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Romance-themed Retro Video Games for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2025 by Andrew Newton

Andrew Newton revisits a selection of romance-themed retro games from back in the day… It’s St. Valentine’s Day, a chance to spend time with your beloved…… beloved retro computer that is.  There are a fair few games of old that had love and romance as the focus, and I’m talking proper love not smut, I’ll […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, Articles and Opinions, Video Games Tagged With: Acorn Electron, Acornsoft, alternative software, Atlantis Software, BBC Micro, Boxer, English Software, Heartbroken, Imagine Software, Kissin' Kousins, Mikie, Popeye, zx spectrum

Classic Atari Lynx games coming to Nintendo Switch with The Epyx Collection Handheld

April 18, 2024 by Andrew Newton

Pixel Games UK has announced that they will be releasing The Epyx Collection Handheld on 25th April for the Nintendo Switch.  Developed by Imagine Software, this collection brings six classic Atari Lynx games that are sure to tickle folk’s nostalgia bones. The Epyx Collection Handheld is the fourth collection of games released for the Nintendo Switch and […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Atari, Atari Lynx, Blue Lightning, California Games, ElectroCop, Gates of Zendocon, Imagine Software, Pixel Games UK, The Epyx Collection Handheld, Todd’s Adventures in Slime World, Zarlor Mercenary

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #53 – Ping Pong

July 6, 2016 by Villordsutch

Leaving behind the bloodlust of Rastan from yesterday, we lay down our sword and instead pick up another weapon ready for combat – in this case a paddle; though this in truth will be a lot less bloody and a bit more sweaty.  At number 53 in the Your Sinclair Top 100 we enter the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Video Games, Villordsutch Tagged With: Imagine Software, Konami, Ping Pong, Your Sinclair, zx spectrum

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #48 – Renegade

July 11, 2016 by Villordsutch

After the peace and quiet has passed with a few rounds of Tetris, it’s only right our attention returns to some real action.  What better way to do this that with smacking somebody in the teeth, then following this up with high-kick, knocking them straight off the edge off a train station!  Obviously we’re not advocating this […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Video Games, Villordsutch Tagged With: Imagine Software, Renegade, Your Sinclair, zx spectrum

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #52 – Jumping Jack

July 7, 2016 by Villordsutch

Leaving the Ping Pong paddles on Imagine’s virtual table and walking off towards the next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100, we arrive at number 52 which is Jumping Jack.  On first glance you’ll probably balk at it on graphics alone – for this is an amazingly basic looking game – but after a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Video Games, Villordsutch Tagged With: Atari, Imagine Software, Jumping Jack, Leggit, Your Sinclair, zx spectrum

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