In this episode Dean Swain, Paul Davies, Steve Erickson and special guest Chris O’Regan prepare for the battle in our 8 Bit Wars Special. Paul tries to maintain order and decide which one will win Spectrum, C64 or the Amstrad. Will there be 8 bit tears before bedtime?! Website: http://retroasylum.com
The C64.com web page had an interview with Chris Collins. Chris got a Commodore 64 from his father when he was 14 years old. Later he worked for the company Binary Design as a graphical artist. A few games he worked on were: Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear, Bosconian 87, Motos, Double Dragon, Puzznic, Sly Spy Secret Agent,…
While we failed to report the release of the episode 7 talking about the Apple II, we are back on track to tell you that the good folks from The History of Personal Computing podcast just released the episode 8, and this time it is all about the TRS-80 Model I. The companion website also has an extensive article about…
The multi-format magazine Commodore Free just released its issue #84. Some of the articles are: CRL Lost in Time – A history of the British Company CRL Interview with CRL`s Founder Clem Chambers Game Reviews Much more! Source: Commodore is Awesome Link: CommmodoreFree
The multi-format magazine Commodore Free just released its issue #84. Some of the articles are: CRL Lost in Time – A history of the British Company CRL Interview with CRL`s Founder Clem Chambers Game Reviews Much more! Link: CommmodoreFree
Sir Clive Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum computers were in large part responsible for creating a generation of programmers back in the 1980s, when the machines and their clones became best-sellers in the UK, Russia and elsewhere. Many of today’s forty-somethings got a first taste for video gaming with Spectrum classics such as Atic Atac, Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. But…
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Another great featured article discussing the Cart Wars has been published by Retro Collect. The cartridge was a medium capable of feats that pushed the consoles of the 8-64 bit era well beyond their limits. Packed with graphics chips, battery backups and even camera lenses, the evolution of the cartridge is a truly formidable tale and one that is often…
Retro Collect website has published a short review of the book “Push Start – The Art of Video Games”. “The team have obviously paid close attention to which games to include (and the titles they’ve chosen are presented so well that even the simplest art looks stunning) and the comprehension of the modern titles present is pleasantly surprising. The Last…
[youtube Y-CV41sEGQk nolink] Amstrad Action Issue 60 – The GX4000 is Unleashed… “Novabug” is releasing the first episode in a series of videos highlighting an issue of Amstrad Action magazine from the late 80’s and early 90’s. He discusses and passes comment on the headlining articles of the time of publish, predictions and general progress of gaming on the Amstrad…
