Garage Conversion

It's getting to a stage where my lounge and dining room (currently housing a number of arcade machines) could really do with having these massive beasts removed. However, I still want to keep and play these cabs. After all, they're part of my youth.

I'm currently toying with the idea of converting my garage into my own personal games room. It's early days yet, and I've not looked into costs/planning permission etc, but the more I think about it the more attractive this project becomes.

I'll keep you posted if this does come to fruition. In the meantime, if anyone can advise me on possible planning permission I may need to obtain I'd really appreciate it.

Retro Stop Motion Video

I saw this a few weeks back, but earlier today RLLMUK forumite Patters kindly posted the link there, and I thought it was about time it was added to my blog.

Simply point your browser here:

http://fa.cetio.us/shared/pes-gameover.mov

Experience Centipede, Frogger, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Pac Man and Frogger all in stop motion, and all in a form you've never quite seen before.

Enjoy!

Amiga Party Video Now Online

Those of you who were into the Amiga demo scene will no doubt remember all those wonderful creations that were put together at the various 'parties'.

For many of us, the only way of knowing what went on at these events was by reading through the numerous scroll texts - obligatory in all of the productions. However, thanks to MajicMushroom over on the English Amiga Board you can now download footage taken from the Magnetic Fields "Revenge Party", which took place in Rotherham, back in 1990.

To view the thread over on the EAB, point your browser here:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=252063

To download the torrent, you'll want to go here:

http://www.exotica.org.uk/~buzz/torrents/M...deo.avi.torrent

The video weighs in at 700 megs, but proves to be a wonderful insight to what exactly went on at these events.

35th Edition of The Amiga Games List Online

The 35th edition of the Amiga Games List is now available on the Obligement's website :

http://obligement.free.fr/articles/listejeuxamiga.php

The list, which has been maintained since 1991, is the most complete list of Amiga games available. This new update brings the total numer of catalogued titles to a whopping 10,976!

Immortal 3 Now Released!

Those of you who've been following the progress of 'Immortal 3' will know it's been a long time coming, (almost 4 years!) but the wait is now finally over.

The third in the 'Immortal' series of Amiga music CDs is now available to purchase. Featuring over 150 minutes of arranged music from no less than 35 classic Amiga titles, it's surely a must for any retro collector.

Tracks include:
- Apidya "Suite"
- Gods "Into The Wonderful"
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- The Chaos Engine
- Brat
- Leander

and many, many more.

For the full listing, as well an online ordering form, click here to visit the synSONIQ records web site.

Jetpac to Appear on Live Arcade?

I'd always felt that Ultimate's Jetpac would make ideal gaming fodder for us release-starved Live Arcade users, and it now looks as if others feel the same way, if the following article on the Eurogamer web site has any truth in it:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=65376

If this does become reality I can see a lot of retro gamers on there night after night with blistering thumbs, all because their mate has a better score than them.

Please Microsoft. Make it so.

My First Post!

It's always difficult to know what to say when first starting anything, and a blog is certainly no different.

Well, what can I tell you? I'm in my early 30's, from the UK, and have been gaming since the late 1970's.

With work and other commitments I find that the amount of time I have availble to play games these days is sadly limited, and the majority of games I do play have to be titles I can pick up and play for short 10 minute bursts. I guess it's this reason why I find retro gaming so enjoyable. Most of games are quick to pick up, a complete swine to master, and over within 5 minutes - just the sort of games I like!

So, "what's the point of this blog?" I hear you asking. Well, I'm always rummaging around the net in an effort to find retro gaming news items to satisfy my own interest, so thought I may as well blog anything I come across so that others can get to the news without the searching I had to do in the first place.

I'm not promising I'll have every retro gaming related news item listed here. Far from it, in fact. But I hope that over time this place will be somewhere you visit from time to time when you're after your retro gaming news fix.

Enjoy the read!