamer

Well, well, well, wonders never cease to amaze us! If you are yearning for your stuff to look more like they did in the mid 80s, then this Commodore 64C beige spray paint is for you!

The clever peeps at Retrohax are behind this nostalgia inducing spray paint, so if you want to get all artistic and go nuts on painting stuff all beige, then hit their store (~the spray paint is approx. AU$36.25).

Oh yeah, with this ongoing COVID-19 situation, spray paints are flight restricted items so they won’t get past the origin border, so unless you are situated in Poland, you may have to wait a bit to get some.

Just in case the C64C beige paint isn’t your thing, Retrohax also has Amiga 500 Beige and Atari XE/ST Grey spray paints to ensure you get creative! Now, if only they had a C64 breadbin brown spray paint 😉

image source: Retrohax

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 80s, 80s beige, Amiga 500 beige spray paint, Art, Atari XE/ST Grey spray paint, C64 spray paint, Commodore 64 beige, Commodore 64C beige spray paint, Commodore 64G spray paint, Commodore C64C beige, gamers, kitsch, Old School, paint, painters, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Retrohax, spray paint

Sonic Statue in Japan Countryside is Restored!

30/09/2020 By ausretrogamer

Earlier in August of this year, there were reports of a Sonic statue in the middle of the Japanese countryside that had been restored to its former glory, but no one knew who restored it and how the heck the statue of Sonic surfing got there in the first place!

According to this Polygon article, the mysterious case had been somewhat solved, with this TheGamingBeaver video stating that they had found a report from a Japanese TV station that was just as curious about the statue’s origins as we all were. It was stated that the statue originated at SegaWorld, and was then sold at auction after it was remodelled. The buyer, Mr. Kadeo, happened to live up a dirt road behind the statue, and the report says that he placed it there as a signpost to direct guests to his place of residence.

The mystery still continues, as there has been no confirmation that Mr. Kadeo was behind the restoration. If he wasn’t, then we wonder if a larger entity (surely not SEGA?!) had played a role in restoring their mascot!

Restored to his former glory!Story source: Polygon / Image source: Twitter

 

Filed Under: Retro Exploring Tagged With: Classic Games, Old School, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, sega, Sega Enterprises, Sega Sonic, sonic, Sonic Japan, Sonic Statue, Sonic Statue Restored, Sonic The Hedgehog

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