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15/05/2013

☆ Mean Machines Magazine "The World's Greatest Console Mag!!" ☆ #retrogaming

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The Mean Machines Cover Artwork by Gary Harrod was always stunning

Mean Machines Magazine - 

The Greatest Video Games Magazine Of All Time?

I've just been through the process of moving home and i've had the unenviable task of sifting through all of the junk in my loft.
As I was toiling away separating the junk I wanted to keep from the junk that I wanted to throw away, I stumbled upon on a sellotaped up heavy box.

As I opened the sealed box I saw the unmistakable cover of my favourite games magazine ever.....MEAN MACHINES!

12/05/2013

Games Freezer - Great #Fallout Article

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Have a read of this brilliant article on Fallout from Edge Magazine.
We have only played Fallout 3 but this article sums up perfectly what the Fallout experience is all about.
A great article, well worth taking the time to read it!

11/05/2013

Games Freezer - #SNK 35th Anniversary in 2013

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Read this wonderful article that charts the 35 year History of one of our fave #videogames companies of all time!

SNK are res responsible for gaming classic series' such as #metalslug and #kingoffighters
Read on to find out more! 

10/05/2013

☆ An Ode To The SNES ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

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Before my first SNES in 1991 I was brought into the world of video games from owning my trusty and often amazing Atari 800 XE/XL. The thing I loved about the 800 XE/XL was the fact that it had a cartridge slot! 

To me at that point in time the cartridge slot was the most amazing invention, it meant INSTANT GAMES!

Games Freezer - Top 5 Video Games Of All Time

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Everybody knows that this is an impossible task and one task that takes full concentration in order to distill 25 years worth of games playing into 5 all time great titles!

You may call us crazy but we have only gone and attempted it!

Having looked at all the machines we have played since 1979 we have pulled out the 5 games that have immersed us and pulled us into their grasp which has meant countless hours of gameplay have been poured into these 5 amazing games. 

Of course with only 5 Video Games spots to fill there are countless great games that didn't make the Games Freezer Top 5!

So here goes.......... 

5. NBA Jam Tournament Edition (Arcade) 

The game that made me into an Arcade junkie! I remember once taking a train with mates all the way to Brighton just to go and find the NBA Jam Tournament Edition Arcade box and play the 4 Player mode.......what a game....so much fun with your mates. Bought it recently on the PS3 still loads of fun!


4. Metal Gear Solid (PS1)

A game that took my breath away. This was miles ahead of its time and like nothing else i'd seen before. The storyline and presentation was like a movie and the gameplay was ingenius! It really felt like you were an undercover operative sneaking about and disposing of enemy security guards with sneak attacks. I still own a copy of this as I can't bear to part with it!


3. Super Mario Kart (SNES) 

This game remained firmly lodged in my SNES until the time I sold it. Battle Mode was amazing and me and my friends actually created our own Battle Mode league complete with balloon difference points for the amount of balloons left on your Kart at the end of the match.


2. Fallout 3 (X360)

From the moment you step out of the Post Apocalyptic Vault and into the Wasteland, you are consumed by this game, over 100 hours of game time and I enjoyed every minute of it. A truly epic game.


1. Sensible Soccer (Amiga)

Over the years I have played many many football games and it was always the aim to play games that realistically simulated the beautiful game however, Sensible Soccer was a different breed , it's goal was to create a fun experience that could be played again and again and again and again and again. My personal favourite was scoring a diving header from the edge of the area with my microscopic player. A game that made me smile and still does. (closely followed by Sensible World Of Soccer)




So......Over to you.....
Are you up to the challenge of creating your own Top 5 All Time Video Games List?
It's a tough task and the GAMES FREEZER wants to know how you get on with compiling your Video Games List!

Richard - From The Games Freezer Basement in Essex

Games Freezer - Sneak Peek at #Leagueofevil3

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We ♥ the look of this retro inspired game.
Take a l@@k at "League of Evil 3" on the link below:

"Get it in the Freezer!!!!"

