Most of us are too young to remember when TV sets were made in wooden cabinets that basically were a standalone piece of furniture. While this was popular in the 1950s and 1960s, it largely died out by the mid 1970s. If you love the style of these classic televisions, but want today’s tech, check out this TV from Japanese electronics company Doshisha.
This ’50s-style TV has a wooden cabinet, real working volume and channel knobs on front, and stands on spindly wooden legs. While its facade looks a bit like the cool, but fragile Bakelite of the era, I’m betting it’s just cheap plastic that’s been colored that way. Inside, it’s got a 20″ LCD screen with HDMI, AV and USB inputs.
Sadly, the TV tuner won’t work outside of Japan though. Since the screen is flat, there’s also plenty of space inside for storing a video game console, discs, or other accessories.
You can order one from Japan Trend Shop for the exorbitant price of $791, or over on Amazon Japan for ¥54,880 (~$516 USD) if you’re willing to deal with the hassle of ordering one directly from Japan. I love the design of this, but I think it would be way cheaper to buy an old TV cabinet, rip out the electronics, and retrofit it with a cheap modern TV.
Here’s the perfect Christmas gift for fans of Firefly. It’s Malcolm Reynolds’ holster and gun belt from the show. I mean it’s not the actual one from the show, but you know what I mean. This replica is made of real leather with metal details and comes in multiple sizes.
It can hold one gun, which naturally isn’t included. You’ll need a suitably western looking gun to finish the kit. The holster is said to be screen accurate and looks really old even though it is new.
The gun belt and holster is $109.99(USD) and available in sm/m, l/xl, and 2X sizes. Pick one up at ThinkGeek now.
Michael „Jim“ Delligatti ist im Alter von stolzen 98 Jahren gestorben. Der Mann hat vor 50 Jahren le Big Mac erfunden und der Rest ist Geschichte. R.I.P. Jim und danke für die ganzen Burgers.
His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for McDonald's, who told the Associated Press Delligatti passed away surrounded by his family. Delligatti introduced fast food lovers to the concept of a double burger sandwiched between three slices of bread with special sauce, lettuce, pickles and onions from his franchise in Uniontown, Pittsburgh.
His invention was initially dismissed by the chain but he pushed to have it brought in across the board, believing that what fast food was missing was “a big sandwich”.
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Many of us would rather play our treasured games over and over again for the pure enjoyment that gaming brings. But there are a few of us who recognise the potential investment that buying a game could be.
Fortunately, Co-op Insurance has taken a look into the value of vintage games, consoles and toys to see how much you could make (or have made) by selling them at today’s value. It might provide you with some tips on which games you should play until they are completely worn out or take care of and possibly sell down the line.
Photo by William Warby
When it comes to consoles, it largely will depend on the console. In many cases for now you’re probably better off continuing to use and enjoy playing them.
A Gameboy colour kept in mint condition would only be worth £30 while a Sega Genesis Megadrive would be worth around £40. Back in the 1990’s these would have been bought for £60 and £150 respectively. So if you decided to sell them on now you’d be making a loss of £140.
Even trying to sell classic game consoles from the 70’s like Atari’s Pong would mean that you’d be making a loss of £10.
However, there are exceptions to the rule of course. Limited edition versions of these consoles with special branding or in unique colours will dramatically push the value up.
The actual games however, are a different story. Certain games are much harder to come by and may be considered as desirable by collectors. Pokémon Blue on Gameboy colour is currently selling for over £600 on amazon if kept in its original packaging. Even when adjusted to today’s rate of inflation, used Pokémon Gameboy cartridges are selling for more than their original value if kept in a good and most importantly still playable condition.
Like limited edition consoles, limited edition games will also increase the rarity and value of a game. Super rare games can sell for thousands, let alone hundreds. The famous and incredibly sought after NES game, Stadium Events, has sold for £23,000 on eBay, which only increased in value as it was in its factory sealed condition.
If you want to find out how much some of your old consoles or toys may be worth in today’s prices you can use the Toys will be Toy$ app by clicking here.
With 2017 fast-approaching, we like to take a step back and look at gaming trends from the year that was. To that end, we've compiled a list of the 20 most read stories on GameSpot from January through the end of November. While it was impossible to explore the internet and not hear about Pokemon Go at some point or to read all of the leaked console speculation leading into E3, our list is just as interesting for what it doesn't include. In particular, the major VR platforms all officially launched this year, but no stories about them cracked made it onto our top list.
