☆Welcome To The Wonderful World Of "Super Video Game Land"☆ @AnthonyBulcao #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #GameArt

"I work at a fish market, I like to draw and paint, this world overwhelms me." @AnthonyBulcao 2014

On Tuesday 28th January 2014 our retro gaming world was changed forever.......

We discovered the world of Super Video Game Land on Twitter which has created its own mini storm in the world of retrogaming and in it's founders own words he said,

"Today I went from 15 followers to 70. It was really exciting. Thanks everybody!"

As of today @AnthonyBulcao is at 95 followers and it's growing as the RetroGaming community spreads the word about this amazing talent.....

BUT WHY?

Well, the reason is down to the fact that Anthony has begun to post his wonderful retro video game inspired game art on his Twitter Timeline.......

When you witness his wonderful work you will understand why we are so excited.....

Anthony seems to have captured the innocence of video games from the bygone era in a wonderfully playful and almost child like art style...

Looking at one of Anthony's pieces of work is like looking back into how your mind remembers those games you played when you were a child...

Think of Paperboy in your head and then take a look at one of Anthony's Paperboy creations and you will see what we mean.....it's perfect

So who is this new sensation of the RetroGaming Twitter community?

All we know is what has been written on his Twitter Bio.....

"I work at a fish market, I like to draw and paint, this world overwhelms me."

We want to know more about this guy, so we'll be doing a follow up article later on in in February about him, but in the meantime enjoy some of his amazing Game Art.....

Can You Name The Games?

But Guess What........ that's not all of his work.....

 

Loads more amazing and unique Video Game Art can be found in the "Super Video Game Land" Etsy Store HERE

 

YES You Can Own Your Very Own Anthony Bulcao Unique Piece Of Art For Your Gaming Den!!

Anthony Also Undertakes Commissioned Pieces Of Work.....Maybe You Want A Unique Mario Kart Piece Of Video Game Art Work (I Know We Do!)

 

What Are You Waiting For Get On Over To Super Video Game Land NOW!!

 

Follow @AnthonyBulcao HERE

We'll Be Back Soon With More Anthony Bulcao Features so watch this space....

 

Games Freezer Loves Video Game Art - FACT

★Games Freezer Guide To SNES Emulation★ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

Emulation is a touchy subject for us Retrogaming folk….

 

Some people don't believe in it as there's nothing quite like playing the real thing. 

The feel of the cartridges, the native joypad and the beautiful hardware.

But then there is a point when Retrogaming using the original hardware may not be practical for some due to a lack of space or even a lack of funds.

So this is where the emulator earns its crust.

 

Which Emulator?

Inspired by BOXED PIXELS We wanted to play SNES games on the go.

So we used Google Play to search out the best of the emulators that could be used on our Android devices.

First Up was ......

 The Super GNES offering looked like the slickest emulator around and it also comes at a price.....£2.49 to be exact

 

Here's A Lovely List Of Features For Super GNES

★ Auto-detects games and displays cover art

★ Thousands of cheats (Pro Action Replay™, Game Genie™)

★ Dropbox cloud syncing support for continuous play across devices 

★ Visual effect shaders (CRT Simulator, High Quality 2x/3x, and more)

★ Excellent support for external controllers including Moga/Pro, Zeemote and iCade 8-bitty

★ Mouse support for games like Mario Paint

★ Network multiplayer using WiFi or Bluetooth

★ Advanced layout editor for on-screen controls

★ In-game GameFAQs™ integration

★ Turbo mode to fast-forward games

★ Ultra-fast SuperFX, SA1 and DSP chipset support

★ Support for SMC, FIG, SFC, ZIP, and 7z formats

Next Up Was......

SNES 9X EX is a more basic emulator compared to Super GNES but we found that it does just as good a job, so we liked it AND it's FREE...

And Finally.......

SNES Droid is another variation on the SNES9X Emulator and again this little beauty does a great job....

Out of the three emulators above we chose SNES 9X EX because it was the easiest to use and it enabled us to quickly set up our external controller (we'll talk about that in a moment)

ROMS 

So now we had our emulator sorted, it was time to search for some ROMS 
The whole idea behind this exercise was to see if we could set up an emulator to play SNES Games on the go and in particular play some Games that we'd never got round to playing. 

So the ROM search began.................

The first port of call was COOL ROM 


Cool Rom is vast, it seems to have literally every game you have ever heard of. 

We were obviously looking at the SNES list and it was as comprehensive as it could get.

Next up was FREE ROMS. Again another site chock full of all the games you could wish for on the SNES.

Our final website that we perused was ROM Hustler and again we found a mass of games waiting for us and we especially liked the console history part that was sourced from Console Database.


Take your pick from the above as they all do the same things,
but COOL ROM.COM is of the most utilised and popular sites, so we recommend COOL ROM.

Controller Options

As a default you get the on-screen controls with the Android Emulators.

We found these to be tough to cope with and losing the physicality of a controller meant that there was only ever one option for us, we needed to set up an actual controller to be utilised with our emulator.

We had a PS2 Controller (Dual Shock 2) hanging about in the Freezer so we set about trying to work out how we could utilise that in our emulator rig....

First thing we purchased off of eBay was something called an OTG USB Cable for our Nexus 7

This cable enables USB connection to take place onto your device.

Then we dug out an old PSX USB Adapter that enabled us to plug our lovely PS2 Controller into our Nexus 7

FINAL SET UP

So now we had completed our setup.

We have the following:

1. Nexus 7
2. Running SNES 9X EX
3. Utilising COOL ROMS
4. A PS2 Controller connected via an OTG USB CABLE and a PSX USB Adapter

Our Frankenstein System Is Created!!!

We'll let you know exactly how we get on with emulation over the next few months....

Have you tried emulation? 

What's Your Experiences of it?

Let Us Know....

 

   

★Games Freezer Twitter Follower Of The Week★ @VideoGame_Art_ #GamersUnite #RetroGaming

 

We are looking to crown one of our Twitter Followers The Games Freezer Follower Of The Week.

It will be the Tweep who has entertained us with the best Video Games related Tweets from the week just passed.

So let's get right on and awared the inaugral Games Freezer Follower Of The Week award To......................

@VideoGame_Art_ 

The Video Game Artwork Stream Of Artwork constantly makes us stop work and admire the great Gaming Artwork which they showcase on a daily basis.

We'd love to show the best from this week so, put your feet up and feast your eyes on these beauties!

10 Of The Best Video Game Pieces Art From The Week

Now You Have Witnessed The Wonderful Art That  

VideoGame Art Showcases, You Need To Get On Twitter And Follow Em Up NOW!

Let Us Know What Your Favourite Piece Is?

Until Next Time Friends........