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Setting a benchmark for PC shmups on its release, we revisit the MS-DOS classic from 1994!
Released in 1997, KKnD is an old-school RTS with a wry sense of humour. Discover what we thought in our new retrospective!
This Amiga platformer still has killer looks, but is the gameplay still as sharp?
With an unprecedented sense of speed, Tearaway Thomas is hardcore Amiga platformer not for the faint of heart!
As I like to say, we are living another golden era for the retro computing and gaming enthusiasts, and one of the things that prove that to be true is the incredible number of events happening every year across the Globe. To keep track of that many events, many initiatives are in place on Facebook and some of the most…
We announced a while ago that Bitnamic Software has recently (re)released a ZX-81 game called Treasure Quest (with the original title “Em busca dos tesouros” em Portuguese which would translate to “In the search of the treasures”). The game was developed by Tadeu Curinga da Silva when he was 16 years old. The new version is an update from the…
The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines is a Russian private institution that has the objective of keeping a collection of arcade game machines in working condition in a permanent exhibit in Moscow where the visitors can not only see them but also interact and play with the more than 200 machines. As part of the ticket, the visitor receives a…
This is the second part of the interview with Randy Linden, featured on the Retro Hour podcast episode 190. Read the first part here. Bleem! Retro Hour: Well, when did you get this kind of stroke of genius to run PlayStation games on the PC. How did that start? Randy Linden: I was just thinking one day about what to…
Introduction The awesome Retro Hour podcast, on its episode 190, featured a very long chat with Randy Linden, a seasoned developer who is responsible, among other things, to bring Dragon’s Lair to the Amiga, DOOM to the NES and also the creator of Bleem!, a PlayStation emulator for PC. I’ve found Randy so interesting to listen to, and his contribution…
As a retro computer collector, I know (as my wife!) that space is the most concerning aspect when you get your hands on computers like the PET, the TRS-80 Model III and many other big and bulky ones. Thanks, ZX-81 to keep the footprint small! If you also face that challenge, maybe you would be happy to have a smaller…
