Tag Archives: emulator

Dear Commodore 64 entire back catalogue: I pWN U!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

So, finally got my SD2IEC card working for the Commodore 64. It’s a bit temperamental but if I talk to it nicely then it works very well. This means I now can suddenly own every single available Commodore 64 game, … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi – on order – WIN!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Got the email I have been longing for today:- Really looking forward to playing with this game-changing piece of kit. It’s the future. Reminded me of another piece of retro kit I had kicking around:- This little board changed my … Continue reading →

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Am I the only one who…

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

…admits to having a slightly healthy obsession with 1 game in particular? I do like this game, in whatever format it appears. So, what games do you obsess over?

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Portable Commodore 64 with Wi-Fi / Touchscreen and 64kb RAM

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Only emulated, sadly, but it’s still cool  Raid on Bungling Bay is easily in my Top 5 of C64 games… true, timeless, genius!

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Baby Amiga with Daddy Amiga (Grandpa Amiga is asleep!)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

The best thing about the Android operating system, apart from the fact that it’s not on an iPad is that it can run emulators galore! Here’s my Xoom and Galaxy S creating Chaos

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the world in your pocket…

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

So, I’ve had a great few days playing with emulators on my Android mobile (Samsung Galaxy S) So far I have the best game ever created, Final Fantasy VII, running through PSX4Droid Not only does the game play perfectly, but … Continue reading →

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Old Skool – New world!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Bringing history back to life… Retro is cool, right? Dig out those skin tight jeans from the back of the wardrobe; squeeze into your converse all stars, hide behind your hair, grab your original CND wrist wear and  whether you … Continue reading →

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