Well, it finally happened. I have a ZX Spectrum Next coming thanks to the my wonderful fiance, Emma. Ordered as a Christmas present for the end of the year, assuming it arrives on time. if it doesn’t… that’s fine too.
The very finest product that came out of the SNK v Capcom early 2000s partnership was SNK v CAPCOM: Card Fighters Clash! Don’t agree? Fight me. The pocket monster craze of the late 90s and […]
But Dave, I thought you were going to post reviews of Speccy homebrew games on Retrostreamers, it’s been ages, what’s up? Well thank you Dave for asking such an interesting question in third person. Aside […]
Its friday afternoon, just gone 4pm. I know this without a watch, even though i have a wicked black one with light up red LEDs, because its 1982 and I was just out of school.
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 […]
A young man’s first experience trapped in a cavern with terrifying balls and dripping acid can’t be all that bad can it?
In 1969 a TV show about whistling long nosed creatures who lived on another World enthralled Children and Adults alike. This episode explores some of that magical World and what it meant to your host, Hitch,
Been a while since I updated this but I must admit whilst I enjoy blogs I always get lazy and the initial input soon drops off. I know I am not alone in this and it’s why blogs died a long time back, but hey, here I am with an update!
Some games are for entertainment, some for the journey and some just for the satisfaction of completing a game. Some however are there for one task, the steely 1cc run. For me the humble STG, or Shmup, is the ultimate 1cc chase. Most of the genre just breed competition amongst friends and strangers but most of all between you and yourself. I like to think I am competing with my ID, my super-ego.
Heart of The Alien on Sega CD. Frustrating. Memorable. Unfair. Sublime. Entertaining and annoying in equal measure. What a game. Having recently completed it in two parts on Twitch I may even tag it as the best of its genre.
