Everyone loves GoldenEye 007 right now, so what better way to celebrate the Nintendo 64 classic than with a marking of bookt? From Boss Fight Books comes Alyse Knorr’s The Making of GoldenEye 007, a look at the classic FPS in book form. Launched on Kickstarter recently, the book isRead More →
We talk about GoldenEye 007 a lot, but there is a reason for that: it is one of the most influential games of its era. FPS games all the way back to DOOM make a crucial diversion via GoldenEye 007, a game developed by a young team at Rare inRead More →
Created by Paweł Zadrożniak from Poland, the Floppotron 3.0 is the latest incarnation of a “PC hardware orchestra” that comprises floppy disk drives (hence the name), hard disk drives, and scanners. If you know your retro hardware, you’ll know that all of these devices are noisey. The big upgrade ofRead More →
The COVID-19 pandemic affected millions of people and disrupted life on a global scale. Lockdowns, restrictions, event cancellations and mask wearing had become a common thing and because of the spread of the virus, our movements had been restricted and there was little we could do but hope that theRead More →
MetaGravity Studios, the company behind Retro Arcade NFT Collection hosted on OpenSea, has inadvertently (we hope) linked the atrocious nature of Crypto and NFT scams with the whole-hearted, passionate world of retro game preservation. Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are VERY new in this generation, and they cleverly link economics and technologiesRead More →
We’re sad to report the death of Ocean Software’s David Ward, who with co-founder Jon Woods changed the face of videogaming on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1980s and early 1990s. Look at any collection of retro games up for sale on eBay or Facebook and there isRead More →
Sad news for anyone with an interest of computing in Eastern Europe during the Soviet era. The Mariupol computer museum has become a victim of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in an act of cultural destruction. As reported by Twitter user @Lord_Arse, the privately owned collection of more than 500Read More →
Retro gaming stores seem to be on the increase. Yesterday I stumbled across Super Games World on Newport Road in Middlesbrough. Inside a standard single shop unit was an absolute cavalcade of retro gaming consoles, cartridges, discs, and more. NES, SNES, N64, Sega systems, even old PC games and rareRead More →
As a dedicated gamer and former teacher, I get asked a lot, “is gaming healthy for my child?” Yes, this question is as old as the pixilated hills but continues to bug parents around the globe. What is genuinely worrying is how easy it is to download games that mayRead More →
