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In retro news, I’m celebrating the 22nd bday of Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer. Growing up as a grommet in a South Coast town meant KSPS was a Teahupo'o-sized launch for me and my mates. We were stoked with Oz nods like Bells and Kirra, Curren and Carroll, and also just a slick combo system in what was basically Tony Hawk’s Water Skater. (Note: Tones could actually be unlocked via Nokia phone code.) All that being said, some of us found the unrealistic physics and kickflips jarring; we just as often duck-dived this for Transworld Surf or Sunny Garcia’s instead.

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Aussie birthdays for notable games and hardware

- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (PC) 1996. Redux

- Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (GC. PS2, XB) 2002. eBay

- Spartan: Total Warrior (GC,PS2,XB) 2005. eBay

- Just Dance 2 (Wii) 2010. Sequels

- NBA Jam (Wii) 2010. eBay