Saturday, 31 January 2015

The Spectrum Show 37

Welcome to Episode 37 of The Spectrum Show. In this episode we take a look at the Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games from February 1986. In the feature I test out the Datel Light Writer light pen. I review Road Racer from Thorn EMI, Ultima Ratio from Firebird and The Guardian from PSS. The new game reviewed is Gimmie Bright. There is also playing tips, type-in corner and demo of the month. Enjo...

Saturday, 3 January 2015

Type-In Games Reminder

This is just a reminder - I need type-in games for the next series. Please help to keep this feature alive! I have typed out a few myself, and a fan of the show has supplied 3 games, but I still need another 4 or 5. Check your old tapes, or type out a game now - get that nostalgic feeling again... make sure it has not already been typed out by looking on the Type Fantastic website.. you get a shout out on the show... and the satisfaction of having brought a game not seen in over 20 years, back to the public. Over to you guys.... get typing....

Thursday, 1 January 2015

New Discovery

Many moons ago, back in the mists of 1988 I was working in a well-known computer store and got to know the local Amiga users. They ranged from mad role-playing geeks, demo makers, cracking groups and even commercial game creators. Twilight, the company who made WWF, Elf and several other Amiga games often popped in to test their latest game, and my name even appears in the high scores of Elf. The guy who wrote Honda RVF, Ed Hickman (also responsible for several Spectrum games like Apple Jam and Zig Zag) was also a regular. We all once went for a spin in his Porsche… oh happy days… Anyway, back to the topic… digging through some old CD’s recently dragged up my collection of Amiga floppy disk images, for use on emulators. I knew I had my...

Pages 381234 »

 
Design by Free WordPress Themes | Bloggerized by Lasantha - Premium Blogger Themes | Dcreators