Great Retro-gaming websites - the sticky thread!

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Postby donkey*kong on Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:02 pm

mandelbrot78 wrote:
donkey*kong wrote:My blog http://beforemario.com/ showcases and celebrates the toys and games Nintendo created in the period from the mid 60s to the early 80s, starting with the first board games up to the launch of the Family Computer in 1983.

Thanks for that link! I had the the Rifle with the Lion Head target when I was a child! I remembered I had some Nintendo toys brought from Japan by my grandfather, but I couldn't find them. Now I can.


I can only image it must have been very cool to get these toys from Japan in the 70s. A shame you lost them sometime along the way, but I am glad the site gives you an opportunity to relive those memories.
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Postby mrbungle on Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:00 pm

loving the graphics and design of Nintendo's old school packaging. :)
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Postby MrNash on Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:29 pm

It's more of a split between retro and indie games, but discussing classics, especially the lesser known ones, is a big part of what we want to do on our Youtube channel. I hope that you guys enjoy the content. :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheArmchairEmpire

Any feedback that any of you have is always welcome as well! :D
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Postby VideoGameRescue on Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:38 pm

Shameless self promotion here! My site www.VideoGameRescue.com
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Postby mrbungle on Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:27 pm

VideoGameRescue wrote:Shameless self promotion here! My site http://www.VideoGameRescue.com

Nice Site :)
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Postby 8-bit-dreams on Fri May 18, 2012 11:51 pm

Hello sir's good day

just came across this thread and i thought it is a great chance to promote my site(blog) if it is counted. Here is this very simple Blog, posted are my very small pieces of collection, i live here in the Philippines so every piece is very special for me because its quite hard to find one around , i can say that for sure :) . I don't think i write that well so i hope anybody who visits the site can have a bit of that patience. I update my blog from time to time so i hope you guys can visit if you have time soon.

here is the link:
http://8-bit-dreams.blogspot.com/

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Pls. visit my retro gaming BLOG for my retro gaming collections and adventures. With photos !

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Postby PaulEMoz on Sun May 27, 2012 6:42 pm

I've decided to go forward with an idea I've been kicking around for nearly ten years. The upcoming socumentary From Bedrooms to Billions has forced me into action, as it basically covers the exact same ground I'd planned to. Still, I believe a book on the subject would still be valid and could offer something different to a film.

The book will be called They Were Our Gods. It will focus on the British gaming scene in the Eighties, mostly around the Commodore 64 and Spectrum, and will highlight the personalities in the scene and the games they made.

It's only in the early stages, but I've set up a blog that will track my progress. It's here: They Were Our Gods. Please spread the word, if you like the idea.
Announcing theywereourgods.com! Track my work-in-progress book, They Were Our Gods, about British computer programmers of the Eighties and their games, art and music on the new dedicated website. Retains the blog and introduces other new features.
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Postby learnedrobb on Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:32 pm

Yet more shameless self promo:

http://81632bit.blogspot.co.uk

My only just started retro-blog!

Enjoy!
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Postby Negative Creep on Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:40 pm

Apologies if it's a repost, but a big sprite database

http://spriters-resource.com/
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Postby AmigaJay on Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:18 pm

No apologises mine IS a repost,but about two years ago, so for anyone not reading through the whole thread my links are in my sig! :D :shock:
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Postby FamicomDojo on Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:16 pm

I have been meaning to come here for about 2 years. In issue 75 of Retro Gamer (pages 62-67) my colleague and I were interviewed about the Famicom Disk system. It was a total thrill because we are both big fans of Retro Gamer Magazine (I pay the big bucks to get it shipped to me in Japan). Anyway, I really wanted to tell all of you about our site, http://www.famicomdojo.tv We do a web video series (The newest episode, about the Neo Geo AES just went up today), and also a weekly podcast and other things. I would really be interested to see what you guys think.

Now that I got that out of the way, I am going to check out some other threads. This looks like a really great site to be on.
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Postby GarryG on Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:59 pm

I don't know if I put my blog up here yet.

It's not Great... and not all Retro... So maybe I didn't!

Anyway... you can read my rubbish at: http://garrysgamingblog.blogspot.com/
Why not visit my ramblings at Garry's Gaming Blog
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Postby retroreviewgames on Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:30 pm

Hi Guys I am new to the forum and just started my own retro games review website http://www.retrogamereviews.co.uk

The concept of the website came about because I recently bought an arcade machine with thousands of games on. The problem was finding the good games that I have never heard of before so I relied heavily on my friends; when a different one came round I would ask them what their favourite games were as a kid and if I had never heard of it before I quickly added it to the list of games to check out and play.

After refining this a little I took this concept to Facebook a few weeks back: https://www.facebook.com/RetroReviewGames. I have been writing reviews on the games that I like and have fond memories of and others have been doing the same to build up a sort of database of fun games that are worth playing.

Hopefully this will make your list Craig. Even though it is early days for me and the website I am hoping to turn this hobby into a full time thing :D
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Postby The Laird on Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:16 pm

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Retro Video Gamer Reviews

Reviews across 13 different formats with new ones being added every week - please check it out!

We also have 2 RG writers providing content too! :mrgreen:
Do you love retro games? Then check out the RVG review guide!

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Postby Negative Creep on Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:01 pm

http://lockfale.com/


Nothing to do with games, but try entering the Konami code.......
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