Watch Movies Via your Gameboy Advance

Holy cow! I don't know if this works but during my searching for Gameboy Advance systems I stumbled across this compact flash card that allows you to watch movies on your GBA. Since I'll be getting a donated GBA soon, I'm on the look out for anything and everything I can do with it. I've found multiple sites touting cards similar to an R4 to be used to play roms, but this is the first I've seen of this! Very cool. There's no product description but I can only assume is supports various types of movie file and allows you to watch them on the go.

100 Atari Titles Come To Your iPad and iPhone Today!!!!

Wow. Just announced. 100 Atari titles coming at you on your iPhone and iPad. I'm very jealous, since I have neither. I'm going to post a few screen shots here and get you a nice list of titles. Awesome for any retro gamer.

The app is a free download that comes bundled with PONG, with the additional titles — 18 classic arcade games, 92 Atari 2600 games — available as in app purchases. The additional titles can be downloaded as 25 separate game packs at $0.99 each or at a price of $14.99 for all 100. Some titles have been enhanced to provide Bluetooth multiplayer modes.

The available game packs include:

• Asteroid Pack
  • 1. Asteroid
  • 2. Asteroid Deluxe
  • 3. Asteroids 2600
  • 4. Canyon Bomber – Bluetooth Multiplayer
• Battlezone Pack
  • 1. Battlezone
  • 2. Red Baron
  • 3. Air-Sea Battle – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 4. Submarine Commander
• Centipede Pack
  • 1. Centipede
  • 2. Millipede
  • 3. Centipede 2600
  • 4. Millipede 2600
• Black Widow Pack
  • 1. Black Widow
  • 2. Space Duel – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Desert Falcon
  • 4. Space War
• Crystal Castles Pack
  • 1. Crystal Castles
  • 2. Crystal Castls 2600
  • 3. Surround – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 4. Maze Craze
• Gravitar Pack
  • 1. Gravitar
  • 2. Gravitar 2600
  • 3. Radar Lock
  • 4. Demons to Diamonds – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Star Raiders Pack
  • 1. Star Raiders
  • 2. Liberator
  • 3. Star Ship – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 4. Human Cannonball
• Missile Command Pack
  • 1. Missile Command
  • 2. Missile Command 2600
  • 3. Fun with Numbers
  • 4. Flag Capture – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Lunar Lader Pack
  • 1. Lunar Lander
  • 2. Sky diver – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Video Pinball
  • 4. Code Breaker
• Super Breakout Pack
  • 1. Super Breakout
  • 2. Breakout – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Off – the – Wall
  • 4. Circus Atari – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Tempest Pack
  • 1. Tempest – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Tempest 2600 – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Outlaw
  • 4. Atari Video Cube
• Majar Havoc Pack
  • 1. Major Havoc
  • 2. Secret Quest
  • 3. Sentinel
  • 4. Yars Revenge – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Warlords Pack
  • 1. Warlords – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Warlords 2600
  • 3. Combat – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 4. Combat 2 – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Adventure Pack
  • 1. Adventure
  • 2. Haunted House
  • 3. Return to Haunted House
  • 4. Save Mary
• Tic-Tac-Toe Pack
  • 1. 3d Tic-Tac-Toe
  • 2. A game of concentration
  • 3. Backgammon
  • 4. Brain Games
• Fatal Run Pack
  • 1. Fatal Run
  • 2. Dodge ‘Em
  • 3. Night Driver
  • 4. Street Racer – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Quadrun Pack
  • 1. Quadrun
  • 2. Slot Racers – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Stellar Track
  • 4. Math Gran Prix
• Casino Pack
  • 1. Casino – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Slot Machine
  • 3. Video Checkers
  • 4. Video Chess
• Sword Quest Pack
  • 1. Swordquest Earthworld
  • 2. Swordquest Fireworld
  • 3. Swordquest Waterworld
  • 4. Sprintmaster
• Championship Soccer Pack
  • 1. Championship Soccer – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Golf
  • 3. Double Dunk
  • 4. Basketball
• Football Pack
  • 1. Football – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Home Run
  • 3. Miniature Golf
  • 4. Bowling
• Real Sports Basketball Pack
  • 1. Realsports Basketball – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Realsports Boxing – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Realsports Tennis – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 4. Realsports Baseball – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Real Sports Football Pack
  • 1. Realsports Football – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 2. Realsports Soccer – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 3. Realsports Vollyball – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
  • 4. Video Olympics – BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER
• Battlezone Pack
  • 1. Battlezone 2600
  • 2. Super Breakout 2600
  • 3. Super Baseball
  • 4. Super Football
• Hangman Pack
  
