☆ What's On YOUR SNES Mini Wishlist? ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

The NES Mini got a lot of Nintendo fans excited last year as Nintendo launched a mini retro marvel to the world packed with 30 fan favourite games.

The stampede to pre-order was audible and the excitement created was tangible.

As someone who loves the retro gaming scene, this was a brilliant concept and I loved the discussion it promoted around the re-living of those golden days of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

☆Review: "Visit the land of ‘Hogswart’ (I didn’t make that up)" ☆ #GameDev

EPIC MANAGER - PC

Made by ManaVoid Entertainment, it was funded on Kickstarter, it met CA$ 37,933 of its CA$ 35,000 goal, with it reaching the goal in November of 2014. 

Two years on, in December of 2016, 1.0 was released on Steam, with a Mac port released only on the 13th February.

Does it meet the standards of what they themselves set? 

An epic adventure with many twists and turns, based on an enthralling fusion of two genres?

☆ Mobile Game Of The Day - Gunblazer - Inspired By Galaga & Xenon..... ☆ #Retrogaming

Gunblazer is a retro arcade shoot em up inspired by classic Galaga, Xenon, etc.

Your mission is to destroy the waves of incoming alien ships and kill their MASTER BRAIN leader. 

☆ Peasants Quest Will Brighten Up Your Day...☆ #Retrogaming

Have You Got A Spare Moment On This Friday Afternoon?

☆ Retroblox Is One Pretty Looking Console... ☆ #Retrogaming

Something that we haven't covered yet on Games Freezer is the exciting new retroblox Kickstarter campaign! 

The images of this new modular machine have stirred up a lot of excitement in The Freezer and I thought it would be a good idea to share the official press release....

Let Me Know Your Thoughts On This Cool New Machine.............

☆ Exciting News For All NEO GEO Fans ☆ #Retrogaming #NeoGeo

I've just received some awesome news from BITMAP BOOKS relating to their next exciting retro gaming book.....

It's going to be a Neo Geo Art Book! 

Neo Geo has it's own beautiful art style that is both unique and beautiful, you can truly tell a Neo Geo Game apart from all other systems due to it's lovely brighty chunky sprites that bring so much character to the video games.

Read On For More Info Directly From Bitmap Books................

☆ GameBlast17 - Gamers Changing Lives 24-26 FEB 2017 ☆ #GameBlast17 #GamersUnite

It’s not long now until GameBlast 17 kicks off! 

And I for one can’t wait for this brilliant video games fundraising event gets underway. 

☆ HAMA Bead Pixel Art Is So Cool! ☆ #Retrogaming #PixelArt #GamersUnite

When it comes to HAMA Beads and Bead art I have been an admirer from afar for a while now.

I always loved the sight of fellow gamers creating well-known sprites from well-known video games.

☆ Pang Man Part 25: Cool Video Game Places: “The Kirby Café”- a missed opportunity! ☆ #GamersUnite

On my final day in Tokyo, I was feeling a bit peckish and so I decided to see if any gaming related restaurants were nearby. After a bit of digging, I found the perfect place to eat.

It was an official Kirby-themed restaurant called the Kirby Café which looked amazing.

🕹️🎮 17 Reasons to Let Your Kids Play Video Games 🕹️🎮 #GamersUnite

We all know that video games are a lot of fun, especially when we play them with our kids.

But did you ever feel a twinge of guilt letting your kids play video games, maybe thinking in the back of your mind that you weren’t doing them any good?

☆ The Deep Freeze Number 1 (Jan 2017) – Getting To Know The Games Freezer Staff! ☆ #GamersUnite

One of the things I loved about the gaming magazines of old is that the writing staff weren’t just nameless, faceless souls.  They felt like real people, people you could hang out and play video games with or share a beer with.

The 1st Magazine that really did this for me was the legendary Mean Machines.

How did they do this you might ask?

☆ Pang Man Part 24 - Cool Video Game Places: “GameBar A-Button” (A Retro-gaming bar) ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Although my trip to Japan was coming to an end, I managed to squeeze in a visit to one final retro-gaming bar called GameBar A-Button.

(address: Taitou-Ku Taitou 1-13-9)

http://a-button.jp/

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 20 "Fallout.....Fallout Never Changes" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

Saying that something never changes is not necessarily a slur or a derogatory remark against it and in this case, I'm happy to say it's a compliment. 

☆ Pang Man Part 23 – Cool Stores: The Pokémon Centre (Mega Tokyo) ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

In a previous article, I covered a visit to the Pokémon Centre in Skytree, 

(Pang Man Part 17) however for completeness, I thought it best to pay a quick visit to the only other Pokémon store in the city; the Pokémon Centre Mega Tokyo branch.

