Retrospekt

7th February 2010

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Sunday 7th February 2010: Lady Galaga, Mega Man vs EVERY boss, Mario Rap and bling bling to match!!

Hi folks, it’s been a while since we posted something, so we’re going to try a new formula. Every evening, usually around news time on the television, we will post to you top findings for the day in one article instead of bombarding folks on Twitter and Facebook with numerous posts. So here we go:

Spotted this on the web, American rapper Pharrell Williams showing off his videogame-themed bling bling!

Source: thelifefiles.com

Yes please! Speaking about rapping, Collegehumor has a great video inspired from the GameBoy classic Super Mario Land.

Still stuck in my head.. Speaking of things which are hard to get out of one’s mind, are 25 of the worst video-game stock photos collated by GameSpy AU. You know what stock photos are right?

Source: GameSpyAU

Now, like every other internet (ab)user like myself. I’m a sucker for funny videos from YouTube, extra points for manic on top of funny, and even more bonus points for retrogame-themed, on top of manic, on top.. well you get the idea. Is Mega Man (or Rock Man) powerful enough to defeat every boss in the one room? Find out from this video here:

What’s hard to find is decent wallpaper on the web, especially really slick ones dedicated to retrogaming. Well look no further, here we have DeviantArt artist Orioto with a breathtaking homage to R-Type:

Source: Orioto’s Deviant Art page

Maybe the internet knows that valentines day is around the corner, and it knows how to trick a guy like me into falling for someone.. One way could be with this poem on a T-Shirt perhaps?

Source: Shirt.Woot

Whilst on the gag-reactionary topic of love, and wanting love, the internet has also informed me also that Lady Gaga is single and looking for a boyfriend! Well..