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Miscellaneous retro stuff (Page 6)

NFT Scams affecting retro gaming

Crypto and NFT scams are ruining retro game preservation

2022-05-19
By: Josh A. Bailey
On: May 19, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

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 →

Ocean Software Co-Founder David Ward Dies

2022-05-11
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 11, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

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 →

Mariupol Computer Museum Bombed by Russia, Classic Systems Destroyed

2022-03-24
By: Christian Cawley
On: March 24, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

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 →

Discovering Super Games World, Middlesbrough

2022-02-12
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 12, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro gaming features

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 →

a boy playing a game on a mini arcade gaming machine

How to make video games more family-friendly with retro gaming

2022-02-06
By: Chris Price
On: February 6, 2022
In: How to run retro games, Miscellaneous retro stuff

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 →

The Rike Mayall advertising Nintendo

Rik Mayall Nintendo ads video compilation

2022-01-31
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 31, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Comedy legend and international superstar The Rik Mayall’s Nintendo ads can all be found in a single YouTube video. The late comedy actor – known for Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, The Young Ones, The New Statesman, and others (not to mention three scene-stealing appearances in Blackadder) – starred in aRead More →

Sign the Clive Sinclair Book of Remembrance

2021-11-18
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 18, 2021
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

The passing of British computing legend Sir Clive Sinclair has been widely felt among retro gamers, especially those who there first time around and took their inspiration from the little rubber keyed ZX Spectrum. A reaction to the news is the Sinclair Book of Remembrance (SBOR), which aims “to createRead More →

GamesMaster return confirmed, and it’s on YouTube

2021-11-08
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 8, 2021
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

TV’s most exciting video games show is back: GamesMaster will hit  E4’s YouTube channel on November 21, 2021. With Sir Trevor McDonald installed as the new GamesMaster – complete with redundant digital monocle – and a trio of hosts in Rab Florence, Frankie Ward, and Ty Loga, the trailer revealsRead More →

The Electrifying Story of ZZAP!64

2020-01-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 26, 2020
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

Remembering the awesome Commodore 64 magazine Zzap!64Read More →

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