Keep reading to see our most-popular stories counting down to number one.
20) Red Dead Redemption 2 Will Offer "Big, Sprawling, Optimistic View of America"
Though the trailer was little more than a brief tease, people were hungry for any details around Rockstar's next open-world epic. [Read the full story.]
19) 25 Year Old Street Fighter 2 Mystery Finally Solved
Who are the two mysterious fighters who open the fighting classic's pre-title sequence? Capcom finally revealed the formerly secret identities of Max and Scott. [Read the full story.]
18) Star Wars Battlefront 3 Fan Remake Devs Say It's Been Approved for Steam Release
While its unclear whether Disney will take any action against the developer, Steam has agreed to host the fan project Star Wars Battlefront 3: Galaxy in Turmoil. The game is still up on the Steam store as of this writing, so there's at least a possibility there'll be another non-official Battlefront game for fans to play next year.
17) All the News From Bethesda's E3 2016 Press Conference
With details on Prey, Skyrim, Quake Champions, Dishonored 2, Fallout 4, and Elder Scrolls Online, Bethesda had a packed show at this year's E3. And was that some new Wolfenstein content teased as well? [Read the full story.]
16) 2016 Presidential Candidates Reimagined as Pokemon
Regardless of what side of the political fence you sit on, we can all agree that Pokemon versions of politicians are the best versions. [Read the full story.]
15) This Fallout 4 Mod Adds Gorgeous Cel-Shaded Graphics
If you wanted to give Fallout a Borderlands-style makeover, than this is the mod for you. [Read the full story.]
14) Family Guy Used NES Game Footage From YouTube, Then Claimed Copyright on Same Video
An episode of the Fox show Family Guy used a gameplay clip showing an exploit in the NES game Double Dribble, however, that clip was originally taken from YouTube user sw1tched. But after the TV show aired, Fox issued a copyright takedown on the original YouTube video. While the mixup was quickly rectified and was likely done through an automated system looking for duplicate content, it was still a bizarre scenario that highlights an ongoing issue with copyright and video game content on sharing sites like YouTube. [Read the full story.]
13) All 134 New Hearthstone Old Gods Cards Revealed
12) All the News From Microsoft's E3 2016 Press Conference
Highlights from this year's press conference included new hardware announcements (both the Xbox One S and Project Scorpio) and details on Sea of Thieves, Scalebound, Dead Rising 4, and State of Decay 2. [Read the full story.]
11) If Square Enix Designed Batgirl
Square Enix is no stranger to creating imaginative takes on existing characters, and this year we got a look at its vision for Batgirl. While it didn't rate quite as highly on the list, Square Enix also put its own spin on The Joker, turning him into a psycho in a purple bat suit. [Read the full story.]
10) Nintendo Switch: Reveal Trailer and All the New Details
Hard details like a price and launch line-up will have to wait until January, but the world got its first look at Nintendo's next console, the Switch, in a trailer released back in October. [Read the full story.]
9) All the News From Sony's E3 2016 Press Conference
While it didn't include a look at Sony's new console, the PlayStation press conference did give us a first look at upcoming titles such as God of War, Insomniac's Spider-Man game, Days Gone, Death Stranding, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. [Read the full story.]
8) Battlefield 1 Beta, Other EA Games' Server Issues Ironed Out
Battlefield 1's beta apparently did it's job well. While there were some early issues with connectivity in the game that were quickly ironed out prior to launch, the official start of the game was relatively smooth. [Read the full story.]
7) Pokemon Go: All the Known Issues Here
Pokemon Go was a global phenomenon this year. It was hard to go out in public and not find groups of people playing the game, however, the launch was also beset by a bevy of bugs. [Read the full story.]
6) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Being Remade in Unreal Engine 4
From a legal standpoint, it's better to think of this fan project as a mod rather than a reimagining, but this update to the classic game will allow you to play in first-person mode and with updated visuals. The game will be free when it releases and is still in active development. [Read the full story.]
5) Overwatch's Sombra Goes Live on PTR; Here Are All Her Skins
4) Stunning New Final Fantasy 15 Screenshots Show Delicious Food, Fantastical Beasts, Cool Weapons
FFXV is an epic adventure with lots to like, but it's the attention to graphical detail that really stands out. The food in the game looks so good, it's hard to distinguish some shots from reality. [Read the full story.]
