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Amazon Launches Online Retro Gaming Store!

Dallas — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:01:52 +0000

Amazon.com just launched their special retro gaming section of the site. No longer do you need to scour the flea markets or used game stores for your inexpensive gaming fix.

Game Platforms Include:

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

Sega Genesis

Nintendo 64

PlayStation

Sega Dreamcast

Game Boy

Xbox

GameCube

Follow the link below to begin your journey into retro bliss!

Amazon Retro Gaming Store

Google’s April Fools Joke: Google Maps For NES!

Eddie — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:09:15 +0000

Google Maps for the Nintendo Entertainment System – how fun and awesome does this look! Not to mention you get bleeps and bloops when searching the world. Google’s April Fools Joke for 2012 takes their famed ‘Maps’ product and releases an 8-bit version for the old NES. Chck out the video:

This is one April Fools Joke I wish were true.

New Handheld Releasing With 20 Free Retro Classics, The NeoGeo X.

Dallas — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:44:32 +0000

Tommo Inc and Blaze have confirmed they will be releasing a new Neo-Geo Handheld called the NeoGeo X. The handheld will have a 3.5-inch LCD screen, SD card support, A/V output, and a headphone port.

The NeoGeo X will come pre-loaded with 20 awesome retro Neo-Geo classics, the titles include:

Art of Fighting
Baseball Stars
Cyber Lip
Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury Special
Football Frenzy
King of the Monsters
Last Resort
League Bowling
Magician Lord
Metal Slug
Mutation Nation
Nam 1975
Samurai Showdown
Sengoku
Super Sidekicks
The King of Fighters ’94
The Ultimate 11
Top Players Golf
World Heroes

The NeoGeo X will be released in the second quarter of 2012. Stay tuned for more coverage on the new NeoGeo X handheld.

First Super Nintendo Game In 14 Years, Nightmare Busters!

Dallas — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:20:12 +0000

A the first new Super Nintendo game in almost 14 years is currently in development. Nightmare Busters will be the first SNES game released since 1998. Little details are yet known about the gameplay and story. The game is currently limited to 600 copies and is set to release in 2013. The game will run you $68 in the US, and $75 Worldwide. For more info and to pre-order your copy, head over to NightmareBusters.com

Retro City Rampage Gets A Price And Release Date

Dallas — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:05:46 +0000

Game developer Vblank Entertainment! has confirmed the price for Retro City Rampage. The game will sell for about $15, and will be available May of 2012 on Playstation 3, Vita, XBox Live Arcade, WiiWare, and PC. For more info on the game and a juicy trailer here is some previous info:

Retro City Rampage Brings New Life To Retro Gaming

FREE To Play NES Tribute Game Abobos Big Adventure

Dallas — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:01:12 +0000

Abobos Big Adventure is a free-to-play NES tribute game for the Mac and PC. It combines all the greatest moments of Nintendo classics like Contra, Double Dragon, Zelda, Punch Out, Mario, Ninja Turtles, Mega Man, and T & C Surf,. The first level starts out Double Dragon style before morphing into a Double Dragon/Mario/Donkey Kong hybrid. I won’t spoil much else, but I will say that you must download this game now. It’s a rare and great tribute to the NES era. I commend the developers for offering this mashup of classic games in a unique, hilarious, and entertaining way. Head over to http://www.abobosbigadventure.com to play the game right now, and don’t forget to hit up the “Donation” page on the developers site to contribute for their hard work and future projects. Donating a small sum will also allow you access to another one of Abobos mini adventures.

Girl Panties For Retro Gamers

Eddie — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:37:31 +0000

Looking for a present for that sexy gamer girl in your life? How about picking up some Mario Mushrooms red ribbon undies! An Etsy designer has designed a line of panties fashioned with prints from Mario, Zelda, Batman and many others. Check it all out right here.

Two New Sega Game Gear Classics Are Coming To The 3DS

Dallas — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:52:59 +0000

Sonic Blast and Sonic Labyrinth are coming to the Nintendo 3DS. The two titles were rated by the Australian Classifications Board to appear on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, giving confirmation to rumors. Nintendo of America has already stated that Shinobi, Dragon Crystal and Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble are are headed to the Nintendo 3DS eShop on March 15th.

Chuck Norris Vs. Super Mario Bros.

Eddie — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:31:00 +0000

Chuck Norris don’t mess around with jumping around Mushroom Kingdoms and stompin’ on Goombas. He kicks ass wherever the hell he wants to kick ass.

At least that’s what’s going down in the latest video game mashup from Daneboe.

Free Download of Mari0 – Super Mario Bros. & Portal Mashup Game

Eddie — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:18:44 +0000

Wouldn’t it be pretty cool in Mario had a Portal gun? Yeah it’d be pretty cool. Oh wait… in the new Mari0 our favorite Brooklyn plumber does have a Portal gun!

A game developed by indie studio Stabyourself puts many of the elements of the classic game Portal into Super Mario Bros. The result is a very fast Mario, to say the least. Download it for free here and check out plenty of the other cool features.