Mar 16, 2012

It’s Arnold versus the Speccy. In the blue corner we have the Amstrad CPC464 released in 1984 with 64k of RAM (42k available to the user) and in the red corner, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum originally released in 1982 with 16k of RAM but was punching above its weight in 1984 with the release of the 48k Spectrum+ version. Round 1 Graphics Despite having a...

Mar 15, 2012

Harrier Attack! The exclamation mark an indicator of the excitement contained within the title. In this Falklands War inspired title you get to take off from an air craft carrier in your Harrier jump jet (sorry kids, you won’t know what either of those are any more…) avoid or destroy an enemy patrol boat then fly over hilly terrain populated by...

Mar 14, 2012

Oh Mummy! was another title that not only came free with most Amstrad CPC464s but also had an ‘!’ in the title to make it seem breathlessly exciting. Back in the day it was pretty full on for adrenaline, especially when you accidentally uncover a guardian’s tomb and they start their march towards you. In a nutshell, Oh Mummy! was based on the...

Mar 10, 2012

You know you’re old when you think about something retro and then wonder if it’s actually retro, or just part of your own personal history. Take Retro Gaming.  I always smile when I see things being posted online about retro gaming and the information starts with the Nintendo Entertainment System, or even the N64! Video gaming history began quite a...

Apr 28, 2011

This article has been written on a 64-Bit based machine, accessing the internet and capable of doing millions of calculations per seconds. It could be used to control a robot, crunch data to reveal the human genome, or shoot zombies in glorious HD 3-D. In other words it does everything that would be required of a modern computer. It wasn’t always...