The Dark Side Of The NES
March 30, 2010 - 11:21 pm - Posted by Sean
Have you ever wondered what Dark Side of the Moon would sound like if Pink Floyd had written it for the Nintendo NES?
Thanks to the hard work of Canadian Brad Smith, he’s remixed the entire album in 8-bit Nintendo glory:
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon is an all-time rock classic, but that’s provided you’re listening to it on a record or CD, until now.
For those wondering, it’s available for download from the MOON8 project site.
Rush Coil – 8-bit Christmas
December 5, 2009 - 4:56 pm - Posted by Sean
Not only am I a fan of video games, I’m also a huge fan of video game music. All anyone has to do is take a look at my Apple iPod to see that.
Now that the holidays are upon us it’s only appropriate to have some video game themed Christmas music to rock around the Christmas tree.
This album 100% inspired by games. It’s Rush Coil’s “8-bit Christmas”:
There are 12 tracks in all on the album. You can sample them at the official web page and it’s also available to purchase for $4.00 USD.
If you use last.fm, be sure to check out the Rush Coil last.fm page too.
Guitar Hero Van Halen Arrived
October 5, 2009 - 7:56 pm - Posted by Sean
Well my early release copy of Guitar Hero Van Halen showed up today. As we know it won’t be released to the masses until December 22, 2009.
I was sad to see it only comes in a sleeve and not a hard shell case like normal 360 games, but for free I really can’t complain.
It did come with a letter from Kai Huang, the founder of Guitar Hero and a couple promotional posters.
If you want the manual, you can download it from the website. It even says “For Promotional Purposes Only – Not For Resale” on the disc and sleeve which is sort cool.
Anyway, after receiving the game, I pretty much played straight through and finished it for Guitar on medium.
Now I’m in search of other people who have 360′s who also received or will be receiving an early release thanks to the Guitar Hero 5 purchase so we can get some online play going since it will be close to 3 months before the general public gets to play.
If you want to exchange gamertags, comment below and lets get to rocking some Guitar Hero Van Halen.
Overall I think the game is pretty solid. I am bummed that Michael and Sammy are not in the game or songs from the Hagar era, but again, for what the game is, it’s pretty good.
Posted in Activision, Xbox 360
Donkey Kong: Lego Stop Motion Animation
September 12, 2009 - 11:47 am - Posted by Sean
I’m a huge fan of Donkey Kong and as a child I loved playing with Legos. Put the two together and you get the following video:
Of course this isn’t a perfect reproduction, but it’s still a really good stop motion interpretation of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong IMHO.
Collection Pages
September 10, 2009 - 1:20 pm - Posted by Sean
Well most of the framework is now in place for my collection pages, so now comes the fun part… to add pictures and detailed console pages for each system.
I’ve also got my Flash arcade game room up and running too, so be sure to check it out and see if you can get a high score on some of the games.
As the saying goes, I’ll be adding more content to GamingRockStar.com as time permits. With that being said, the game is never over.
Posted in Site News
Classic NES Series TV Commercial
September 9, 2009 - 2:17 pm - Posted by Sean
Check out this totally retro TV advertisement for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Classic NES Edition:
I completely forgot this ad had music from the synth pop group Yaz. The song is called “Situation” off their 1982 album “Upstairs At Eric’s”.
There was a time when you couldn’t step into a dance club or a roller skating rink without hearing at least part of this song booming over the sound system.
Anyway, back to playing some retro games on my Game Boy Advance SP NES Edition.
Frogger Development
September 8, 2009 - 6:51 am - Posted by Sean
A few years ago I was working on Frogger for my Gaming Rock Star room.
Below are a couple screen shots from my work back then getting the basic concept, graphics, characters and layout in place:
A few friends have sent messages asking what software I use to create such fun and colorful video games.
The short answer is the Adobe Flash CS3 creative suite.
When you get the chance, be sure to check out Frogger and see if you can get on the letter board.
Homer Simpson vs. Nintendo's Mario
September 6, 2009 - 8:48 am - Posted by Sean
What do you get when you mix a Simpson’s episode with one of my favorite classic 8-bit Nintendo games? Watch the below video to find out:
I love it when TV shows mix in a little classic gaming with humor. I think Homer Simpson makes a pretty convincing Donkey Kong. What do you think?