Games Freezer - The Games Freezer Weekly is OUT NOW!

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We have started to create an online magazine to add to our Blog.

Its Called "The Games Freezer"

We will curate and publish it on a weekly basis and it will contain some of our favourite Video Game related stories and articles from the week.
Open the Games Freezer door and see what's inside.......

Games Freezer - Breaking News - Next Gen Free To Play

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We are not great fans of the Free To Play in game micro transactions model,  but it seems that #Microsoft and #Sony are. 

Not sure what this means for Next Gen Consoles.  Hopefully we don't see a glut of greedy publishers who fill their games full of the necessity to purchase a zillion in game items in order to truly progress in their games. As we have seen this many many times on the Mobile Platform.

We prefer the idea that the best mobile games follow,  which is to price the game at a reasonable price and then video games players will purchase the game if it is good enough. We have purchased many games from the #GooglePlay Store that have been great and were only 69p!

Are you a fan of the Free To Play Model?

Do you want to see it become an integral part of the Next-Generation of Consoles? 

09/05/2013

Games Freezer - Breaking News - Ouya Launch Delay

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We adore the #Ouya console and heard today that the release is being delayed until June 25 to meet retail demand.  

This has also given the Ouya Team more time to fix and implement the improved controller for the Ouya which has fixed the #stickybutton issue.

Read the full press release below @joystiq
Richard - From The London Sunny / Rainy Games Freezer Office

08/05/2013

Games Freezer - Breaking News - Wolfenstein: The New Order

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Here at Games Freezer we are massive fans of #Wolfenstein and #Bethesda so this excited us immensely! :)

07/05/2013

Games Freezer - Website Of The Day - Commodore 64 Game Endings

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The Marvelous C64 Endings Website
Back in the days of rock hard video games that just didn't want to let you beat them an ending was truly the holy grail for any gamer. 

Back then there was no internet walk-throughs and gamers had to hope that the game they were stuck on would appear in the hints & tips section of their favourite video games magazine. 

Some games didn't even end and just got harder and harder without letting gamers complete them! 

We have discovered a website which focuses on the Commodore 64 and lets you view endings from over 700 C64 games.

We checked out the ending to one of our favourite games, Midnight Resistance and was glad to see the ending was one of peace, love and harmony.

Take a look a look for yourself at the Commodore 64 Game Endings website and look up your fave C64 Game Ending.

Did it end how you expected it to?

Did it end at all?

Let us know how you get on!


Richard - From the deep freeze

04/05/2013

☆ Video Game of The Day - "Candybox" ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #GameDev

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The Candy Merchant In All His ASCII Glory!

The Ascii art Candy Merchant has a striking resemblance to Gene Wilder in Charlie & The Chocolate factory if you squint and use your imagination a bit!

In this wonderfully addictive browser based Ascii art video game you will be using your imagination quite a lot just like we all used to when we were 9 years old playing the likes of Zork and Pitfall.

If this game came on a cassette I can imagine the box art to be of the candy merchant ready to serve you with candies, lollipops and errrrr Swords!

Italia 90 - Megadrive

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Italia 90 Megadrive
"He's stuck the Jelly in the top corner!!"
MegaBites (@MegaBitesBlog) tweeted at 10:12 PM on Tue, Apr 30, 2013: One final point on Italia '90. Was I the only one to think the player's left leg was bleeding when he scored?



The Games Freezer Team used call this game "Jelly Football" due to the sound of the ball when it was kicked! :)

03/05/2013

........Games Freezer - Switching On....

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GAMES FREEZER IS SWITCHED ON..........who's going to turn it off?!

GAMES FREEZER IS READY......


10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD!"
20 GOTO 10

The Games Freezer Team began with programming an Atari 800 XE/XL back in 1988, so what better way to start the Games Freezer's life than a good old Hello World.

Check out this cool retro site dedicated to Atari 8 Bit Games and Programming, it's choc full of content and memories from a golden age of computing and games.