Day one at this year’s PAX Australia felt like it could almost be a prelude to having a Quakecon in Melbourne as the team at Bethesda had a presence that was hard not to notice from the numerous booths to the E3 replays and advertising to the panels […]
For retro computer fans there’s a cool video on Nostalgia Nerd’s channel about the Atari Falcon 030 that is a well put together history of Atari’s last gasp as a computer manufacturer. What’s REALLY cool for me is that a picture I had taken for a post about […]
The last few years have been great for retro gamers with a vast assortment of hardware available to scratch that classic gaming itch. If you loved old games there was likely something available to let you keep playing them. Initially the direction to go in reliving he past […]
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 […]
Leading a revolution is one thing. Having to do so in the punishing environment of a post-apocalyptic winter is a slightly more complicated matter. This is what faced players of Midwinter, a first person action and strategy game designed by Mike Singleton and Maelstrom Games. First arriving on […]
With my “new” Commodore 64 getting a lot of attention lately my collection of Atari machines were being a little neglected so I decided to do some much needed work on my Atari 800XL. This was one of the first computers I had picked up when I returned […]
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 […]
It’s been a while since we last heard from Atari’s attempts at bringing a console back onto the market in the form of the Ataribox. It seems in that time though it’s undergone a name change. Now called the Atari VCS the machine is now using the name […]
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 […]
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 