There are more ways to kill an Xbox 360 than waiting for the red rings of death… Did anyone particularly want Microsoft to join the console market back in 2001? Does anyone particularly still want them around today? For all the deep involvement they have had in the industry forRead More →
A Raspberry Pi and Greaseweazle floppy drive adapter can be used together to read and image Amiga disks. Pulling an old Amiga 1200 out of a box and hoping it will work is always worrying. If it turns out the board is ruined (sub-standard capacitors were used on original A1200s,Read More →
Personal Computer. Of all the words to make my stomach curdle, those two are up there (or down there) with Tax Hike. How dare you. But both things exist but are a distraction from the regular flow of things. Console gaming and pre-historic levels of VAT. Superb. Not everyone feelsRead More →
With Raspberry Pi 5 emulation powering your retro gaming, your classic games library is about to expand. Set for full release in early November 2023, the Raspberry Pi 5 is a significant upgrade on its predecessor. Compared with the Raspberry Pi 4, the Pi has: The Pi 5 also has:Read More →
Here are the best PlayStation horror games to make this halloween suitably spooky, but in a retro gaming way. The original Sony PlayStation was a revolutionary system with a vast library covering almost every genre you can imagine. Halloween is right around the corner at the time of writing, andRead More →
I was just recently looking up the pricing for an original Gameboy on eBay, only to be surprised. I’m not going to be rinsed for wanting to buy one. As a first-time-around Sega Saturn fan, I can get twitchy just thinking about retro prices. It is not a complaint, butRead 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 →
It is the season of specialist conventions, classic gaming events, and retro gaming markets across the UK. But what should you expect from one? The first time I went to one of these, at the Gateshead International Stadium, I was totally blown away. Frankly, I wish I’d had more time.Read More →
A love letter to Sega, in my opinion the creator of the greatest game consoles. How I miss thee… 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 gotRead More →
