7 Jan 2014

☆Game Of The Day "Badland"☆ @BadLandGame #Android #GamersUnite

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During the holiday season the usual gaming devices were put to rest for a while as we searched for our gaming thrills through our newly acquired GOOGLE NEXUS 7.
Using this cool device has shone new light on the Google Play Games selection for us as the Nexus 7 is optimised perfectly to play the coolest games available on the market.
The game that has taken up most of our time this festive season is the Wonderful Badland...




We might be a little late to the party on this one as it's been about for a while now...

Anyways, let's attempt to explain to you what it's all about......
.
Well let's start with how it all begins........ 
You are spat out of an industrial waste pipe of some sorts quite abruptly and there you are seemingly stranded an inhospitable forestry type environment that looks full of nasties and beady watching eyes.....
Immediately you are drawn in by the game's incredibly foreboding atmosphere....




The game puts you slightly on edge from moment one. We recommend plugging some earphones in and fully appreciating the subtle sound effects that really draw you in to the situation...
So what is actually going on here?
Well it seems as though you are some kind of hedgehog like creature that can sort of fly (badly) and its down to you to guide this poor unfortunate creature through the treacherous environment!
And Boy is this a treacherous environment!!




Make no mistake, every route is paved with traps and dastardly fiendish little puzzles.
It reminds us of a cross between Limbo and Sonic The Hedgehog. Some levels are played at a blistering pace and others are a struggle against the environment which really gets your pace racing!
By pressing the screen you make your HedgeHogBird Thingy fly forwards and by releasing the screen you fall lower. A nice and simple game mechanic used to great effect.

Scattered around each level are various "power ups" / "power downs" that help or hinder your progress through the level. 

These consist of the following:

There's an orb that Clones your fuzzy dude and this pack of fuzzy dudes increases your chances of surviving the environmental onslaught!

There's an orb that makes you Grow Larger which can help or hinder you. It will help if you need to break through certain parts of the level or hinder you if space is tight.

There's also an orb that makes you Smaller and then smaller still so you can squeeze through the tiniest spaces!

The "Jelly Orb" turns you into a bouncy ball jelly style fuzzy dude that will struggle to progress if you hit the sides too many sides as you frantically try and bounce through the level.

Overall we absolutely love this game as it draws you in and gives you something more than your average Endless Runner type game. It's a runner with brains and character like no other.


That's why we will award it a GAMESFREEZER FROZEN DELIGHT :
 4.5 ICE CUBES OUT OF 5

Games Freezer, RetroGaming

6 Jan 2014

☆The Games Freezer Top 5 Twitter Accounts☆ @AusRetroGamer @RetroCollect @VideoGame_art_ @GamesYouLoved @Nyleak #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

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The Games Freezer Top 5 Twitter RetroGamers

 

So You Love RetroGaming.......


So You Like A Bit Of Twitter Action.....


Sort your Twitter Account Out For 2014 And Find Out From Games Freezer Who You Should Follow To Get The Best In RetroGaming Tweets?


Well we've selected 5 of the finest retrogaming Tweeters for you to follow for your retrogaming FIX!


Sit Back .... Relax ..... AND Let Us Give YOU The Tour Of The RetroGaming TwitterVerse Where GAMERSUNITE!

1. 

First Up We Have A Guy Who Is One Of The Most Active Members Of The RetroGaming Scene. 

A man who oooozes cool RetroGaming pics, posts and tweets on a daily basis.

Twitter Bio:
Spreading the nostalgic vibe of retro gaming across the known universe. - Melbourne, Australia

Check Out The Website at: AusRetroGamer.Com

Follow Him On Google at: +Aus RetroGamer

Follow Him On Twitter at: @AusRetroGamer
 
2.



Then we have the kings of RetroGaming Goodness with one of the coolest sites on web! 

It's RetroCollect, curators of all things Retro.

You have to check out their website NOW!

Twitter Bio:
Official Twitter feed of RetroCollect - the home for Retro Gamers and Collectors offering Retro News, Rarity Guides, Release Lists & a pixel fuelled community - United Kingdom

Check Out The Website at: RetroCollect

Follow Them On Google at: +RetroCollect 

Follow Them On Twitter at: @RetroCollect

3.


