Game Review: Classic Adventure (BBC Micro, Melbourne House)
When you look at games that are released across a wide range of formats, some platforms like the BBC Micro often struggle when compared with […]
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Game Review: Classic Adventure (Commodore 16, Melbourne House)
I’ve always been fond of text adventures and once I started my journey into home computing, it was the first genre I delved into thanks […]
Game Review: Questprobe – Spiderman (BBC Micro, Americana)
While I’m usually drawn more to arcade shoot-em-ups when it comes to retro gaming, I’ve always had a soft spot for RPGs and text adventures. […]
Game Review: Questprobe – Spiderman (ZX Spectrum, Americana)
Back in the 1980s, gaming was always seen as being hobby for nerds – and it generally went without saying that if someone was a […]
Game Review: Questprobe – Spiderman (Commodore 16, Americana)
Even though I’m an arcade game lover at heart, I’ve always had a soft spot for text adventures. I blame all of this on Scott […]
Game Review: Demon’s Tomb – The Awakening (Amiga, Melbourne House)
While this is classed as a Melbourne House release, Demon’s Tomb: The Awakening is actually from the second incarnation of the company after its purchase […]
Game Review: Questprobe – Spiderman (Atari, Americana)
I’m a huge Spiderman fan. There – I said it! So before I even loaded this up first time around back in the 80s it […]
Game Review: Questprobe – Spiderman (Commodore 64, Americana)
If you were around at the start of the 8-bit era, the chances are that you will know the name Scott Adams. With his company […]
Game Review: Questprobe feat. The Hulk (Atari, Americana)
First game I ever owned for the Vic 20 was Adventureland by Scott Adams. Even though I’d always loved arcade shoot-em-ups, that one text adventure […]
Game Review: Zork I (Amiga, Infocom)
Infocom’s range of text adventures were a thing of legend amongst anyone who played them. In the 8-bit era not many UK gamers were fortunate […]