There’s a new Pixel Addict out this month, which takes a trip down the memory lane of digital history to rekindle one of the most wonderful sounds: the unmistakeable sound of dial-up internet.
We’ve all tried to make that noise, but few of us have succeeded!
Pixel Addict revisits the dawn of public internet, recalling hourly charges and busy signals, and brings us interviews with former key AOL staff, including Jan Brandt (AOL Chief Marketing/Vice Chair) and Danny O’Dwyer (AOL Sales).
AOL wasn’t the best way to get online in the UK — we were a more of a Freeserve family — but it certainly paved the way to internet access across North America, Europe, and Australia.
Issue 32 of Pixel Addict digital history magazine also includes:
- An interview with industry legend and games developer Patricia Curtis, the talent behind The Happiest Days of Your Life, Super Methane Bros., Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Blood Bowl, and more recently TX-696.
- To mark the 40th anniversaries of the Atari ST and Amiga, we sit down with Simon Williams and Ben Taylor (launch editors of ST/Amiga Format magazine) to revisit the thrill and promise of 16-bit home computing.
- Latest retro games reviews, Simon The Sorcerer: Origins and Project X: Light Years.
- Classic game retrospectives including Galaxian arcade and System Shock.
- An in-depth interview with engineer David Oghia, the man behind the brand new Vectrex Mini console, exploring its design, development and the return of vector gaming.
- Rare vintage computing, the Philips P2000T.
- WWF Wrestling Special. The evolution of wrestling video games, plus 80s Macho Man Randy Savage toy collectables!
- A journey back to the very origins of computing, exploring the groundbreaking work of pioneers Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, whose ideas laid the foundations for the programmable machines that followed.
- Customising Control: How to repair and upgrade parts for arcade cabinets.
- In Pixels ‘N’ Popcorn this month, Matthew Smith revisits the movies to watch Dead Trigger – but how does it hold up as a game adaptation now nearly a decade has passed since release..?
- Plus all our Regulars, featuring Sony PlayStation Coding, retro tech news, Covermount Classic, Alex Trowers of Bullfrog, Deadlinez comic strip, vintage toy collectables, and the Homebrew Heroes games section.
Now shipping, Pixel Addict #32 can be bought direct from Addict Media.
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Christian Cawley is the founder and editor of GamingRetro.co.uk, a website dedicated to classic and retro gaming. With over 20 years of experience writing for technology and gaming publications, he brings considerable expertise and a lifelong passion for interactive entertainment, particularly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.
Christian has written for leading outlets including TechRadar, Computer Weekly, Linux Format, and MakeUseOf, where he also served as Deputy Editor.
When he’s not exploring vintage consoles or retro PCs, Christian enjoys building with LEGO, playing cigar box guitar, and experimenting in the kitchen.
