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New He-Man related Documentary, ‘Faking Filmation’ is now LIVE on Kickstarter!

12/04/2021 By ausretrogamer

Faking FilmationWhen we got the email from Rob McCallum about a new MOTU related doco, we sat up and took note. We had previously backed the Power Of Grayskull documentary, which was darn awesome. So when Rob’s email advised us of the new Faking Filmation Kickstarter, we knew we had to jump on it right away!

The Faking Filmation documentary delves in the history of cartoons, with lots of attention to Filmation – the pioneering animation studio that helped start ‘Saturday Morning Cartoons’ and revolutionised weekday afternoon cartoons with He-Man and She-Ra.

But wait, there is more! This new project tackles all that cartoon goodness and wraps it around the story of He-Man mega fan, James Eatock, who has spent the last 3.5 years crafting his own unofficial He-Man cartoon called, “The Return of Faker.” James was just about to release the unofficial cartoon when he was hit with a cease and desist letter preventing him from doing it. Now, he’s on a mission to overcome this obstacle and share it with the world – how awesome is that! 

If you want more Masters of The Universe documentary content, or a look at cartoon history, or you just want to see James’ amazing work (and his process to pull it off), then jump on the Faking Filmation Kickstarter right now!

Faking Filmation Kickstarterimage source: Faking Filmation via Kickstarter

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 282828, 80s, Cartoon, cartoons, Documentary, Faking Filmation, Film, Filmation, Geek, He Man, Heman, James Eatock, Kickstarter, Masters Of The Universe, Mattel, MOTU, NBC, nerd, Nintendo Quest, Orko, Power Of Grayskull, Retro, Rob McCallum, She-Ra, Skeletor, tbt, The Return of Faker, throwback, Universal, VHS tape

June is Atari Month!

29/03/2021 By ausretrogamer


Attention our fellow Atarians (fans of the old Atari),

The month of June is fast approaching and you all know what that means – it’s #AtariMonth!

To celebrate 49 years of Atari, we are asking you to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and get writing about your affinity for this iconic brand.

This is your opportunity to let your writing juices flow! To get you started, check out Matt Lacey’s Atari story from the last time we ran #AtariMonth for Atari’s 42nd anniversary.

Once you are satisfied with your written masterpiece, just submit it to us here. The most entertaining submissions will be immortalised on ausretrogamer.com!

There is no word limit, so go for your life (just keep it clean)! Article submissions are opened from now till June 25 2021. That means you have (almost) 3 months for your submission, so get cracking you awesome Atarians!

 

 

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Arcade, Atari, Atari 2600, Atari 400, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 800, Atari arcade, Atari Corp, Atari Inc, Atari Jaguar, atari lynx, Atari Month, Atari Portfolio, Atari ST, Atari VCS, Atari XE, Atari XEGS, Atari XL, AtariMonth, old schoo, Retro, retro computing, Retro Gaming, tbt, throwback, Vintage

2021 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists

23/03/2021 By ausretrogamer

We have featured The Strong’s ‘World Video Game Hall of Fame‘ finalists from previous years on here, so for 2021, we were quite chuffed to see a number of our favourite video games make the final 12 cut!

From FIFA International Soccer, Tron, Mattel Football, to Pole Position, StarCraft and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?, we would say that most retro gamers would be quite satisfied with this year’s hall of fame inductees.

Oh yeah, gaming fans can vote for their favourite finalists from now until March 25 (US time) as part of the Player’s Choice ballot at World Video Game Hall of Fame.

image source: The Strong

 

Filed Under: Announcements, History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 2021 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists, Animal Crossing, Call of Duty, FarmVille, FIFA International Soccer, Guitar Hero, Mattel Football, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Pole Position, Portal, Retro, Retro Gamers, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Starcraft, tbt, The Strong, The Strong Museum, throwback, Tron, Video Games, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?, World Video Game Hall of Fame

Over 700 PS2 Prototypes And Unreleased Demos Unleashed by The Hidden Palace

22/03/2021 By ausretrogamer

Whoa, this is mind blowing – last night, the video game preservation group, The Hidden Palace, released over 700 PlayStation 2 prototypes, early builds, E3, and press release demos in a massive (900GB) dump the group referred to as Project Deluge.

Introducing – Project Deluge, one of our biggest endeavors yet. Presented to you – over 700 PlayStation 2 prototypes have been archived for your enjoyment. This part is only the beginning, so stay tuned for more! https://t.co/D8doin5GZK Enjoy and have fun! pic.twitter.com/cxQs1vm2QF

— The Hidden Palace (@HiddenPalaceOrg) March 21, 2021

You can read more about this massive undertaking here.

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: early builds, gamers, PlayStation 2, Project Deluge, prototype, PS2, PS2 demo, PS2 E3, PS2 prototypes, Retro, Retro Gamers, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, tbt, The Hidden Palace, throwback

Retro Gaming at Sears in 1982

15/02/2021 By ausretrogamer

Absolutely adore these kinds of videos of news reports from department stores in the early 80s featuring some awesome footage of their home and entertainment departments from back in the day.

