Game review: Splat!

loaderToday’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

Game review: Penetrator

LoadingOnce upon a time, not so very long ago, Spectrum gaming was so new and, ahem, basic, that software houses felt the need to show … more

Towel Day: Games Inspired By Hitchhikers

No, not games inspired by hopeful looking individuals standing near the exit of Strensham Services holding up a piece of card with ‘Islington’ rather optimistically scrawled upon it. For today is Towel Day, when the Universe acknowledges one of its greatest ever occupants, Mr Douglas Noel Adams, author of The … more

Game review: Trashman

trashloadSo here it is, as promised, my retro review of the Spectrum classic Trashman.

You have to wonder what went on in some of the pitch sessions … more

Game Review: Paperboy

Having got my newly acquired Sinclair computers up and running, there was only one logical next step; and so I dug out my copy of Paperboy, prayed I had remembered the laws of chuntey, and loaded up…

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