Sony’s original Playstation has a legacy that few consoles can ever hope to match. So many phenomenal franchises started on the humble gray box still exist. The likes of Tomb Raider and Resident Evil are still going strong to this day, but for now, I’m interested in the good gamesRead More →
GamesMaster, that most 90s of shows; The Word for people who were into Microsoft Word, presented by Dominik Diamond, a man who put the Gear into Game Gear. A show lost to time and perhaps, judging by recent efforts, recreation. Like many, I grew up on this show, loving theRead More →
I do not personally enjoy a forced sense of enjoyment or entertainment. I like both of those things as a reaction to something, but they do have to be at my discretion. I am not going to be having fun just because the developers of a game have decided so.Read More →
There is a saying that we should not take things for granted, because the very things we used to ignore will eventually be gone and we will want them back. For us retro gamers who play on consoles like the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and handheld consoles, we all knowRead More →
I’ve just been to a retro gaming market for the first time and… wow! Frankly, I wish I’d had more time. So, what can you expect at one of these events? Well, I’m basing this entirely on my experience today at the Newcastle Gaming Market (which we told you about),Read More →
Dear Sega, You really broke my heart. Why did you have to go and be like that? Just to flirt with me, for the sport of my attention? Well you got it, you got it hard-time, but what did you do with it? You hoarded it all at home inRead More →
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of a very important British computer. The Acorn Electron celebrated its 40th birthday on August 25th, ,marking four decades since its release at an astonishing £199, around £700 in modern terms. (For comparison, a Commodore 64 in 1983 would set you back around £300.)Read More →
It’s been over a year since Retro Games Ltd wished the ZX Spectrum a happy 40th anniversary while teasing a new mini system. Naturally, everyone assumed that a ZX SPectrum Mini was on the cards. But at the time of writing, 16 months later, nothing has happened. In fact, theRead More →
The 17th Century French artist Richarde de Pomme Pom, in his collected writings, Words About Paint, said that a piece of art should be, at the very least, more appealing to one’s eyes than a slice of lovely lemon cheesecake. If it wasn’t he thought that one should eat theRead More →
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