October 20th, 2008 by Craig (email author)

Whilst playing around with a few behind-the-scene things, I managed to change something in the RSS feed which means it hasn’t been working for the last week or two.

Admittedly there hasn’t actually been much on the feed, but at least I’m smug knowing that it’s back up and running.

I’m sure there is a lesson to be learned here, but where’s the fun in getting it right all the time?

September 1st, 2008 by Craig (email author)

I’m lucky enough to live in an area where there seem to be a load of car boot sales going on every weekend. Yesterday I found the time to go along and see if anything was worth buying.

Due to the recent spell of bad weather we have been having, the usually packed field was a bit quiet. However, I did pick up a few PC games that caught my eye…

• Glover – I’ve only played a friends copy of this very briefly.  It’s a kind of 3D platformer with a Mario 64 graphical feel to it.
• TFX – I remember the whole publisher fuss made when this was first developed for the Amiga.  It was finally released by CU Amiga magazine, but I never had an Amiga that was powerful enough to play it. Let’s see what the PC version is like.
• The Dig – A classic LucasArts adventure that I have never played.  I have never heard anyone say anything bad about this game.
• Daikatana – A overly hyped and apparently very bad game, or so the press claimed at the time of release.  I’ve only ever played a single map death-match demo of this, so it will be interesting to see what it’s like.

They should keep me busy for a few hours, anyway.

August 19th, 2008 by Craig (email author)

Hello and welcome to my own little bit of the Internet.

Using this site, I am hoping to track down some of the old computer and console games I played when I was younger and see how they hold up today.  I’ve been playing games ever since I was given my first Sinclair Spectrum as a child and have enjoyed hundreds of games for multiple systems ever since and have quite a range to draw from.

I am going to try and mainly focus on the two systems that have given me the most joy over my games-playing life,  the Commodore Amiga and the PC.   However, don’t think I’m just going to restrict myself to them!  There are quite a few other systems that I’m planning to revisit.  Also, where ever possible I am going to attempt to track down original disk images of the games to get the full experience and also let you know where to get hold of them yourself.

Now the uncomfortable first post is out of the way, where do I start?