A Look At Some Retro Video Game Posters

Whilst recently speaking with our favourite leaflet printers, Circle Services; printers in Southend, about an upcoming order we’ll be placing with them; we got talking about retro video game posters! You know our love for retro gaming and, as such, loved being able to chat in depth on some of our favourite retro posters. It got us thinking even more and, as such, we thought we’d put together a number of our favourite retro posters for you.
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What Constitutes Great Design?

If you were asked the question of what constitutes great design then what would your answer be? Of course, in our instance we’re talking primarily about game design, however when you think about it, there’s an awful lot of different kinds of design out there. From game design and associated graphic design to the brotherly principles of web design and even the likes of architecture. In fact, game design pulls from a lot of these principles and we thought we’d have a look at the ways in which it does this.
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Last Saturday Night…

We had such a wail of a time last Saturday night that we’ve just got to tell you all about it! With the olympics on the TV and the video game having just been released (this version for those interested), we hired a hot tub, got in some beers and had a night of relaxation, gaming and fun! It’s one of the best nights we’ve all had in a while and the brand new Olympics 2012 game is simply fantastic! We wanted to create a party atmosphere for the evening and that we did indeed!
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Our Brand New Gaming Room!

Here at Retro Remakes, we’re VERY, VERY excited today! We’ve just had our very own garden gaming room installed which means we can spend the summer playing away at our heart’s content on some of our favourite retro consoles! We made the decision a couple of weeks back that we wanted to get out of the lounge (the wife wants the TV from time to time!) and find our own space. Now, we could have simply put a tv in the bedroom, however where’s the fun in that? We wanted a space that was ours to play games in, and very little else! More than anything, we wanted our own environment which we could relax in.
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Games For The Kids; Games For The Adults!

This week we thought we’d put together a nice little comparison for you all of some of our current favourite online games for kids and our favourite online games for adults. We’ve decided to take our current favourite from each category; kids and adults; and do a quick overview for you! If you love online gaming (or your kids to), take a moment to read the below suggestions and head over to the sites to begin playing, but don’t blame us when you become addicted!
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