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Retro Gamer 126

Posted on March 20, 2014 by frankeivind

A bit late, but this is what you can read in issue 126 of Retro Gamer: Back to the Eighties – October 1980 Back to the Ninteties – January 1997 Knight Lore: A 30-year Legacy The Making of… Ballblazer The … Continue reading →

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Review: Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994 (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)

Posted on March 18, 2014 by frankeivind

The Winter Olympics in Lillehammer in 1994 was some great Games. But good winter games in real life, does not necessarily result in a good video game. Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994 on the Sega Mega Driver/Genesis is a game you … Continue reading →

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Pre-ordered Retron 5

Posted on February 20, 2014 by frankeivind

The multi-console RetroN 5 from Hyperkin was supposed to come out last year, but if all goes well, the console will be out in April 2014. With RetroN 5 you can play games from Nintendo NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, … Continue reading →

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Retro Gamer #125

Posted on February 15, 2014 by frankeivind

Lot’s of great things to read about in Retro Gamer issue 125: Back to the Eighties – March 1980 Back to the Nineties – December 1996 The Ultimate Guide to Paperboy Resurrecting Putting Squad The Making of… Paradroid The Translation … Continue reading →

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Dr. Mario on Wii U Virtual Console

Posted on February 13, 2014 by frankeivind

Dr. Mario was originaly released on the NES in 1990, but have been available on every Nintendo console since. So it’s no surprise that Dr. Mario is now (February 13, 2014) available on the Wii U’s Virtual Console in Europe. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Just got a Virtual Boy

Posted on February 4, 2014 by frankeivind

I’ve never ever played a Virtual Boy, but have allways wanted one. So I’ve just bought a Nintendo Virtual Boy on eBay and received in the mail today. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be testing the console … Continue reading →

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Review: Winter Games (Commodore 64/Virtual Console)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by frankeivind

Epyx was one of the great developers in the 80’s, and they produced one of my favourites: Winter Games. The game was released on multiple platforms in 1985, but it’s the Commodore 64 version I’ve played and love. The version … Continue reading →

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Get Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for free

Posted on January 24, 2014 by frankeivind

You still have one week to get Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for free. Remember the Nintendo 3DS firmware update in December last year? If you register a Nintendo Network ID, or link a your Wii U created account, on the Nintendo … Continue reading →

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Every NES ‘Press Start’ screen in a YouTube-video

Posted on January 22, 2014 by frankeivind

If you got the time, 2 hours and 50 minutes to be presise, you can watch the start screen of every NES games in the video  bellow. It’s Youtube-user NicksplosionFX that have put togehter a video of ‘Press Start’-screen of NES and Famicom games … Continue reading →

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Retro Gamer #124

Posted on January 19, 2014 by frankeivind

There are lost of great things to read about in the latest issue of Retro Gamer #124: Back to the Eighties – July 1980 Back to the Nineties – November 1996 The Bluffer’s Guide to Arcade Racers The Making of… … Continue reading →

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