Could a LEGO Pac-Man arcade machine be joining the Atari 2600, Mario NES, and Sonic the Hedgehog kits? Well, it certainly appears to be on the cards. Following a rumour that did the rounds back in March, the Brickfinder Instagram page has shared images of what appears to be aRead More →
While it might be relatively easy to emulate the ZX Spectrum on pretty much any device going, nothing beats the real thing. Sadly, finding a working instance of this 41 year old home computer (happy birthday, ZX Spectrum!) is pretty unusual. Even when you do, a certain amount of restorationRead More →
Now this is what you call a labour of love – a book dedicated to James Bond video games, which you can get absolutely free! The RGDS podcast has issued James Bond: Licence To Game, an exhaustive coverage of every single licenced James Bond video game from 1983 to now,Read More →
Hot on the tails of the LEGO Ideas kit comes four new Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO sets for kidults this summer. Set for release on August 1st, 2023, the quartet of kits are Tails’ Workshop, Amy’s Animal Rescue Island, the Speed Sphere Challenge, and the Green Hill Zone Loop ChallengeRead More →
The march of awesome SEGA Mega Drive classics conquering the Nintendo Switch continues. Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition and more have landed on Nintendo Switch Online this week, bringing SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive magic to the world most versatile handheld. Joining the Street Fighter II title are: Let’s look atRead More →
Atari has acquired over 100 PC and console titles from the 1980s and 1990s, including MicroProse classic F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0. Other titles in the collection include games from the Bubsy, Hardball, Demolition Racer series, as well as the 1942: Pacific Air War and F-14 air combat series. ItRead More →
Okay, this might be a few years old, but I just had to share it as I found it totally amazing. A C64 is receiving data not from a floppy disk or cassette, or even a cartridge, but from a vinyl record. In fact, the record has been custom madeRead More →
For years a lone voice in support of retro gaming, the latest Retro Gamer is out now, and features a stunning roster of features. There is literally something for everyone: classic PC gamers get a Tomb Raider 2 feature; Amiga lovers get a Zool feature; arcade lovers get Ms Pac-Man,Read More →
These days, Usborne coding books are popular, but this is an area of publishing that was first explored back in the 1980s… As you probably know, the 1980s were amazing. While we didn’t have supercomputers in our hands, we had teletext, powered by a BBC Micro. Eventually, 8-bit computers wereRead More →
