Atari 8-Bit Memories
After reading Danny Major’s recollections of owning a Commodore Amiga, I was taken back to my own memories of owning an Amiga 500. I loved my Amiga, but there was a hint of sadness about its arrival into the household as my beloved Atari 800XL died that same day. ItContinue Reading
The Commodore Amiga – personal recollections
When discussing the 16bit era, most people jump to the subject of the SNES or Mega Drive. This is an obvious choice of console discussion. Not because they are mainstream, but simply because they synonymous with word ‘games console’. I want to talk about another type of games console, thoughContinue Reading
See every SNES start screen in one nine hour video
Think you have what it takes to sit through nine hours (yes 9!) of Super Nintendo intros? You do? Great, then go get a coffee, make yourself comfortable and watch this amazing video of SNES start up screens in alphabetical order. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9V-A_26s0M]Continue Reading
Chances missed – rare Sinclair PC200 online auction
Now, normally I would publish these before the auction ended, to let you all know of a great and rare vintage computer coming up for sale. I kept this Sinclair PC200 to myself because I wanted to have a bid and I’m not likely to go and increase the interestContinue Reading
Sinclair ZX81 Software Catalogues
Sinclair ZX81 Software catalogues listed all Sinclair branded software available at the time of publishing. The software was produced by Psion and ICL and covered everything from educational software to business and games. Check out the order form pages for game prices. Click here to see ZX Spectrum Software andContinue Reading
It’s behind you – the making of a computer game by Bob Pape
Tipped off by a friend on Instagram (thanks Graham @gameygamer !) I trundled off to www.bizzley.com to see what the fuss was about. And what a treat I found. Bob Pape has written a book about converting the seminal scrolling shooter R-Type to the ZX Spectrum and if that wasn’tContinue Reading
More crazy prices for another rare ZX Spectrum educational game
As I have reported before on several occasions, a number of Sinclair branded ZX Spectrum educational titles seem to command unusually high prices when sold online. Their rarity lies with the fact that although we all promised our parents that we wanted a computer for educational purposes, the reality wasContinue Reading
Guide to Flash Storage for Vintage Computers
All of the popular games consoles of the cartridge era now seem to have very capable Compact Flass (CF) or secure Digital (SD) Card units that greatly enhance their use and can store a whole catalogue of games in one cartridge, but what about our vintage computers? How do weContinue Reading
From Bedrooms to Billions only available until 31st May 2014 – Press Release
FILM ON ‘HISTORY’ OF ‘UK GAMES INDUSTRY’ ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL 31ST MAY 2014! – RESERVE YOUR COPY NOW The current ‘Backer’ or ‘Pre-Order’ version of ‘From Bedrooms to Billions,’ the crowdfunded documentary film that tells the story of the UK Video Games Industry, funded by people pre-ordering it over theContinue Reading
Free online version of classic Infocom text adventure released
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy 30th Anniversary edition is a free online version of the classic Infocom text adventure originally released back in 1983. Notoriously difficult to complete, but great fun nevertheless (if you like old school text adventuring), this is a welcome distraction from most of what weContinue Reading