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Destructoid: Vblank is going all out with Retro City Rampage at PAX

Destructoid — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:30:00 +0000

You have to give props to smaller developers like Vblank Entertainment. What they may lack in sheer manpower gets made up for with smart, funny marketing and cool promotions. Also, down-to-earth radness -- gotta have that. As part of the PAX 10, Retro City Rampage will be playable at booth #3017.

Better yet, the booth will have real-life goodies up for the taking:

NES-inspired cartridge labels
NES-inspired boxes straight off the presses
Sega Master System-inspired case inserts
Permastruct-inspired game rental case inserts

There will also be daily draws for the NES cartridge cases. Vblank mentioned that Retro City Rampage is now multiplatform, which I hadn't heard before, but right now they can only confirm a WiiWare release.

Check out the gallery for shots of the merch and some screenshots of the game, in case you somehow forgot what it looks like. Be on the lookout for some killer references.

Stephen Totilo: Look At Almost All The Light Guns [Gun Week]

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:30:00 +0000

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One of the experiences that unites gamers is that so many of us have picked up a plastic gun and pointed it at our TV. History has given us dozens of light guns. Here, a gallery of greats and not-so-greats... More »

Benj Edwards: [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Times of Lore

Benj Edwards — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:05:51 +0000

Origin’s Times of Lore for the Commodore 64 [ From Compute’s Gazette for Commodore Users, December 1988, p.5 ] Discussion Topic of the Week: What’s your favorite computer RPG of all time? Any year, any computer platform.

Destructoid: Commodore USA producing modern PCs in replica cases

Destructoid — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000

Here's a blast from the past. Commodore USA has announced that they're going back to their roots, producing a line of "all in one" computer systems including one based on the classic Commodore 64 beige box design from the 1980's pictured above . 

The systems may look old on the outside but have enough packed inside to make for a rather serviceable computer. The Commodore PC64 will include an Intel Atom 535 processor with an NVIDIA Ion2 graphics card, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a terabyte hard disk and a DVD-ROM with optional Blu-Ray . The system is expected to release in time for the holidays.

I have a computer in my living room that's simply too powerful for its purpose as a media player. But if I were to get one of these for Christmas, why, that would make a wonderful conversation piece as well as a functional entertainment product. *hint* *hint*

Commodore USA announces the PC64, an Atom-powered PC in a replica Commodore case [Engadget]