☆ Retrogaming Love: "Why I Love The Commodore Amiga" ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Retrogaming for me is an ingrained love of many different computers and consoles.

Over the course of the next few months I will attempt to lay bare my love for all the individual computers and consoles that have touched my video gaming life.

Let me start the story with the Commodore Amiga.....

☆ Meet The New Additions To The EPIC Manager Family Of Adventurers ☆ @WeAreManaVoid #GameDev #GamersUnite

It's that time of the week again when we bring you an update on the audaciously, bodacious  Kickstarter campaign that goes by the name of EPIC MANAGER!

Today our friends at ManaVoid have shared with us some MORE exciting news!

☆ Unintentional Games Within RetroGaming Video Games ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

My retrogaming sessions usually concentrate on one particular game and I play it to complete every last part of the game before I move on….

When you play a video game solidly for months on end you begin to start looking at it in a different way…

It's normally at this point when I tend to start looking at potential for games within video games…

Trying to make up a game within a video game involves using the games mechanics to create a task or an aim that the developers didn't actually intend for…

Over the years I have created many of these sort of sub games with help from my friends and usually involving copious amounts of alcohol to get the creative juices flowing..

I invite you to read on and take a look at my favourite 3 examples...

☆ My Most Memorable Retrogaming All Nighter ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Retrogaming All Nighters Are Few And Far Between For Me Nowadays But Back In My Computer Games Hey Day I Would Often Have All Night Sessions That Would Get Me Through To The Break Of Dawn.

Having Kids Means That I Have Less Time To Invest In An All Nighter But One That Always Sticks In My Mind Was An All Nighter Involving A C64 And A Horse Racing Game! 

☆ For The Hardcore Retro Gamers Only ☆ @TreseBrothers #GameDev #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

The Trese's are the brothers that keep on giving back to the fans and we are pleased to announce some really cool leaderboard related challenges from the Bros that will test your Heroes Of Steel skills to the max!

☆ The Legendary Warrior "Shovel Knight" Leads The Charge For Epic Manager ☆ @YachtClubGames @WeAreManaVoid #gamedev #Kickstarter

Last Week we gave you an insight into the wonderful world of Epic Manager with a look at the Kickstarter Campaign that has just launched.

Epic Manager as you'll recall is a daring new genre hybrid of RPG & Management Sim.... in essence its an RPGMS (not sure if that acronym will kick off but hey!)

Since it's launch things have started really positively as the games press has got right behind the project.....

The backers have been coming in steadily with the current total pledged with 23 days left is around the $12,000 mark...and counting...

Let's have a look what's been happening with an update from those dudes at MANAVOID....

☆ 5 Retrogaming Moments That Shaped My Video Games World ☆

When I think back to when I was young gamer there were 5 distinct experiences with 5 different machines that laid the foundation for my eternal love of Video Games.

It was these exposures to these legendary systems which meant that I am still a gamer today.

☆ "The Black Glove" - A Kickstarter Campaign With A Retrogaming Twist ☆ @day4nightgames #GameDev #GamersUnite #Kickstarter

The Bioshock Series as you probably already know is one of the most ground breaking set of video games that have been produced in this wonderful world of video games.

Each game a work of art and always trying to challenge you in a new way....

I adore the Bioshock games. They put you on edge and make you feel that your character is indeed mortal and underpowered (initially) against the in game characters. 

The Bioshock Games make you work hard for your right to exist in the game world and when you succeed it makes it all the sweeter.....

So imagine how excited I was when I came across this great looking Kickstarter from a group of Independent Game Developers who assisted with the creation of the Bioshock games!

This is the story of The Black Glove.........

☆ What's Your Favourite Video Game Print? ☆ @vgprints #GamersUnite

We are truly blessed with some amazing artists who ply their trade under the influence of Video Games.....

One such discovery is the dudes at Video Game Prints who sell an amazing selection of Video Games inspired prints.

☆ My First Month With The Reddit Video Games Communities.... ☆ @reddit #GamersUnite #Reddit

Until about a month ago I was a "Reddit Virgin"

I'd heard of the site but didn't really understand the concept

I'd visited it before and didn't quite "get it"

It had seemed kind of amateurish and I wondered at the time "Why are so many people enthralled by Reddit?"

Well, i'm glad to say i've discovered the Video Games Communities and "Now I Get It!"

