☆ Generation 64 Has Landed...Are You Ready? ☆ #Retrogaming #Commodore64

Word Has Reached Me That Generation 64 Has Landed.....

It's Time For You To Get Involved.....

☆ An Ode To The Video Game Metal Pipe ☆ #GamersUnite #Retrogaming

I saw this picture and it made me realise what an awesome and integral staple of the video games world the humble metal pipe is……

Today I celebrate with you the metal pipe and all the games he has starred in.

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

S is for...........

STAR WARS Arcade

☆ The Count Lucanor - "A Boy And His Rabbid Goats!" ☆ #GameDev #GamersUnite #PixelArt

Last night a video game stole my heart and then messed with my brain!

The Count Lucanor is one surprise that I wasn’t expecting when I loaded it up from Steam.

When I took a peek at the screen shots I was thinking it looks like a nice pixel art style Action RPG.

When it started up I was hooked from moment one.

☆ 2016 -The PS4 Diaries Part 4 "My Return To Ravenholm Moment" ☆ #PS4 #GamersUnite

For me Ravenholm in Half Life 2 is one of the pinnacles in video gaming from the last 30 years.

The level typifies the classy way that Half Life 2 was constructed and implemented.

There was tension, there was terror and there was the Gravity Gun and some handy buzzsaw blades.

☆ At Full Velocity With Velocity Stream ☆ #GameDev #GamersUnite

I’ve had a few days to play Velocity Stream and I can safely say that this game is something special.

The initial view leads you to think of Wipeout and F-Zero which are those awesome futuristic racers that all other futuristic racers tend to be compared to.

☆ F-Zero + Wipeout = Velocity Stream ☆ #GameDev #GamersUnite

I got a message from the guys at Cavelight Entertainment last week, they wanted me to take a look at a game of theirs called......

VELOCITY STREAM

☆ A NEW Super Famicom (Kind Of!) ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite #SNES

Everyone who knows me knows that I love the Super Nintendo. 

I have written numerous articles on the beloved Super Nintendo and my enthusiasm for this king of consoles knows no ends!

Well somehow and for some reason, this little news nugget managed to slip through my SNES net!

☆ My 'Beast Powered' RetroPie Machine ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

My Raspberry Pi has given me heaps of joy in the short time I’ve owned it and here’s why…….

I am now the proud owner of a Beast Powered RetroPie Emulation Machine and it’s awesome!

☆ SUPA_DS Display Stands Are Awesome! ☆ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite

Recently I came across a really cool piece of gaming kit that has retro gaming collectors who love to display their gaming hardware in mind.

The range of display stands come under the name of Supa_Ds and I discovered them whilst on Twitter…..

☆ Grab Your Top Hat & Jump Into Your Very Own IronCast PS4 Mech ☆@RipstoneGames #PS4 #GameDev

Let me just state straight away that IronCast oozes class. 

From the start it feels good as it sets the scene for a brilliant video game.

☆ 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.