If you want to stay on top of all of the coolest Video Game art out there then you gotta follow our fave source of Game art! 

With a daily dose of art that you won't have seen anywhere else then follow these COOL Dudes!

We like their feed so much we got notified EVERY time they Tweet because we know they tweet QUALITY and NOT QUANTITY!  

The Account itself is run by @9_Volt88 from New York City so while you are there, follow Mr 9 Volt too!


Twitter Bio:
Run by @9_Volt88. Mention Me And I Will RT Your Video Game Fan art.


Follow Them On Twitter at: @Video Game Artwork

4.  

Games You Loved.Com are our constant stream of gaming goodness that get us through the week, no matter what time of day it is they are guaranteed to be Tweeting Top Class Gaming Tweets from GYL Towers!

A day is not complete without our GYL Fix!

Bio:
"GamesYouLoved is born out of a love of games of every description from your childhood - we love games and play them every day! By being reminded of the games and the fun and enjoyment we had through images and video you can also see what other people say about them and things you were doing at the time. We want to have memories to see, share and enjoy with other gamers."

Check Out The Website at: GamesYouLoved.Com

Follow Them On Google at: +GamesYouLoved 

Follow Them On Twitter at: @GamesYouLoved

5. 
 
It's no secret that we Love a good bit of Game Art and that's why our number 5 is our second Tweep who specialises in sending out the best Video Game Art Tweets that exist in the world Of Nintendo!

Everything The Awesome Nyleak Tweets is Pure Cool - Pure Nintendo!

We Love It! Check Out The Awesome Nyleak TODAY!!

Twitter Bio:
"I love Nintendo! Like video game art? you're in the right place! send your Nintendo Fan Art to Kaelyn@PureNintendo.com

Check Out The Website at: Pure Nintendo

Follow Them On Google at: +PureNintendo

Follow Them On Twitter at: @Nyleak

So that's our current fave Twitterers and we gotta admit our list does change weekly!

 

But we've shown you ours, so why not show us yours!?!

 

Who Does YOUR Favourite Twitter Stream Belong To?

 

Let Us Know ASAP so as we can follow follow FOLLOW!

 

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24 Dec 2013

☆The Games Freezer Top 5 Christmas Themed Games☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

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Every day in The Freezer is like Christmas as we get to play the best RetroGames and New Games out there!

 

Also it's pretty chilly in here whether it's Winter Or Summer!

 

Now it's Christmas Eve, we are well truly in the Christmas Spirit and we started to reminisce about years gone by when a Christmas Themed game would always spring up around this time of year.

 

Now we've had a chat about it over some mulled wine and some of The Freezer's home made Christmas Cake and we have drunkenly decided on these 5 Christmas treats for all you Freezer Followers........MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A FREEZER NEW YEAR!

 
 
5. Christmas Nights Into Dreams - Saturn
 
 
Christmas Nights was a two-level game of Nights into Dreams that was released in December 1996.
Nights into Dreams was a cool series and we love playing this game at Christmas!

4.Home Alone - SNES
 
 
The Home Alone film is a modern day Christmas classic! 

The same can't be said for the Video Game but you have to include it in this Top 5 because at the time we were just so hyped about playing a Home Alone Game!

We like the battle vs the spider in the basement best (although it had nothing to do with the film plot!!)  
 
3. Angry Birds - Christmas Seasons - Android
 


Angry Birds has saved our sanity over the years on long journeys and boring commutes, so what better way to travel to your folks for the holiday season than to whip out your phone and have an Angry Birds Seasons Greedings Session to get you into the Christams mood!

2. James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod - Megadrive



We were big fans of this on the Megadrive and loved every minute of James Pond's second adventure!

Here's what it's all about!
Dr. Maybe has taken over Santa's workshop and is holding Santa's workers hostage.

Many of Santa's helpers have been turned into Dr Maybe's horrible assistants.

