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Happy Video Games Day! Level Up Your Game With Our Top Gamer Treats...
Happy Video Games Day everyone!! Whether you're a fan of Nintendo, PlayStation, X-Box, Sega, mobile gaming or even retro classics like Atari or the Commodore, today is the day to shut those curtains tight, stock up on snacks and game the day away!
In celebration I'm going to list the favourite gaming moments I've had throughout my life and would love to hear some of your own!
This is where it all started, my first ever video game on the NES! A truly iconic game that has stood the test of time, I'll never forget discovering the Mushroom Kingdom for the first time. Mario is still going strong too, every one of his games is almost guaranteed to be an exciting play!
The very first Pokemon game on the Game Boy! Everyone had their own favourite starter (mine was Squirtle) and who can forget catching their very first Pikachu!? There were 151 to catch in this first game (did anyone manage to get a Mew?) which seems like a tiny amount compared to the 800+ there are now!
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Great pit of fire! A retro movie weekend is here and ready to rock our world!
Firing up the trusty BBQ for another adventure into culinary excellence, we find ourselves in charge of the heat and fury of a few hundred hot and angry coals. Releasing their built up energy in one almighty session, we'll throw on what can only be described as a tasty plethora of food goodness and watch it spit, sizzle and crisp up in front of our eyes. Flipping and spinning our way to cooked perfection, we'll serve up our final work to the hungry mouths that have been patently waiting.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 24th June
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Great white Shark! Another retro movie weekend has appeared and we're here to take it on like a monster from the depths!
Like one of the biggest, oldest and battle-scared Sharks roaming the deep blue, we find ourselves yet again on the hunt for the best and most rewarding retro movies. Sensing even the smallest of action, movement and drama, we'll begin to home in on our next VHS victim (showing our age) as we brace to take them on in style with a leap and a splash. Bellies full of retro awesomeness, we will return to the depths until next time.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 17th June
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Tickle my brain and sharpen my pencil! It's only another retro movie filled weekend!
So like one of the top local quiz teams who are fully clued up and ready to rock, we find ourselves once again sat, ready in anticipation for an evening of the unknown challenges await us. We'll fend off even the most strange of far afield questions like a top retro movie hero does their enemies before sitting back to enjoy a brief moment after a job well done. Will we be victorious? Only time will tell....but first let's get another round in.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 23rd April
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10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About…Street Fighter
Calling all you gamers! Level up your retro gaming knowledge with our latest installment of fact-finding awesomeness! Yep, this time to help celebrate our latest collection of seriously cool Street Fighter TShirts which have just hit the site (go take a peep!), we're digging into the combo loving, button smashing and sometimes controller throwing world of the iconic Street Fighter game franchise.
So! Take a leap with us into this weird and wonderful world and check out some of these pretty funky facts! Enjoy....
1. It was almost a failure
Now this might come as a shock, but back when this game was first released, multiplayer was relatively new. Launching into arcades, the concept of playing another human rather then just the AI didn't instantly catch on. However after a fair few weeks and good word of mouth, competition between players became a big deal and still is today.
2.Lost in translation!
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Double rainbow! Is it really the weekend? Already? So soon? Okay!
Like a local food guru taste testing their way through a local fate bake competition, we find ourselves once again facing a whole line up of treats, all waiting for us to sample, enjoy and reward. We'll work our way through the cinematic greats like tucking into some delicious fruitcake, sweet, homely, and hearty all topped up with a sneak of alcohol. A perfect movie night in!
SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER
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Black Beauty (1994) ITV3 10:55am-12:45pm (1 hour 50 minutes)