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21/03/2014

★Website Of The day "The Future Was 8Bit"★ @futurewas8bit #GamersUnite #RetroGaming

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Who Wants To See Some 8 Bit Retro Gamer Video Games Wonders?

The Guts Of A Commodore 64?

 

What about a portable C64?

 

What About a Commodore Amiga 4000 cut open for a tricky and delicate Repair?


The Future Was 8 Bit is a great website that acts as a personal insight into the world of someone who loves resurrecting retro computers back from the dead.

Here's a bit of an insight into the person who runs the site, he or she sounds like our kind of person!



"As I spend far too much of my time saving old computer tat from landfill, it was inevitable that I'd throw together some sort of website to show all 3 of you what I do.

You just can't beat the old 8bit machines.... Keeping them alive can be as addictive as keeping vintage cars on the road, but with less rust, unless its a Commodore Pet.

If you've got an old sick computer that you'd like to resurrect, drop me a line!

You'll also notice, that I have a slight leaning towards Commodore machines.. 


But I still find time to fiddle with all manner of other makes and models of vintage computers....


Back Story... Shortly after the earth cooled...
My first computer was a Vic-20, second was an Amstrad PCW8256 (took it back a week later tho, third was a C128 (yay!).. The list went on and on.. Till I finally switched from Amiga 4000 to PC permanently..ish

Thanks to being a bit mental, and a thing called ebay.. I have managed to fill my house with all kinds of vintage computer greatness.."




Just take a look at The MY COLLECTION Tab and you will see the vast array of vintage goodness on display, it's a great collection of lovingly looked after legendary computers.

Our personal favourite though is the fully functional C64p which is an absolute treat.....imagine if you will a Commodore 64 Netbook Sized Laptop!!

It has to be seen to be believed.....absolutely marvellous!


Don't just take our word for it, head over to The Future Was 8 Bit NOW to see for yourself the wonderful array of marvellous computer wares on offer.....

>>The Future Was 8 BIT<<

 

Wouldn't You Love To Own The C64 Portable?

 

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20/03/2014

★ Sunday May 11th - "SEGA Sunday" RetroGaming Event At Aquum Bar★ @TheREZtron #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #SEGA

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REZTRON recently announced that it will be launching its SEGA SUNDAY weekend RetroGaming 'retrotainment' event in collaboration with Clapham's cool award-winning Aquum bar.


Retron have been entertaining with the coolest RetroGaming events in Shoreditch since 2013 at the award winning Cocktail bar, The Hoxton Pony.

And now REZTRON's first weekend retrotainment event will take place from 4pm til 11pm on Sunday May the 11th at Aquum Bar and it's looking like one not to be missed!

The bar will be jam packed with SEGA consoles across four SEGA generations!

These will include.......

  • SEGA Master System
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  • SEGA Mega Drive
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  • SEGA Saturn
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  • SEGA Dreamcast
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The most amazing SEGA games on offer will include........ 

  • Golden Axe
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Street Fighter II
  • R-Type
  • Streets of Rage 2
  • Alien Storm
  • Sonic 2
  • Shadow Dancer
  • Micro Machines 2
  • Virtua Cop
  • SEGA Rally
  • House of the Dead 2
  • Virtua Fighter 2
  • Marvel Vs Capcom 2

What An AWESOME LINE UP! 

All displayed on beautiful old school RetroGaming CRT TV screens.

AND GUESS WHAT!!??

There will also be the return of The Sonic the Hedgehog 'speed run' competition with retrogaming prizes being given away!

If that wasn't enough for your RetroGaming soul then there will be some 80s/90s electronic music followed by some cool Karaoke on the SEGA MEGA-CD Karaoke system.


The LATEST FREE RetroGaming RetroTainment event from REZTRON takes place on Sunday, May 11th 4pm till 11pm and Tickets can be booked through Eventbrite

To add to the fun why not dress up in some cool retrogaming Cosplay!? 
(we'll be dressed as a 6ft pixel Freezer)

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For more information on REZtron’s events or for corporate bookings please visit  reztron.co.uk  or email info@reztron.co.uk 

For up to date news on REZTRON and their own brand of retro geekery please follow those cool cats on Twitter  @theREZtron  and also on facebook.com/thereztron

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19/03/2014

★"8 Bit Is Better With A Titan!"★ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite #TitanFall #Arcade

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We took a visit to the TITANFALL ARCADE this morning to see what was going on and we really enjoyed our visit due to the Cool 8 Bit Video Games Shenanigans that were taking place in The Titan's very own 8 Bit Retrogaming Video Game Arcade!


When you arrive you are greeted by 3 legendary Atari 8 Bit Retro Gamer Classics....


