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For me it all started with getting a ‘Grandstand Astro Wars’ for xmas 1981, since then I have never stopped playing video games. www.zxspectrum16k.co.uk

Category: Retro

  • New sign for the office door

    New sign for the office door

    Really hope this works :-)#MoreGamingTimeNeeded

  • Updated Arcade Cabinet, Arcade Monitor, CRT Emudriver, GroovyMAME

    Updated Arcade Cabinet, Arcade Monitor, CRT Emudriver, GroovyMAME

    Showing a few games running on the updated Arcade Cabinet. I updated the machine with New MB/CPU/HD installed, modded HD 5450 GPU with CRT Emudriver 2.0, installed Windows 10, and now using Groovymame, super resolutions. I am still using Arcade Maximus as a front end with an Arcade Monitor (supporting 15khz) and running all games…

  • Where is Melv, Track and Field

    Where is Melv, Track and Field

    Arcade cabinet all set up, ready for gaming nightshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdsefP9WIU

  • Sinclair Artwork Poster Prints

    Sinclair Artwork Poster Prints

    Found a spot for one of the pics in my office, thanks @computermuseum for the pics.  John Harris’s incredibly detailed illustrations were used on the covers of Sinclair manuals. – ZX Microdrive & Interface 1 Manual – ZX Spectrum Manual (Floating City)http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ ZX Spectrum, arcades had such an impact on my work-life decisions. Thankfully #RETROGAMING

  • Ale and Playing Retro, fun sunday

    Ale and Playing Retro, fun sunday

    perfect Sunday, drinking some nice ale and playing Retro on the Mister

  • Oliver Frey, the Art Of

    Oliver Frey, the Art Of

    I have been looking forward to this book; I read Crash, ZzAPP!64 back in the day. It was the only magazine that seemed to speak to me, not at me when i was a kid. I would take a bus into the city center, and pick up the latest copy from WH Smiths. Oliver Frey…

  • Planet Of Death, new pickup

    Planet Of Death, new pickup

    The front cover on the cassette is ‘awesome’, a classic. Had to pick this up, one to display. Adventure A: Planet of Death for the ZXSpectrum 1982 by Artic computing. I remember at the time finding this advertised in the magazine, the cover art just sold it to me. And I later discovered that Artic…

  • Taito legends, 29 Games that defined a generation

    Taito legends, 29 Games that defined a generation

    Just picked this up from eBay, Taito Legends for the Xbox. After playing a few of the conversions (classics) on the Xbox series x. Wasn’t impressed xboxone versions (got from the online store). Picked this up really cheap from eBay and will give this a try.– Hoping it is better than the conversions I already…