Art of Atari. The name is enough to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. As a lot of regular readers will know, I’m an Atari fan through and through. My collection is extensive and I just love everything Atari. That love started way backContinue Reading
Some days are better than others. A universal fact. The day I received a package containing Pac-Man Birth of an Icon Collector’s Edition from Cook and Becker was a very, very good day. Read on to find out why. Prior to receiving my package, I had received an email fromContinue Reading
A brand new bricks-and-mortar store full of retro games, toys and associated merchandise has opened to the public in Brierley Hill, West Midlands. I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of this treasure trove of pop-culture memorabilia and interview the owner (and good friend) Dana Meddings about hisContinue Reading
My own personal feelings on Sir Clive Sinclair and his influence on my life. It has taken me a few days to process my feelings about the passing of Sir Clive Sinclair, I knew it wouldn’t be an easy task and I needed a bit of time to do myContinue Reading
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The south west of England is my preferred holiday location and I do try to make it down to Devon and Cornwall at least once a year, often many times more. So last year when Play Bideford opened and I just happened to be staying around 30 minutes away, IContinue Reading
After reviewing GreyFox Book’s fantastic first book; Atari: Visual History of the Atari 8-bit Computer we were exteremely excited to hear that a second book; CoinOp: The Arcade Guide was already underway. Being big fans of the arcade, this book’s 300 plus pages showcasing the best games from the goldenContinue Reading
Having just seen Manic Miner 3D shared on a ZX Spectrum Facebook group and now badly wanting to play it for real, I thought I would share it with the wider world in the hope that it’s popularity may result in a future release. Images taken from Blake’s blog pageContinue Reading
As of writing this, the Kickstarter for the second production run of ZX Spectrum Next computers is nearing 3 times its original goal of £250,000. This is only 14 hours after launch. The ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 (which sold out within an hour) started at £280 for the early-birdContinue Reading
I have hardly heard anything else from my 6 year old Son since he saw that LEGO were releasing Nintendo sets (which I reported on here) so I finally relented and pre-ordered him the LEGO Adventures with Mario Starter Course set (73160) – if for no other reason than toContinue Reading