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Blue Star
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Another impressive attempt to crush a huge amount of game into a very small space on the unexpanded VIC.
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Frank and Andy |
Score: 8 Added: 2 Feb 2009 |
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Bomb Jack
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Hit the Bomb Jack and don't you come back no more... unless it's on the Atari 8-bit!
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Frank and Jason |
Score: 8 Added: 2 Feb 2009 |
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Sub Hunter
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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside... or preferably in the seaside, armed with torpedoes!
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Paul and Andy |
Score: 8 Added: 2 Feb 2009 |
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Quikman 2008
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Wakka wakka wakka. No, not Fozzy Bear; it's time for another bite at Pac-Man cherry!
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Frank and Gordon |
Score: 7 Added: 1 Jan 2009 |
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Universe: Unknown
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Space-bound shoot 'em up action, inspired by the Konami MSX classic Gradius 2.
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Jason and Andy |
Score: 8 Added: 1 Jan 2009 |
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Frogger
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The Konami arcade classic arrives on the CPC Plus, sliding dramatically past a juggernaut in the process.
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Frank and Shaun C. |
Score: 9 Added: 1 Nov 2008 |
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Rainbow Invaders
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Time for another outing for those incessant invaders - this time on the big screen in colour!
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Gordon and Frank |
Score: 4 Added: 1 Nov 2008 |
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Teradyne Warrior
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Fire up the spaceship and blast off into the wibbly regions of space to blow the heck out of stuff!
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Andy and Gordon |
Score: 5 Added: 1 Nov 2008 |
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Trans Logic 2
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A block-shuffling sequel with some truly fiendish puzzles - all crammed into a 16K machine.
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Frank and Jason |
Score: 6 Added: 1 Nov 2008 |
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SplATTR
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"If it moves, shoot it. If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway. If it drains your energy, move!" Says it all, really!
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Gordon and Frank |
Score: 9 Added: 3 Oct 2008 |
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| ALL FORMATS RESOURCES AND LINKS |
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Gamasutra
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A general site about current game design and development, it's worth reading the Designer's Notebook articles in particular.
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Games TM
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International monthly gaming mag with two things going for it; a large retro section at the back and the reviewers seem to understand what makes a good game.
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Gaming Verdict
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New but rapidly growing community-driven gaming website that has a prominent retro section; several 8- and 16-bit legends blog for GV.
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Micro Mart
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Popular weekly magazine and, more importantly to OSG readers, home of Retro Mart, a dedicated page of weekly retro news.
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Retro Gamer
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The first international magazine dedicated solely to retro gaming and the machines behind it.
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RGCD
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A collection of games and previews that were thought lost until they were located again.
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Graftgold
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Graftgold produced 8-bit classics such as Uridium, Magnetron and Morpheus; Steve Turner airs his thoughts on game design and what makes a playable title.
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The Pickford Brothers
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Developers of the classic Zub on the Spectrum, this site has some fascinating insights into their various titles.
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The Shaw Brothers
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Spectrum and CPC coders extraordinaire, responsible for a slew of games back in the day and now some Cronosoft titles.
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