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Subject: Retro Re-release Roundup, week of March 23, 2023
Subject: Book Review – Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups
If there ever was a book made for us, then Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-’Em-Ups is it! As massive fans of side-scrolling beat’em ups (Ed: Double Dragon and Final Fight are still two of our all time faves), this book screamed for us to read it! Relishing each turn of the page […]
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Subject: Jirard Bought EVERY Nintendo Wii U & 3DS Game Before the Nintendo eShop Closes
Jirard “The Completionist” Khalil has spent a smidgen under US$23,000 (~ AU$34,300) buying EVERY available Wii U and 3DS game before Nintendo shutters these respective eShops at the end of this month (March 2023). This is definitely one way to preserve games, but let’s face it, we don’t all have tens of thousands of extra […]
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Subject: Introducing the Lego Nintendo GameCube and Controller
YouTuber Peter Knetter has built a fully functional Lego Nintendo GameCube with a matching GCN controller! The hardware inside the console and controller of course aren’t made from Lego, Peter has repurposed an existing GameCube’s internals for both the console and controller, but everything else, including the case, power light, controller buttons and joysticks are […]
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DOOM has been run on a multitude of devices – if it has a screen, then DOOM has ran on it! With this being the case, why not have DOOM run on the trusty 8-bit micro, the Commodore 64? As you can see from the video below, that is exactly what we have here – […]
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Subject: The Official Real-life Boots of Super Mario Bros.
With the imminent release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo’s popular plumber now has his own real life boots! Minnesota-based Red Wing Shoes (their logo is very reminiscent of Honda’s) has teamed up with Nintendo to create pixel-for-stitch-perfect Mario boots which will be on display at the Nintendo World New York store at Rockefeller […]
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When Ms. Ausretrogamer gets excited for a new pinball machine, you know it is going to be a special one! One of the most requested themes in the pinball world has been Pulp Fiction, the cult classic 1994 crime film by Quentin Tarantino. Almost 30 years since the movie was released, Chicago Gaming Company and […]
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By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A. Here is a little secret about entertainment: if something is good, people are usually going to find it and make it a success. I’ve stayed away from buying a “Sonic the Hedgehog” game for all my life, but one recent weekend, I decided to purchase “Sonic Forces” and “Sonic Mania” for Nintendo Switch. […]
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Subject: Retro Re-release Roundup, week of March 30, 2023
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Subject: Retronauts Episode 524: Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Part 1
Whoa, these unique action figures based on yesteryear’s gaming consoles are either awesomely cool or absolute nightmare fuel – you be the judge! U.S. based eBay user shdurr0 has created some very quirky custom action figures based on vintage gaming systems from the 70s and 80s, just take a look them below! These may not […]
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Ready, Player One? Porsche Taycan Arcade Is Here! Now here is a collaboration we never saw coming – Porsche and Atari! Say what?! Porsche Cars Australia recently released a campaign featuring two Porsche Taycan electric sportscars playing an intense, high-speed, real-life version of Pong. In this life-sized adaptation of the 1970’s Atari classic, the paddles […]
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Subject: Hijinx Hotel – The Best Place to Play, Not Stay
Now this is something different and quite cool – the Hijinx Hotel has now opened in Chadstone’s The Social Quarter – their new entertainment precinct. So what is Hijinx Hotel then? Well, rather than us paraphrasing, here it is from the horses mouth: Hijinx Hotel is an immersive interactive game experience housed within the theme, […]
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Subject: Cool Street Fighter vs Red Bull Stop Motion Ultra Combos
Hot damn there are clever creators out there! We absolutely adore stop motion, so we had to share this one with you all! Love Street Fighters crushing Red Bulls cans with their ultra combos? Then this vid is for you 😉 source: Animist
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