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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.

The Saga Continues: Star Wars KOTOR 2 Switch DLC Missing

2022-10-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 5, 2022
In: Retro games news

When KOTOR 2 was announced for the Nintendo Switch in June 2022, Aspyr’s website announced that there would also be DLC, to be released in Quarter 3 of 2022. That DLC was aimed at bringing the cropped content of the original game to Switch players revisiting the classic Star WarsRead More →

C64 OS: A New Desktop Operating System for the Commodore 64

2022-10-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 3, 2022
In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

https://c64os.com/c64os/gettingstarted/ As incredible as it may seem, a desktop OS has been released for the Commodore 64. But is C64 OS going to run on your old breadbin? Well, unless you have made some modifications, the answer is almost certainly no. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t check this C64Read More →

Actua Soccer 2 Steam Re-release Happening October 10th

2022-10-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 2, 2022
In: Retro games news

Originally released back in 1997, Actua Soccer 2 was a big deal at the time, an arcade football game that featured not only ensorsement from England captain Alan Shearer, but also motion capture of a young Michael Owen, a player who would go on to set the world alight atRead More →

Here’s Championship Manager 99/00 on Ubuntu with PlayOnLinux

2022-09-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 30, 2022
In: Retro gaming features

As a follow up to my recent guide on installing Championship Manager 99/00 on Ubuntu, I’ve made this video demonstrating the game running. Returning to this game has been strange. Having spent way too much time on Championship Manager 98, I bought Championship Manager 99/00 on the first day ofRead More →

Snow Battle Princess Sayuki Gets Switch and PS4 Release

2022-09-29
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 29, 2022
In: Retro games news

Mebius & Starfish-SD have teamed up with Strictly Limited Games for an exclusive release of Snow Battle Princess Sayuki, a snowy run-and-gun that is the spiritual successor to Pocky & Rocky. The snow goddess Sayuki is in love with a mortal boy who has fallen under a grave illness. Therefore,Read More →

Pre-orders Open for Anbernic RG353V and RG353VS Retro Handhelds

2022-09-29
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 29, 2022
In: Retro games news

Chinese retro console outfit Anbernic has announced the opening of pre-orders for its upcoming Game Boy-esque RG353V and RG353VS handhelds. Both devices feature a 3.5-inch IPS display wth 640×480 pixel resolution, 3,200mAh battery, HDMI output, Bluetooth 4.2, and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac). Inside, the Rockchip RK3566 chipset and a 16GBRead More →

Third Éditions Launch Monkey Island Book Kickstarter

2022-09-28
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 28, 2022
In: Retro games news, Retro merchandise

A few years ago French writer Nicolas Deneschau proposed a book about Monkey Island to publishers Third Éditions. This month, a Kickstarter has been launched to translate The Mysteries of Monkey Island into English, and at the time of writing has raised almost four times the required backing! Founded inRead More →

Coming Soon from Psytronik: New C64 Game Captain Ishtar

2022-09-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 27, 2022
In: Retro games news

I always like to see a new C64 game released, and Captain Ishtar from Psytronik looks particualrly interesting. A four-part space adventure with detailed sprites and exciting soundtracks, this C64 game is available for original systems, emulators, and TheC64 Mini and Maxi devices. In the far future, the Federation ofRead More →

Championship Manager 99/00

How to install Championship Manager 99/00 on Ubuntu with PlayOnLinux

2025-01-23
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 23, 2025
In: Emulation, How to run retro games

Before Football Manager descended into micromanagement hell, I was a huge fan of the series, particularly Championship Manager 99/00. In fact, just the other day I found some old save games and tactic files, and thought to myself: what if I could get that old game running on my UbuntuRead More →

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