Daley Thompson's Decathlon (1984) - The Original Joystick Destroyer
Daley Thompson's Decathlon hit the Spectrum in 1984, bringing Olympic fever into British homes. Released by Ocean Software, this game had one claim to fame…
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Tempest arcade classic from Atari
Tempest was a classic arcade game by Atari, using the same beautiful vector graphics as Asteroids and Battlezone. Review and gameplay video.
Dino Crisis for the Playstation 1
Dino Crisis for me was the first introduction to the survival horror genre of gaming, and one of my favourite games on the original Playstation. Being…
Crazy Taxi for Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast Crazy Taxi Crazy Taxi began life in 1999 as an arcade driving game on the Sega NAOMI platform, and was soon ported to the Sega Dreamcast. The…
Combat game for the Atari 2600
Combat was a game for the Atari 2600 console, allowing players to battle in tanks or aircraft. Read the review and see footage of this classic video game.
BurgerTime Arcade
Burger Time was a 80's classic arcade game starring a chef who must organise his unruly ingredients whilst avoiding possessed sausages.
Hunchback Arcade Game by Century Electronics
Hunchback was an 1983 arcade title from Century Electronics, but it‘s inspiration wasn’t Quasimodo! Discover the true origins of the game
JetPac for the ZX Spectrum by Ultimate Play the Game
JetPac was a classic Spectrum game from Ultimate, one of the best games for the 16k home computer. Strap on your Jet Pac and get blasting
Mr Ee! Retro Review for the BBC Micro
Mr Ee! was a very accurate clone of arcade game Mr Do!, on the BBC Micro. One of the best games for Acorn's 80's home computer.
Donkey Kong Game & Watch by Nintendo
A review of the classic twin screen LCD handheld game Donkey Kong, part of the Game and Watch series from Nintendo. Includes gameplay video.
What happended to the arcades?
Back in the day, and by "the day" I mean most of the 80's, the arcade was the place to be. Arcade games development was at its peak with huge amounts of…
Sinclair ZX81 old school computing
It’s 1981, and I’m an 10 year old boy fascinated with the emerging world of personal computers. My dad would bring home a Commodore Pet machine from work,…