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4:10 Deathstar interceptor

2.1 Way of the exploding fist
2.19 The Fury

1-6 rasputin 128k

Two programs on BBC4 Tuesday 26th Dec late night (gone midnight into Wednesday 27th, so set your video recorder to the 27th at 01.03 with a 3hr tape) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bjdgx7 Towards Tomorrow: Robot Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov explores how robotics will shape the future. htt...

6 Monopoly

18 gutz

17 The Rocky Horror Show

Sabre Wulf visiting all the possible rooms that the amulet can be found is around 16mins on a good day.


If the game is started, then a snapshot is taken, then find the rooms that the amulet is found, then reload the snapshot, then only go to those rooms, it could be completed in under 10 mins.

Arkanoid/Batty - length of bat alters, changes into a laser gun, booster rockers added.

KNight Lore
Sabre Man to a werewolf

ok, scrap that one....

Let's try Cyberun, bits get added to the spaceship as they are collected.

Elite released Grand National in 1985 (sponsored by Winalot Dog food) A few months later the game engine was re-skinned into their hit driving game 911TS (with technical assistance from Dunlop tyres) Now, after huge 38 years wait, Elite Systems dig out the source code, draw a few new graphics and re...

There is an article in the new Retro Gamer Annual about Rebelstar 1 and 2, didn't get a chance to read it because my local library of WH Smiths don't like the reading of magazines - I had a thumb through it but got the evil glare of the staff member. The Miner droid was, as you said, placed in the t...

I remember going to a 16-bit one in London with my brother and friend from school; I can't remember if we took the train or if he was driving by then. I don't know which fair it was though. There weren't any consoles, it was just STs and Amiga, and the major magazines and big game labels weren't th...

A tough choice, as with the games by Denis Grachev/RetroSouls it's a difficult to pick a winner. Rebelstar Firebird - The game that got me playing turn based games. The evenings after school with Dave and Graham huddled around the Spectrum playing against the computer or against each other were grea...

Morkin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:36 pmWhat game is it?

Super Trux

There's a part 2 article to the book plugging on the Daily Mail site

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... kmann.html

after reading both pages I feel that I've read most of the book and don't really need to buy it. Cheers Marcus.

Marcus-Berkmann, one of the many Your Sinclair writers, about gettimg old and invisible.... From the Daily Mail website...it will have an annoying pop up video in the bottom right of the screen, just wait for the white X to kill it off. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12735795/Older-men-t...

Thanks for the quiz!

1984, April Birthday present, UK. Rubber key 48k. First game purchased Lunar Jetman, a game I will always enjoy playing.

11 Saboteur II

Arthur Daley's guide to Doing It Right - first published in 1985 Just a snippet from the book, a mention of Sinclair and Robert Maxwell. Remember to read in the style of Arthur Daley..... https://i.postimg.cc/yDRrc680/Arthur-Daley01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/LqBCQyfX/Arthur-Daley02.jpg https://i.post...

sn3j wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:22 pm Where Time Stood Still?

That's a winner

Give this one a go.

Dongle required.... Shadow of the unicorn

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1008571127779573780/1169219039755776020/daveyboyhughes_a_riveted_steel_plated_monster_go_cart_with_4_wh_9f912d66-b484-4815-9da8-80eada84fc7f.png?ex=65549b16&is=65422616&hm=a700327f999c2d5247c569c6714befbe93ae14e533eec09143990e1ceee5403c& a riveted,...