It's down to James Pond to infiltrate Santa's grotto, free the Santa's captive helpers, retrieve the stolen toys for the children of the world, and defeat Dr. Maybe once and for all !!

HURRRAH!!

1. Christmas Lemmings - Amiga



Our number 1 Christmas themed game has to be Christmas Lemmings.

Lemmings ahs so much charm and wonderful gameplay, add into that mix a Christmas setting and you have a game that is just perfect Christmas play for everyone!

If you search out one Christmas themed retrogaming gem this Christmas, let it be Christmas Lemmings!
 

What's your favourite Christmas themed Video Game of all time?

 

Think about it over the holiday season and let us know!

 

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR VIDEO GAMING FRIENDS OF THE FREEZER!




20 Dec 2013

☆Website Of The Day - "Hall Of Light"☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #Amiga

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The Hall Of Light (HOL) 

The HOL Project's Mission is to catalogue all the official games that were released commercially for the Commodore Amiga


When you first visit the site the first thing that springs to mind is that it is minimalist in design as you are presented with a set of search parameters with little fuss made about the presentation of the site itself. 

But you soon learn that less IS more as the database stands at a HUGE 5590 games!




Once you undertake a search you are presented with a really smart and simple screen that shows a screen-shot from the game and then has various tabs to highlight key information about the game such as:

  • General Information Tab - Giving Year Of Release, Number Of Disks, Publisher, Number Of Players, Genre etc
  • Reviews - Listing the reviews and scores from those reviews with a link to those reviews
  • Manual - Where possible, a link to an online manual is given
  • Cheat Code - Where possible a Cheatcode is listed
  • Web Link - A list of other sites such as Lemon Amiga etc that feature the game
  • Screen-shot - Showcases additional screenshots for the game
  • Box Scan - A scan of the original Box Art
  • Disk Scan - A scan of the original disk
  • Misc Shot - A scan of other materials that may be of interest from the original game
  • Conversion - Screenshots from other system conversions of the same game
  • Game Map - Where one exists a scan of the game map will be included



The website highlights the following re it's marvellous database:

"Most games in the database are of the boxed, commercial variety but there are exceptions:

  • Licenceware games are considered commercial enough to be included.
  • Shareware, freeware and general Public Domain games are generally not present but they may be added if they form a fuller picture of a commercial person or entity.
  • A number of unreleased Amiga games are referenced. The status of these games varies; some exist in a near-complete or demo form while others never progressed beyond the announcement stage.
  • Some Open Source conversions (e.g. Doom) and games playable through interpreters (e.g. ScummVM or Exult) are listed. These are considered 'native' Amiga games."

We were lost in RetroGaming Heaven for hours searching out our favourite Amiga games over the years and drooling over the BIG BOX art and the screenshots.

For Any Amiga fan this should be your number one port of all call for all things Amiga, so get on over there now to unearth such gems as "The Bards Tale III" 

 

Tell us what you think of HOL assuming you can tear yourself away from the site! 

Games Freezer, RetroGaming

 

19 Dec 2013

☆Iconic Video Game Real Estate☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #Share

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Houses, Mansions and Castles have played a large part in a lot of video games over the years.

Most of this prime Video Game Real Estate provides a focal point or setting for each of the games they are featured in.

It is also notable that a house, mansion or castle is usually a good setting for a spooky or darn right terrifying game.......

We decided to do a bit of digging around in the gaming history books again to uncover an 13 of the most Iconic examples of video game real estate over the years.

So without further ado "let's go through the keyhole!"






The Imperial Prison inside the Imperial Palace is the starting point for your hero in Elder Scrolls and the Palace cuts a striking image as the White Gold Tower can be seen for miles around. 

It is listed in the Elder Scrolls Wiki as an ancient Ayleid structure, located in the Green Emperor Way District in the Imperial City on the province of Cyrodiil.

2. Curien Mansion - House Of The Dead 



House Of The Dead begins with Agent Thomas Rogan receiving a phone-call from his fiancΓ©e, Sophie Richards at the Curien Mansion, the home and laboratory of Dr. Roy Curien.

