The chat with John Bowe about my love of retro games and my memories of the depths of the 8-bit world led me to dig out this, the Binatone TV Master-like Ingersoll XK-600B. A monochrome paddle-controlled system with a light-gun, this device hails from 1977. I got the console inRead More →
If you’re looking for a free SNES game to play this weekend, check out Dottie Flowers, newly available in digital form from its developer. Originally available as a limited run of 100 cartridges (distributed via a mail-in competition) for fear of litigation and bootlegging, developer Goldlocke has decided to makeRead More →
You can now play Top Racer (known as Top Gear in the USA) on PC and consoles, thanks to a new collection from QUByte Interactive. First released in 1992, Top Racer (which was given a less drugs-referenced name in the USA) is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 andRead More →
John Bowe decides to ask editor Christian Cawley why he still loves those old video games like Turrican. A couple of years ago I sat down with my brother to play a round of Pro Evo on his PlayStation 4. A simple enough task; we’d been playing Pro Evo togetherRead More →
These Space Invaders sequels may change how you look at the original video game series. Typing ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘sequel’ in the same sentence feels a bit surreal to me, even as someone with an esoterically obsessive interest in the series. The 1978 original is a title recognised around theRead More →
Hewson’s Helpline is a book of classic magazine columns from Sinclair User and has hit its Kickstarter goal with 28 days still to go. It was another age. Before software was easily available to buy in high street shops, magazines included what we call type-in programmes within their pages. TheseRead More →
The Yuzu emulator is no long available, but this legal action has wider ramifications beyond Nintendo Switch emulation. You may have heard that Nintendo has been flexing its legal muscles once again, this time bringing an end to the reign of terror that was the Yuzu emulator. A free andRead More →
Fans of the ZX Spectrum classic series should back The Horace Collection crowdfunder campaign on Kickstarter. The Horace Collection is an official boxset of the classic ZX Spectrum series, with nostalgically designed cassettes and cases, and some attractive pledge options and stretch goals. Produced by Pixel Jockey, this collection isRead More →
There are some mighty games on Sony’s grey box, but there are also horrors better left to the dark pages of gaming history. This list is dedicated to those titles that missed the mark and are memorable for all the wrong reasons. Here are my picks for the top 10Read More →