The best part about this video is that it is a b-roll (raw footage) taken from inside a Sears store in mid-December 1982 (just before the Christmas rush for that year), which features clips of Atari computers and kiosks, a Vectrex store display and Donkey Kong being played on the Intellivision amongst other great clips!

Check it out and let the nostalgia wash over you.


source: btm0815ma

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: 1982, 80s, Atari 400, Atari 800, Donkey Kong, Home and Entertainment departments, Intellivision, oldschool, Retro, Retro Gaming, retrogaming, Sears, Sears Washington, throwback, Vectrex, Video Games

Monsters of Terror: The Best Wizard of Wor Clone on the Amiga!

21/01/2021 By ausretrogamer

Everyone knows by now that we love all things Star Wars, Double Dragon, Galaga and pinball, amongst many others. However, not many know that we have another love called Wizard of Wor!

We keep going back to playing Wizard of Wor on the Commodore 64, because it’s just so jolly fun and a cracking arcade conversion. Since there was never an official Wizard of Wor game released on the Amiga, lots of peeps missed out on playing a great game (Ed: unless they kept their C64 to play it on)! But don’t fret too much, as there is a top notch clone of Wizard of Wor for the Amiga, called Monsters of Terror, created by the super talented Matthias Bock (aka: flurrycow/lazycow).

Do yourself a favour, grab this game now, as it’s darn awesome!


source: WTF Game Tracks



Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Amiga, Amiga 1200, Amiga 500, Amiga games, Classic Games, Flurrycow, game dev, indie dev, lazycow, Matthias Bock, Monsters of Terror, Old School, Retro, retrogaming, tbt, throwback, Tiger Claw, Wizard of Wor, Wolfing, Zerberk

Castlevania: The Complete History

12/01/2021 By ausretrogamer

We are huge fans of Daniel Ibbertson’s (aka: Slope’s Game Room) history vids, just like his recent full-length documentary based on the history of one of the biggest game franchises of all time, CASTLEVANIA.

The Castlevania games series is one of the most expensive and well-loved retro gaming collections ever released. In this doco, Daniel not only talks about its history, but also showcases some of the rarest games in the series.

So chuck your headphones on, put your feet up and immerse yourself all things Castlevania.


source: Slope’s Game Room

Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Castlevania, Castlevania the complete history, Classic Games, Daniel Ibbertson, gaming history, Konami, old school gaming, Retro, Retro Game, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, retrogame, retrogaming, Slope's Game Room, Video Games

The New Yorker Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto

22/12/2020 By ausretrogamer

Simon Parkin’s The New Yorker interview with Nintendo’s legendary Shigeru Miyamoto is an interesting, insightful and wide-ranging, reflective conversation. Seldom do we hear or read anything so candid or beyond Shigeru’s amazing creations in his four decade long career with the Big N.

So kick back and read Simon’s refreshing interview with Miyamoto-san, as he speaks openly about his video games design philosophy, being the boss, guns in video games, his kids love of Sega (Ed: what?!) and the new Super Nintendo World theme park at Universal Studios in Japan.

image source: The New Yorker

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Link, nintendo, Retro, Retro Gaming, Retrogamer, retrogaming, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shigeru Miyamoto interview, Simon Parkin, SNES, super mario, Super Mario Bros, Super Nintendo World, The New Yorker, Zelda

Mini Star Wars Arcade Cab – The Force Is Strong With This One

21/12/2020 By ausretrogamer

Stop the press! What the heck is this dark side of the force creation? We LOVE it!

This mini arcade based on Atari’s seminal Star Wars arcade game was faithfully recreated by Astrodob, using a Raspberry Pi and MAME. Well Astrodob, where do we send our Jedi Bank cheque to?


source: Astrodob

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Arcade, Astrodob, Atari Star Wars, awesome creation, diy, homebrew, Mini Atari Star Wars arcade, Mini Star Wars Arcade, Mini Star Wars Arcade Cab, oldschool, Retro, Retro Gamer, Retro Gaming, Star Wars Arcade, tbt, throwback

Last Minute Retro Gaming Inspired Xmas Gifts

15/12/2020 By ausretrogamer

Last week we published our Christmas Gift Guide, which we hope that it helped finding that special pressie for that special someone, including yourself.

Well, since then, we have found even more cool retro gaming inspired gifts that are currently on special (30% OFF!), which means it’s a win, win for everyone! So if you need some last minute gifts for your geeky friends or family (or for yourself), then check out these:

Micro Arcade games $17.49 (30% OFF)

Tiny Arcade games up to 30% OFF

Pac-Man Icon Lamp $13.99 (30% OFF)

TMNT Virtual Pinball $17.49 (30% OFF)

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: Arcade, Atari, Christmas, Christmas 2020, Christmas retro gifts, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, geek gifts, Micro Arcade, Missile Command, Pac-Man, pinball, pong, Q Bert, QBert, Retro, retrogames, Space Invaders, tbt, throwback, Tiny Arcade, TMNT, TMNT Pinball, Xmas gifts

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