☆ What is Arcade Perfect? ☆

Growing up in the 80’s and the 90’s, Video Games always strived to hit the highest accolade in gaming at the time. That accolade was the notion of being ‘Arcade Perfect’.

It was a lofty ambition for an 8 Bit console or Computer and an achievable stretch for the 16 Bit consoles of the early 90’s.

It’s the term that I would hope for in any video games review of the time and turned a maybe buy game into must have game.

The term has fallen away over the years as the console and computer powerhouses of the last couple of generations have exceeded the Arcade games arena in most cases.

Thinking about this term I began to let my mind wander to those halcyon days of Arcade Perfection and started to compile myself a list of the games from that era that reached that Arcade Perfect Accolade.

☆ Welcome To The SEGA Super Circuit ☆

Have you ever heard of the SEGA Super Circuit?

No me neither!

Well, I only heard about this cool attraction today when I was listening in for my weekly dose of the Giant BombCast.

Intrigued I had to take a closer look at what can only be described as a cross between Out Run and RC Pro AM in real life…

☆ A Video Games Genre That Has Almost Died ☆

In an age where we are surrounded by phone apps and websites that promote real money gambling, I have recently been thinking about the more innocent times when digital gambling was only represented by casino type gambling games on video games systems like the SEGA Master System.

☆ My Fave Platformer Video Games (Minus Super Mario) ☆ #retrogaming

Over the course of the last few days, I’ve been delving into Shu for the first time prior to its Vita release.

Last week I was getting stuck into Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap as it got its PS4 release.

This feels like a good time, therefore, to get misty eyed again for all the awesome platform video games that I have played over the years.

This time though I’m removing all Super Mario games as of course, the Mario franchise is the perfect example of platforming perfection.

So this list maybe should be entitled “If Super Mario Didn’t Exist”

☆ An 8 Year Old Boy's Obsession With Video Game Graphics ☆ #Retrogaming

I recently did a Guest Blog over at gameleaks.net that I thought I'd share with you all here on Games Freezer....

It's all about my obsession with video game graphics as a video game mad 8-year-old....

☆ 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.............

☆ Can You Remember EVERY Video Game You Have Ever Owned? ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Now here's a memory test for you........

Can you name every single Video Game that you have ever owned?

☆ Door 13 - Christmas Retro Gaming Advent Calendar ☆ @TheRetroVault #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

And Behind Door 13................

The Website Of The Day...........

"THE RETRO VAULT"

☆ Built In Video Games from The Third Generation ☆ #retrogaming #gamersunite

As I think about entering into the world of the 8th Generation of consoles I cast my mind back to the 3rd Generation of consoles.

The thing that sticks out in my mind is the two consoles that I owned from that generation and the fact that both consoles had some really cool built in games.

☆ I Love The Thrill Of The Retrogaming Hunt ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

While strolling through my local town on Saturday, kit bag over my shoulder on my way to play football for the mighty Norsemen FC from the Southern Amateur League, I came across the local market stalls that were setting up for the Saturday market.

Naturally I had a quick peek at the car boot sale style stalls to see if I could see any video games related items.

 

It was around 10am and I was one of the first people to walk through the market and I noticed a guy who had a couple of Master System games on his stall.

☆ My All Time Favourite Ninja Video Games ☆ #Retrogaming #Gamersunite

Ninjas are cool - FACT
Every little boy growing up in the 80's wanted to be a Ninja - FACT
Ninja Video Games are awesome! - FACT

☆ My Retrogaming Video Games Bucket List ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Retrogaming for me only occurs on carefully planned days of the week. It means that sometimes I will only get a one or two hour slot to play with and in that time I need to utilise my time efficiently as i may only get one chance a week to play computer games.

 

With this in mind I have created a Retrogaming Computer Games Bucket List.

 

This list is intended to highlight 2 must play games on the various consoles or computers that I am yet to play.

 

My intention is to work my way through this list before I kick the bucket!!

☆ Take A Look At These 10 Cool Custom Consoles ☆ #Retrogaming #Gamersunite

Having seen a stack of really cool custom consoles this week, we thought we'd share our 10 favourites that we located on the World Wide Retrogaming Web!

Feast YOUR EYES On These Beauties!

★" Pang Man Part 9 – Gaming Memories: The SEGA Master System "★ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

As Pang Man Continues His Journey Through Some Of His Finest Gaming Memories, 

He Gets Underneath The Games That Made The SEGA Master System Such A Great System!

Let's Take Another Trip Into The Mind Of The Pang Man As He Reveals Some Of His Favourites SMS Video Games...

♡WHAT WAS MY FIRST VIDEO GAMES CONSOLE?♡ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

At the time when I'd decided that my ATARI 800 XE/XL home computer was no longer C☆☆L 

(Oh how wrong was I!!??) 

I got it into my head that I no longer wanted a games machine with a keyboard because everyone at school had a shiny new NES and were playing video games like Super Mario Bros, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and Castlevania!

I'm pretty sure that I too wanted,No, Needed! A NES......

BUT......

★ Sunday May 11th - "SEGA Sunday" RetroGaming Event At Aquum Bar★ @TheREZtron #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

REZTRON recently announced that it will be launching its SEGA SUNDAY weekend RetroGaming 'retrotainment' event in collaboration with Clapham's cool award-winning Aquum bar.

Retron have been entertaining with the coolest RetroGaming events in Shoreditch since 2013 at the award winning Cocktail bar, The Hoxton Pony.

And now REZTRON's first weekend retrotainment event will take place from 4pm til 11pm on Sunday May the 11th at Aquum Bar and it's looking like one not to be missed!

The bar will be jam packed with SEGA consoles across four SEGA generations!

These will include.......

• SEGA Master System
  
• SEGA Mega Drive
  
• SEGA Saturn
   
• SEGA Dreamcast
  
   

The most amazing SEGA games on offer will include........ 

• Golden Axe
  
• Mortal Kombat
  
• Street Fighter II
  
• R-Type
  
• Streets of Rage 2
  
• Alien Storm
  
• Sonic 2
  
• Shadow Dancer
  
• Micro Machines 2
  
• Virtua Cop
  
• SEGA Rally
  
• House of the Dead 2
  
• Virtua Fighter 2
  
• Marvel Vs Capcom 2
  

What An AWESOME LINE UP! 

All displayed on beautiful old school RetroGaming CRT TV screens.

AND GUESS WHAT!!??

There will also be the return of The Sonic the Hedgehog 'speed run' competition with retrogaming prizes being given away!

If that wasn't enough for your RetroGaming soul then there will be some 80s/90s electronic music followed by some cool Karaoke on the SEGA MEGA-CD Karaoke system.

The LATEST FREE RetroGaming RetroTainment event from REZTRON takes place on Sunday, May 11th 4pm till 11pm and Tickets can be booked through Eventbrite. 

To add to the fun why not dress up in some cool retrogaming Cosplay!? 

(we'll be dressed as a 6ft pixel Freezer)

 

For more information on REZtron’s events or for corporate bookings please visit  reztron.co.uk  or email info@reztron.co.uk 

For up to date news on REZTRON and their own brand of retro geekery please follow those cool cats on Twitter  @theREZtron  and also on facebook.com/thereztron

☆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