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19/11/2013

☆Website Of The Day Sega Master System.Com☆ @SegaMarkIII #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

The SEGA Master System is loved by all of the Games Freezer team as it brings back fond memories of games like Wonder Boy In Monsterland , Psycho Fox , Alex Kidd In Miracle World , Alex Kidd In Shinobi World and of course The Snail Game??!!

So imagine how excited we were when we found an online love letter of a website totally devoted to this wonderful retrogaming console.

SegaMasterSystem.com is a website that seeks to entertain its visitors with plenty of amusing content.

Most of the content is in video format but there are also some cool written parts of the website like the Master System & You feature where Master System fans have shared some great stories of their Master System memories. Check them out, there's tons of cool SEGA Master System memories in that there section!

Then you have the videos, to say that these are well made is an understatement, we really enjoyed watching these odes to the Master System but the one we loved the most was the SEGA fan gate crashing the PS4 launch, Pure Genius!

You can tell from the way the site is put together it is an absolute labour of love and we smiled from ear to ear as we lapped up the nostalgia from this site.

That's why it is officially The Games Freezer Website Of The Day!

So do your yourself a favour, Plug Yourself into a SEGA and go to the following SEGA Master Sytsem.Com related places NOW!

The Sega Master System.Com Facebook Page is HERE

Follow SEGA Master System.Com on Twitter HERE

Nip over to the You Tube Channel HERE

18/11/2013

☆Beautiful Glitch Video Game☆ Art @PlayGlitch #GamersUnite

Beautiful Glitch Artwork

Glitch was once a gorgeously designed online game that oozed character and set itself apart from many of the other online games out there.

Launched in 2010 it didn't drum up enough users to make it viable to continue and therefore shut its doors on its community in 2012.

In a totally unselfish move Tiny Speck have relinquished the ownership of the game assets and have made all assets available to use in the Public Domain.

This means that developers, artists, bloggers and all manner of Joe public will get the chance to browse and use the assets that were lovingly created throughout the game's 2 year + life-cycle

“This is probably the biggest release of art of this type into the public domain and we hope it will be a valuable resource for indie developers, students, artists and even commercial projects,”
Stewart Butterfield, president of Tiny Speck

So in honour of this Super Cool gesture by Tiny Speck we would like to showcase some of the best artwork we located within the online repository, get your Games Freezer eyes on this little lot!

"Groddle"

"FireBog"

"Alpine Style"

HumBabian Man

Take a look at this bounty of beautiful Game Art and let us know what your favourite piece is....

15/11/2013

☆Make Your Own DIY Bluetooth Arcade Stick☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #Arcade

There she is in all her glory

If you play a lot of Retrogames like we do it just feels right if you are grasping an arcade stick rather than a joypad.

We've always liked the idea of building our own custom joystick and now we can thanks to the cool guide from The Adafruit Learning System

GO PAC! GO!

If you don't have the cash to splash on a snazzy Mad Catz one then this is the guide for you.

This Arcade Stick is so cool it lets it connects wirelessly to your PC via a Bluetooth connection.

The engine room of the stick is the Bluefruit Bluetooth HID Keyboard Controller, which enables you to set up the stick as a Bluetooth keyboard .

The Arcade Stick casing is our favourite part as it uses a simple walnut box that's sold on Amazon. The box is just the right size to fit all of the components inside and looks pretty darn stylish too when you see the finished article above.

Once finished the whole thing looks great!

Yes it's completely wireless, and can be paired to all sorts of bluetooth devices.

Meaning you can play your retro games on whatever device you choose.

Cool stuff eh! We want to go one step further with ours and create a Games Freezer stick that is painted white with The Freezer popping up on the front, so watch this space for the results of our attempt at this Retrogaming Stick Of Beauty.......

Will you be giving this Arcade stick Project a go?

Let us know how you get on and send us some pics to gamesfreezer@gmail.com

*While you are here why not learn some more about AdaFruit

"Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels"

13/11/2013

★Game Of The Day Preview "Air Supply Infinite"★ @Quantum_Sheep #retrogaming #gamersunite

Those COOL chaps at Quantum Sheep have been busy building the latest "Air Supply" game and this time The Games Freezer has come along for the ride!

The Freezer In All His Glory - "Chilling"

Check out the smart "work in progress" screenshot above showing The Freezer in all his glory!

So what's it all about then?

"SAM IS BACK!"

Let's hear from the Quantum Sheep Gang To Find Out From Them:

"Sam is back, this time running round whole planets, trying to get to ‘The Void’ where he can pick up an Infinity Cup!

Gameplay is simple.

The basics are:

Jump over aliens.
Tap anywhere to jump.
Double tap to activate a Smart Bomb (I think, therefore I am).
Don’t forget your AIR IS RUNNING OUT!

There are unlocks a-go-go, and an awesome soundtrack by that genius Yerzmyey, who writes his music on retro computers....
(the tracks were written on a ZX Spectrum/ZX81 with an AY chip).

The hope is that this one will be a universal build, with GameCenter leaderboards and achievements"

A ‘Music Teaser’ video has also been posted that should whet your "aural appetites" :

Keep Checking Back For More Updates From The Quantum Sheepers.....

Until Then Stay Classy You COOL Freezers!

☆The Best Selling Games Of 1979 to 2012☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

Art Courtesy Of Ry-spirit - Deviantart.Com

So as the two gaming giants COD & GTA go head to head in all out battle for the Number 1 spot in the Video Games Charts all over the gaming world, we started to think about the best selling games from years gone by and how many units they managed to shift each gaming year since 1979.

What are the best selling games?

What systems did they belong to?

How many were sold?

Is there a difference in how many were sold back then and how many gets you top spot now?

We have some if not all the answers in our GAMES FREEZER run down below.

Settle back and strap into your Delorean (don't forget your Flux Capacitor!) for a trip back down into memory lane as we investigate.........

The Best Selling Games Of 1979 to 2012

1979

ADVENTURE