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• Michael Jackson Worked on the Score for Sonic 3

  
  /gamer — Authority: 476
  A lot of information has been coming out since the death of Michael Jackson . Over the years, rumors suggested that the “ King of Pop ” worked on various scores for videogames, and one of these titles was Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the Sega Genesis . The publication Black & White asked the composer of the ...
  23 hours ago

• Final Fight Coming to XBLA & PSN in April

  
  Team Teabag — Authority: 130
  Not content with just one HD return next year , Cody, Guy and Haggar will be reunited when Final Fight: Double Impact is released on XBLA and PSN in April 2010.  FF: Double Impact is not one, but two classic Capcom scrolling beat ‘em ups titles given the HD makeover and a new soundtrack in one bundle. First up ...
  3 days ago

• RETROGAMER Museum being built by………. the French?

  
  The Bitbag — Authority: 438
  WTF!? This is why I love French Freedom Fries.  Would you not expect something like this to be built in the U.S. of A. first?  I mean the whole idea of video games was created by the U.S.  I would not have been surprised if a country like Japan created a museum, because of their [...]
  1 week ago

• Nintendo Delivers Virtual Console Double Whammy This Week

  
  Team Teabag — Authority: 130
  It’s not often we report on the Wii’s Virtual Console here on TTB , but I pretty much had to when I saw the news. You see, this week, lucky Wii owners will be treated to the classic Super Mario Kart from the SNES, and the classic Boy and His Blob – Trouble on Blobolonia from the NES. A Boy and His Blob ...
  1 week ago

• Cool Stuff: Don’t Blow on this Mario Hoodie

  
  /gamer — Authority: 476
  This sweet hoodie , which was designed by Derek on enclothe , reminds me of a time when we had to blow into an NES cartridge because when we turned on the game — this is what it looked like on the TV. Besides the color scheme and how the pattern begins to break up as it nears the top of the hoodie, I love how ...
  1 week ago

• The Greatest Game You NEVER played

  
  LazyGamer .:: Console and PC Gaming News ::. — Authority: 491
  One of my all time favourite games on any platform, has got to be No One Lives Forever . What differentiates it from the endless stream of shooters and wanna-be-stealthy-shooters out there, is the fantastic sense of humour that pervades the entire experience. You cannot help but laugh out loud while playing the ...
  1 week ago

• Atari offers up free browser based classic gaming on new site.

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 492
  When looking for new and innovative ways to slaughter time, games often enter the foray. But such treats in life often come with some sort of paywall. There are tons of websites that do offer up free gaming. But could one ever strike a cord as personal as an Atari gaming site? If you’d like to test that theory ...
  1 week ago

• Commodore 64 Emulator for the iPhone Re-Launched – comes with downloadable Retro Classics

  
  Desinformado.com — Authority: 486
  Kiloo and Manomio today announced the re-launch of their Commodore 64 Emulator for iPhone and iPod touch on Apple’s App Store. The Commodore 64 iPhone Emulator is based on the original and All-time famous 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in August, 1982. “We are excited to bring the ...
  1 week ago

• 8 More of the Most Awesomely Insane Arcade Games of the 1980s

  
  Topless Robot — Authority: 703
  ​ By Shaun Clayton Who decided 80s videogames didnt have to make any sense? Why was it generally agreed upon that the premise of an arcade game was allowed to be totally fucking crazy? Frankly, we have no idea. Its tempting to blame the mushroom-added nightmare of Super Mario Bros ., but arcade games were insane ...
  1 week ago

• RetroGaming with Racketboy Podcast #3: Wizard of Wor

  
  racketboy.com — Authority: 532
  Note from racketboy: The newest installment of the podcast finds Dave sitting down with two world record holders for Wizard or Wor, one of the two games featured in this month’s Together Retro . Wizard of Wor is a tough game.  Anyone who has played the game for an extended period of time can appreciate seeing a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Left 8(-Bit) Dead

  
  Topless Robot — Authority: 703
  Do you want to play Left 4 Dead without the pesky fun, graphics and excitement? Then youd best be on the look-out for this fan-made, 8-bit, NES-style Left 4 Dead game, supposedly coming available on PC in early January. I dont want to knock the guy for his work -- if this is his dream, then go for it -- but the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tradewest Founder Passes Away

  
  GayGamer.net — Authority: 519
  While you might not recognize his name immediately, anyone that fondly remembers Ikari Warriors has seen his face. Leland P. Cook Jr., one of the founders of Tradewest, passed away earlier this month at the age of 75.Cook graduated Texas A&M; in 1956 with a football scholarship and entered the world of banking. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Death Metal Cover of the Castle Theme From Super Mario

  
  /gamer — Authority: 476
  When I think of death metal, I obviously think of the castle theme from Super Mario Bros. , Rock on! [Thanks Kenny]
  2 weeks ago

• DJ Scotch Egg

  
  Look At This... — Authority: 523
  
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• Atlus bringing 3D Dot Game Heroes stateside

  
  The Tanooki — Authority: 532
  Atlus announced this morning that they have licensed the bizarre action-adventure title, 3D Dot Game Heroes for release in North America. I had a suspicion that this was one of those titles that was just a little too weird to ever escape Japan, this is one of those times when I’m happy to be proven wrong. For ...
  2 weeks ago

• 7-Foot Tall Throne Made Out of Famicom Cartridges

  
  A Little Bit On The Awesome Side — Authority: 638
  Guaranteed to probably never get you laid. Unless you’re a hot chick who brings me to your house and says that you made this throne especially for me. This 7-foot tall Nintendo Famicom cartridge throne actually resides at the legendary Super Potato retro gaming store in Akihabara, Japan. [Via Erick Kwiecien ] ...
  2 weeks ago

• Retro consoles for sale again!

  
  Holy Shmoly! — Authority: 507
  Retro gaming has made a comeback! A temporary looking shop on North Main Street in Cork is selling old retro consoles at possibly “Irish” prices. According to the “Bargain Hunt” section in Retro Gamer, a Sega Dreamcast can be purchased on Ebay for about £25 Sterling. They’re going for 59.99 Euro here. Cheap ...
  2 weeks ago

• Retro consoles for sale again!

  
  Holy Shmoly! — Authority: 507
  Retro gaming has made a comeback! A temporary looking shop on North Main Street in Cork is selling old retro consoles at possibly “Irish” prices. According to the “Bargain Hunt” section in Retro Gamer, a Sega Dreamcast can be purchased on Ebay for about £25 Sterling. They’re going for 59.99 Euro here. Cheap ...
  2 weeks ago

• Power Gamers Supply Xbox 360 Popularity

  
  Games For Sail — Authority: 146
  Though all videogame consoles would like to be the entertainment focus of your home, Nintendo’s Wii is marketed towards a more general audience (with which it has been wildly successful) while the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and Sony’s Playstation 3 chase the hard-core action-gaming crowd dominated by male teens and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pac-Man Made Out Tuna Cans (Can-Man)

  
  /gamer — Authority: 476
  If you had a crapload of tuna cans lying around… what would you do? Probably throw them out, right? Well, someone decided to make Pac-Man art out of them, and displayed their work at Canstruction — a convention dedicated to stacking food and drink metal cans. I can’t figure out what’s weirder; the fact ...
  3 weeks ago

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