Who would have thought that this small, cheap and unassuming piece of hardware could have been the catalyst for a world record that has stood for 33 years? The feat in question was one achieved by Artic Computing’s ZX81 title – 1K ZX Chess, a game that amazed all by only taking up 672 bytes […]
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32 year old ZX81 1K ZX Chess world record broken
Who would have thought that this small, cheap and unassuming piece of hardware could have been the catalyst for a world record that has stood for 32 years? The feat in question was one achieved by Artic Computing’s ZX81 title – 1K ZX Chess, a game that amazed all by only taking up 672 bytes […]
Nintendo NES Exclusive ‘Solomon’s Key 2’ Unofficially Ported To Commodore Amiga
In 1993 Tecmo released a follow up to their popular puzzle-em-up Solomon’s Key on the Nintendo NES (also known as Fire ‘n Ice in North America). Although the game remained a console exclusive, Amiga fans have finally brought the title over to the home computer in a brand new unofficial port.
Official Scandoubler
Is this the Official Scandoubler made by Commodore International, Amiga Technologies or by a modern company? Saw this on eBay and thought this looked fascinating. :p http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-Scando…-/261733979559
Early Sega Saturn ‘Pluto’ Console Prototype Appears on eBay
Just moments before the Dreamcast arrived, Sega were due to release a revised model of their 32-bit hardware which incorporated the NetLink port for online gaming. Known as the Pluto, this updated take on the Saturn sported an all new look, however, it was one which remained unseen for many years. While what was due […]
Adam Lagowski
Name: Adam Lagowski Location: Warsaw, Poland Favourite Game: equally Myst and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life Favourite System: PC – Windows Hello! My name is Adam and retro-gaming is one of my greatest loves and passions. Despite loving simplicity of gameplay and graphics of games from arcades, 8 and 16-bit era, CD-ROM gaming is […]
Play Blackpool Tickets On Sale
Just before Christmas the Play Blackpool tickets have gone on sale. Last year, as well as the wildly successful Play Expo, Replay Events returned to their spiritual home of the Norbreck Castle in Blackpool for the two day event, this upcoming May. Play Blackpool 2014 Last year saw a range of sections all dedicated to classic and […]
The Making Of Pac-Man
In 1980 one arcade game ruled supreme and that game was Pac-Man. Created by Toru Iwatani, it delivered a pleasing alternative to all the arcade games that focused on killing aliens and other monsters and required you to have a keen eye and great reflexes to escape the ghosts that continually pursued you. It helped […]