☆ Can YOU Name A Video Game Where The Main Character DOESN'T Jump? ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #Gamers

"Atari Jaguar White Men Can't Jump box art" by Source (WP:NFCC#4)

Recently whilst "chilling" in the Freezer I've been thinking about the most common mechanics that always seem to be present in every video game.

 

It got me thinking,

 

"What Video Game Mechanic Could You Not Live Without?"

☆ The Nintendo Wii Is My New Best Friend Thanks To The Games Shed! ☆ @GamesShed #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

Me and my Wii are best buddies again…

I used to neglect my bright white, dusty friend….

I only ever really used him for when we had non gamer guests over who wanted to partake in a casual game of bowling or standing on the Wii balance board to head imaginary footballs……

Then last week this all changed……

I wrote my article on how I was going to resurrect my Wii <HERE> and since then the Wii resurrection has consumed me!

I've written before about the XBOX being a great emulation machine (once modded) but in my opinion the Wii surpasses the great XBOX.

So…..why all of a sudden is the Wii my best retro gaming emulation friend?

Well here's why…………

☆ Pang Man's Video View - "Part 3: Street Fighter II (The Church Edition)" ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

Our Resident Purveyor Of All Things Video Games Takes Another Look At You Tube For Some Video Games Gems YOU May Have Missed Out On............

Part 3 is entitled "Street Fighter II (The Church Edition)"

☆ How To Revive Your Nintendo Wii From The Dead! ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

Do you remember the halcyon days of the Nintendo Wii? (it wasn't that long ago, so I suspect you do)

 

Like a plague of locusts the Nintendo Wii seemed to consume everything in its path, smashing all before it, breaking all sorts of records for unit sales. 

Everyone seemed to own a Wii……the world went Wii crazy

 

There were websites that told you where the nearest stock of Wiis were, such was the clamor to jump on the motion controlled bandwagon

 

and then all of the sudden………………

☆ Build Your Own Gameboy! (Out Of Paper) ☆ @cubeecraft #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

My desire to get involved with the whole 3D printing scene has been halted every time I look at the prices of 3D printers (although they are coming down)

So my 3D lust has had to be satisfied through a different type of 3D creativity…..

☆ Pangman's Video View "Part 2: Tetris Mastery" How Good Are YOU At Tetris? ☆ @KevinDDR #GamersUnite

When I was a kid, I was given a Gameboy and Tetris for Christmas. Tetris was the main flagship game for the Gameboy at the time, and was/is so popular that the franchise is still going strong today. 

At the time I thought I was a pretty good player, but sometimes all it takes, is to see an expert in action, to bring you crashing back to reality.

☆ Pangman's Video Views - "Part 1: Player Piano" Amazing #Retrogaming Music ☆ @SonyaBelousova @PlayerPianoVids @TheRealTomGrey

Every so often, I would come across a gaming related video, that was so good, that I would instantly want to show it to a neighbour. 

So with this in mind, we have decided to include a Games Freezer semi regular column, relating to awesome videos that we have found on the net. 

So without further delay, here is the 1st installment of Pangman's Video Views!

☆ The Greatest Emulation Machine In The World ☆ @RetroGamesColl #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Before christmas last year, Ant at Retro Games Collector sent me an early Christmas present in the form of an awesome modded XBOX that was ready to play retro games............

 

Ant sent me the XBOX in the response to my article on the imminent release of the RetroN5. 

Ant and a Google+ buddy James, advised me not to bother with the RetroN and instead get myself a modded original XBOX that has the XBMC media center on it.

 

At first I was a bit confused as I wasn't aware of the XBOX modding / retrogaming scene and how well supported it is.

 

Ant sent me the beautiful XBOX in the post and when it arrived my adventure into XBOX Retrogaming Emulation began!

☆ Retrogaming Website Of The Day - "Red Parsley" ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

My latest search through the retrogaming blogosphere brought me to Red Parsley....

This Blog is "For ALL Things Retrogaming.....AND More Besides!"

☆ My Little Girl Wants To Play Video Games! (YES!!) ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

Ever since my daughter was born I've always looked forward to the day when I could teach her how to play video games.

 

She's now at the age of 2 and a half and I've decided to slowly introduce her to the wonders of video games....

🅰️🅱️ What Does Your Video Game A-Z Look like? 🅰️🅱️ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

I Sat down with a notepad in hand and set myself the task of naming 26 games that define me as a gamer. 

