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We’re back with another book review! This time Merman takes a look at ARCADE IMPERFECT – a book by Jerry Ellis and Andrew Fisher, published by Golem Books in 2021 with cover artwork by Oli Frey. Over 250 coin-op games get their tribute here along with some interesting facts. Each game gets a page review, detailing the original arcade game,…
Infocom released Zork 1, 2 and 3 in the early 80s. They were all made to be playable on the home computers of the day using a disk drive. As some of you are aware, they also created a cut-down version of Zork 1, called Mini-Zork 1, which was just small enough to fit into memory on a C64, so…
Clube MSX magazine started last Tuesday (03/16) the pre-sale of its 12th issue, the first of 2021! You can already purchase the magazine through the official website for R$ 24,90 (~USD 4.50) plus shipping. The plan is to start sending the issues from March 26th. For international shipping, contact directly via contato@clubemsx.com.br. Features Among the many features, you will find a…
I think you would agree with me that it is not a surprise that retro gaming has become serious business. With the flourishing homebrew scene selling more and more copies, and the many hardware products dedicated exclusively to play old games flooding the market, it is possible to make money based on nostalgia. Another proof of this trend is a…
Pro(c) Atar, a printed magazine dedicated to the Atari 8-bit line of computers has just announced its 15th issue, bringing 104-pages of Atari goods! Content: TIME FOR A QUICKIE (Strip Poker – Lindsay, Time Pilot, Jet Set Willy) BANDITS ENGLISH SOFTWARE’s SMASH HITS II + III (Stranded, Robin Hood, Citadel Warrior, Diamonds, Air Strike II, Batty Builders, Breath Of The…
Ozmoo is a Z-code interpreter (a program to play Infocom-format text adventures) for Commodore computers. Thanks to Steve Flintham, there is now a version for Acorn computers as well. Using Ozmoo for Acorn, you can play these games on a BBC B, B+ or Master or an Acorn Electron. Ozmoo for Acorn detects and takes advantage of a co-processor, sideways…
As of today, remute, the known musician, DJ and retro release music album creator on consoles, disks and other outdated media, joined “Scene World” as PR Assistant to help creating more penetration towards social media and awareness in the retro community of what they are doing.
For the world outside of the retro game bubble, it’s just some strange variant of playing with food, but for the retro lovers, this is a publishing powerhouse known for Pier Solar, the biggest Mega Drive game release back in 2010 and a well-praised RPG which was even ported to many current-gen consoles later on.After many years of hype and…
Lawless Legends development started 9 years ago, even before I got involved with retro computing, but thanks to the developers’ love for the game and most of all, for the Apple II, the wait is almost over. The plan is to release the game this Summer, on July 4th. To make sure the game is 100% at launch, the developers…
When I first got my Amiga 500, around 5 years ago, it came with an external 3 1/2″ floppy that, added to the internal one, provided a very flexible way to try out the more than 2000 disks that I’ve got in the same package (all legal copies of course! wink, wink). That got me busy for a while but…
