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A new retro gaming mag is in the works! Raiders of the Lost Arcades – Battle Plan! Vol. 5 Unfortunately, the arcade is becoming extinct as a gaming platform, so we take a trek back through time – using MAME’s random generator – to relive some of the arcades greatest, worst, and indifferent games. Retro Respect – Jill of the Jungle We’ve all missed a minor classic during our time. …

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I laughed a little… Who knew Pac-Man was a junkie and wife-beater? Or that Frogger is a terrorist, and Donkey Kong and Mario are pitted in an epic manage-a-trois of princess passion? From creators Frank Meyer, Scott Chernoff and BJ Guyer, the TV pilot Videogame Theater delves into the world of classic videogames, supplying twisted, darkly comedic behind the scenes back-stories to iconoclastic characters. You’ll love it, and it may …

Some guy took an R2D2 cooler and turned it into a retro game machine! Inside are eight consoles and a projector mounted in the head kinda like R2D2. Now you can have your own gaming robot to help take care of that old school gaming itch. Thank these guys for the news.

I had no idea how much arts and crafts enthusiast cared for the fine taste of vintage gaming. A fella by the name of BottleCapArt has put his art and craft skills to good use. Mario is large and in charge in this bottle cap art piece and is showing off in mid jump I suppose. It was built with a sturdy plywood frame in mind and a love for …

There are quite a few games out there that were awesome growing up that you have not played in years I am sure. There are thousands of classics, and many have slipped your mind. Here are some titles that you have forgot about. 5. Kid Icarus for the NES. (Nintendo Entertainment System) Everyone has fond memories of timing a jump wrong and falling to your death, Fudge, it was tough …

Just when you thought that it was safe to say Retro Gaming Geeks couldn’t possibly get any geekier with game related cupcake designs…. someone breaks the mold and re-creates a static image of the original Donkey Kong Arcade game out of nothing but Legos.  The Ape looks a little cartoonish and not all that mean but who cares right? My favorite part has to be the hammers in mid air. …

Don’t play us, dork, we know you are eying these cupcakes. Here are 10 of the geekiest cupcakes we have ever seen, fit for the king of dorks. 1. Speaking of kings, here is the king of Nintendo, Mario.  Here’s a Mario pixel cupcake beast made from several smaller cupcake squares. 2. These iPhone app cupcakes are spot on if you ask us. These tasty little morsels were made just …

If you  are a fan of retro gaming as much as we are here at Retro-Replay then check out the  awesome Retro Mini Handheld NES System. The Retro Mini Handheld NES System can take full size NES carts for some true retro  gaming. It comes with a 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen for a nice view, built in speakers, and has video out so you can play your favorite games …