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Miscellaneous retro stuff (Page 4)

Ocean Software HQ in Manchester

Ocean Software Manchester HQ visit, 30 years on

2023-03-20
By: Christian Cawley
On: March 20, 2023
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

The basement and second floor of 6 Central Street, Manchester was the headquarters of Ocean Software, one of the most influential publishers of computer games in Europe during the 1980s. Founded by David Ward and Jon Woods, Ocean Software released titles on pretty much every platform you could buy. InRead More →

Debug Magazine Announced Covering All Things Indie Games

2023-03-07
By: Anthony Yates
On: March 7, 2023
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro merchandise

Debug, a new quarterly magazine showcasing indie games, is set to launch in April 2023. Debug Magazine made the announcement on Twitter, and there’s been a tremendously positive reception proving the Indie scene is near and dear to many people. According to Debug Magazine, indie games exploded in popularity inRead More →

Remute Announces Visual Novel for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

2023-02-06
By: Bhav Soor
On: February 6, 2023
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

One of my favourite things to ever happen in gaming is when music plays a major role in its experience, as someone who has a strong passion for both. It’s even more interesting when retro consoles become the highlight of an artist’s work. Electronic composer Remute has recently announced aRead More →

The Simpsons: Hit & Run Soundtrack Hits Spotify And Apple Music

2023-01-17
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 17, 2023
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro games news

If retro gaming soundtracks are your vibe, The Simpsons: Hit & Run is now available to work/run/chill to on Spotify and Apple Music. The PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox game was a Grand Theft Auto III-alike adventure, putting you in control of Simpsons characters and their vehicles. It sounds crazy, and it was.Read More →

The Super Mario Bros movie trailer, if it was animated on an N64

2022-12-20
By: Christian Cawley
On: December 20, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

We’ve been a bit guilty in ignoring the Super Mario Bros movie, mainly because it’s very much not a classic video game, but also because Chris Pratt. But by ignoring thus far, it means we can get excited when we see this, the N64-style trailer for the Super Mario BrosRead More →

Patrick Moore, the original GamesMaster

Will new GamesMaster series abandon older gamers?

2022-11-28
By: Bhav Soor
On: November 28, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

It has been confirmed that the rebooted version of GamesMaster will make a return to Channel 4 next year. The beloved 90’s games show series was given a reboot back in 2021, including 3 special episodes airing on E4 and E4’s YouTube channel. The sales team are on the lookoutRead More →

Downloadable Nintendo Power Issues Taken Down

2022-11-18
By: Bhav Soor
On: November 18, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Nintendo of America and Future US’s long-running print magazine Nintendo Power temporarily became downloadable from Internet Archive. All 285 issues that were published between 1988 and 2012 were uploaded by archivists on a project called ‘Retromags’. All of this is added up to 40GB worth of media, however, there wasRead 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 →

All the Fan-made Half-Life 2 Comics in One Archive

2022-09-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 22, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Many years ago, a collegaue introduced me to “Concerned”, probably the most famous of all the Half-Life 2 comics. Written by by Christopher C. Livingston and featuring a lead character called Gordon Frohman, the series was a collection of often hilarious observations about the HL2 world and odd events inRead More →

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