☆Website Of The Day "Internet Archive"☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

After watching the brilliant Documentary Film "Get Lamp" by Jason Scott Sadofsky we were curious about his research and decided to take a look at one of the websites that he gave thanks to in the end credits.

The Internet Archive is a non-profit website that is looking to build a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts. It provides free access to all sorts of cool stuff.

We were of course interested in searching through the Software Repository section that is contained within the site.

It covers a whole multitude of different retrogaming systems and some PC Classics.

Not only does it contain a whole host of information on the systems and games it also enables you to legally download some of the games.

Within the software section you are able to visit the "Historical Software Collection"

This section contains selected historically important software packages from the Internet Archives. It utilises in-browser emulators and you are able to try out these historical pieces of software without the additional burdens of installing emulator software.

The next section that you can spend hours in is the "Classic PC Games" Section where you can take a step back in time and play some of the coolest DOS and Windows games from yesteryear.The collection is constantly growing and evolving, so keep checking back on this one and fire up your Dos Box!

The next interesting section for you to get your Geek On is the "ShareWare CD Archive"

"One of the most historically important artifacts to come from the home computer telecommunications revolution was shareware CDs, compact discs put out by companies containing hundreds of megabytes of shareware. Initially containing less than the full capacity of the discs (600mb, later 700mb) these items eventually began brimming with any sort of computer data that could be packaged and sold."

Finally, the section that held our interest the most had to be "The Console Living Room"

This beauty of a RetroGaming section holds over 1000 items and covers most of the earliest systems such as Atari 2600, Magnavox Odyssey etc.

It also enables you to run the game in browser with some really cool emulator software to get a taste for how these cool systems ran the games.

Before we go and let you discover all this great stuff for yourselves, why don't you also check out "The Old School Emulation Center"

This really is a jewel in the crown of the "Internet Archive" every conceivable system is covered and all this is backed up by a TOSEC site that is maintained by our new fave director Jason Scott Sadofsky.......

A nice piece of symmetry to end our excited article with.....

Now go to The Internet Archive and immerse your brains in all the retrogaming glory you can find!

Let us know how you get on

☆Games Freezer Top 10 Best Pins From Pinterest☆ #GamersUnite #RetroGaming

We enjoy nothing more than curating our beautiful Pinterest Board on a daily basis as we pull together some of the greatest Video Game Images and Art from all over the world wide web.

We are nearing the 1000 Pin mark and now we have started to look back through our vast array of Pins to bring you our favourites from the last year.

 

We've compiled a visual treat for you all with our personal Top 10 Best Pins, so feast your eyes on Games Freezer's Delights!

10. Mega Man 2 - Arcade Decal

9. Little Sister Protection

8. The Ultimate Arcade

7. Secret Of Mana - By Alex Tooth

6. "Sure You Can!"

5. Lightning Cup Nights 

4. LIMBO

3. Green Hill Zone

2. Earthworm Jim

1. EVOLUTION OF CONTROLLERS

We could have filled pages and pages of great Pinterest Pins, but these are the cream of the crop from The Games Freezer

We hope you like what you have seen......

Why don't you let us know where to find some of your favourite Video gaming Images in the comments box below and maybe we'll feature The Followers Of The Freezer Faves....

 

 

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

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......

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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