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Are you a fan of retro gaming? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of video game history and important debuts. We challenge you not to Google any of these answers.
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We're fans of retro gaming here at Loot Crate, too. Check out this month's "BEST OF" crate that includes...
September 23rd, 2020I've always loved pixel art, but more importantly, I love cookies. I was thinking, what if I cut cookies into squares and made pixel art? So I did it. Here's how.
This is the GALAGA™ ship pixel art I want to replicate! It contains 43 white, 4 blue, and 14 red pixels for a total of 61 pixels. I'm making each pixel/cookie...
July 15th, 2020Released initially in 1996, Crash Bandicoot is a classic game, putting a quirky spin on the traditional platformer model. So how well do YOU know this crazy bandicoot? Let's find out!
Like Crash? I have great news. We have a Crash Bandicoot vinyl mini-figure in this month's gaming crate! Subscribe before it sells out!
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December 4th, 2019It's that time of year again! You know, the time that you think, "Oh I should start gift-shopping," and then you forget for a couple weeks and absolutely panic on the 24th. But THIS year, it's gonna be different. I've made a whole list of gift ideas to make it easy for you.
And don't worry, I checked it twice.
Swannies Blue...
July 3rd, 2019Are there movies from your youth that you still can't believe existed? Here's handful of movies that I remember in the 90's that I'm still stunned existed but in the best of ways. Let's see what Keanu Reeves, Christopher Lloyd and Arnold Schwarzenegger were up to in the 90's, shall we?
Listen, these movies are 20 years old or more and I...
April 5th, 2019There isn't much that we love of a retro-arcade nature more than Pac-Man, he of the "waka-waka!" (Not to be confused with Fozzie Bear's "wocka-wocka!" – it's a subtle difference.)
Over the years, Ol' Pac has evolved from his original 8-bit form to take on life as a Saturday morning cartoon, a canned pasta treat, a breakfast cereal and...
March 11th, 2019The 80's were an interesting time for cartoons and the toys based on them and we know that. However, Star Trek: The Next Generation had some crazy toys too and not even just for kids! It's Monday, so let's check out some TNG toys to start our week!
This is just a small smattering of the offerings out there. If you're a collector, you...
December 14th, 2018A Christmas Story has become a holiday cinema institution, and though some are much bigger fans of the film than others, there's one element to it that nearly everyone can identify with: that one holiday present that stuck with you as a kid, all these years...
Let's be real, getting presents is still fun whether you're 9 years old, or...
November 26th, 2018Are you a fan of all things 90's? Chances are if you are, you've already heard that Tamagotchi is back in a BIG way!
We were delighted to partner with the Tamagotchi team in October, to deliver a bonus prize for eight subscribers across Loot Crate, Loot Gaming and Loot Anime: A surprise Tamagotchi inside their Loot Crate! If you're a...
October 31st, 2018Some of my fondest memories during October were all of the crazy Halloween cartoon specials and fun commercials. Some of them are completely insane and my eyes widened a few times watching them now as an adult! How many of these do you remember?
Make sure to have a safe and happy Halloween and save us some peanut-butter...
September 12th, 2018Universal extinction, giant evil turtles, witches in desperate need of a makeover... Let’s face it, you can’t win this alone. It’s time for some #TEAMWORK!
July’s Loot Gaming Looters joined forces with awesome gear from Mass Effect, Super Mario Bros, Banjo-Kazooie and Altered Beast!
July’s Loot Gaming TEAMWORK assortment...
May 29th, 2018Having taken family vacations to Orlando, Florida basically every year until I moved... to Orlando, I have had my fair share of trips to Universal Studios Park. Let me tell you, a lot has changed since my first visit and we've lost quite a few icons in favor of new, hip attractions.
I'm gonna be real-- I miss them a lot. From Jaws to...
May 22nd, 2018There are many great forms of programming available to stream at the moment that celebrate nostalgia, from full seasons of old game shows on Amazon Prime to shows like "The Toys That Made Us" on Netflix. And then there are the services entirely dedicated to the things you loved back in the day....
Granted, there are enough amateur...
April 23rd, 2018If you were born in the 80's or at least were a child of the 90's, you recall that we had some pretty peculiar toys. Some made a resurgence, even if we can't figure out why, but some were just plain strange even though we obsessively wanted them. Here's a few to start your Monday off!
Now, if you're thinking "Wait, what about...
March 9th, 2018It's time to take a trip back to the 1980s! Sure, maybe we haven’t perfected the art of time travel (yet), but we do have the next best thing: VR. Who would you be in this totally tubular decade, or at least, a virtual simulation of it? Take this quiz to unlock your ‘80s avatar!
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March 8th, 2018March's crate theme is PLAYBACK, so this month Loot Crate Studios is playing back this classic 80's public access show gem: "FUTURE GAMES NOW!" hosted by Vance Silverfox, featuring the most BRAIN-MELTING games before they hit the shelves!
We're thrilled to be back with a brand-new theme video, and we shot this in old school cable style...
February 28th, 2018It's really easy to hate on some of the older film-to-game titles from the 80's and 90's because, well, they weren't terribly well done. Most of the time, they were just cranked out to get that film hype money from kids and their parents. Rerez's POSITIVES show gives us the good points to the Back to the Future Nintendo title from...
October 27th, 2017TODAY, stranger fans! Stranger Things 2 is finally available to stream on Netflix! In fact, we're confused why you're reading this and not binging right now...
Who are we kidding, though, you probably got up at midnight last night and binged the entire season right through to this morning! No? Even if that's a slight exaggeration, we're...
October 26th, 2017Finally getting Justice League in theaters is a moment that many superhero fans have been waiting for a very long time. Some of us, longer than others...
Comics fans who came to love DC's lineup of heroes through the pages they read as kids have many jumping-off points to reference; as the television age progressed, many small children...
September 1st, 2017For those of us who lived through it, it kinda feels like yesterday, though this year it's been 35 years since the Summer of 1982 — one of the greatest summers at the movies for geeks ever.
Sure there have been some pretty tremendous years since, and these days entire months' worth of Friday releases are meticulously planned to make...
