The opening ceremony was 2 hours later than scheduled, which was just fine by me, as it allowed me to finish a heap of writing before the obligatory doors were called and the consumption of the wine lake could begin. … Read more
So, here I am once again at the E-Werk in Saarbrucken, to attend another Revision Easterparty. This year I have the suitable gear (the Geek leggings, the retrogaming T-shirts, the statement purple patent DMs) and the suitable gear (a laptop … Read more
The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, England, hosted Sir Clive Sinclair and Christopher Curry earlier today as part of the Sinclair Weekend. A showing of Micro Men is scheduled for later for those geeks still around, and a special … Read more
As hard as I try, I can’t get excited. No, that isn’t a common complaint of mine. I’m struggling to get excited about Nintendo. There I said it. Maybe I’ll regret publishing this here, but I’m surely not alone in feeling … Read more
Gaming night organisers Gamerdisco announces their next awesome event: GAMERDISCO and VIRTUAL BOY PROMOTIONS are excited to bring you the most unique night of 2013, when acclaimed US Nerdcore rapper RANDOM (a.k.a Mega Ran) drops into London as part of … Read more
Revival Retro Events announced Revival 2013 a few months back and as the event draws near they have revealed their ‘mostly finalised’ floor plan. The event focuses on retro gaming and will host a large selection of arcade machines, consoles … Read more
Having been put out of my misery about the bands who would be playing at Silicon Dreams (in which regular readers will know I have an interest…) I was able to concentrate on the rest of the event. A DJ … Read more
Last month I blogged about the upcoming Silicon Dreams and Vintage Computer Festival event scheduled for early July. Today came the eagerly awaited announcement about the musical component of that event. Earlier today, Silicon Dreams’ Facebook and Twitter feeds carried the … Read more
The main compos started with the ASCII and ANSI graphics, where people show off clever pictures made with text graphics. Next up was the executable old skool music entries, which evoke memories of 80s synthpop, Jean-Michel Jarre and Mike Oldfield.
*Blocks out the whatever-it-is cheap schlock-cop-TV garbage the still-drunken scroller group are watching and attempts to concentrate on the Pink Floyd-ish melodies floating up from the front of the hall.* The rest of Friday evening was pleasurably occupied by a … Read more