Tag: Retro
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Nintendo Is Releasing a Mini NES With 30 Integrated Games
There’s a huge retro-gaming market for people my age, born in the early 80’s who spent their childhood playing NES and SNES games. Nintendo is clearly aware of this, so they’re about to capitalize on that by releasing the NES Classic Edition. It’s a palm-sized version of the old console which comes preloaded with 30…
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A1 Interview Material Right Here: The PacMan Suit
Nothing says you’re a serious professional who knows how to kick it in the weekends than showing up for your interview in an officially licensed PacMan suit, from OppoSuits!. Some might find it tacky and tasteless, we say it’s all in how you wear it. Just maybe don’t go around the office saying Waka Waka.…
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Deal Of The Day: 22% Off On SNES30 Bluetooth Game Controller & Smartphone Holder
My generation has reached an age where it’s getting nostalgic about retro gaming. It’s been long enough that SNES controllers are no longer seen as dated and archaic, but cool and efficient instead. Well, with the SNES30 Bluetooth Game Controller & Smartphone Holder you can bring back some of that retro glory. Remember the glory…
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Coleco To Release A New Console In 2016
Are you old enough to remember ColecoVision? If you are, there’s a chance that playing retro games also tickles your cockles in a way that very few of the modern games do. We don’t know whether it’s the ingenious simplicity of a 2-D sidescroller, or the melancholic throwback to your youth that makes these games…
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Romain Jerome Releases $18,950 Super Mario Bros. Watch
Romain Jerome is known to make some eye catching and obscenely expensive watches. Whether it’s a DeLorean themed watch with actual pieces of the car, its Moon Dust watch, containing dust from the moon, or the Titanic DNA watch, containing (you guessed it) actual pieces from the sunken ship, the timepieces always stand out. The…
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Side A’s Got the Party Mix: Cassette Shaped Coffee Table
Pay homage to a part of your past and recall the awesomeness of the era of mix tapes with this cassette tape-shaped coffee table. The gigantic cassette tape sits atop custom made steel legs and is built with removable remote and bottle holders, cleverly positioned in cassette’s holes. The coolest part is probably the cassette’s label, which you can…
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Someone 3D Printed A Save Button
I don’t want to live in this world anymore. Ok, so maybe it’s a hoax. Maybe it’s real, and some kid just has no idea that the “save button” used to be an actual thing. Whatever the explanation is, one thing is certain: I’m old. If you saw the above and realized this scenario is,…
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Make Some Kind Of Statement With Nintendo Drinking Flasks
We’re not sure exactly what you’re trying to say if you go around taking sips of bourbon from a plastic NES cartridge, but it’s nice to know that you can, since Thinkgeek now sells these awesome 6oz flasks. Perhaps you want people to know you’re a fan of retro gaming, and of drinking, and that…
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Waka Waka: A Pacman Piercing
This is just too cool. There isn’t much to say, since the image kind of says it all. It’s a Pacman piercing, which could easily be expanded by simply adding more dots between the ghost and Pacman. This particular one was done by Precision Body Piercing in Marquette, MI (their Instagram). VIA [ NoPuedoCreer ]
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Get Random Video Games Every Month With My Retro Game Box
Like the idea of receiving a random retro video game cartridge every month? Then you might want to check out My Retro Game Box. It’s an unusual subscription service that’ll parse through a library of games and send you an assortment that matches your gaming preferences (and works with whatever consoles you have.) According to MRGB: We…