3) Here's How to Request New Pokemon Go PokeStops and Gyms
Pokemon Go continues to maintain crazy momentum, but when it launched, one of the biggest questions was about how to create new gyms and PokeStops. [Read the full story.]
2) PS4 Pro: Specs, Release Date, and Price Confirmed
Details of both Sony and Microsoft's next console iterations leaked early in the year, and just before E3 Sony said it officially had a new console in the works. But it took a long time before we got to finally see what had been unofficially dubbed the PS4.5. As expected, the PS4 Pro wasn't a complete reinvention of Sony's console--instead it offered upgraded graphical and processing capability, supplementing rather than supplanting the standard PS4. [Read the full story.]
1) Sony Responds to Microsoft's Invite to Connect Xbox One and PS4 Networks
While it still hasn't come to fruition, by far the most popular story on GameSpot this year was about PS4 an Xbox One working together. After Microsoft publicly invited other platform holders to break down the console walls and allow multiplayer games to communicate freely, Sony's response was more than a little vague. While some PS4 games like Rocket League allow cross-play between PS4 and console, and Microsoft has an entire initiative built around allowing gamers to buy a game once and play it on both PC and Xbox One, it seems like we're still a long way off from firing up a round of Overwatch or Call of Duty and playing with our friends on an opposing console. [Read the full story.]
Do you know how many games are in the Metal Slug series? Would you believe there are over 30 ‘Slug’ games? Yeah, we are in disbelief too. Luckily for us all, Daniel Ibbertson from Slope’s Games Room has collated all the information and produced another great ‘Complete History’ video on one of our favourite SNK gaming […]
Windjammers wird "bald" auf PlayStation 4 und PS Vita erscheinen. Der Neogeo-Klassiker wird von DotEmu neu aufgelegt. In dem Arcade-Sportspiel treten zwei Spieler auf einem Feld gegeneinander an und werfen "Scheiben" auf das gegnerische Tor, um Punkte zu sammeln. Sechs verschiedene Charaktere mit jeweils eigenen Spezialwürfen und Eigenschaften stehen zur Auswahl. Fünf Spielmodi und Online-Multiplayer-Unterstützung (Highscores und Ligen) sind vorgesehen.
Cyrille Imbert (CEO von DotEmu): "Windjammers (…) ist einfach, gut gemacht und macht sofort Spaß. Aber hinter dieser Einfachheit liegen Unmengen an Strategien und Herausforderungen. Um ein halbwegs guter Spieler zu sein, muss man verschiedene Fähigkeiten beherrschen, zum Beispiel das Werfen der Scheibe und wann man einen Spezialmove oder Hammerwurf nutzen sollte, um dem Gegner seinen Schwung zu nehmen. Jeder Frame zählt, Präzision ist der Schlüssel und Selbstkontrolle entscheidend. (...) Windjammers France hat uns dabei geholfen, der Arkadeversion treu zu bleiben und hat unser Verständnis für das enorme Potenzial des Spiels als eSport erweitert. Windjammers ist perfekt für eine eSports-Arena. Deswegen haben wir einen einfachen, aber vollständigen Onlinemodus für Spieler von Chile bis China entwickelt, in dem sie in ständigem Wettbewerb stehen können."
Video vergleicht Super Mario Maker Wii U mit der neuen 3DS Version! Das sind die Unterschiede! Die Mannen von Gameexplain haben sich die beiden Varianten des Super Mario Makers angeschaut. Bekanntlich ist das Spiel nun auch für dne 3DS erschienen und kann dort ab sofort gespielt werden. Doch was sind ...
Es gibt viel Neues zu sehen. (Gunnar) Nintendo hat gestern auf den Video Game Awards in den USA einen neuen Trailer zu The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild gezeigt, das irgendwann ab März 2017 für W...
Image & Form Games’ developers sit down on camera to answer some of the questions they received regarding the Nintendo Switch. Some of the questions revolve around what it is like to develop games for the Switch, and other questions are rather random. An example of a random question would be whether or not the Nintendo Switch glows in the dark...
Out of the last couple of Famicom games I picked up, this was the most playable, until the 2nd stage at least…. This is the Famicom Impression of Pooyan プーヤン (HFC-PO) released by Konami in 1985. An arcade-like platform game. It was I think an arcade game before it was ported to console.