  
  • 1. Hangman
  • 2. Black Jack
  • 3. Steeplechase

NES skins for your X360

Yep. That's right! One of my Facebook friends has designed a few nice backgrounds. He just posted them up on his site for download. Enjoy these retro NES inspired wallpapers for your X360.

Click here to visit site.

Gameboys

I'm sure I've expressed my love for Gameboys in the past, but it's worth repeating. Recently I received and email asking me if I had any interest in a free Gameboy or a Gameboy Advance. What do you think my answer was? ABSOLUTELY! Even though I already have a GB and a GBcolor. You never know when these devices will die or accidentally fill with corrosion like my original GB. RIP. I still own it, but it may as well be a paper weight.

I am very excited about the GBA. I have never owned that unit and look forward to having some first hand game play. I also am thinking about picking up a GBA Flash card to allow me to download all the roms of all the GB games I already own and any GBA games I pick up. Much easier than lugging the actual carts around. As you know, I'm not a big fan of MASS ROM download. Just the games I own. Less wear and tear on my games and easier to carry.

If I had a choice to own any GB system it would be the Gameboy Mini. The device is insanely attractive and fits right in the pocket. I'm not positive, but it may also be backlit. If you've never seen one of these, drop by ebay and type in Gameboy Mini. Comes in a variety of flavors. If you have one laying around that you don't want, I'd be happy to pay shipping!

UPDATE: I just learned that one of my PS3 clan members recently sold off a mini. What a blow!! I'm afraid to ask how much he sold it for.

Original Tron Film Out On Bluray April 5th

Oh man! I'm so excited to see they finally released the original Tron film on bluray. Last year when Tron Legacy came out I wanted to get the film prior to watching the sequel. Unfortunately it was impossible because Disney had done some testing and found that today's audience would be turned off by it. They actually had screenings where folks were laughing at the visuals. I have to tell you, the visuals are a bit better in Legacy, but it's still glowing folks running around inside a pretend computer.

I realize this is not a retro game, but it's based around the concepts of some of our favorite retro games of the past. It plays off of classic arcade game names and even has the awesome, "Flynn's Arcade" in the film. Super stuff. Get on it! Order one! I'm going to order mine soon and after I check out all the goodies I'll be posting a review.

Get Your SNES On

Today, one of my friends sent me a link to www.superfamicon.org. Do you have a SNES or three like I do? Well! whether you call it a SNES, Super Nintendo, Big N, Super Comboyto or スーパーファミコン, you will find a complete data base here. Go, read, be fruitful and enjoy. Just take it easy on your thumbs.

Sad Flood News from a Donor - Dreamcast damage

I received an email about a Dreamcast, SNES games and NES games found in a parents basements. The donor will remain anonymous. He offered up all this booty if I payed shipping and sent him a sketch. I'm more than happy to do so for such fantastic spoils! Shortly after receiving this amazing news I learned that his parents suffered some water in the basement. Unfortunately he had left the whole pile on the floor. (did you heart just sink? It gets worse.) His SNES was also involved in the terrible incident and may have been irrevocably damaged. I'm hoping to have him send me the units regardless to see if I can salvage these jewels of video gaming history.

Now, I want all you readers and listeners to head down to your basements or up to your attics and either put your retro gaming consoles somewhere safe or mail them off to Brian and I for safe keeping and sweet sweet playing. Game on!!!!