Author: John Legendoffzelda As the adolescent escapism-junkie Danny Madigan watches the Arnold Schwarzenegger franchise picture “Jack Slater IV”, the magic ticket in his hands begins to glow. Suddenly, he finds himself transported into the film, lying face-down on the nighttime sidewalk where he sees his hero, Jack Slater, about to … Continue reading
Gryzor

As an Amstrad owner you were used to receiving hand-me-down ports. The ZX Spectrum was far more popular in the UK, so you’d often have to put up with terrible ports of classic arcade games. Sure, efforts like Midnight Resistance and R-Type played well enough, but they didn’t make use of the Amstrad’s graphics and […]
Argos Catalogues from the 70s, 80s and 90s

If you are anything like the folks here at RGC Towers, your mind is firmly set in the past, probably somewhere between 1970 and 1990. So what could be better than imagining you are back in 1982 browsing through an Argos mail order catalogue and dreaming of the shiny new console you just might be […]
VoxelBird for AROS x86

Hi all, here’s our somewhat belated x-mas present to all AROS fans: VoxelBird for AROS. Get it here (for free)! Should help you to bridge the time until our next game, Wings BattleField, is done 🙂 Cheers, The Cherry-Darling Team
Wonder Boy In Monster Land

The first steps of a big adventure are always exciting, particularly when you’re a child, and Wonder Boy In Monster Land was the first game I played that had the qualities we typically associate with RPGs. While it was fundamentally similar to the platform games I’d previously played, it offered something that they didn’t, with […]
Top Ten Apple II Games

The Apple II was an incredibly powerful computer in its teeth with a range of fantastic titles available for it. Many of today’s prominent developers, including Jordan Mechner and John Romero cut their teeth on the machine, making it an incredibly important computer. Here’s our ten personal favourites. How many have you played? The Bard’s […]