OK, we’re in. E-Werk, Saarbrücken, otherwise known as a music and gathering venue of some repute. Metallica have played here, so I hear. The place is full of nooks and crannies and has loads of character. Machines are now set … Read more
A drive of twelve hours, across five countries, with road signs in at least six languages. A Eurotunnel crossing, a fast food meal and too little tea, but we’re here. The intrepid party including your blogger at large has fetched … Read more
It’s Competition time! The Amiga classic Another World has been released for Windows (PC) on the Knowhow app store. This 20th Anniversary Edition has been updated with touch functionality, HD graphics and remastered sound while keeping an alternative retro mode … Read more
No, no, not that I’m back here and posting again. Something much bigger than that. Gamers, geeks and retrofans who enjoyed the original Vintage Computer Festival GB held in association with the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park in 2010 will … Read more
These days everyone has an Xbox 360, a PS3 and a Wii, but in the days of old, who could afford to have two consoles? You supported manufacturers like football teams… team Sega, team Nintendo… team Sinclair, team Commodore… We’re … Read more
So it’s been a little while since my last blog. Following Kristen Stewart’s relationship status and whereabouts takes up a lot of my time. But I’ve also been suffering from endless frustration and brain-meltingly awful bouts of nausea. In fact, … Read more
Right, instruct villagers to gather resources. Instruct scout to, er, scout. Build some houses. Going good so far. Build some farms, all in a nice straight line for efficiency. Now to build some sort of defence…wait, what’s this!? The enemy! … Read more
As the Assembly digital arts and demoscene party in Finland draws to a close, it seems to me that both retro and modern tech is still high in many people’s minds. Long may that continue, even if I chose to … Read more
Summer has finally arrived and with it comes a lot of moaning. Moaning about how hot it is. And usually the same people who, just a few weeks previous, were moaning about how cold and wet it was. So what … Read more
I’ll be honest. I didn’t know what I was doing, I couldn’t see very much because it was dark and it was all a bit messy really. No, I’m not talking about my first time, but my experience of playing … Read more