Game related stuff
For Zx Spectrum day over at Skirmish Frogs, I produced a couple of articles explaining why the Speccy is so important to UK gamers. I thought id combine them both into one super article here so, without further ado, here you go! If there’s an Read More …
This company helped define video games throughout the mid 80’s and early 90’s, but you probably wouldn’t think of them as a videogame company. Don’t believe me? Their tech was used in both the Megadrive and the Japanese Master System, but they aren’t anything to do Read More …
Egad – today marks the 30th anniversary of the world-wide release of Outrun. Now, I think articles like this make no secret of the fact that I’m somewhat of an Outrun obsessive. However, I’m reasonably certain that there can be no way of objectively denying Read More …
It’s a pretty obvious statement that, when it comes to streaming and writing about old video games, some vintage consoles definitely are more popular than others. It’s also true that, when it comes to the chip tuning scene, some hardware platforms are inevitably more popular Read More …
For review a bad game day this year I’ve decided to look at a Play Station 2 title. I know some people view the PS2 as being too new to truly count as a retro console and, considering its’ abilities to deliver fully textured worlds Read More …
So yesterday I attended the Play Margate gaming exhibition, held in the..err…lovely Kentish coastal town of Margate. Sun, sea and old video games – What could possibly be better? Before I begin, I’d like to note that i was only present for a couple of hours Read More …
Players: 1 Back in 1990, a console simply wasn’t a console unless it had a light gun with a couple of games to go with it. The Amstrad GX-4000 was no exception of course, and if you had the mis/fortune of finding yourself equipped with Read More …
While i may spend a good chunk of my gaming time hanging in the early ’90s, i do keep tabs on what’s going on in the contemporary gaming world (and hey, i will get back into Elite: Dangerous at once point. Once it finishes updating, Read More …
If you’ve read any of my posts around here, you probably know that, if there’s one thing I love, it’s a good Sega arcade game. Consequently, I was VERY excited to recently discover one that I’d never played before: A.B. Cop. Never heard of A.B. Read More …
Players: 1 If there’s one lazy generalisation people make about old videogames, it’s that games based on films were generally quite bad. Though this wasn’t necessarily the case, there do inevitably have to be some stinkers in the cinematic videogame pile. Sadly, the interactive adaption of Read More …
I imagine that 3d print carvings of Spectrum sprites is what I’d spend my time doing as well. This is incredible: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ByeeaHsmA[/youtube] Hello Manic Miner!
Oh look, It’s another April 8th so it’s time to look at another great game! This year I’ve opted to look at a title that just about crosses the precipice into greatness: How to Be a Complete Bastard on the Zx Spectrum. As games go, Read More …
If you’ve found your way to this article, I probably don’t need to tell you that online gaming discussion gets a bit of a bad press. From the constant harassment of developers over minor gameplay tweaks through to the vitriol aimed at women, there’s a Read More …
A rose, as some talentless hack once put it, may well smell as sweet by some other name…but there’s no denying that certain titles come with some pretty unavoidable connotations. Take the name ‘Crazy Cars’ for example. I don’t know about you, but I can’t Read More …
Crikey! It’s already been a year since i bought my first Everdrive. Lets have a look at it, shall we? For those not in the know, an Everdrive is an ingenious invention. While your average cartridge game contains a simple PCB containing a read-only ROM, Read More …
When you look at the title of our next GX4000 game, Copter 271, it looks like something’s missing…a ‘Heli,’ perhaps? Either way, it turns out that the title’s pretty apt. Turn the power on, and you’ll find out that there’s something missing throughout your gaming Read More …
24 years ago, my brother and I stumbled towards the end of classic intergalactic Megadrive adventure Toejam & Earl. Though we’d previously borrowed it from a friend, this was the first time we were playing through on our own chunky cartridge – and we were Read More …
The poor Sega Saturn. He definitely hasn’t had much love around here has he? That’s definitely not to say he’s a bad little machine though…so lets change things up by looking at a couple of Sega Saturn titles that didn’t make it out of Japan: Read More …
Blimey! it’s been two years since I, err, celebrated the Megadrive’s quarter century by destroying a cartridge. Weirdly, however, the Megadrive’s 25 again today. How can that be? Well, two flippin years was the amount of time it took for the Megadrive to leave Japan Read More …
Blimey! Three reviews in and we’ve finally stumbled upon a GX4000 exclusive…and pretty much the most important exclusive at that! Developed by Ocean specifically for Amstrad, Burnin’ Rubber was the title that every GX4000 and CPC+ owner found sunggly packed into their new console’s polystyrene Read More …