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PIXELS by Patrick Jean

09 April 2010 Arcturius Gaming Lore

Pixel sprites meet 3D in New York city resulting in the Monolithic giant Pixel earth. A fantastic bit of 3D animation mixing seamlessly with a real life location.

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Last Updated ( 11 April 2010 )

Video Game Trading Cards: Nintendo's Donkey Kong (1982)

04 April 2010 Cauterize Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

Spanning back to 1982, one year after Nintendo's Donkey Kong hit the arcades, a trading card set was released based upon the game. The cards were manufactured by Topps and sold in wax packets including one stick of bubble gum. While the gum might not be a recommended snack today, the cards are well worth looking into.

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Last Updated ( 04 April 2010 )

Chart Singles: #5 "Get Over Here!"

04 April 2010 Arcturius Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

This is the fifth installment of the early 90's computer/console game music craze in the UK. This weeks single was released along side a full album of tracks based on the same game and considering how popular the game was back in the day is surprisingly hard to get hold of now.

Konami in 1993

03 April 2010 TwoHeadedBoy Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

Taking a look at the Konami Brochure from 1993, because why not?

Comix Zone - The Soundtrack

29 March 2010 TwoHeadedBoy Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

Want to hear how Comix Zone would've sounded if they made a CD version of it? You've come to the right place!

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Last Updated ( 03 April 2010 )

Chart Singles: #4 "Fight!".

28 March 2010 Arcturius Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

This is the forth installment of the early 90's computer/console game music craze in the UK. This week is another track that was released in order to promote the upcoming release of a game, though in reality it's not like this game really needed any extra promotion seeing as it was one of the single most popular games to have ever graced the arcade [ … ]

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Last Updated ( 30 March 2010 )

Sega Hiding in Popular Music

25 March 2010 TwoHeadedBoy Gaming Lore

Believe this, folks:

Sega are all over this popular music stuff. Really. They've got all your favourite bands working for them, making their music, and it's always been that way. From Chumbawamba in Samba de Amigo to The Offspring and Bad Religeon in Crazy Taxi to Dreams Come True in Sonic The Hedgehog 2, they're there. S [ … ]

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Last Updated ( 05 February 2011 )

Chart Singles: #3 'Wakka Wakka Wakka'

21 March 2010 Arcturius Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

This is the third installment of the early 90's computer/console game music craze in the UK.

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Last Updated ( 30 March 2010 )

Color Dreams live on inside a Pirate Nintendo NES-on-a-Chip

21 March 2010 Cauterize Gaming Lore

The notorius company Color Dreams / Wisdom Tree refuses to be put to rest. If the countless Bible games weren't enough to make you aware of them, they're going the extra mile now. The poor undereducated (in gaming) parents wanting a games console for their children, might be swayed by a cheaper alternative, the 'Rumble Station'.

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Last Updated ( 21 March 2010 )

Final Fantasy's Weirdest Monsters

17 March 2010 TwoHeadedBoy Gaming Lore

Sentient houses? Two-headed jesters? Coniving molluscs? It could only be a Japanese RPG...

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Last Updated ( 17 March 2010 )

Chart Singles: #2 "Lets Go!".

15 March 2010 Arcturius Collecting, Merch & Retro Shops

This is the second installment of the early 90's computer/console game music craze in the UK. This week we have another track that was released in order to promote the upcoming release of a game.

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Last Updated ( 30 March 2010 )

What was the First Graphical MMO?

13 March 2010 Arcturius Gaming Lore

Well it'll be surprising to a lot of people that the first graphical MMO wasn't Ultima Online. In fact by the time Ultima Online launched in 1997 the first graphical MMO was shutting down it's servers. No, we have to travel back another six whole years to find the first graphical MMO.

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Last Updated ( 28 April 2011 )

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