Not a challenge at all you might think......

☆ Retrogaming Website Of The Day - "Super Retro Bros" ☆ @SuperRetroBros1 #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

I stumbled across this cool website whilst doing my usual rounds of Twitter and it's exactly the kind of site I love.

A proper love letter to retrogaming which contains brilliantly penned articles on games you may not necessarily have heard of before.

☆ Get Me Some Graph Paper! ☆ #GamersUnite

So as I have been going about my daily business the one thing that has been in the back of my mind has been.......

"Where Should I Install The Metal Detectors?"

☆ A New Prison For A New Year! ☆ @PrisonArchitect @IVSoftware @AverageManvsPi #GameDev

I've spent the last 10 days playing the marvellous indie game Prison Architect and I just had to write a piece on it from my point of view 

(Immediately, special mention must go to @AverageManvsPi for introducing me to the delights of P.A)

It's currently available on Steam through Early Access and is currently in its Alpha stage.

☆ A Retrogaming Film Surprise From Disney ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

I know i'm a bit late to the party (as usual) BUT I just had to write something about "Wreck It Ralph"

I saw this brilliant film from Disney last week and I smiled from ear to ear for a solid hour and a half.

Basically it's a retro gamer dream that's oozing with classic video games characters and takes you down memory lane through the eyes of a brilliant video games arcade and a video game that you could easily mistake for being a genuine retro arcade game.

☆ A GIF History of Retro Gaming Consoles: 1972-1996 ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

If YOU Want A Christmas Eve Present Then You Need To Check Out This Amazing Retrogaming GIF History Created By A Dude Called Zadoc.....

☆ The Greatest Toy Shop On Earth (FACT!) ☆ #GamersUnite

It's nearly Christmas and at Christmas time I tend to be in a very nostalgic mood....

 

All this nostalgia got me thinking about the coolest toy shop in the world ever...

 

So in a departure from the usual video games related posts I thought I would take a trip to......

 

MR JENNINGS TOY SHOP.......

☆ Retrogaming Coin Guzzlers - My Top Ten Arcade Coin Guzzlers ☆ #Retrogaming #Arcade #GamersUnite

Retrogaming Arcade Cabinets are still my favourite form of video games entertainment that was borne from the fact that I would spend many a pound in the local arcades around my area as a youngster.

Armed with my £5 worth of pocket money I would often visit the local video (VHS) rental store and spunk it all on an arcade gaming session.

Five pound was 30 credits back then (50p for 3 credits) and that £5 was the best fiver that I spent, it brought me joy untold as I tried in vain to beat the latest arcade game. 

☆Johnny Rocket Fingers Is One Tough Point & Clicker! ☆ @timetravelnow #GameDev #GamersUnite #Kickstarter

Who Is Johnny Rocket Fingers?

Who Is Ryan Khatam?

All Will Be Revealed...........

Heeeeeeeeere's JOHNNY!!

☆ RETROGAMING VIDEO GAME DEMOCRACY IS COMING! ☆ @Joypadbar #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Those Cool Dudes From JOYPAD BAR Are Hosting Another Cool Retrogaming Night In London..

They Are Coming At Us With A Brilliant Concept For Their "VIDEO GAME DEMOCRACY" Night....

Read On To Find Out More...........

☆ "Four Realms" - Game Of The Day ☆ #GameDev @Hugebot

Another search around the Twittersphere has uncovered a gem of an indie game that's currently in the making......

This retro styled game looks right up our street.....

Welcome to "FOUR REALMS" ............

☆ Viktor Is Our New Point N Click Hero! ☆ @ViktorTheBoar #Kickstarter #GamersUnite

Viktor the wild boar came knocking on the door of The Freezer to tell us about his brilliant Kickstarter campaign that's targetting the creation of a 2D point n click video game all about Viktor's job loss and his quest to become the Emperor Of Austria-Hungary in the late nineteenth century……

Not your usual premise for a video game…..but this is NOT your usual video game!

☆ The Games Freezer 17 Links Video Game Roundup! ☆ #GamersUnite @thebaconbandits

With the Games Freezer inbox overflowing with cool video games related topics to cover it can be tough to cover every single game we receive.......

This is where the Games Freezer Links Video Game Round Up comes into its own....

Take a look at our link list and click on the cool video games things that interest

YOU

☆ What's Your Favourite Retrogaming Console Startup Screen? ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

What's The Best Retrogaming Consoles Startup Screen Ever?

