I’m slightly behind the curve here, because Sir Clive’s masterpiece, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, turned 35 years old yesterday. This is, of course, an occasion worth marking, even a day late, so mark it I will do: with my Top Ten Spectrum memories. This won’t represent the best of what … more
This week marks the 30th birthday of one of the icons of the 8-bit era: adventurer, boxing glove wearer and all-round good egg, Dizzy. So, to mark the occasion (and breathe life back into the retro-gaming blog here), here’s a quick rundown of Dizzy’s greatest adventures, ordered from least good … more
The Ambivalence Chronicles – a Sci-Fi Comedy in 8 Bits – takes its inspiration from a multitude of sources, from the … more
The Chip Whisperer – Bit#1 of The Ambivalence Chronicles launches this month. Sign up below to be first to read it.
Hot on the heals of my last post, Bit#1 of The Ambivalence Chronicles now has a title – and it’s none of the possible options I offered then.
So, heading your way before the end of the year will be Bit#1 of The Ambivalence Chronicles: The Chip Whisperer.
And over … more
I’m going slightly off the usual retrogaming topic just this once – although it is sort of related as you will soon see.
The reason for this is that I’m in the final approach phase for launch of The Ambivalence Chronicles: a comic fantasy in 8 bits – and I’ve … more
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It’s been a little erratic here lately, what with having a day job, and summer holidays, and novels to write; and I had once planned to do a proper write up of the Revival Solstice retrogaming fest that happened last weekend, but, well I haven’t really got the time.
Suffice … more
If you follow me on social media it may come as no surprise that Ghostbusters was … more
Today’s challenge is to see how long I can actually keep writing about what is, in essence, a maze game; thankfully, I’ve chosen a … more
This had been on my tbr list for ages, but I held off actually reading until this year because I didn’t want it to influence my writing in The Ambivalence Chronicles. Now I’ve read it, it was definitely worth the wait.
By 2044 the world as we know it has … more