Father, Husband, website developer, avid gamer since the mid-70s and collector of just about anything video game related. 8-Bit microcomputer and Sinclair specialist with a huge Sinclair related collection of his own. Blogs about retro gaming here but occasionally elsewhere when people ask. Bored of Mario and never much liked Zelda. Performs quirkafleegs for cold hard cash. Often found destroying ice crowns in the Lands of Midnight.
Remembers: Lunar Lander.
Plays: Steel Battalion, Gears of War
I have run quite a few retro themed websites in my time and still run a couple now, you are looking at one such labour of love. As such I have often craved an easy way of producing pixelated images that look similar to those produced by the machines IContinue Reading
Everyones favourite console modder Ben Heckendorn has started a new project, to make a compact portable ZX Spectrum. Totally stoked that he has decided to mod the iconic Speccy on The Ben Heck Show but must admit to cringing whenever he says Zee X Spectrum (way too many times). IContinue Reading
We were thrilled to be contacted a short while back by 8 bit Evolution, a US based company specializing in supplying custom modded and fully refurbished consoles to retro gaming enthusiasts. Established 3 years ago, 8 bit Evolution has 11 people on their team, all of whom are dedicated gamersContinue Reading
Those wonderful guys over at www.CommodoreFormatArchive.com have carried on where Commodore Format magazine left off, 19 long years ago and released Power Pack number 62 as a download over on the Commodore Format blog. This free download features exclusive games and some of the very best C64 titles of recentContinue Reading
Interview with Tek Force RGC: Hi Tek Force, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. Tek Force: No Prob, and I appreciate how you guys have shown me love! RGC: Describe yourself and your style of music. Tek Force: Well of course at the very core, my musicContinue Reading
As many of you already have probably gathered from a quick look around the site, since it’s release I have had a rather (obsessively so sometimes!) fondness for Sir Clive’s first colour capable computer the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. I was overjoyed to hear that Chris Wilkins, the man behind twoContinue Reading
Most collections we have featured so far have been general in nature, with maybe a leaning toward one or more console manufacturers. Some people though, specialise in a certain franchise and Paolo Zoratti (@pablo_ha55an) is one such person. The franchise he has chosen is none other than that behemoth ofContinue Reading
Pitfall! was designed by Activision programmer David Crane and originally released for the Atari VCS in 1982. It features Pitfall Harry climbing, falling and swinging his way around the screen in his quest to find all the lost treasures against a 20 minute countdown. It is often credited with givingContinue Reading
Seems like it’s the year for retro books on Kickstarter, what with Artcade, The Megadrive/Genesis: Collected Works and Commodore 64: a visual Commpendium already having been funded. This campaign has also already been funded but still has 20 days to run (at the time of writing this article) and isContinue Reading
No, this isn’t drawing your attention to an auction for a special solid gold Jupiter ACE encrusted with diamonds, but a once in a lifetime chance to own the rights to the entire Jupiter ACE brand. Included in the auction are the original development tapes, an archive of unpublished softwareContinue Reading