Retro-gaming (5 articles)
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Sonic the Hedgehog rollercoaster to open at Alton Towers
While themed hotel room also opens in Feb 25 January 2010 9:29 GMT TweetSonic the Hedgehog fans have a new destination to head to in the UK as Alton Towers has revealed it is to open a Sonic-themed rollercoaster and hotel room.
A new 3-year partnership deal kicks off the first time a video game character has... -
VIDEOS: Best retro gaming music picks
Get these classics stuck in your head... 18 January 2010 17:59 GMT TweetWith the news just in that the Ivor Novello Awards has announced the Best Original Video Game Score as a new category for this year's awards, it got us thinking wistfully about memorable music from video games past.
In this vein, we've... -
Firebox offers retro-gaming sweets
In collectible tins 15 October 2009 12:55 GMT TweetFirebox is offering Retro Game Sweets, a range of "highly suckable" sour candies that pay tribute to some of gaming's greatest icons.
The zingy sweets come in collectable tins shaped like characters from the world of Pac-Man and Super Mario... -
Classic trading game Elite celebrates 25th birthday
Mostly harmless 21 September 2009 10:33 GMT TweetOriginally created by David Braben and Ian Bell, Elite has now turned 25-years-old and with its anniversary comes a wave of nostalgia.
The game, originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, is cited as having a... -
3D Stereogram Tetris revealed
Gaming gets Magic Eye-type graphics 15 September 2009 10:13 GMT Tweet"If you can see 3D stereograms, why not try a game with the same idea?"
Why not indeed? Squinting at your monitor trying to see the durned image will at least while away a few minutes of your boring work day.
All we got was...