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BUT THERE'S A TWIST! 

In each of these classic Retro Video Games you are now in control of an indestructible Titan!

As the slogan says........

"Beat the 8-bit out of retro Atari games with an invincible, 22-foot-tall war machine at TitanfallArcade.com"

So, choose your fave game, drop the Titan and rack up them points!

We had a go on each one and we found that Asteroids was best suited to the mouse controls and was almost a therapeutic experience as we blasted Asteroids into a thousand tiny pieces with our invincible metal war machine!

Head on over to the TitanFall Arcade NOW and see what you think about these cool twists on the 8 Bit Classics!

Which One Of The Titan's RetroGaming Delights Was Your Favourite?

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18/03/2014

★Get Your FREE Copy Of "Crazy Taxi" Before March 19th★ #GamersUnite #RetroGaming #Android

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Playing Crazi Taxi on the SEGA Dreamcast was once upon a time one of the finest ways to spend a drunken Saturday Video Games Night / Sunday Morning

 

Just the mere mention of Crazy Taxi brings back many drunken Video Games memories as we would attempt to achieve the shortest jump by reversing down the Crazy Jump Ramp, oh what fun!

 

Released in 1999 this game has always been popular in the Games Freezer Office and we are so glad it's been ported to Android…..


Last summer we even managed to locate a Crazy Taxi Arcade Machine which even Crazier! 

 

(If that's possible) 

 

>>READ ABOUT IT HERE<<


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Well Guess What?
 

Thanks to SEGA Crazy Taxi is currently FREE to download on Android!!  



BUT Only until 19th March, so hurry up as you only have 1 day left!!


 

The Android version features:
  • Original music from The Offspring and Bad Religion
  • Crazy missions that you need to complete while having blatant disregard for the Highway Code
  • Arcade Mode & Original Mode
  • The Option Of Touch or Tilt Controllers
  • 16 different Mini games (including Backwards Drunken Crazy Jump Mode!)
  • With the option to Set your own track playlist 
 
  • There's also support for a physical controller to be plugged in

So What Are You Waiting For?

Download This Classic TODAY While It's FREE!

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17/03/2014

☆What's The Best Version Of ........ "Midnight Resistance"☆ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

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When we think back to the days of playing video games round our Friends Houses

 

We always think back to when one mate had an Amstrad, the other had a ZX Spectrum and next door had a Commodore 64

 

Between these 3 home computers there was a considerable difference between each version of a particular game.

 

It all depended on how well each publisher dealt with the conversion from the source material (which was usually an Arcade game) and obviously the general limitations of the system.


Even with the limitations of a particular system the supposedly less powerful machine could trump the more powerful due to how the gameplay was crafted.


This whole conundrum of working out which version of a particular video game was best was always a hot topic of conversation when there was sometimes such a stark difference between the video games formats.


We thought we'd resurrect those brilliant playground conversations and run a regular feature to find out the best version of some of our all time favourite video games.......


So here goes.....FIRST UP IS......


"MIDNIGHT RESISTANCE"

ARCADE VERSION 


We love the pace of the Arcade version of Midnight Resistance so in order for a conversion to be a hit we think it needs to get somewhere near the running speed as we know the visuals wont quite match the Arcade......so let's see how the home conversions faired up against the Data East classic arcade game...

Amstrad CPC
+ Nice Chunky Art Style
+ Re-Coloured Graphics
- Scrolling is one screen at a time
- Slow & Choppy Hameplay

SEGA SENESIS
+Great Looking Conversion Graphically
- Tricky Control System
- No Two player Mode


Commodore Amiga 
+ Good Looking Graphics
+ 2 Player Mode
 - Gameplay not as fluid as Arcade

Commodore 64 
+ Great In Game Music
+ Best looking of the lower powered machines
- Tricky Control System


VERDICT:

The Commodore 64 Conversion was the one we played most when younger and it's still the one we'd pick again now.

An awesome conversion that really gets the best out of the Commodore 64.

What's Your Favourite Version Of Midnight Resistance?


 
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16/03/2014

★This Week's Games Freezer Game Art Gallery★ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming @TopRetroGames @Hive_5 @Videogame_Art_

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There's Literally A Never Ending Supply Of Quality Video Game Art & Screenshots Running Through The Veins Of The Twittersphere Right Now!

Once Again We've Tapped Into The Cream Of The Crop To Delight Your Gaming Eyeballs With Images Of Wonder & Beauty From The Past Week.

♡We'd Like To Give Pixelated Hugs, Kisses N Handshakes To Our Twitter Friends♡

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  NOW FEAST YOUR MINCE PIES ON THESE BEAUTIES!



WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE?


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