The Pop-Culture E-Zine
Now this is the kind of Star Wars Christmas Special we can get behind and actually enjoy – no cheesiness added 😉
Here are some of our favourites from the ‘Celebrate the holidays in a galaxy far far away‘ Lego Ideas contest – there’s heaps more if you click on the link.
May the X-mas Force be with you!
source: Lego Ideas – Celebrate the Holidays in a Galaxy Far Far Away
With Christmas just around the corner, you know it’s time to start hunting for gifts for your family, friends and of course, yourself. With the kind of year we’ve all had, you’d be forgiven for splashing your cash on those dearest to you (or on yourself).
This year’s Christmas Gift Guide has something for every kind of geek, no matter your budget. We have action figures, books, movies, toys, retro gaming stuff (of course!), video games, watches headphones, t-shirts, Star Wars stuff, flip clocks, pinball related gifts and magnets to whet your Xmas Gift ideas appetite.
Get your pen and paper ready and let’s go! 🎅
LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet via Amazon: $75.00
STAR WARS Rebel Classic Graphic T-Shirt (medium size): $29.99
Game & Watch Super Mario Bros. via Ozgameshop: $114.15
PC-Engine Mini via Play-Asia: $253.00
Portable LCD Monitor for PC-Engine: $203.25
NBA Jam Book via Amazon: $30.76 (paperback) or $7.23 (Kindle)
Best Hit Chronical 2/5 Scale SEGA SATURN (HST-3200) Plastic Model Kit via Catch: $47.99
Star Trek: Stardate Collection (10 movie collection) via Amazon: $59.41 (Blu-ray) or $29.96 (DVD)
World of Nintendo Action Figures via Amazon: prices start from $20.00
Timex Pac-Man watches via Amazon: prices start at $88.50
Space Invaders Tiny Arcade Table Top Edition Electronic Game via Catch: $29.99
Magnets of classic arcade games and pinball machines from the 70s, 80s and 90s by Magnetism via Etsy: prices start at $4.00
Just Pinball – The Zine: A Photojournalist’s Journey through Modern Pinball via Etsy: $42.25
Atari Pong Mini Arcade with 12 games: $61.14
Flip Clock – Vintage TV Auto Flip Down Clock in Retro Red by MIDCLOCK: $57.73
Seiko 5 Sports Street Fighter Limited Edition Watches: Blanka $620.00 / Guile $720.00 / Ryu $720.00
Retro Gaming / Video Game Controller Poster via Etsy: $47.51
Super Nintendo (SNES) Controller keyring via Etsy: $10.00
Arcade1up 4-in-1 Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Counter-Cade Console: $299.00
Commodore 64 Xmas Bundle (of games!) via itch.io: $5.00 or above
8BitDo NES30 Gamepad via Play-Asia: $35.52
Atari Micro Arcade Electronic Game – includes Missile Command, Centipede & Pong: $24.99
Mini Arcade Asteroids via Catch: $37.60
PinSwitch – the ultimate pinball peripheral for the Nintendo Switch via Etsy: $325.00
Last but not least, we can’t recommend the EPOS Sennheiser GSP 600 ESports headset ($319.00) enough for your aural gaming pleasure. We always thought all headsets are the same, but we were very very wrong. If you want to treat your ears with some awesome sound, be it gaming, podcasts or music, then you should treat yourself this Christmas with a pair, it’s been a tough year!
Hope you all have a safe and awesome Festive Season and may you all receive awesome gifts from Santa!
NOTE: Prices are in AU$ and correct and all items in stock as at the time of publishing.
Ho Ho Ho, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus and Season’s Greetings everyone! No matter your type of gaming fun, be it modern, retro, pinball or something in between, we hope you all have a wonderful Festive Season and may your 2020 be filled with happiness, prosperity, lots of fun and good health!
The ausretrogamer and pinball press teams will be taking a short break to enjoy this time of year with family and friends. See you all in 2020 🙂
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It’s that time of year when the ausretrogamer team does the hard yards by going shopping to curate a plethora of cool retro and pinball products that you can grab as Christmas gifts for your geeky friends and family (and yourself too)!
Here we go!