☆ Pang Man Reviews: "Exiles End" Inspired By 2D Side Scrollers Of Old ☆ #Retrogaming #WiiU

Exiles End is a 2D side scrolling platform adventure game, reminiscent of the Commodore 64 games of old. The story begins when your spaceship crash lands on a distant planet and a battle of survival begins.

☆ What Was YOUR First Video Gaming Love? Mine Was A Disk Box!! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

I Recently Made A Guest Appearance Over At www.arcadeattack.co.uk Where I Was Asked To Write An Article Detailing My Love Of Video Games And Where It All Stems From.....

After Much Thought, This Is My Article Which Is Now Published Over At The Awesome Arcade Attack....

☆ Pang Man Part 22: Cool Video Game Places: a trip to the Japan Arcades ☆ #Arcade

We join Pang Man on his tour of the Japanese video gaming scene.

This time the Pang Man is on his merry way to the Japan Arcades to see what cool arcade greatness awaits........is the scene still alive and kicking?

☆ Pang Man Part 21: Gaming Memories: The London Trocadero (Funland) Arcade ☆ #Retrogaming #Arcade

Let's join the Pang Man in a reflective mood as he discusses the legendary London Trocadero Video Games Arcade and it's eventual demise along with a selection of arcades in London that could potentially fill the arcade gap.

☆Pang Man Part 20: Cool Stores: Super Potato (A Retro-gaming shop) ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Pang Man continues the Retro-Gaming journey around Japan with a visit to the legendary Video Game Shop "SUPER POTATO" !!!

If there's one video game shop on this planet that I would love to visit it would have to be Super Potato.

This Video Games Shop retains all the character of the old school video games shops without the blandness that we are presented with nowadays from the chains like GAME & GAMESTOP...

Read on for a retro-gaming treat like no other....

Ladies and Gentlemen....I present to YOU...

PANG MAN'S VISIT TO SUPER POTATO EXCLUSIVELY FOR GAMES FREEZER!

☆ Review: 8Days "Dud Or Dynamite?" - Beth Decides ☆ #GameDev #GamersUnite

There seem to be a fair few dual stick retro-styled shooters around at the moment and our resident reviewer Beth Gwynn has been getting her hands dirty with 8Days in a bid to see if this shooter is a dud or dynamite.......

Let's see what Beth has to say........

☆ Pang Man Part 19: Cool Stores: The Square-Enix Store ☆ #GamersUnite

Pang Man is here to treat us all to another snippet of Tokyo gaming culture as he recalls his awesome trip to Japan.

This time we are privileged to be able to tag along with the Pang Man on his pilgrimage to the Square Enix Store......

☆ Can The SEGA Master System Survive After A Coca Cola Spillage? ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

I'm lucky enough to consider the nice dudes over at Arcade Attack as Friends Of The Freezer.

Recently Dylan from Arcade Attack suggested that he would love to write an article for Games Freezer!

Needless to say, I was super excited about this prospect as it was to be a Dylan Bio on his gaming background (these are the articles I love the most!)

Recently Dylan's article popped into the Freezer and I am glad to say Dylan didn't disappoint!!

Read on for a video games lesson.............

☆ Pang Man Part 18 – Cool Video Game Places: “The 8-Bit Café” (A Retro-gaming bar) ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

Pang Man Continues His Travels Around Tokyo With A Visit To "The 8-Bit Cafe" Just For Games Freezer.

This Place Turns Out To Be A Retro Gamers Dream So Read On To Find Out More!

☆ Pang Man Part 17 – Cool Stores: The Pokemon Centre (Skytree Town) ☆ #GamersUnite

Settle Down And Read on As Pang Man Continues His Tokyo Travels As He Takes A Trip To The Pokemon Skytree Town ..........

☆ Pang Man Part 16 – Cool Video Games Places: "The Star Club!" (A Super Mario Themed Bar!) ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Pang Man is BACK and this time he's been on his travels to Japan!

Our roving reporter has sampled some video gaming delights from the land of the rising sun and is about to share these with all our lucky readers.....

Now let's head off to The Star Club with Pang Man!

☆ The Best Disney Video Games Of The 16 Bit Era ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Disney Video Games Over The Years Have Been Amazing To Look At And Quite Often Backed Up By Great Game-Play Too!

The Disney Video Games From The 16 Bit Era Of The Super Nintendo and SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis Are The Video Games That Get My Disney Associated Nostalgia Gland Pumping!

So Here Is My GIF Homage To My Top 5 Fave Disney Video Games From The 16 Bit Era.

