☆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........

☆Game Of The Day "Heroes Of Steel"☆ @TreseBrothers #GamersUnite #RetroGaming

Let us rewind and tell you all the story behind the cool Video Game 

"Heroes Of Steel The RPG"

Background:

"Three years, two brothers, one KickStarter and a dream...."

The first fantasy world from Trese Brothers has arrived: a crowd-funded team building turn-based strategy RPG. 

In Heroes of Steel, you command a party of four heroes with a diverse set of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. 

You will make key choices as you strive to survive the plots of dark powers. 

Your adventure will follow the heroes through a sprawling story as you build each member of the team to your exact specifications.                          

History:

The World of Steel has been the vision of Andrew and Cory for the past three years. 

Originally conceived immediately after the release of the brilliant Star Traders RPG, the zygote of what would become Heroes of Steel has spent years in development. 

The catalyst that began then to turn the vision into a finished product was The KickStarter Campaign. 

A successful Kickstarter and three existing games enabled the duo behind Trese Brothers to commit full time to the project! 

The Brothers could now make their dream come true........a full time job making their own games together!!          

            

Heroes Of Steel Features:

• 4 Unique Characters
• A Complex & Branching Storyline
• Explore The Vast Underground World Of Steel
• Thousands of Weapons, Armour and Gear to discover
• 5 Rich Difficulty Levels

"Now It has finally come to pass that our great friends The Trese Brothers have released the game we previewed back in September, Heroes of Steel The RPG, it has been launched on the Android Markets and the iOS app stores."

Whenever The Wonderful Trese Brothers create a game they always create it with love and respect for their genre.

Immediately with Heroes Of Steel you can feel that this is definitely a labour of love for them as it oozes character and charm. 

We've found that with a lot of Android games, Character & Charm are really hard to come by, but Heroes Of Steel delivers this perfectly.

It's a game where you really can buy into the characters and their story line we just can't put the game down.

We love it because it takes us right back to our days of playing HeroQuest !

That for us is always a good thing as HeroQuest was second to none back in the day....

The game really does have a unique and strong storyline, and provides powerful tactics driven game-play that any classic RPG fan will enjoy.

The Trese Brothers love their marvellous video game creations and as three year indie developers, are super enthusiastic to launch a fifth game in the mobile markets and continue on their mission of making the best RPG titles for mobile!

We'd say that they are 99% of the way to achieving their goal with this wonderful title.

We'll continue battling our way through guards and dungeons until the next installment of the Trese Brothers Saga grips us!

We give Heroes Of Steel 4.5 ICE CUBES OUT OF 5

Heroes Of Steel RPG Factsheet

Developer:
Trese Brothers
        
Based in Boston / Sacramento

        

Release date: 
December 5, 2013

        

Platforms:
Google Play
Amazon App Store
Apple App Store

        

Website: 
tresebrothers.com/blog/

        

Regular Price:

Episode 1	$0.99
Episode 2	$0.99
Episode 3	$0.99
Episode 4	$0.99
Character: Sorcerer	$1.99

★Save 10% At Funstock.Co.Uk With The Games Freezer★ @FunStockGames #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

Over the last few weeks we've been spending a lot of time over at FUNSTOCK.CO.UK whiling away the hours drooling over what cool RetroGaming video games system to buy.....

Will it be the RetroN5?

Which plays just about every cartridge under the sun!

 

What about the Dingoo A330?

The handheld that can emulate just about every console EVER!

 

Or of course the Mighty Neo-Geo X!! 

 
That's when we thought……..
 
"If we are plotting how to spend our christmas money then there's gotta be a whole load of Games Freezer Followers doing exactly the same thing!"
 
"What would our followers want?"
 
"Maybe they would want a lovely 10% Discount on their purchase at FunStock……..??"
 
If you do want to take advantage of this brilliant Games Freezer 10% Discount then read on friends! 

READ ON!
 
So this is how it works:
 
1. Visit www.funstock.co.uk
 
2. Browse the amazing video games goodies on offer at FunStock (Trust Us They Have Got The Lot At FunStock!)

3. Choose your video games booty and pop it in your virtual basket

4. Proceed to the checkout

5. When you get the opportunity to use Coupon Code then check the Radio Button (round circle thingy)

6. A Box will appear that says "Enter Your Coupon Here"

7. This is the bit where you get the 10% discount!! Enter FREEZER into the BOX


It's as simple as that.......

So what are you waiting for? Christmas??

Get on over to Funstock NOW and purchase yourself some retrogaming video game bargains with your very own Games Freezer 10% discount!

What Are You Going To BUY?

★2014 "A Year Of RetroGaming"★ @C64Reloaded #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

Here in The Games Freezer we normally start January with a conversation about what lame calendar we are going to put up on our wall for the 12 months of the year.....

BUT 

This year it's going to be totally different!

Yes that's right, we have found the ultimate RetroGaming Calendar!

Just check out Rambo's wonderful pixel face as January is treated to an absolute classic!

So, where did we get this amazing piece of video game goodness come from we hear you ask?!

Well, our friend Martin grundy @C64Reloaded is the creator of this masterpiece of RetroGaming art and he's sorted us out with one for Games Freezer Towers.

Now we know that 2014 is going to be a great year!