10 Years ago is history already

With the fast pace we're going nowadays 10 years ago is history already. The Game Boy retired circa a decade ago. In August 2017 the Super Retro Boy is going to be launched.

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Pac Man

10 Ways to play the Pac Man theme on an electric keyboard. Just for fun.

Gameboy

Awesome! Gameboy by Carlo Hofmann. A documentary about the Austrian game-expert Andranik Ghalustians.

GAMEBOY from Carlo Hofmann on Vimeo.

And Ofcourse ... Here We Go ... The Flappy Bird Song ...

Just in time. Read today that the creator wants to shut it down due to frustration :)

Touch The Screen

A Life Size Messi for EA Sports' Fifa 14. Takes long to load, it's as life size as yourself. The eyes are creepy though. And if loaded, not much happens. But nicely done.

974 People Playing Super Mario Bros

And this is how it looks when 974 people play Super Mario Bros at the same time.

Electronics & Computer Games In The Netherlands - End 70s, Beginning 80s [in dutch]

I know, again in dutch, but I guess the video talks for itself, even in dutch.

A dutch exhibition in The Hague in 1979 'Mens En Compupter' / 'Humans And Computer'



New electronics and computer games on the Firato, a fair, 1982



Championships video games in 1983

Acapella Super Mario

Looks like fun.

A History Of Video Games

A brief history of video games by TedEducation.

Microsoft IllumiRoom

Interesting.

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Nintendohemian Rhapsody

Nintendohemian Rhapsody - full parody ft Pat the NES Punk & brentalfloss.

The Sound Of Domino Stones

30.000 Domino stones for the Nintendo special. I like the parth with the measurement tape.

Mario Shoes

Custom painted Mario wedge shoes by Kristina Leigh. A definite WANT!

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Retro Bobby

Bobby Ågren is running a shop called Ruben & Bobby, a retro-gaming and toys shop located in Jægersborggade 6, Copenhagen, where you can buy, sell or trade old games from the '70s '80s '90s and in the meantime get a haircut; yes you got it right, Ruben & Bobby is also an air salon.

Video Games ... But Different

Video games viewed from a slightly different perspective.

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Computer Game Sound Effects

Nice job!

Wabi Sabi Sound show us some of the ridiculous monster sound effects they're able to make using just their voices (and some studio magic). Their motto: If you can't find the creature, be the creature.

Back To The Future

An inconvenient truth: Freddie W travels back in time and break some hard news to himself. It sucks, especially the computer games.

Game Boy Music

Game Boys swinging.

Interview: Ralph Baer

Ralph Baer is often called the father of video games. His invention, the Magnavox Odyssey, was the first home console system. Interview & video by David Friedman.

Kara

I'm not a gamer, but now I want to go out and buy myself a Playstation 3, only for this new game. Amazing!

Kara 3, new game for Playstation 3 by the French game studio Quantic Dream.