You can really tell the difference between games released in the more than 10 year span of the Famicom’s lifetime. This one is from 1985, and the Dragon Ball Z game I made an impression of yesterday is from 1993. Just compare the graphics! And this is Konami, which has given us amazing things such as Castlevania, TMNT, Parodius, Contra, Crisis Force and many more.. most of these games are from the very late 80’s to the early 90’s though.
So basically the game is about shooting the balloons that hold the wolves so that they fall to their death instead of climbing up the ladder to eat you and your family alive. Fairly easy concept, but there’s loads of wolves coming down simulateously, and eventually they get different colored balloons, some will shoot back at you so you have to dodge as well. Once I got to stage two though I got stuck. HOW THE HELL DO YOU SHOOT THE BALLOON OF THE PINK WOLF?!?!? As you can see in the video below the pink wolves block every single arrow I shoot at them! >_< Since I couldn’t kill them 5 new enemies spawned every time I let one slip, and there was always a new pink one there! It was destined to fail..
Apart from that no Japanese language is needed to play this game, it’s not the best game on the Famicom, but certainly not the worst, however I’m fairly sure it’s the worst Konami game every made >-<
17 games have been added to the Facebook Messenger app on your mobile, including Space Invaders, Galaga, Pac-Man and Zoo Keeper.
The collection is rolling out now via an app update in 30 countries. It's already online in the US, although we don't seem to have it in the UK quite yet.
Facebook's tech uses HTML5 to replicate shrunken versions of arcade and mobile hits. Here's the full list:
In light of Nintendo’s upcoming event in Tokyo for details on the Switch, many have been wondering if there would be a similar hands on event in countries outside of Japan. After Tokyo has its detailed look at the Switch on January 12th, in which Nintendo reveals the Switch’s hardware and launch title line up, there is going to be a hands-on event where people can play the Switch for themselves...
Do you remember way back when we first reported the possibility of Nintendo collaborating with Universal Studios? Well, good news, Nintendo fans! Nintendo has released an announcement envisioning what a Nintendo influenced area at Universal Studios would entail. We don't know too many details yet, but we know the park will have several goals, listed below.
"[The Goal] is to bring the characters, action and adventure of Nintendo video games to life within Universal theme parks. And to do so in new and innovative ways that capture what makes them so special. All of the adventure, fun and whimsy you experience through a screen will now be all around you – in breathtakingly authentic ways..."
Jedes Jahr werden allein in Deutschland mehrere Millionen Tonnen Lebensmittel weggeworfen. Auch weil Kunden sich zu sehr an Mindesthaltbarkeitsdaten halten und Dinge wegwerfen, ohne dass sie eigentlich schlecht sind. Dabei kann ein bisschen Kenntnis...
Natürlich kann man potentiell feindlich gesonnene Drohnen mit dem Fangnetz vom Himmel fischen oder einen Raubvogel auf den Luftraumeindringling hetzen oder gleich mit der ganz dicken Laserkanone losballern, aber diese Methoden sind irgendwie alle...
Dem Bastler/Hacker Sprite_TM waren weder Game Boy Pocket noch Game Boy Micro wirklich klein genug, also hat er sich ordentlich ins Zeug gelegt und ein wahrhaft winzige Version des Handhelds gebaut, sozusagen den Game Boy Keychain: Das Gerätchen...
by Andrew Liszewski on Sploid, shared by Riley MacLeod to Kotaku
The Japanese city of Beppu is known for its countless hot springs and spas that pop up around them. So much so, that the city’s mayor, Yasuhiro Nagano, pledged to build an entire spa-themed amusement park—although it might not be quite as awesome as the one featured in this promotional video.
GAME, der Verband der deutschen Computer- und Videospielbranche, hat in einem offiziellen Statement seine Enttäuschung über den Haushaltsbeschluss des Bundestages zum Deutschen Computerspielpreis zum Ausdruck gebracht. Die finanziellen Mittel des Deutschen Computerspielpreises seien unverändert auf dem Niveau von 2016 geblieben.
#LebenAmLimit: Titelmusik in einer Nacht schreiben
Shigeru Miyamoto mit bei Nintendo über die Entwicklung von The Legend of Zelda gesprochen, welches Teil des NES Mini ist. So entstanden die Titelmusik und der legendäre Satz "It's a secret to everybody".
