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Christian Cawley

Christian Cawley is the founder and editor of GamingRetro.co.uk, a website dedicated to classic and retro gaming. With over 20 years of experience writing for technology and gaming publications, he brings considerable expertise and a lifelong passion for interactive entertainment, particularly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.

Christian has written for leading outlets including TechRadar, Computer Weekly, Linux Format, and MakeUseOf, where he also served as Deputy Editor.

When he’s not exploring vintage consoles or retro PCs, Christian enjoys building with LEGO, playing cigar box guitar, and experimenting in the kitchen.
Sabre Wulf Remastered for the C64

Sabre Wulf gets colourful Commodore 64 remaster

2022-11-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 2, 2022
In: Retro games news

8-bit classic Sabre Wulf is getting a stunning new remaster for the Commodore 64! You can view the intro and the seriously funky music above. One of the few Ultimate Play the Game titles I ever played (and the only one I owned), Sabre Wulf was originally released on theRead More →

Experience Elite Dangerous: Odyssey on the Spectrum

2022-11-01
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 1, 2022
In: Retro games news

Just a few days after we shared a new 3D “Quake-like” engine for Spectrums comes another one, this time providing a glimpse of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, on an 8-bit computer. Created in 2022 by Alone Coder and Dragons’ Lord, a 128k Spectrum is the last place you would expect toRead More →

Evercade EXP Delayed, Now Expected December 15th

2022-10-31
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 31, 2022
In: Retro Consoles, Retro gear

Bad news if you have been expecting an Evercade EXP to land in November. Blaze Entertainment has made the decision to push back release of the console, with December 15th targeted. Citing the need “to spend a bit more time on the Evercade EXP to hone some of the technicalRead More →

Lucasfilm Games and Point-and-Click Adventures Celebrated in Amiga Addict #16

2022-10-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 30, 2022
In: Retro merchandise

One of my fondest Amiga memories is playing and eventually completing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure. It took a few weeks, exchanging solutions with friends at school, but eventually I made it to the knight, made the right choice, and defeated the Nazis. It was aRead More →

DOOM Candy Bars, WAD Commander, and Play DOOM in Notepad

2022-10-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 27, 2022
In: Retro games news

As we approach Halloween 2022, the biggest DOOM news out there is that the Adafruit team has turned a Milky Way chocolate bar into a receptacle for DOOM. The accompanying video demonstrates how good this looks, but at the time of writing there doesn’t appear to be any guide orRead More →

View This Amazing “Quake Engine” Running on a ZX Spectrum

2022-10-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 26, 2022
In: Retro games news

I can’t be alone in thinking that Freescape was the extent of the ZX Spectrum’s capabilities. But in its 40th anniversary year, two developers have relesed what can only be described as a Quake-style game engine for Sir Clive Sinclair’s amazing little computer. From the minds and fingers of AloneRead More →

Commodore 64 Accordion, “The Commodordion” Wows Viewers

2022-10-24
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 24, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro Computers, Retro gear

A man has turned two Commodore 64s into a digital accordion. Yes, you read that right. The Commodordion is essentially “A fully functional 8-bit accordion with bellows made out of floppy disks.” When I first saw this video listed on YouTube I thought to myself something along the lines ofRead More →

CONFIRMED: Amiga – Evercade Partnership!

2022-10-21
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 21, 2022
In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

As rumoured earlier this week following Amiga 37, the Evercade Amiga games cartridge is happening. The first collection of Amiga games will be compatible with the Evercade EXP console, and is expected to arrive some time in 2023. At this point there is no news as to which games orRead More →

Analogue Super Nt and Mega Sg Retro Consoles Available Again!

2022-10-21
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 21, 2022
In: Retro Consoles, Retro gear

Desirable console maker Analogue has announced a final run of its Super Nt and Mega Sg consoles. Previous runs have sold out quickly, with the Super Nt Noir mini in particular setting out on the launch day. This time around, Analogue states an October 28 pre-release day, with both theRead More →

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