Tiny Arcade Frogger via Amazon AU$32.64
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego Handheld Game via Amazon AU$28.66
Boardwalk Arcade: TMNT Mini Pinball via Amazon AU$32.57
The Mandalorian t-shirt via Amazon AU$28.99
MicroArcade Tetris via Amazon AU$32.57
Retro-Bit Official Sega Genesis USB Controller 8-Button Arcade Pad via Amazon AU$32.57
My Arcade Mini Data East Retro Arcade Player via Catch AU$79
The Game Console : A History in Photographs via Book Despository AU$38.16
Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and Its History via Book Depository AU$88.46
Pinball Wizard Enamel Pin (Red Glitter) 1980’s Throwback via Etsy AU$15.24
Custom NES Retro Gaming Themed Black Shoes – Ladies/Mens via Etsy AU$106.66
Sega Mega Drive Mini via Amazon AU$129
Polaroid OneStep 2 Viewfinder i-Type Instant Camera via Catch AU$196
Star Wars Chewbacca Jumpsuit via Catch AU$59.99
LEGO® Star Wars Darth Vader’s Castle Building Set via Catch AU$197
Star Wars The Black Series Darth Vader Premium Electronic Helmet via Catch $159
Harry Potter Hogwarts Back To School Backpack via Catch AU$29.99
My Little Pony – Princess Celestia via Amazon AU$15.00
GO-TCHA Evolve Smartwatch for Pokemon Go Daredevil Red via OzGameShop AU$59.99
Sonic Boom – 5 Figure Multipack – Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy & Dr. Eggman via OZGameShop AU$32.69
Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition Nintendo Switch via OzGameShop AU$57.99
Star Wars Pinball Nintendo Switch via OzGameShop AU$42.99
Rick and Morty Spaceship & Garage Large Construction Toy Set via Amazon AU$29.31
Data East Classic Collection SNES Cartridge via Amazon AU$36.04
Attack From Mars Pinball – Shadowbox Art via Etsy AU$196.59
Tempest X RepliCade via Amazon AU$215.06
Casio Retro Calculator Unisex Watch via Amazon AU$39.00
8BitDo SF30 Pro Bluetooth Controller via Amazon AU$59.99
‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa-la-la-
No matter where you are on this beautiful blue marble of ours, and no matter if you celebrate Christmas or not, on behalf of the Ausretrogamer and Pinball Press team, we wish you all a safe and awesome Christmas / Festive Season! All the very best to you all for 2019!
Thank you to all of you that come and visit our site – you all rock!
Oh yeah, if you have all been good, we hope Santa can drag himself away from playing pinball and deliver your presents!
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Do you like pinball? Do you have a special someone in your life that is into pinball?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, then we have some really unique and cool handmade and vintage pinball related gifts (to suit any budget!) so you are all sorted for Christmas (or any other occasion)!
Oh yeah, just click on the link or photo to take you straight to the product item.
Attack From Mars Shadowbox Art
Same Player Shoots Again Enamel – Pinball Pin
3″ Vintage Reproduction Williams Electronics Manufacturing Corp. Pinball Company
Guns & Roses Data East Pinball LED Backbox Display light box
Gottlieb Haunted House Pinball Shadowbox Art
Vintage 70s Pinball Wizard t-shirt
Pinball Flipper Pendant Necklace in Brushed Pewter
The Machine: Bride of Pinbot Williams Pinball BackBox LED Display light box
Mini Virtual Pinball Machine
The Walking Dead Pinball – Pile of Skulls: Pinball Flipper Bat MOD
25 Cent Pinball Arcade Video Game LED Night Light
Pinball Flipper Keychain
Pinball Pop Bumper Button / Keychain
Pinball Addict Necklace – for her (or him)
Pinball Obsession Greeting Card
Pinball Addict 3″ Embroidered Patch
INDIANA JONES The Pinball Adventure – keychain (gold)
Midnight Pinballing (Giclée Fine Art Print)
Shaky Pinball LCD Handheld Game
Tiger Electronic Vintage Handheld Pinball LCD Video Game – 1987
Miniature Football Theme Pinball Machine Clock
Night Shift – Pinball Oil Painting
Twilight Zone Pinball pin
The Addams Family Pinball LED Illuminated BackBox 3D Art Shadow Box – deluxe limited edition signed numbered
Solenoids & Asteroids – limited edition Pinball themed silkscreen print
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We may not be wearing our nerdy Christmas jumpers, you know, coz it’s bloody hot here, but we still thought we’d take this opportunity to wish you all an awesomely geeky, safe and fun Christmas!
