How retro games continue to inspire the modern games industry
Computer gaming has been popular for over 40 years at this point, since extremely realistic table tennis simulator Pong first got people excited in arcades. […]
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Top 5 Wild West Slots Games of All Times
The Wild West theme has featured in quite a number of games from different developers. Especially for slot games; gamblers and developers have fallen in […]
ZZap! 64 for the Commodore 64 coming back!
ZZap! 64 Annual 2019 Kickstarter The Commodore 64 was THE home computer to own in the 1980s and early 90s and was only surpassed in […]
Retro Game Review: Wizball (Commodore 64)
Wizball, first released in 1987 by Manchester-based Ocean Software, is arguably one of the strangest shoot-em-ups ever to have been released for the Commodore 64. […]
Remembering PlayStation Home
With large portions of the industry eager to encourage all of us to invest in the latest VR technology (and the associated hardware to be […]
Top 5 Survey Sites For Geeks
We all love a freebie. That feeling of getting something drop through the letterbox as a special treat or a nice little extra out of […]
Console Accessories: iNNEXT USB Game Controller
When it comes to consoles and retro gaming, you can never have enough controllers. In my man cave I have an entire drawer full of […]
Console Review: TheC64 Mini
If, like me, you’ve been following the story behind this new mini recreation of the world’s best selling home computer, you’ll know that it’s had […]
Is Sony Winning The VR War?
In a move that has been designed to attract new customers to their PlayStation VR platform, Sony Interactive Entertainment have just slashed the price of […]
Getting The Most Out Of Your Plug And Play Consoles
As a huge retro gaming fan I’m usually something of a purist when it comes to how I prefer to play old games, choosing to […]
The Evolution Of Videogame Licences
Brand recognition is an incredibly powerful tool. Companies across the globe invest millions every year promoting not only their products but the names and brands […]
Hacking The SNES Mini – A Personal Journey…
Regular visitors will know that I’m generally quite enthusiastic when it comes to modern recreations of retro consoles. While many sing the praises of emulation […]
A Console For Five Pounds… Part 2 – The Joy Of CEX
As you will hopefully have read in Part 1, I’ve set myself the challenge of buying myself a Commodore C64GS games console starting with a […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story Teaser Trailers Initial Thoughts
As part of the Superbowl Weekend the initial teaser trailer dropped for the upcoming Han Solo standalone Star Wars movie followed by the first “proper” […]
A Console For Five Pounds… Part 1 – The Beginning
I’ve been collecting consoles and games since I was a child, right back to the 1970s. Even though I’ve collected a wide range of other […]
Console Review: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Classic Mini
It’s been a year since I looked at Nintendo’s last foray into the world of plug and play retro consoles when they launched the Classic […]