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Retro: Ikari Warriors on the Amstrad CPC

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 by castaway
The loading screen from Ikari Warriors on the Amstrad CPC.

Romp through the jungle in true Rambo style in this run-and-gun classic. Just remember that you’re doing it all for the freedom of the people you protect.  
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Waiting for the Tape to Load (and Other Life Lessons)

March 7, 2017March 11, 2017 by castaway
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80s games didn’t just require super-human hand-eye coordination, they also required great patience as you waited for them to load (or fail to load) off tape. What did you do to fill those childhood minutes?  
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Day of Defeat: The Original – Still Going Strong

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 by castaway
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Back at the turn of the millennium WW2 first person shooters didn’t get much better than DOD. Thirteen years later it can still pull a (modest) crowd. 
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NES Classic Edition: A Bit More News and a New Trailer

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 by castaway
The NES Classic Edition otherwise known as the NES Mini

If you’re interested in the NES Classic or just like backing music that sounds like 80s pop music then you’d best watch this new trailer from Nintendo. 
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Harvey Headbanger – Amstrad CPC

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by castaway
A section from a screenshot of Harvey Headbanger.

Do you like drinking cocktails and barging into people? Yes? Well you should probably save that kind of behaviour for the 8 bit world of Harvey Headbanger. 
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Classic Joysticks – The Quickshot 2 Turbo

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 by castaway
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Gamers in the 80s didn’t need to worry about repeatedly pressing fire, the Quickshot 2 Turbo did it for them. We take a look at the Spectravideo’s landmark joystick. 
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Wireless Control for Your Vintage NES

September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 by castaway
The Retro Reciever.

Controller wires look messy, can spill drinks and even trip people up. If you’re not a hard-core purist and own a NES then these worries could be a thing of the past.  
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The Commercialisation of Retro Gaming

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by castaway
A selection of PSX games.

Retro gaming using emulators is quick and easy but in most cases it also breaks copyright law. We tell you how you can keep it legal by keeping it real. 
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Electric Dreams, Tomytronic’s 3D Sky Attack

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by castaway
Image from box of Tomytronic's 3D Sky Attack

In the 80s virtual reality became an actual reality (well sort of) thanks to Tomytronic’s 3D electronic games. We’ve got our hands on 3D Sky Attack and we’re taking it for a spin. 
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Building a Raspberry Pi Retro Gaming Machine – Part 3 Adding Games

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by castaway
A Raspberry Pi and Gamepad

We’ve been enjoying our Raspberry Pi retro games machine and now we’re ready to load up all our old favourite games, we just need the ROMs, where can we get them?…Woah there, not so fast, there’s a problem. 
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