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Returning to My First Arcade – 15 Years Later
Gaming
On the weekend of August 16th, I decided to revisit my first ever arcade; a place I hadn’t visited in over 15 years! I was torn about whether it’s better to remember it as it was or take a trip down memory lane. I decided to bite the bullet and check it out. Here’s what I found…
GXP Blog Attending Play Expo 2014
Announcements
In the words of Professor Farnsworth; “Good news everyone”, I can now confirm that GXP Blog will be attending Play Expo 2014 in Manchester!
Gamer Spotlight: RETR0JOE (The Gamiest Gamer)
Community
The Gamer Community Spotlight is a new feature for GXP Blog, and what better person to start with than the great retro gamer known as RETR0JOE! Check out our interview.
Retro Gaming Collection and Wishlist
Gaming
As many of you who have been following me on Twitter and YouTube will know, I’m an avid retro gamer! My collection from childhood has given me some great gaming experiences, which I’ll be sharing on the blog and in my videos. Over the years I have unfortunately sold quite a few classics, but I’m on a quest to re-build and improve my retro video game library.
lifespiller79: “How Video Games Saved My Life”
Community
I came across a really interesting video last week on Colexions by a man who goes by the username lifespiller79, where he speaks out about how video games saved his life…
Depixelizing Pixel Art
Gaming
Two researchers (Johannes Kopf and Dani Lischinski) have created a novel algorithm that turns old 8-bit artwork into impressive upscaled vectors. As you can see from the Super Mario World dolphin, the results are incredibly good!