After gaining inspiration from a post in Google+ community "The Game House" that asked which was your favourite console startup screen, I felt I needed to dig deep and find out for myself which startup screen is the best.

Let's take a look at the contenders and I'll let you decide for yourself…….

☆ ☆ Happy 20th Birthday Mr Playstation ☆ ☆ @PS_Beyond #retrogaming #GamersUnite

Who's Peter?

Is The Playstation 1 Now Considered Retro?

In My Opinion, Retrogaming Gains A New Family Member as My Dear Friend The PS1 Turns 20 on December 3rd. 

The "Old Grey Box" Was Released in Japan On 3rd December 1994

In Honour Of The Uncle Of Modern Gaming I Have Looked At 20 Of My Favourite PS1 

Related Things For Your Perusal..

Read On To Get Your Piece Of The PS1 Cake.......

☆ Retrogaming Game Of The Day - "Tilt Planes vs. Aliens" ☆ @ZigaKrmelj #Retrogaming

I have given a lot of retrogaming love to the GameBoy over the years and any new GameBoy inspired game makes me break out in bouts of nostalgia.

I'm sure you will all be pleased to know that I've discovered an Android game called Tilt Planes vs. Aliens that has quenched my thirst for GameBoy related tomfoolery and it's actually a pretty cool game.

☆ Retrogaming Classic "To Be" , Thimbleweed Park Found In A Drawer...... ☆ @grumpygamer #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

If ever there was retrogaming related Kickstarter that deserved YOUR backing, this is surely it….

Do you love ManiacMansion?

Do you love Monkey Island?

If you answered YES to both of the above questions, then read on my friends…..

READ ON!

☆ The Epic Manager Kickstarter Reaches The End Game! ☆ @WeAreManaVoid #Kickstarter

Simon Girard, Lead Artist & CoFounder of ManaVoid Entertainment, contacted us recently with an update on the Epic Manager kickstarter campaign as it enters it's final days.......

☆ My Most Memorable Retrogaming Levels Of All Time ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

My Retrogaming memories always take me back to certain levels in certain games that either blew my socks off or were so enjoyable or frustrating to play that they have just stuck with me till this day.

☆ Retrogaming Controllers That Make ALL the Difference ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Retrogaming is best enjoyed using your favourite controller.

Whether that be a Joystick, Joypad or even a Gaming Mouse.

Over the years I have found that I can only play some games properly with one particular type of controller and if it isn't that controller I turn into a cack-handed jibbering idiot!

Read on to find out more about my favourite controllers and the games that they make me great at!

☆ Retrogaming Website Of The Day "The Internet Arcade" ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Retrogaming at its finest can be found at the Internet Arcade..

This is currently our number one destination on the world wide web.

A place where you can play a vast array of Arcade Machines Online for FREE!

It's a definite destination for any serious retro gamer!

☆ Heroes Of Steel Episode 3 "Continue The Epic Story...." ☆ @TreseBrothers #GamersUnite

Heroes Of Steel RPG is one of our all time fave indie games.

The talented Trese Bros never stop working, these dudes just keep on making games and expansions for the gamers and we're excited to bring you yet another release from the Treses that will enhance and prolong your Heroes Of Steel Experience!

☆ My Retrogaming Video Games Bucket List ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Retrogaming for me only occurs on carefully planned days of the week. It means that sometimes I will only get a one or two hour slot to play with and in that time I need to utilise my time efficiently as i may only get one chance a week to play computer games.

 

With this in mind I have created a Retrogaming Computer Games Bucket List.

 

This list is intended to highlight 2 must play games on the various consoles or computers that I am yet to play.

 

My intention is to work my way through this list before I kick the bucket!!

☆The Coolest Video Games Kickstarters In The World Right Now Featuring "Kelvin & The Infamous Machine"☆ @blyts #GamersUnite

Kickstarter Always Amazes Me At The Sheer Amount Of Amazing Talent On Show At Any one Time.

At This Moment In Time There Are A Whole Host Of Exciting Projects I'd Love To Cover But Just Havn't Got The Time To Do So....

So, What I Have Done Is Package All My New KickStarter Favourites Up Into A Nice November Bundle Of Video Gaming Goodness....

JUST FOR YOU!

Read On For Your Very Own Kickstarter Treat....

☆ 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......