☆ Game Of The Day "The Terror Aboard The Speedwell" ☆ #GamersUnite @HurdyIV

Growing up I couldn't get enough of the Fighting Fantasy Novels by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone....

I'd buy the latest book from the local book shop and then hole up in my room with a dice and a piece of paper and play the hell out of that book.

It felt like they were endlessly re-playable / re-readable.

They were the books that really got me into playing role playing video games as I always wanted to be able to recreate those experiences on a computer screen....

☆ Would YOU Back A Video Game Map Kickstarter? ☆ #GamersUnite #RetroGaming #Kickstarter

Get Your Graph Paper Out! It's Video Game Map Time!

Inspired by my recent post about "MAPSTALGIA" I have started to lay some plans for a Kickstarter campaign to publish a book that is solely a showcase for various hand drawn Video Games Maps.

Last year I backed the "Artcade" Kickstarter project that showcased the Arcade Art from a whole host of classic arcade marquees and I figure that there are plenty more Retro Gaming geeks, Nerds and freaks like myself who would back a similar style book but this time on the classic art of Hand Drawn Video Games Maps....

☆ JAMMAJUP Is The Games Freezer Website Of The Day! ☆ #Retrogaming #Arcade #GamersUnite

If YOU Love Arcade Games As Much As I Do Then There's A Certain Corner Of The World Wide Web That 

YOU Just Gotta Visit......

☆ An Epic Looking Kickstarter Campaign For "Epic Manager" ☆ @WeAreManaVoid #GameDev #GamersUnite

I've just watched a sneak preview of the upcoming Epic Manager Kickstarter Campaign And I Am Uber Excited!

ManaVoid Entertainment are an indie game dev studio based in Montreal, Canada. 

And On Monday, October 27th, ManaVoid are launching their Kickstarter campaign for Epic Manager.

☆ Star Traders 4X Empires - Hyperion Ships Launch! ☆ @TreseBrothers #GameDev #GamersUnite

We're Happy To Share Some Indie Game Dev News From Our Favourite Game Devs

"The Trese Brothers"

If like us you are big fans of "The Star Traders" series then this is great news for you......

☆ Virtual Reality Video Gaming Over The Years - "Great or Gimmick?" ☆ #GamersUnite

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For me Virtual Reality and the use of headsets etc to create a virtual sense of being inside the video game is merely a gimmick that has no long term place in the world of video games.

That may come across as a bold statement in this age of heavy investment into these types of projects but honestly I see VR being in the same arena as 3D, a gimmick that's fun for an hour but will end up giving you a headache!

Unless someone can come up with a solution that means that after a 3 hour session you don't feel like you are going to vomit, I just can't see it practically working for the video gaming masses.

Let's take a look back over the years and see what Virtual Reality has delivered to us in the way of short lived video games entertainment.....

☆ The Inspiring Zenzizenzic Game Dev Journey Story From Ruud Koorevaar ☆ @ruudko #GameDev #GamersUnite

This game is a thing of beauty....

A hypnotic Shoot Em Up that draws you in with it's amazing art style and keeps you hooked on its 
"bullet hell" gameplay...

For me I instantly think "Lumines vs. Geometry Wars"

So what's it all about then?

Let's rewind shall we?.............

☆ The Best Of Street Fighter Deviant Art Game Art ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

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If left to my own devices I could quite easily spend a whole evening immersed in the countless Game Art images on Deviant Art....

For me it's the mecca of Video Game related art...

Over the next few articles i'll be picking a Video Game Franchise and bringing YOU the cream of the crop when it comes to Video Game Art for that franchise....

Let's Get Cracking!

First Up Is The Legendary Street Fighter Series....

SHORYUKEN!

☆ What's Your Favourite Video Games Website? ☆ #GamersUnite

As a blog owner I love to look at other websites and draw inspiration from good design and also from bad design too.....

There are certain websites that I aspire to be like or that I think get the essence of what being a gamer is all about.

So I decided to compile 5 of the best video games websites out there today.....

Take a look and pay them a visit to see if YOU agree with me..

☆ Retro Gaming and Current Gen Gaming "Spot The Difference" ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Cast your minds back to 1991…..

 

Are you there yet?

 

In the UK people were walking around in shell suits and bermuda shorts 

(That's how I remember '91 anyway!)

 

It was a golden time to be a 12 year old as the SNES was released in the UK and it was for me the 

Ultimate Video Games machine….