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Tetoris: Huge, huge, huge Tetris-version

Somehow a little like a fish tank.

03-2009 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, gameplay, tetris, experimental

C16 Laserzone

Small, simple, upfront and fun game for the C16. Play directly in the browser.

03-2009 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, c16

Vintage NES commercial from Australia

12-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: vintage, retro, commercial

80’s 1337ness

12-2008 [Go there]

Score: 5.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, history, poster, commercial

Computermuseum Oldenburg

A private collection of old computers from 1977 - 1990. The special feature of this museum is, that the computers are "hands-on" ready - you are allowed to play with the and run old software.

11-2008 [Go there]

Score: 5.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, vintage, exhibition, history

Redspotgames

An interesting interview with an interesting company: redspotgames (in German).

11-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: games, retro, publisher, indiegames

Interview with Space Invader Streetartist

Interview with the famous streetartist, who left hundreds of small Space Invaders all over the world.

09-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: art, streetart, space invader, retro, interview

Mastertronic

A text about the history of the legendary low-budged games publisher Mastertronic. Remember this good old games on cassette tape?

08-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, history, c16, c64

IK+Easter Egg

The people back in the days really had taste. On the Amiga vrsion of International Karate + typing 'TOTO' displays the message "CHEERS TO ALL AT INTOTO". Intoto was a computer shop in the UK that was frequented by main programmer Archer MacLean. Click to play a Flash-Port of this great game in your browser.

08-2008 [Go there]

Score: 5.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: hack, easter egg, retro, amiga, game, gaming

Apple 1 Basic as mp3

The gadget-boingers digged a mp3-recording of Apples first commercial software, released on audio tape.

07-2008 [Go there]

Score: 5.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, something, apple, basic

Nintendo "Rube Goldberg" Animation

Nice 3D-Animation with some Nintendo-Classics.

07-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: movie, video, retro

DigDug Pillows

It's been a long time since we had posted about pictures at microcontent. This changed right now with this beautiful DigDug-Pillows, from the Craft-Flickr Photoset.

06-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: homebrew, pixel, retro

Xiu Xiu "Boy Soprano"

Music video by Xiu Xiu for the song "Boy Soprano" off the album "The Air Force". Released by 5RC, Directed by Jose Perez III.

06-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: retro, music, 8-bit, video

Computadora Feliz / Happy Computer

A C64 datapop music video with a good dose of pop.

06-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.5 (Number of votes: 2)

Tags: music, video, 8-bit, retro

NES Redesigned

A hypothetical design of the NES, where the 80ies meets contemporary design.

05-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: retro, gaming, design

8-bit Cafe in Japan

04-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: 8-bit, retro

Animations from Larry Cuba (Star Wars)

This is absolute fabulous stuff! Larry Cuba made the computer-animations for the screens in the early Star Wars movies. Also click the link to get more and see the Star Wars related making of.

04-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: animation, retro, history

Retro Design and Packaging

..at the lovely Smashing Magazine.

04-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: retro, design, inspiration

FC64: Commodore64 Emulator in Actionscript 3

Very neat. Now you can play C64 even in the browser.

04-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.5 (Number of votes: 2)

Tags: retro, c64, 8-bit, actionscript

Tapedeck.org

Neat archive of blank analogue audio cassette tapes.

04-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: archive, retro, collection

Black Box Board Game

"Black Box is a game of 'hide and seek' for one or two players, which simulates shooting rays into a black box to deduce the locations of atoms hidden inside."

03-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: game, retro

Gorillas (PS)

That were the days. The mighty gorillas, having their fight on heavy desktop PCs. I remember, that this was also frequently used to get kids into programming. [via]

02-2008 [Go there]

Score: 4.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: game, pixel, retro, 8-bit

Chistoria pewnego pE ce-tofca ATARI 800

A really obscure black/white demo for the Atari 800, expressing live with computergames. This I would definitely call "special interest". [via]

02-2008 [Go there]

Score: 5.0 (Number of votes: 1)

Tags: 8bit, lofi, retro, demo, gaming

Pac Man Skull

I didn't know that Pac Man had a skull.

02-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: retro, something

Whohooo. NES in action.

Scene from the movie "The Wizard".

01-2008 [Go there]

Score: (Number of votes: 0)

Tags: nes, retro, ui

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