I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw the post on Kotaku over the weekend which mentioned that a port of Super Mario Bros was now available on the Commodore 64. Back in the day when SMB fever was kicking off a clone of the game for […]
With a fully working C64 now plugged into my TV it was time to get a lot more games into the thing and so I finally made the last steps I needed to get that resolved. Initially I tried to see if I could find additional C64 cartridges […]
It’s taken a few weeks of waiting but my brand new power supply for my recently restored Commodore 64 has finally arrived from Poland! At the time of the C64’s repair it was recommended that I never again try to use the old power supply as it could […]
Just a brief update this time. With the power supply on my C64 doing it’s own crazy thing after my rather futile attempt at fault diagnosis I was fortunate to get in touch with a local expert in the field of repairing these machines. The power supply is […]
Well… it looks like I got myself into a right royal mess now with my attempts at diagnosing the problems with my Commodore 64. I know there’s some saying out there about having a little knowledge can be dangerous and this might apply to me here… My plan […]
Last year I was lucky to get my hands on an old Commodore 64 which I was hoping to use to build out a new retro gaming system that was outside my usual Atari centric collection. Unfortunately it wasn’t working as expected (okay, it was broken) but I […]
Looks like the theme of my 2018 will involve a lot more retro gaming than even I had imagined. And I’m pretty happy with that too. 🙂 My lovely wife has helped start me on that path thanks to two gifts for Christmas that I totally love. The […]
With games such as Sea of Thieves and Skull and Bones making pirates new and interesting again while not relying on Jack Sparrow to save them, it’s easy to forget that there’s a long history of great pirate games over the years. The Monkey Island series were stand […]
Released in 1983 for the Apple II, Atari 8bit and Commodore families as well as the IBM PC, Doug Smith’s Lode Runner was amongst a string of hits from publisher Brøderbund that included Choplifter and Karateka. With shades of arcade, platform and puzzle games all rolled into one, […]
1982 was a good year for Activision; not only was there the brilliant River Raid wowing Atari 2600 gamers but another iconic game from the company would arrive in the form of David Crane’s classic platformer Pitfall!. The game was a massive hit and is believed to be the second […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 