DIY (Do It Yourself) is all the rage right now. So is retro video games. Popular Science (the cool kids call it PopSci) reader Brian de Vitis decided to design and fabricate a retro video game station out of a old Star Wars R2-D2 cooler (kind of like the ones you see at the local food mart full of ice with drinks). Brian was able to hook up this R2-D2 unit with eight different console gaming systems (everything from Atari 7800, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo, Super Nintendo,Nintendo Game Cube, etc.), a sound system, and even a projector mounted to Artoo’s head. Whats even cooler is that you can plug all the game controllers right into R2-D2 front body panels. Artoo is one bad ass astrometic droid mofo.
Goodness! I LOVE fan made music videos. Especially when it has to do with retro video games. Mykola Dosenko (AKA Myk Dawg) of Kiev, Ukraine does just that with Kanye West’s song “Robocop”. Using graphic design/animation elements from retro games such as Mega Man and Punch Out, Myk Dawg created a brilliant music video that doesn’t really make much sense, yet has a nostalgic appeal that keeps you from not liking it. I still hate Kanye though. Hit the jump to see the video!
“Overkill” is an understatement when it comes to a deadly massacre when Contra meets Duck Hunt. I can really relate to this video as I dreamt this scenario numerous times about blasting all the birds with a machine gun to avoid that damn dog from heckling me. That dog did nothing to help my self esteem.
Figure designer and producer, NECA’s newest addition to their extensive “Player Select” (action figures based on video game characters) line will be Big Daddy from everyone’s favorite steampunk first person shooter game, Bioshock!
BioShock was 2007 best reviewed game, and 2K Boston/2K Australia will be releasing the along awaited follow up, BioShock 2 in January 2009. Big Daddy is going to be one of the largest 7 inch action figure NECA will have ever produced. Don’t let the sheer size of the figure fool you as the figure will feature a ton of articulation points and removable armor features. No word on whether NECA will produce a Little Sister figure to accompany Big Daddy, but my itchy trigger finger is dying to blast both of them in the next game.
10 years ago today on 9/9/99, Sega released (in North America) their newest console gaming system called the Sega Dreamcast. Considered by many seasoned gamers as one of the greatest gaming systems ever, the Dreamcast is celebrating its 10th anniversary today (9/9/09). The Dreamcast was the pioneer in online gaming as being the first system to feature a built-in modem and internet support. Unfortunately, even with the huge amount of support for the gaming population, Sega pulled the plug on the Dreamcast in March of 2001 when Sega faced stiff competition from a little system called Playstation.
Even though the Dreamcast was only with us for less than 2 years, it will be forever remembered. Sega Saturn unfortunately, won’t be.
