☆The Retrode - The Ultimate Retrogaming Accessory?☆ #RetroGaming #Gamersunite

Looks COOL Doesn't It!

We Love A Gadget....
We Especially Love A Video-Gaming Gadget....

BUT

We absolutely adore a Retro Gaming Video Game Related Gadget!! 

We stumbled across the RETRODE whilst looking for some COOL pics for The Games Freezer Pinterest Board.

Firstly we think it looks really good. Sleek, Black and Compact.

So, what does this bad boy do then? Make toast? Wash dishes? 
No my friends it does much more important things than that. 

This little Black Box Of Tricks allows you to play SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges through your Computer, Smartphone or Tablet, using your original cartridges and controllers!

It allows you to do this using a USB cable into your chosen device and syncs itself with the emulation software of choice. 

It does all this without the need for hardware drivers and will therefore operate on any USB host, under any operating system, using any type of emulator.

The thing we like the most about the RETRODE is how it allows up to FOUR SNES or MEGADRIVE controllers to be plugged into it for multi-player mayhem!

Just imagine 4 player NBA JAM on this cool piece of kit!

We had a look on the RETRODE website and found this step by step guide which seems easy enough to follow....take a look below...

How it works.......

1. Find and install emulator.
2. Plug cartridge into Retrode, and connect controllers. Of course, if you only want to use either the cartridge or a controller, that’s fine with us.
3. Connect Retrode to computer. No drivers needed.
4. Play! Load ROM into the emulator, configure the controllers, and you’ll be playing in no time.

Looking at this gorgeous gadget makes us want one RIGHT NOW!

Head on over to the Retrode Website now and take a look!

Also Head over to the Retrode Community Website for a taste of what this baby can really do!

Tell us what you think of The Retrode.......

Did you buy one?

☆Pettini From The Frozen Gadget Store☆

 

☆The History Of "CONSOLE WARS"☆

Having observed from the sidelines over the last few months The Games Freezer team has seen the hype and frenzy of the supposed "Console Wars" reach new HIGHS and LOWS as we see Sony & Microsoft trade daily blows in almost real time via all manner of social networks and media outlets.

It has been made all the more intense due to the long wait for a next generation of consoles and the fact that the so called "fanboys" have an instant way of showing their Love for their chosen console and a Hate for the opposing console.

Now we don't agree with the use such a genuinely exciting set of events to create a warring tension between gamers, but when we look back over the years we find that this kind of War Of Words & Consoles has been going on since 1975!

So nothing new at all really except nowadays the marketing machine and hype is more in your face…..

 

We decided to look at the greatest match ups over the years to see who dealt the knock-out blows since 1975 up until the present day, whilst also adding in our own scoring system to decide the winner of each Round!

So without further ado……."Seconds Out……ROUND 1……FIGHT!"

☆ Artcade "The Coin Op Art Book" ☆ @WoodPunk #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

Lets just start by saying that this book NEEDS TO BE MADE.....

(UPDATE: This Kickstarter Has Now Been Funded And Is In The Process Of Being Made)

It's the kind of art book that we here at Games Freezer dream of making ourselves if only we had the artistic talent......

☆Gamesfreezer Website Of The Day☆ @Iam8bit - #GamersUnite #RetroGaming

Here at ☆Games Freezer☆ we just love websites that celebrate gaming culture and there are none out there in internet land that we adore more than iam8bit.com

Give it a visit and check out some of the C☆☆LEST video game culture content on the web

Our personal favourite of the moment is the 10th Anniversary Ratchet & Clank Print Series which we just had to add to our Pinterest board...

Ratchet & Clank 10th Anniversary

Although one of the craziest highlights has got to be a fully working replica of Luigi's "Poltergust 5000" from Luigi's Mansion we just love it!

Poltergust 5000

Throw in the "Ducktales Remastered" Campaign and the "Tomb Raider Mailer" and you have got yourself one hell of a lot of Super C☆☆L Videogames goodness!

Go on, take our word for it and take a trip to iam8bit.com you are gonna LOVE IT!

☆Richard From The Depths Of The Website Archives☆

☆ "The Top 100 Videogames To Play Before You Die" ☆ #RetroGaming ☆ #GamersUnite ☆

"The Top 100 Videogames To play Before You Die"  - Did any of these make the 100?

 

Recently we asked the 'TwitterVerse' what games we need to play before we die......

After compiling countless nominations from all of the

☆Friends Of The Freezer☆

we have managed to compile the definitive 

☆Games Freezer☆ list of..........

 

☆"The TOP 100 Video Games To Play Before You Die"☆

 We'll be releasing the full list of 100 over the course of 4 Articles on www.GamesFreezer.eu

There's some lesser known titles and there's some classics that make up this list

Remember this list was nominated by all the Twitter Followers of @GamesFreezer and we think it's one of the most diverse Top 100's EVER assembled!

So what are we waiting for??

Lets Kick Off with Part 1 - #100 to #75

 

100. Banjo Kazooie

 

99. Banjo Tooie

 

98. Final Fantasy III

 

97. Super Mario World

 

96. Super Mario World 2

 

95. Chrono Trigger

 

94. Suikoden

 

93. Suikoden 2

 

92. Suikoden Tactics

 

91. Unirally

 

90. Dark Cloud

 

89. Dark Chronicle

 

88. Silent Bomber

 

87. Terranigma

 

86. Alex Kidd In Miracle World

 

85. Cruise For A Corpse

 

84. Sensible Soccer 

 

83. Switchblade

 

82. Alien Fish Finger

 

81. Final Fight

 

80. Road Rash II

 

79. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

 

78. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

 

77. Uncharted 2 - Among Thieves

 

76. Red Dead Redemption

 

75. Daytona 

So that's the First 25 Listed, looks like you've all got some playing to do!

Come back and tell us how you got on

We'll be back soon with the next 25 games to play before you die!

 

☆Richard Reporting From The Gaming Deep Freeze☆