We pay tribute to the alternative answer to the BBC Micro.
The History Of Bonk
The PC Engine was massively popular in Japan and had it’s own answer to Mario in the form of PC Kid. Known as Bonk in the West, this is the story of his popular adventures.
RETRO GAMES
The Making Of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Discover how the very first official Star Wars games was created and why its developers headed to Hoth for their inspiration.
Classic Moments: Atic Atac
We look back at all the greatest moments from this classic Spectrum adventure. How many of the following bits do you remember?
Licence To Thrill: Robocop
Discover how the smash hit movie got turned into one of the best movie licences to ever appear on home computers.
The Making Of Scooby Doo
We look back at the first major videogame to be based on the popular cartoon series, Scooby-Doo.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Plus Smashes Target
The updated Vega still has several weeks to go, but it’s already smashed its crowdfunding target
BMX Simulator
Darran revisits Codemasters’ first published videogame.
Operation Wolf
Darran explains why Taito’s hit coin-op made for a fantastic Master System conversion.
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Penguin Land
Darran admires the birds in this quirky little platformer.
The Making Of Jack The Nipper
Greg Holmes explains how he created gaming’s naughtiest toddler.
DEVELOPER PROFILE
Mev Dinc
We speak to the classic 8-bit coder about his impressive career.
Alien Crush
Nick’s only recently discovered this PC Engine gem.
Wonder Boy In Monster Land
We go back to Sega’s awesome Master System conversion.
The Making Of Myth: History In The Making
We go behind the scenes of the amazing time-travelling adventure.
Dragon 32
We investigate the Welsh 8-bit computer.
The Making Of Barbarian
We revisit Palace Software’s bloodthirsty beat-’em-up.
DEVELOPER PROFILE
Simon Nicol
We speak to the C64 coder about his gaming highs and lows.
HARDWARE PROFILE
Sinclair ZX 80
We revisit one of the machines that helped kick-start the UK games industry.