☆ "Gamer Geek Girl Is The Undisputed Chun Li Queen Of Street Fighter 2" ☆ #retrogaming #PS4 #GamersUnite

"Chun Li Looks Good For 48 Years Old!!"

When you come across the amount of awesome people I do within the video games community you tend to want to know their background and how they originally got into video gaming.

My favourite stories from people are the ones where they reminisce about early video games memories as I just love to wallow in the nostalgia of being blown away by a NES, SNES or SEGA Mega Drive.

To me and a whole generation of awesome dudes and dudettes these were the formative years of our love affair with video games.

Today I would like to introduce you all the Bethany who is the latest member of the Games Freezer family.

Bethany has agreed to share with us all her video games life story so far and I know a lot of this will bring smiles to all those people who were 80's & 90's kids....

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 19 "Turn Based Combat Perfection" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

1. A video game that is beautiful

2. A video game that sounds mystical and fantastical

3. A video game that sweeps you away into a mystical world

☆ The Games Freezer Retro Gaming Links Roundup ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

As you know, the Games Freezer choc full of FROZEN RETRO GAMING Goodness.

I've been sitting a few frozen retro gaming gems for a few weeks now and I thought it would be a good time to share these nuggets with you all.

☆ My Top 5 Super Nintendo Mode 7 Moments ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Mode 7 is a legendary graphics mode that was present in a certain number of Super Nintendo Video Games during the 1990's. 

It made everyone's jaw drop with its 3D looking effects that were unheard of in the console world at the time. 

I was a sucker for these games and I'm going to revisit some of my favourite Mode 7 Moments with you all now.

Watch Out Because Mode 7 Is ABOUT!!

☆ My Top 10 Mortal Kombat 2 Fatalities, Babalities & Friendships! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

For me, Mortal Kombat 2 was like nothing that I could possibly imagine and when it first came out in the early 90's I was in awe of this horror movie of a fighting game!

It shocked me and I loved it. 

It made the with blood / without blood Street Fighter 2 conversations melt away into insignificance.

☆ Retrogaming GIFS From The Gods ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

The last few days of my life have been dominated by one thing.............

GIFS

More specifically ..............

RETROGAMING GIFS!

I discovered recently how to create GIFS on GIPHY and now i'm addicted.....

HELP!

☆ Own Your Very Own Video Game Arcade At 1/12th Of The Price☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Size Matters Right?

Well I have fallen in love with some tiny wonders from the world of the arcades and I want to share these little beauties with you all....

Come and take a peek..........

☆ The Mini NES And It's Online Video Game Manuals.....☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Nintendo has finally provided some more details about its upcoming console (not the NX) 

The NES Classic Edition, the miniaturised re release of the 1985 console that started it all for a lot of us....

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 18 "Half Max Is Better Than No Max" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

In my recent PS4 Diaries entry I spoke at length about my Life Is Strange experience and how it completely exceeded any expectations that I may have had going into it!

I forgot to mention a funny glitch that I encountered whilst trying to save Chloe in one of the most dramatic scenes in the video game....

<IT IS NOW WITHIN THE WRITTEN INTERNET LAW TO SAY "SPOILER ALERT!">

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 17 "Life Jim But Not As We Know It" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

Going into Life Is Strange I didn’t really know what to expect.

I’d been browsing the Playstation Store and came across the first episode for FREE.

I’d always thought that this game wouldn’t be for me. I’d imagined that it was some kind of teen drama aimed at well……..Teens...............

But I thought that I’d give the first episode a go as it was for Free.

I’d watched the trailer and fell in love with the music and art style that was being used to great effect in the game.

☆ EGX 2016 And The Hedgehog Strikes Back! ☆ #GamersUnite #EGX2016

EGX 2016 has been and gone.

4 Days Of Video Gaming Bliss Have Passed.

I was lucky enough to attend this prestigious event as a member of the press and I would love to tell you EVERYTHING that happened BUT that would probably take up around 5000 words.

Instead of that then I will shower you all with pictures of the merriment on offer and give you a flavour of my favourite part of EGX 2016.

☆ Say Hello To The Super Pantendo MINI ☆ #retrogaming #GamersUnite

Last Year I Featured The SUPER PANTENDO Made By My Retrogaming Buddy Dean Taylor.....

Well Now Dean and The Super Pantendo are BACK Smaller Than Ever!!!

Say Hello To The "Super Pantendo Mini"

☆ My 10 Must Play Video Games At The Wonderful World Of EGX 2016 ☆ #EGX2016 #GamersUnite

EGX Started on Thursday and I am mega excited as I will be visiting on Sunday 25th September armed with my trusty camera, my rucksack and my best games playing fingers and thumbs!