A series of ominous occurrences and disappearances at the Curien mansion leads Rogan and his partner, Agent G, to discover the estate overrun with hellish beings from the dead!!

3. TenPenny Tower  - Fallout 3



A towering and imposing building, Tenpenny Tower is a luxury hotel used as a private residential building.

It is owned by Allistair Tenpenny, who only permits a certain class of people to reside there. He is prejudiced against ghouls and will not let them reside there.

4. Bowser's Castle - Super Mario Series



Bowser's Castle is scattered throughout the Mario series in one guise or another and is generally the final area that Mario visits to fight it out with Bowser and rescue Princess Peach

5. Luigis Mansion - Luigi's Mansion




The game takes place in a haunted mansion that Luigi wins in a contest that he never entered!

Luigi tells Mario to meet him there to celebrate his victory but Luigi is then sent searching the Mansion for Mario, who is nowhere to be seen!

6. Raccoon City Zombie Mansion - Resident Evil



The first installment in the Resident Evil series introduces Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine as members of the elite S.T.A.R.S.

At the start of the game they become trapped in an old mansion infested with zombies.

As they explore the mysterious and scary mansion, they uncover clues and solve puzzles, battling the various monsters along the way (complete with scary dogs jumping through windows!!)

7. The Lakeview Hotel - Silent Hill 2



The Lakeview Hotel was constructed and opened during Silent Hill's tourist boom, in order to attract guests to visit the town. James Sunderland and his wife, Mary Shepherd-Sunderland are said to have stayed here on vacation prior to the events of Silent Hill 2.

8. The Mansion - Maniac Mansion



The developers of Maniac Mansion based the design of The Mansion on Skywalker Ranch

The SkyWalker ranch is owned by George Lucas acting as a workplace for Lucas and also as a Ranch Film Set!

9. A White House - Zork



When playing Zork the game begins near "A White House"

The White House provides the first obvious point of interest.

When you enter the house,you discover a trap door that leads down into a dark cellar.

That's where the fun starts as the cellar is actually one of many entrances to the Great Underground Empire!

10. The Haunted Mansion Of Derceto - Alone In The Dark



This SurvivalHorror game from 1992 starts your character off inside the mansion and you are then tasked with finding a way out whilst taking on the nasties that currently reside inside The Mansion

11. 55 Central Park West - Ghostbusters (Master System)



Over the years there have been various video games based on the brilliant Ghostbusters film.

The Master System version's aim is to get to Dana's apartment and defeat good old Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

In the games and the film the building where the finale happens is referred to as Dana's Apartment but in real life the building does actually exist at 55 Central Park West and is also known as "The Ghostbuster's Building"


We've rounded up but a few of the most iconic properties from Video Games that we have played over the years.


Can You Think Of Any We Have Missed?

Games Freezer, Retrogaming
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18 Dec 2013

☆Pang Man's Retrogaming Reminisce - Part 2 "Super Play"☆ @Kosmikat #RetroGaming #Gamersunite

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The Awesome Super Play

Pang Man continues to look back at the great Video Games Magazines of the day from the 90's.

In Part 1 we heard all about Pang Man's Love for the iconic Mean Machines Magazine.

Now we pick up with him again for Part 2 and a closer look at the almighty Super Play Magazine.


"Over the years there have been many great gaming magazines.
CVG was one of my favourites in the 90s, whilst I think of the more modern day magazines –Edge is a great read. (Although I did balk at the £5 price!! when it first came out, compared to £3 for its rivals).
However, for a while there was only one magazine that was so unbelievably good , that I would re-read it multiple times. 
That magazine was called Mean Machines and after it stopped publication, I was genuinely sad.
However, in November 1992, a contender to the crown was born.  
I remember looking at the magazines in the local newsagents in Enfield Town before school and one magazine caught my eye (and not the top shelf kind!) 
It had a Japanese looking logo and some cool Anime style characters on the cover. 
It was called “Super Play”
Super Play was a monthly gaming magazine dedicated to the Super Famicom (a.k.a. Super Nintendo). 
At a mere £1.95 it was a bargain. A fantastic read, with a cool design and great reviews. Like Mean Machines it covered imported games yet to be released in the UK/US.
Super Play, Anime World