Hope Santa can drag himself away from playing pinball and deliver presents to all the good folks out there.
On behalf of the ausretrogamer team, Merry Christmas!
Ah Christmas 🎅, it’s only when we see these awesome geeky sweaters that we wish it was cold down here instead of the furnace-like warmth we endure every year (Ed: We’ll take a warm Xmas over a cold one any day of the year!).
So, which Christmas sweater will you don for this festive season – the superhero, the pop culture geek or the hardcore gamer?
image source: Merchoid
Christmas is always a great time. We associate good times with family and friends, holidays, and obviously the gifts (giving and receiving!).
Let’s not pretend though, as kids, we loved Christmas for one thing, the presents! It was also around this time that retailers would bombard us with their catalogues, tempting us to load up our wish-lists with all matter of toys, electronic gadgets and video gaming items. We would pore over these catalogues, circling items and then leaving the catalogues in a prominent spot in the hope that our loved ones would notice.
If you loved (still love) looking at catalogues, then let us take you back to the 1992 Christmas Sears, Roebuck & Co. ‘The Great American Wish Book’ – yep, this catalogue is a 830+ page book!
Let’s see what is inside this hefty catalogue!
We wish for a Game Boy!
Or do we wish for a Sega Game gear?
Ah yeh, of course we wish for an Atari Lynx!
Which console to circle – the NES?
Or maybe the TurboGrafx-16 (aka: American PC-Engine)?
Maybe we should go for the 16-bit beasts, like the Sega Mega Drive?
Or the mighty Super Nintendo!
We also need games!
Lots of games!
Whoa, a new computer!
A new computer will need some software and a few peripherals!
See, we told you the NES isn’t just a games machine! We can learn to play the piano!
Pfft, who needs smartwatches!
Whoa, arcade pinball action!
Oh wow, you could save $200 on the Philips CD-i! What a bargain!
The only way to listen to music while on the move!
If we buy a console, we need a CRT TV to play it on! Circle that too!
For those that want to video record their play!
Lego should be on the list, always!
Reading material is good for Christams
Yeh, why not!
A certain Mr Panek would love this TMNT madness!
Please Santa, I want a Jet Wave too!
Are you on a tight budget this Christmas? If so, we have put together a list of retro gaming gifts that won’t break the bank. No matter your gaming allegiance, we have something for everyone!
Get your Christmas gift ideas pad out and start taking notes!
Hit up Kmart (Australia) for some cool retro gaming inspired t-shirts for under $15!
If you want to play your Sega Saturn NTSC games on your PAL machine, then you need this – Action Replay 4M Auto Plus
One for the Atari Fans – the beautiful Art Of Atari book
We can’t leave out the Nintendo book fans – Good Nintentions 1985 | Color Edition: The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to Nintendo’s NES Launch (Volume 2)
One for the arcade junkies that love their history – Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Data East Arcade Classics
When it comes to attire, we got Sega Sonic fans covered – Sonic tank top (Kmart Australia)
Stuff the Christmas stocking with some Zelda gear – Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Link Action Figure
Get the family (or your friends) together for some friendly UNO Super Mario game
May the force be with you this Christmas – Tomica Star Wars Star Cars Darth Vader Truck
Not quite retro, but it is an awesome shoot’em up – SÖLDNER-X 2: Final Prototype
Wanna use your PS3, PS4 or Wii U controllers on your NES? Then you need this – 8Bitdo Retro Receiver for NES
If you prefer to use newer NES style controller, then you gotta grab – the 8Bitdo NES30 GamePad
Keep your 3DS XL safe from pocket monsters – Pokemon Monster Ball
NOTE: All items listed are under $50 and exclude shipping costs