Retro Game Curator coming to the TechieSmarts Network!

Do you love games?  Do you love old school games?  If you answered yes to either of those, then be sure to checkout a new site to the TechieSmarts network: Retro Game Curator!  Over at the Retro Game Curator we will cover news and reviews as each pertains to Retro and Vintage style gaming.  And some pretty cool YouTube content as well.  There is a growing generation of gamers today that have not experienced some of gaming history's greatest games.  And our goal is to showcase some of those games and inform younger gamers of what they have missed.

And who knows, maybe inspire someone to be a fellow game collector as well.

Stay tuned!

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Doom shows up in id Software's Rage!

Just a couple of days ago we posted a quick note about id Software giving gamer's a little throwback to old school games by including a Wolfenstein 3D room (see link).  Well, as expected by many, news has broken that there is a Doom room as well!  Be sure to watch the YouTube video below by YouTuber: XCVii007r1


If you remember the Wolfenstein 3D room contained an amulet from the original game that you could collect.  In the Doom room, you'll find a 'Space Marine bobblehead' figure.  The inclusion of things like this in games are genius ideas.  What better way to introduce your companies games to the folks who are to young to remember those old schoold PC game, but are now getting into these more mature games made by older developers.  It's almost like finding a timeline of subject matter within the game.  Kudos id Software!

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Android App Review: Meganoid

One of the other apps I've gotten into lately would be Meganoid.  This game was developed by the folks over at Orange Pixel.  And in short, I can easily describe this game as the funnest frustration you may ever have.  If it's one thing they make known in the Android Market listing is that "this game is not easy".

When I saw that statement, I found myself subconsciously clicking 'Install' on my Tablet's Market Browser.  I'm always up for a good challenge.  And I must say that this game has met that challenge.  So here's the deal.  The game is a throwback to the good old 8-bit days of gaming's past.  With simple graphics and simple gameplay the difficulty ramps up as your progress through the game.  From jumping on moving platforms to clearing pits of spikes it's all here from what we know and love about those old platformer games.  Even the sound will take you back to the days of classic Mega Man.

The controls are easy to learn; you have a left and right arrow to move accordingly.  And a jump button.  That's it.  You can execute a double jump by hitting the jump button again once you're airborn.  This game is charming but challenging.  And to beat it all, it's price is great.  It's free!

I would have paid for this game.  That is how good it is. It even supports Open Feint for trophy and achievement tracking.  And if your not so sure try out TimeChaos on the web to see what Orange Pixel has up their sleeve:
http://orangepixel.net/timechaos/flash/

I rate it: 5 out of 5 stars!

Pro's: The controls are easy to use.  It's a great retro throwback to 8-bit platformer titles.
Con's: It's difficulty can melt your brains at times.

Visit the Android Market to Download it for your device: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.meganoid.engine&feature=search_result

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Wolfenstein 3D Makes an Appearance in Rage!

For those old enough to remember Wolfenstein 3D, you're in for a pretty cool treat.  And I'm sure there will be enough "kids" out there who have no clue what Wolfenstein 3D is.  But for those that do, there is a hidden room in id Software's latest release, Rage (which hit the streets today) that takes you back into the world of Wolfenstein 3D with pixelated graphics, jail cells, etc.

It's awesome!  And all the more reason why I need to get this game!
Checkout the article and video on JoyStiq: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/04/rages-wolfenstein-room-is-filled-with-pixelated-treasure/

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