LEGO Adventures With Mario Starter Course – Review
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
Quarter Arcades Pac-Man Mini Arcade Cabinet by NumskullDesigns – Review
We had been eyeing up a Quarter Arcades mini arcade cabinet for some time, so when NumskullDesigns offered to send a review unit of their officially licensed Quarter Arcades Pac-Man mini arcade cabinet along to us, we weren’t going to say no. After all, we are big Pac-Man fans andContinue Reading
Lego Adventures with Mario and Lego NES due for August releases
Exciting times ahead for Nintendo fans who also like their Lego bricks as the company team up with Nintendo to produce some fantastic looking new sets – Adventures With Mario (71360) and Nintendo Entertainment System (71374). First up we have the Adventures with Mario Starter Course which sees a familiarContinue Reading
The Kids Play Dads Old Stuff – Revival Survival on the Spectrum Next
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Sega Toys announce Astro City Mini Arcade with 36 classic games
The world of mini consoles just got that bit more exciting with the news that Sega’s 1993 coin op gets a Japanese release in mini arcade form Christmas 2020. This is according to Sega Toys, who dropped the bombshell regarding their new Astro City Mini arcade in an interview withContinue Reading
Atari: Visual History of the Atari 8-bit Computer – Review
As a massive Atari fan with a large Atari collection of my own, I was thrilled when Greyfox Books sent me a copy of Atari: Visual History of the Atari 8-bit Computer for review. I was not to be disappointed. The book I was sent was a hardcover and isContinue Reading
The 8-Bit Wars – Kickstarter ending soon
“THE 8-BIT WARS will take a detailed look at the gaming explosion of the 1980s, focussing on all those wonderful games that were played on so many different platforms, exploring the different hardware formats, the games, developers, magazines, musicians and publishers with a whole new set of interviews. It will beContinue Reading
Tubbz Cosplaying Ducks by Numskull – Review
When I first heard about these game and film themed Tubbz cosplaying ducks from Numskull, my reaction sounded something like “what the duck?” – nevertheless my interest was piqued. Luckily for me, Numskull were kind enough to send me a couple of samples for perusal and my first impression wasContinue Reading
vDriveZX review – a Microdrive based SD storage solution for your Spectrum
Sinclair launched the ZX Microdrive in July 1983. True to Sinclair’s philosophy of miniaturisation and low-cost, it promised a cheap, high-speed storage system using miniature tape cartridges. Unfortunately the Microdrive didn’t take off as well as Sinclair hoped, dogged by unreliability and also the high cost of the tape cartridges.Continue Reading