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Portable gaming exhibition hits Museum of Computing
Well worth a trip to Swindon 13 April 2011 12:41 GMT TweetGeek's paradise and Pocket-lint fave, the Museum of Computing, based in Swindon, UK, is looking back at 35 years worth of portable games consoles and devices in its new "Gaming on the Go" exhibition.
For it, the museum has garnered a mighty...
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Atari's Greatest Hits for iPhone and iPad debuts
UPDATED: 100 classic games available globally 7 April 2011 13:42 GMT TweetAtari has released an app for the iPhone and iPad that is packed to the gills with classic games from yesteryear. And while it was only available in New Zealand initially, it's now gone global.
Atari’s Greatest Hits promises to bring...
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Commodore 64 relaunch still on track
Pics of prototype excite 4 April 2011 17:04 GMT TweetFirst touted back in August last year, Commodore USA's efforts to build a PC inside the original case design of the Commodore 64 seemed to be on hiatus. That is, until new pictures emerged showing a prototype model with its bits and bobs out.
The...
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Speedball 2 Evolution: iOS launch date confirmed
"Ice cream, ice cream" 18 February 2011 11:13 GMT TweetThe much anticipated iOS update to the ultra-cool, ultra-playable classic Amiga game, Speedball 2, has been dated for the 24 February - bringing Speedball 2: Evolution to iPad owners everywhere.
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A few of the best retro racing games ever
FEATURE A nitro-fuelled joyride down memory lane 24 January 2011 17:00 GMT TweetRacing, in a car, for real, is perhaps one of the most exciting things you can do, however it has two rather inconvenient draw backs: it's very expensive, and injury and death are likely side effects.
In view of this, if we want to get some...
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VIDEO: Wii didn’t start the fire - a brief history of video games
Gaming history and a bit of Billy Joel 20 January 2011 16:01 GMT TweetWhat is it with nostalgic video game videos, showing us where we’ve come from and where we're going? If the 4-minute history of video games we told about yesterday didn’t stoke your excitement, you’ll be singing along to this one...
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Commodore 64: Beefed up PC version detailed
Pictures and spec of retro-PC 21 December 2010 14:43 GMT TweetWe've been pretty excited about seeing this bad boy since we first reported that Commodore USA had done a deal with Commodore Licensing to release a PC all-in-one, cased in an exact replica of the Commodore 64 which was originally released back in...
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Commodore PC64 gives retro gaming a modern twist
PC in a replica Commodore 64 chassis, what more could you want? 27 August 2010 12:24 GMT TweetIf you love your retro machines, but get frustrated because they are, well, a bit crap, then Commodore USA may have just come up with the answer.
It has done a deal with Commodore Licensing to release a PC all-in-one, that will be cased in...
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Gamescom 2010: Retro console spectacular
It wasn't all about Halo: Reach, Black Ops and Kinect you know 26 August 2010 16:13 GMT TweetIt wasn't all about brand new gaming over in Cologne at Gamescom.
Well, 99 per cent of it was - but there was an awesome section from the guys at Return Magazine who were displaying an incredible array of retro gaming consoles.
It...
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New Halo game: Out now (Atari 2600 version)
Programmer reinvents massively popular FPS title 3 August 2010 15:10 GMT TweetIf you can't wait until 14 September to get your new Halo adventure fix, and you can't be bothered to play in the online tournament to win the chance to kill Rio Ferdinand (on the game, not in real life), then Ed Fries may have just come up with the...
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - ZX Spectrum
Gaming as we knew and loved it 30 June 2010 0:00 GMT TweetWe might not be very good at football, but there are some games that us Brits are experts in.
The ZX Spectrum was the games console back in the Eighties and its range of games is still held very close to our hearts.
Thankfully, everybody...
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VIDEO: Wii remote controlling Nexus One
Chap plays Donkey Kong using his Wiimote 10 May 2010 11:40 GMT TweetTouchscreens are all well and good, but when it comes to gaming, they're not ideal. Especially for the more portly-thumbed touchscreen user, whose digits can cover most of the screen, masking the action. This tech-mashup between a Nexus One and a Wii...
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VIDEO: 8-Bit games attack New York
City crumbles from smack down from the likes of Donkey Kong 8 April 2010 11:29 GMT TweetWhat would happen if New York was overtaken by 8-bit video games? Yeah we aren't too sure either, that is until we watched the video above.
It shows exactly how New York just isn't prepared for Space Invaders, Donkey Kong and Frogger invading...
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The Asteroids game that lasted 3.5 days
Marathon gaming event claims highest high-score 8 April 2010 11:12 GMT TweetHow much of a fan of Asteroids are you? Enough to play for 3.5 days non-stop and in the process score the highest score of all time? Thought not, but that's exactly what John McAllister did.
The dude from Portland, Oregon spent a long weekend...
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New Sega console hitting this summer
20 classic games and 30 more to entertain you 1 February 2010 14:35 GMT TweetA new games console that will emulate the Wii as well as allowing you to play classic Sega games is being launched in the summer.
The console, called the Sega Zone, will come with 20 classic Sega titles, like Alex Kid, Golden Axe, Sonic and...
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