Tag Archives: xbox

I waited up half the night for… what?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Okay, little announcement made to the World yesterday and my opinion follows. Warning: Swearing, ranting plus a general output of disappointment and frustration follows. Sorry if you are offended. I’m normally not an angry person so please just take this … Continue reading →

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14 for the price of 1… this is how a retroist shops :)

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Picked up some great old fun in town today, all for less than the price of 1 ‘modern’ game. Prince of Persia – best version ever! Viewtiful Joe – brilliant! Red Dead Revolver  - older brother of the classic ‘Redemption’ Thief  - just … Continue reading →

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What to play first…?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Granted it is a nice position to be in, but I’ve run out of space under my TV  :) How many do you count? how many can you name?  

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Eurogamer 2011 – Earls Court 22-25th September 2011

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

I’ll be popping along to a little expo at Earls Court this weekend. Last time I hit a VideoGame exhibition it was at the ZX Microfair’s during the 80′s and 90′s, so this should be a bit different! They have … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed – Speedhunters DLC

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Rabid petrol heads may be familiar with Speedhunters.com; apparently a worldwide phenomenon bringing a magnetic attraction to Vauxhall Corsa owners, et al. These purveyors of burning the midnight rubber, snacking on donuts in Asda car parks, love nothing better than the … Continue reading →

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Life in Week 20

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

 Just a quicky folks to summarize the week…   Got myself some awesome eBay bargains:-     JET SET WILLY – AMSTRAD * * NEW AND SEALED * * Sale date: 18/05/11 – £2.75   MSX ~ Manic Miner by Software … Continue reading →

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I was a teenage Manic Miner :)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Couple of pics to share, bringing a tear to my eye This is my family tree… …and how things changed in 30 years… from this… …to this damn…where did the time go!

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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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Re-booting games… A good thing? or bad thing?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

Should we let the Sun set on the old classics? or let them rise again? I love old games. I grew up with gaming, it is in my blood and I absolutely love looking back at worlds gone by. But, does … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Creations – R.I.P.

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

This is so fucked up… Activision are closing Bizarre Creations! Are they only interested in punting out multi-shitty versions of CoD? We will probably live to see Call of Duty 43, but not PGR5? I bought a Dreamcast because of … Continue reading →

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