EGX is all about the video games (obviously) so I thought i'd be mega organised and start plotting out my day with the awesome iPhone EGX APP (and for those without iPhone here's the Android EGX APP)

☆ Street Fighter GIFS Are A Thing Of Beauty ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

Behold The Street Fighter GIF!

I love a Street Fighter GIF as it encapsulates what we all love about Street Fighter....

Street Fighter is all about the Special Moves and Grapples and us gamers love to watch those moves over and over again!

☆The Sonic Mania Retro SEGA Advert Is Awesome! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Okay, so I am mega excited about playing SONIC MANIA at EGX 2016 this weekend and therefore my SONIC levels are exceeding the recommended healthy dose.....BUT

You gotta understand that I LOVE this cool retro SEGA ad for SONIC MANIA!

It made me smile from ear to ear.......

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 16 "My SOMA Journey Is Complete" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

SOMA was not the Video Game that I was expecting and that's a good thing......

As I have now officially completed my SOMA journey I am now qualified to tell you all how I feel about this brilliant video game.....

☆ 10 Awesome Retro Gaming Stories Just For YOU! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

"This is the part of the week when I scrape the web and compile an awesome list of Retrogaming fayre for you all to gorge on.

Some people might eat these retro gaming links slowly, others like to yam them down in a matter of seconds.

How you eat them is up to you, Just Enjoy!

With Love 

Games Freezer"

☆The Ultimate 'On A Budget' Super Nintendo Setup☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

🕹Picked These Two Up For £1.49!😱 Both Cleaned And Now Working 💪🏻 #retrogaming #retrogames #retrogamer #gamersunite #supernintendo

A photo posted by Games Freezer (@gamesfreezer) on Sep 6, 2016 at 1:35pm PDT

Over the course of the last month I have been undertaking an experiment to see if I could compile my ultimate Super Nintendo set up at the lowest possible cost.

It's been a brilliant month of eBay deals and this is what I have learned over the course of the last 30 days or so......

🕹️ 10 Links For Your Retro Gaming Pleasure! 🕹️ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

We're back with some more awesome links for you to wallow in at your will.

I recommend the BONUS LINKS most wholeheartedly........

☆ My Retro Gaming Lucky 7 Links ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Looking through endless pages of retro gaming related online articles is what I do best and this time I have scoured the world and the seven seas to find you 7 articles that I really enjoyed .....

☆ Five Things On My Retrogaming Want List ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

There seems to be a lot of Retro Gaming Love around at the minute.

The Nintendo NES Mini really stirred up the nostalgia pot and now us retro gamers are all worked up in anticipation for the second coming!

In the mean time I have been scouring the Funstock website for the coolest Retro gaming merchandise that I can stick onto my wishlist.

Here's FIVE Of My Faves That Will Be On My Wishlist Until My Birthday In October...........(Libra)

☆ I'm Useless At Retro Gaming D.I.Y But I Love Looking! ☆ #retrogaming #GamersUnite

Have you ever looked through some of the coolest retro gaming DIY projects and thought, "I'm gonna make that!"?

Then 10 minutes later after reading the instructions, you realise that you have no chance of being able to make that!

☆ Learn All About Amiga's Daphne, Agnus and Portia ☆ #Amiga #Retrogaming # GamersUnite

This week I was lucky enough to be able to watch a special press screening of The AMIGA Years From Bedrooms To Billions and I can tell you right now that this is a visual love letter to the AMIGA like nothing you have ever watched before............

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 15 "The Deep Dark Dread That Is SOMA" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

SOMA is a game that I was introduced to when I listened to the Bombcast Game of The Year Episode in December 2015...

As soon as i heard the guys on Bombcast enthuse over this masterpiece I knew I needed to experience this game myself....

☆ The Amiga Years From Bedrooms To Billions ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Following on the success of the original "From Bedrooms To Billions" this next instalment

"From Bedrooms To Billions: The Amiga Years" 

gives you an insiders look into the fascinating true story on the Commodore Amiga's influence on the video games industry.

☆ Retro Gaming to Return in a Big Way This Autumn ☆ #Retrogaming #Nintendo

It's official: what's old is new again. Nintendo made waves by finally giving the people what they want when it decided to return to its goldmine of classic games. The gaming world reacted with utter glee when the company announced its latest project, the Nintendo NES Classic Edition. 

☆ My Retro Gaming Loft Loot ☆ #Retrogaming

Having done quite a lot of house during my lifetime it's no wonder that the lofts in the houses I move to end up accumulating some awesome retrogaming loot!