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The Enduring Appeal of Retro Gaming: How Old-School Gamers Keep Classics Alive
Insert Coin. Continue? Step into an arcade. The air hums. There’s a smell of warm circuitry and soda syrup. Light flashes across the floor, a kaleidoscope of reds and blues. Somewhere, Pac-Man chomps endlessly through a maze that’s been running since 1980. No cinematic cutscenes, no open-world quests, no downloadable skins. Just you, a joystick,…
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Stunt Car Racer 128 – An awesome classic gets a super smooth C128 version!
While many of you were overjoyed to hear that Stunt Car Racer from the C64 had been ported over to both the Atari 8-bit, BBC micro and Commodore plus/4. There’s another version that’s been released which is equally special and well worth a download, and it’s Stunt Car Racer for the Commodore 128. Yes that’s…
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When Pixels were a Reality: What modern gamers can learn from the Retro Era
Do you remember the first games where every victory felt like a real achievement? Back then, the graphics were simple, but the emotions were stronger. We enjoyed each level and memorized the codes to continue the adventure. Now everything has changed. The graphics have become realistic, and the speed of progress is almost instantaneous. But…
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Coming Soon – Dungeons of Hinterberg
About Dungeons of Hinterberg 🚶♀️➡️ 🏔️ Explore The Alps Every inch of Hinterberg has been crafted with a captivating art style you’ll want to savour. Whether you’re snowboarding down a glacier, climbing mountains, or taking in the lakeside scenery, there’s so much available to explore! 🧩 Solve Your Way Out Hinterberg’s dungeons are packed full of…
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Roshi’s Milk Course – A nod to Dragon Ball for the ZX Spectrum by SplatterSoft
Even though I’m in my mid 40’s one of my favourite Anime’s of all time, just has to be the Dragonball Z series. I have seen all the episodes, all the movies and even the spin offs! You could almost say my growing up years was Dragon Ball, although you wont see me wearing any…
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Atic Atac – All Hallows Eve – An exclusive ULAplus ZX Spectrum lamp light mod for Atic Atac!
If you loved playing the Ultimate Play the Game classic called ‘Atic Atac’, then come and check out this mod release for that great game called ‘Atic Atac – All Hallows Eve ‘ by happycodingzx for the ZX Spectrum. An exclusive ULAplus mod that the creators says, "changes the lighting in the game to be…
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Why data ethics matters in the world of online entertainment
The shows you stream, the games you play, the bets you place and the chats you join all leave a trail that says more about you than your friends ever could. Platforms read your habits in real time and nudge you towards the next click. When attention turns into a marketplace, your data becomes the…
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Maiden of the Dark hits 25% of Funding Goal
Earlier today, Maiden of the Dark launched its Kickstarter campaign. The action platformer for the Game Boy is the first indie project from TigerChainsaw Studios, which is headquartered in Milwaukee. Led by TigerChainsaw, the four-person team also includes RetroRoo, PixelChunga, and OGM. Maiden of the Dark is an action platformer in the style of…
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Elite – David Braben’s 8bit space combat trading simulator of Elite gets an Atari XL/XE port demo by reifsnyderb
Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben’s 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we’ve seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different 8bit systems. But this latest news may interest you, if you have an Atari XL/XE…
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Buck and the Cursed Cartridge now, Croc 25th Anniversary Edition later announced for the Chromatic
On October 31st, ModRetro announced two new games for its Chromatic hardware, a modern FPGA equivalent to the Game Boy Color. The first title, available to purchase as of this writing, is Buck and the Cursed Cartridge. The platform title has a surprising star- Buck the Bunny, Gamestop’s former mascot, which had stopped being…
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