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In our latest podcast @retroclarence sits down for a chat with @DigiAntiquarian , author and writer of Amiga The Future Was Here and the Digital and Analog Antiquarian blogs. traffic.libsyn.com/secure/re… #RetroGaming
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In memory of John Wilson, a legend of the UK games scene. eurogamer.net/articles/2021-…
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Really enjoying this collection of vintage reviews of fan-made, UK 8-bit adventure games (mostly for the Spectrum) by @ZXadventurer! It's not a well-documented part of game industry history!
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Hell, yes. I'm trying to dig out the games I wrote with it 35 years ago, to see if I can upload them...
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Final attic find for today - I knew I had the Thompson’s twins adventure somewhere found it with a few other ‘discs’
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The Beast of Torrack Moor : 30th Anniversary Edition is now released
adventuron.itch.io/thebeast
A full credits list is on the page, but a special thank you to @AndyMGreen68 for his amazing artwork & Linda Doughty, for allowing me to port this classic adventure.
#adventuron
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Treated myself to all four (and hopefully more!) copies of @hardistymark's bookazine series, "The Classic Adventurer", a delightful journey through the wonderful land of the 8 and 16-bit text adventure.
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1980s ZX Spectrum text adventure writer (& author) Andrew Lowe @andylowe99 was kind enough to chat to me about his Zodiac Software days, reviews from @Mike_Gerrard and being inspired by @fergusmcneill 8bitag.com/info/zodiac.html
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Thrilled to be able to announce that we will be launching Broken Sword 5 on Nintendo Switch on 21st September - it really is quite a special version with nice new features. Also working hard on new project, of course!
We are hugely grateful for the many, many communications requesting that we bring our titles, and particularly Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent’s Curse, to the Nintendo Switch. With the convenience of... facebook.com/brokenswordoffi…
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Save 25% on The Classic Adventurer on @BlurbBooks with code SHADE25. blurb.co.uk/b/8775466-the-cl…
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Whatever happens for Indigogo backers, that's probably the end of the ZX Vega+ as a commercial venture now, bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45… Without the branding, there's zero chance it'll ever make it into stores and reclaim the substantial sums apparently owed to various people.
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Luke from Buckley, is one of the members of Samurai Duck studio - which has secured financial support from an industry talent scheme. deeside.com/glyndwr-games-st…
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Today's Virtual Cities [unbound.com/books/virtual-ci…] update: finished the text for the Antescher (Ant Attack) entry, did some housekeeping, commented on a few illustrations, and almost finished working on the new City 17 maps.
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Just arrived: The Classic Adventurer, featuring the most exhaustive interview I’ve ever done (I’ve had job interviews that were easier!)
Go grab your copy 👍 classicadventurer.co.uk/
I'm sure the LEGO James Bond kits will be cool but I'd really love a LEGO James Bond kids movie or game. :) So much they could spoof.
Had to turn off @Gameburst this week. Sorry guys, but listening to people constantly whinge about the UI on a console they don't actually play on is dreadfully dull.