Elite has existed across many generations, spawning many tales of trading and combat heroics.
The Church of Software Piracy
Back before downloads and torrents and ridiculously large (let’s just say unlimited) capacity hard drives and USB sticks;...
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Donkey Kong: A Prelude To Super Mario Bros
Donkey Kong should be played first… Remember sitting crossed legged on the carpet in front of a 15 inch TV with the entire...
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10 Cartoons From the Eighties We Miss
Before the rise of dedicated TV channels on satellite and cable, the nation gathered as one to enjoy their favourite cartoons...
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“Skool Daze” Review (ZX Spectrum)
Skool Daze “Tuck your shirt in!” “No talking!” “Stop harassing the school...
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It Came from the Desert (Review, Amiga)
The sleepy town of Lizard Breath, Nevada had nothing going on for years. People kept to themselves and things were relatively quiet until that one night. A meteor came streaking across the...
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Review, SNES)
The mad scientist Dr. Tongue has unleashed his creations upon your sleepy suburb. Citizens are running in terror as zombies, mummies and other creatures are terrorizing the neighborhood...
Kwik Snax (Review, ZX Spectrum)
All hail to the greatest intro to a Speccy game, ever.. that is the intro to Kwik Snax! Well, that’s my humble opinion! Is there a better intro around? A full band playing, along with...
Retro Hardware for Gaming: It’s down to SMELL!
Classic gaming – best done on retro hardware or will an emulator do? Does it matter? Is there a difference? In a world where we expect perfection and use modern availabilities to...
Lemmings, nothing more than Lemmings…
If you were a gamer in 1991 (and onwards) and someone was to come up to you and say “Oh No!” in a high-pitched voice; you would undoubtedly know that this was, of course, an impression...
ZX Spectrum: The Handheld Console (Vega Plus / Vega+)
As a small boy in the 80’s playing my ZX Spectrum, when the hours and days would disintegrate (and that was just from waiting for the games to load) as I sat hypnotised by Manic Miner...
“Ghosts ‘n Goblins” Review (ZX...
IN AN ANCIENT LAND FAR, FAR, AWAY… SQUIRE: Sire, I bring news of of a weary traveller at the castle gates; a nobleman who has travelled from the great lands of Zantiach, across the...
11 Behind the Scenes Star Wars Secrets You Probably...
We’ve all seen the Star Wars trilogy (haven’t we?), and since this is a retro site, the prequels aren’t mentioned here. This is “Behind the scenes star wars secrets...
11 Surprising Facts of Classic 80s Movies Not Many...
Are you fan of 80s movies? yes, us too! Well, you’re about to learn some information that once you see, you can not un-see: Surprising facts from classic 80s movies you probably...