☆ Would You like To Own A Recreated SNES or SEGA Mega Drive?☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Upon seeing the Spectrum Vega Plus for the first time in the press shots I must say I fell for it immediately.

It looks so well made and the design alone makes it desireable.

Sir Clive and the crew put it on IndieGoGo and it was immediately backed in just 48 hours!!

☆ Retrogaming VS Current Gen Gaming (a happy harmony) ☆ #retrogaming #gamersunite #gamedev

When I set out to make the Games Freezer website I was firmly in the retrogaming camp as I had become disillusioned with the current generation of video games 

(this was XBOX360&PS4 era).

I wanted to create a space to share my passion for the video games of old and all the cool culture surrounding the retrogaming scene.

☆ Ironcast Is Coming To PS4 & XBOX One ☆ #PS4 #GameDev

Ironcast caught my eye immediately as a fusion of a few styles. Take Steampunk and add it into a Victorian London landscape. When I saw the screens I immediately thought of Walker on the Commodore Amiga.

Throw into that cool mix a ‘match 3’ game play mechanic and it would appear that on the surface of it you get a an interesting twist on a few styles of videogame.

☆ "Arcade Universe" is my 'Website Of The Day' ☆ #Retrogaming #Arcade

This week I stumbled across an awesome website that covers something that I have always wanted to exist but could never find..................

This website is looking to create a directory of Video Games Arcades from across the WORLD!

☆ Me and My Beautiful RetroPie ☆ #RaspberryPi #Retrogaming

Over the last few days I have been consumed by the Raspberry Pi and a little something called “RetroPie”

☆ The A To Z Of Atari - R is For ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

R is for...........

RoadBlasters

☆ What Does YOUR To Play List Look Like For 2016? ☆ #GamersUnite

Over the last week or so I've been catching up with the Bombcast Podcast Game Of The Year Episodes. 

Bombcast game of the year is split into around 20 categories and these categories are discussed over the course of 5 consecutive days of podcasts. 

☆ 5 Awesome Retro Gaming Links For You All To Enjoy! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

With A Bulging Inbox It's Time For Me To Share The Love By Unloading Onto You All With Some Retrogaming Goodness (sounds dodgy I know but hey, stick with it!)

Here's 5 Awesome Retrogaming Links For You All To Enjoy...........

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 3 "Me,Myself & My PS4 Cam" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

In doing the Games Freezer website for the last 3 years I have always wanted to branch out to doing Games Freezer YouTube videos.

I’ve always had lots of ideas of where I could take it but never really had the time to do the videos and the website.

Now I’ve got my PS4 it feels like I have the opportunity to finally do what I’ve always wanted to do.

☆ What Would Your Ultimate Video Games Arcade Look Like? ☆ #Retrogaming #Arcade

As the 30 somethings of this world like me begin to yearn for more nostalgia in the form of retro video games and the experiences associated with them there seems to be a growing need for the gap to be filled with retro gaming related products such as dedicated emulation machines that play the original cartridges for various systems.

These systems are not the original but they offer a way of tapping into the awesome video games of yesteryear without utilising the original hardware and without the need to dedicate a whole Ikea unit to the 10 consoles and leads required to play from the original hardware.

There’s a fix in place for the retro gamers who want to get their console dose but it seems there is still a gap in the market for a genuinely brilliant arcade experience from the 1980’s.

☆ PLAY EXPO Is Coming In 2016 - ARE YOU READY?! ☆ #Retrogaming #Gamersunite

The PLAY Expos are my favourite video gaming events of the year and it's about the right time to start getting excited about these awesome gaming times that await us in 2016, so just for you here's the lowdown of these cool shows..........

☆ The A To Z Of Atari - Q is For ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Q is for.......

sword QUEST

☆ My Favourite Street Fighter 2 Memories Inspired By Retro Asylum ☆ #retrogaming @RetroAsylum1 @RetroRic79

Listening to the latest Retro Asylum podcast which is totally dedicated to Street Fighter 2 has made me realise how much of an effect the game had on me.

There's a brilliant appearance from @retroric on the podcast that brought it all back home to me.

After listening to the podcast I felt compelled to write a Street Fighter 2 article to get these memories off of my chest.

☆ 'The Way We Played' Celebrating the golden age of computer games in the UK 1985-1993 ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Unbound is an awesome source of new books that need pledges to get published.

One such book that needs to be published is 'The Way We Played'

☆ The A To Z Of Atari - P is For ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

P is for................

PONG

☆ The A To Z Of Atari - O is For ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

O is for.............

Octopus Operation Outlaw

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 2 "Headsets Headache" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

The last week of my life has been spent obsessing over reviews and pictures of PS4 compatible headsets. 

This is my first foray into video games specific headsets and I didn't truly appreciate just how much there was to consider when making this purchase!! 

☆ Super Dangerous Dungeons Is My Game Of The Day! ☆ #iOS #Retrogaming

There's a game on iOS that has been taking up my train and toilet time for the last few weeks and it's called SUPER DANGEROUS DUNGEONS.....