All across the country, there are all different types of venues related to classic video games. From bars to restaurants and everything in between, there always seems to be a place that you can go locally to enjoy a night […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you think about retro video game series, there are only that select handful that can be called classics. Within that set of classics, there are also a select few that have the distinction of having games being released from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If there’s anyone that knows retro games inside out, it’s Hardcore Gaming 101. Having earned a reputation for their extensive research, accurate facts, and expansive information, the team behind the website have been working together to create the definitive anthology of the Castlevania series. Not only does this compendium cover every single game ever released […]
Remember the days when we designed our own video games on paper and fantasised about our creations translating into pixels? Well one inspired gamer recently found his childhood drawings and decided it was about time he did his past justice. Turning to Kickstarter, Joe Granato has not only set out to create his dream game […]
While we mostly talk about console gaming around these parts, we cannot forget that the computer played a big part of our gaming heritage, with a variety of great computers that were just perfect for gaming. One of the most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Doom is one of my favourite games. I’ve played pretty much every console port of id’s genre-defining first person shooter and have poured uncountable hours into wandering the dank, deserted halls of the UAC’s military outposts, discovering the secrets of the mining operation on Mars and traversing the bowels of Hell itself. All the while, […]
In 1983, Brøderbund released for the very first time a game called “Lode Runner”. The game would ultimately become a very successful computer game, with versions of the title being released for a variety of popular computers of the era, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There have been plenty of video games that have released over the course of the past few years that have taken advantage of the retro boom. Even the original heroes have returned for brief moments of glory, with games like Capcom’s Mega Man 9 reminding us why it’s so good to relive those glory days. […]
One of the cool things about being a retro gamer in the modern age, is the number of different tools that are out there that helps us make our own creations. Because everyone is different, and because everyone has a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Year Released: 1981 Original Price: £235 Buy It Now For: £20 Associated magazines: None Why The BBC Micro Was Great: While it was sold as an educational computer and had a large showing in schools, it was also capable of playing plenty of amazing games, from Elite to Chuckie Egg. It really was the best […]