☆ Website Of The Day - "Games That Weren't" ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

I first came across this awesome website when I visited this years PLAY Blackpool in March.

GTW had two tables set up with various examples of games that weren't and from that moment on they had my attention.

☆ Take A Trip Through Four Realms ☆ @Hugebot #GameDev #Kickstarter #GamersUnite

I've been following the progress of Four Realms for a while now and now Hugebot are ready to unleash this cool retro styled game on Steam Greenlight and Kickstarter.

Let's check back in on developer Del Mason to get a full update on all things Four Realms.

☆ Let's Plan A Prison Paradise ☆ @IVSoftware @PrisonArchitect

Alpha 34 , now that seems like a lot of Alphas doesn't it?

 

I suppose it is but hey why not take the time to get this game right?

Prison Architect has everything I like in a game.

 

It's simple on the surface but then as you get underneath those tasty layers it exposes you to things that you never thought that you would need to consider.

☆ A Commodore 64 Story For Us All ☆ @Retro_Fusion #Kickstarter #Retrogaming #C64

My appetite for retro gaming related books continues and is routinely appeased by the plethora of cool books that seem to be emanating from the retro gaming community with great success.....

The one i'm excited about today is the latest awesome book project from fusion retro books.......

☆ Mr Iwata - Corporate President - Developer - Gamer ☆ #RIPIwata #GamersUnite #Nintendo

Having seen the news break on Twitter and now read many of the tributes to the great man it seems like words can't really do justice to what Satoru Iwata meant to everyone (and not just gamers).

What really comes through from the tributes and quotes is the fact that the man was a gamer foremost and corporate president last. 

His sense of fun runs through the core of everything Nintendo does and will do forever more.

In honour of this wonderful man I have scoured the internet for the best fan art tributes and articles that really give you a sense of how much Iwata San will be missed.....

☆ Giant Ants EVERYWHERE!! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

For a while now the long awaited Megadrive Version of IT CAME FROM THE DESERT has been in production from Cinemaware after a successful Kickstarter campaign

On the news front it had gone silent for a long while......

Then this week I received some promising news on its progress.......

☆ PLAY it! - Manchester Is Coming......Are YOU Ready? ☆ @ReplayEvents #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

We've Been Passed Some Really Exciting News About A Video Gaming Event Called PLAY it! Manchester......

Those cool dudes at Replay Events have been busy again and have pulled together another awesome sounding event!

You Can't Afford To Miss This...........

☆ Save Your Progress? >Yes No ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

It's been a while since I had the pleasure of of slotting a Game Boy cartridge into the back of the Game Boy and firing up a game of Super Mario Land.

 

But that's exactly what I did this morning on my commute into the office.

 

Earphones in, Game Boy out and away we go……..

☆ My Very Own Video Games Console Book Idea ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Yes I have about a thousand ideas a year about video games related projects.

 

Whether that be retro gaming related books, arcade machines, retro gaming barcades, retro gaming shops and all sorts of other video game related projects, my brain seems to be constantly thinking about a way to channel my love of video games into something tangible.

☆ Super Retro Summer Sports Games ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

This super summer sunshine, Ashes Cricket and Wimbedon Tennis has got me in the mood to play some super cool summer sports.

 

Obviously when I say 'play', I mean dust off some cool retro games and get playing some of the best summer games related games of the last 30 years!

 

So let me get my thinking cap on and bombard you with 5 of my favourite Summer Video Games!

☆ Cream Of The Kickstarter Crop - "Legends Of Fire & Steel" ☆ #Kickstarter #GamersUnite @boomzap

Kickstarter is full of awesomeness when it comes to new video game related projects.

My regular Kickstarter sweep of all things video games brings up a whole host of exciting looking projects. 

I just wish I had enough money to back them all!

So instead of trying to back all of these beauties I will be sharing with you 
"The Cream Of The Kickstarter Crop" to spread the word on these amazing projects....

Without further ado, let me introduce you to the first of my Kickstarter favourites....

☆ Grab A Slice Of Terrible Video Games History ☆ @ashens #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

We've all read those online lists of the "WORST GAMES EVER" 

We read them and say things like, 

"Oh yeah I remember that, it was really bad!" 

or 

"Oh yeah I remember that, it wasn't THAT bad!"

Well Stuart Ashen has come up with a book full of terrible games that were so bad that you will never have heard of them........

(at least 99% of them anyway!)

☆ An Encyclopedia Of Atari Knowledge ☆ @thevgatv #Retrogaming #Gamersunite #Atari

The Atari 2600 is the godfather of the consoles and deserves every inch of coverage that it has received over the years.

 

Imagine a world without the Atari 2600…………then imagine a world without the mighty console generations that followed it......that's how important the Atari 2600 is.

☆ The Definitive NES Guide, A New NES Game and Garpage Pail Art! ☆ @GamingVgbs @JoeSimko #Kickstarter #GamersUnite

Kickstarter Campaigns Come And They Go.....

BUT We Can't Just Let This One Just Pass Us By....

Retrogamers You Need The Following Kickstarter Backed Items In YOUR Life

☆ Retrogaming Music To My Ears ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Video Game music is an often overlooked or under estimated element to a video game.

 

Imagine Gameboy Tetris with another soundtrack! It just wouldn't be Tetris! 

(would it?)

 

I like to think the video game and the music go hand in hand in order to deliver the game experience.

☆ The Alcatraz Barcade Dream ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite @AlcatrazLondon

We've all had the dream of opening up our very own Barcade haven't we?

I've always felt that there are definitely not enough great barcades in London and there is a definite gap in the market for a top Barcade like the Brooklyn Barcade to be opened in London.

I have been in contact with a guy called Marcus Gordon who is looking to make that dream a reality by opening Alcatraz Bar in London.

Alcatraz Bar is currently trying to get funding to open a retro/current console gaming bar in London, with a unique flavour........

☆ Website Of The Day "BOX=ART" ☆ @Gidkilla #retrogaming #gamersunite

If like me you adore great box art and the beautiful Japanese designs that adorn the Japanese versions of games then you will love my Website Of The Day .......

BOX=ART

☆ WIN YOUR VERY OWN SEGA MEGADRIVE ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

How Do You Fancy Getting Your Hands On YOUR VERY OWN Original SEGA Mega Drive?

Read On And I Will Tell You Exactly What YOU Need To Do To Win A Mega Drive Courtesy Of Games Freezer.......

☆ Kickstart A Retrogaming Music Legend ☆ #retrogaming #GamersUnite #Kickstarter

Have you heard of the retrogaming legend Uncle Art?

If you haven't heard of him then you will probably have heard his work before probably without realising it…..

☆ SEGA The Second Coming? ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

Us Retrogaming folk generally hark back to the days of SEGA vs NINTENDO in the console wars era of the 90's or the glory years of Atari and it's always great to reminisce on those days of trailblazing video games when things seemed much simpler.