The PC-FX by NEC was meant to be the successor to the incredible PC Engine console era. The 32-bit tower of power was announced in 1992 (5 years after the PCE’s launch) to moderate fanfare, […]
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Hey Punk!
Some of us wrinkly fools may recall a time long ago. A time before certain genre defining releases paved the way for others to gain success with the masses. What Mario brought to the platformer, […]
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Gherbert Groundhog in Save the Date
Intro It’s Groundhog Day, again! Well at least it is at the time of writing. Hopefully it isn’t again tomorrow or I’ll have to try to convince Andie MacDowell to fall in love with me […]
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Lil’ Ninja
Intro Ninjas eh? You couldn’t move for ’em in the 80s, they were everywhere. If you chucked a shuriken in a computer games shop back then, as well as a lifetime ban and a criminal […]
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Peddling in the ‘Cades?
I fondly recall the days of heading to the arcade on my bike with a pocket full of quarters seeking out excitement! Whether it was taking up the role as a vigilante and fending off […]
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Jail Breaking Ghosts and Slaps
I just took part in a Jail Break. It was very traumatic and I murdered many innocents but it’s OK, I was a cop so its allowed (bit political?). Of course I am talking the fictional video game Jail Break of which I just recieved the PCB from my good buddy Pinge.
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Land Down Under
A young man’s first experience trapped in a cavern with terrifying balls and dripping acid can’t be all that bad can it?
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Fox ‘n’ Blocks
Intro “Fox on the run, you scream and everybody comes a-running”, so sang glam rock gods The Sweet in their 1975 hit, however in this game you won’t quite be doing much running but you’ll […]
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Scramble RX
A few days ago I had another ZX Spectrum stream over on Twitch. This time I dedicated its entirety to both new and old games including Scramble RX by HappyCodingZX aka Alan Turvey of Midnight Brew (links below).
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Gilligan’s Mine
Plot Some games have epic storylines that see you saving the planet, exploring fantasy landscapes or cleaning up a mansion full of items after an epic night on the sauce. What we have here however […]