Ubisoft hat am Donnerstag anlässlich seines 30-jährigen Bestehens einen Präsent-Marathon gestartet, bei dem ihr bis zum 23. Dezember 2016, um 23:59 Uhr (deutscher Zeit) täglich durch das Öffnen eines Türchens mit verschiedenen Geschenken und Rabattaktionen belohnt werdet.
Im Humble Store wurde nun auch ein Black-Friday-Sale mit diversen Angeboten gestartet. Schnäppchenjäger können unter anderem Titel aus den Portfolios von Bethesda, Activision, Sega, Square Enix, Bandai Namco Entertainment, THQ Nordic und Paradox Entertainment wählen. Die Rabatte bewegen sich zwischen zehn und 95 Prozent.
http://www.spieleveteranen.de/podcasts/veteranen-podcast85.mp3 MP3-Download (208 MByte) Alternativer MP3-Download (104 MByte). Inhaltlich identisch, aber kleinere Filegröße. Besetzung: Heinrich Lenhardt, Jörg Langer, Mick Schnelle, Roland Austinat und Gaststar Richard Löwenstein. Aufnahmedatum: 15.11.2016 Themen: Epische 2 Stunden und 27 Minuten lang diskutieren die Spieleveteranen neue (alte) Spielkonsolen, blättern in Amiga-Joker 10/1993 und plaudern über ihre aktuellen spielerischen Erlebnisse. Die Überlänge verdanken […]
Ubisoft has set Rayman Classic [Free] to free on iOS and Android, but this isn't just a Black Friday sale. This is a permanent move to free, with the game now being free with ads. And unfortunately, Ubisoft has neglected to make the game not display ads for people that already owned the game. The IAP to remove ads is only $0.99, but still – this is poor behavior.
We saw this exact kind of circumstance earlier this year with Sonic CD [Free] going free with ads but not removing them for those who bought the app previously, though it wound up that it was just an honest mistake fixed within 24 hours. One would think given the outcry that Ubisoft would have been careful with Rayman Classic but as George Santayana said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Amazon.de verschickt versandkostenfrei ab einem Bestellwert von 29 EUR (außer bei Medien ab 18 Jahren). Darunter fallen Versandkosten von 3,00 EUR (bzw. 5,00 EUR für Ab 18 Medien) an. Bücher und Bestellungen, die Bücher enthalten, sind immer versandkostenfrei. Prime-Mitglieder erhalten, mit wenigen Ausnahmen, alle Bestellungen kostenfrei nach Hause geliefert.
Seit dem 11. November steht die Mini-Variante von Nintendo Spielekonsole NES (im Test) im Handel. So mancher Spieler wunderte oder ärgerte sich darüber, dass das Kabel des beiliegenden Controllers sehr kurz geraten ist. Ein User bei Reddit hat offenbar den Grund für die geringe Kabellänge gefunden.
Michael „Jim“ Delligatti ist im Alter von stolzen 98 Jahren 
Do you remember way back when we first reported the possibility of 
Jedes Jahr werden allein in Deutschland mehrere Millionen Tonnen Lebensmittel weggeworfen. Auch weil Kunden sich zu sehr an Mindesthaltbarkeitsdaten halten und Dinge wegwerfen, ohne dass sie eigentlich schlecht sind. Dabei kann ein bisschen Kenntnis...
Natürlich kann man potentiell feindlich gesonnene Drohnen mit dem Fangnetz vom Himmel fischen oder einen Raubvogel auf den Luftraumeindringling hetzen oder gleich mit der ganz dicken Laserkanone losballern, aber diese Methoden sind irgendwie alle...
Dem Bastler/Hacker Sprite_TM waren weder Game Boy Pocket noch Game Boy Micro wirklich klein genug, also hat er sich ordentlich ins Zeug gelegt und ein wahrhaft winzige Version des Handhelds gebaut, sozusagen den Game Boy Keychain: Das Gerätchen...
#LebenAmLimit: Titelmusik in einer Nacht schreiben
Shigeru Miyamoto mit bei Nintendo über die Entwicklung von The Legend of Zelda gesprochen, welches Teil des NES Mini ist. So entstanden die Titelmusik und der legendäre Satz "It's a secret to everybody".
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