The Cool Anime World

For me though the best thing about Super Play was its promotion of anime and RPGs.
“Anime World” - a monthly article written by “Helen McCarthy” (a foremost anime expert), helped me to develop my interest in anime and opened my eyes to shows such as "3 x 3 Eyes" and "Bubblegum Crisis"
Live from Hell City, Super Play

LIVE FROM HELL CITY

A monthly article called “Live from Hell City” written by a British guy living in Tokyo –gave readers a fascinating insight into Japanese culture and gaming. 
Fantasy Quest, Super Play

Fantasy Quest

Whilst through, “Fantasy Quest”, readers could wet their appetite for the amazing RPGs, just released in the Land of the Rising Sun (e.g. Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest etc)
I must also give a huge shout out to Will Overton who drew the cover illustrations. 
The magazine covers were always hand drawn in an amazing manga style –in fact they were so good –I would have happily bought prints of them to display.
Super Play, Envelope Art

Superb Envelope Art

Super Play also encouraged its readers to send in their artwork –the best entries were then published in a section called “Envelope Art”. 
Some of these entries were of a fantastic standard and still hold up well even today.
Super Play ran until 1996, around the time the N64 superseded the Super Nintendo. 
The writing staff went on to publish N64 Magazine - which again sadly failed to maintain the charm of the original publication.

Was it better than Mean Machines?  

Well I wouldn’t like to choose a favourite but I would say that for me, alongside Mean Machines, Super Play was and still is the best gaming magazine of the 16bit era."
Pang Man

Pang Man has had his say, so now it's over to you....

 

Super Play vs. Mean Machines - Who was the greatest?  

 
"Pang Man Reporting From The Freezer"
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17 Dec 2013

☆Gamers TV Of The Day - "Gameswipe" & "Get Lamp"☆ #GamersUnite #RetroGaming

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Inspired by the recent documentary on Channel 4 called "How Video Games Changed The World" we set out to start seeking out some more cool Video Games related documentaries.


So first up this week we have these two beauties!

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Charlie Brookers - Gameswipe

Another amusing look at Video Games from Charlie Brooker

We like the way that Charlie approaches the subject with humour as he goes about looking at the various genres, how they have changed over the years

It has some really good interviews with comedian Dara O'Briain, along with sitcom writer Graham Linehan and Rab and Ryan from Consolevania.

In this cool documentary type show Brooker talks video games in the same style as Screenwipe.

We like Charlie's style and this is a great video, watch it today for a good chuckle and some interesting and engaging video games views.


 Get Lamp

Get Lamp is a documentary that looks to tell the story of the creation of the text adventure games of yesteryear and more importantly those words are from the people that created them.

We love the text adventure genre and this is a great homage to the wonderful world of the text adventure.

Both of these cool documentaries are on Top Documentary Films.com which is our new fave site for some really cool documentary finds!

Give it a search to see what cool stuff you can find, in the meantime we'll keep searching on your behalf!

Let us know what you think of these two documentaries?

 

What are your fave gaming TV moments or shows?

Games Freezer, RetroGaming, Video Games


16 Dec 2013

☆Pang Man's RetroGaming Reminisce - Part 1 "Mean Machines"☆ @JazRignall #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

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The Sacred Mean Machines Magazine...




The Newest member of the Games Freezer Family has joined the team to impart some of his 30 years of Video Gaming knowledge and experience.


Please give a COOL Freezer welcome to "Pang Man"


So, who is this Pang Man you speak of?


Well, Pang Man grew up playing Super Nintendo and reading some of the finest video gaming publications of the 90's.

Over the years he has built up an extensive gaming knowledge from the consoles of yesteryear.

Pang Man was an early adopter of the import game scene in the 90's and owned one of those cool Universal game adapters for his beloved SNES.

Over the next few weeks, he will be looking back at some of the greatest video gaming magazines of the 90's, so sit back, relax and soak up the retrogaming goodness

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