A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Author: Lewis Packwood
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Grab them on Kickstarter while you can!
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A round up of the video-game-related features I’ve written for magazines, books and websites this year.
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Talking about the obscure Famicom game Metal Slader Glory, which shaped HAL Laboratory’s destiny.
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An extract from my book, Curious Video Game Machines, has appeared in a national newspaper.
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It’s stunning in motion, and incredibly sweet, but Europa is a bit light on content.
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Conscript! Wax Heads! Turnip Mountain! The Deadly Path! Pieced Together! Here are some of my favourite games from the WASD show.
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Lara is still much loved!
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Too clever for its own good.
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I wrote an awful lot of things about video games in 2023, not least an entire book.
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Make Way is Micro Machines where you have to build the track, and it’s an absolute blast with four players.
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Find out more about Virtuality, the company that pioneered VR in the 1990s.
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My first book, Curious Video Game Machines, is now available to buy from all good book shops.
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There’s a fantastic-looking book currently on Kickstarter, all about the weird and wonderful world of tabletop electronic games.
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I’ll see you in York on Wednesday 6th December. Save the date!
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A compendium of rare and unusual consoles, computers and coin-ops.
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A few highlights from this year’s WASD, including Viewfinder, Have a Nice Death and A Highland Song.
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I reviewed this unexpectedly brilliant Indonesian high-school adventure for The Guardian.
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Atomic Heart! Zelda! Snufkin! Here are a few of the spangly new video games we’re looking forward to in the coming year.
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Citizen Sleeper! Silt! Rollerdrome! Join us as we look back at our favourite games of 2022.
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After two turbulent years, 2022 felt like a fresh start.
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I found out in a feature for Time Extension.
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A look at one of the biggest and most complex articles I’ve ever written.
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It turns out the plague really IS all that bad.
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Featuring John Romero!
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Dome Keeper! Ninja or Die! Planet of Lana! More!
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As the venerable machine turns 50 this month.
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In which I bring exciting news, and wax lyrical about the wonderful Spiritfarer.
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What a stunning bunch.
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Three issues in, this beautiful, high-quality gaming journal is getting better and better.
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A few highlights from the excellent crop of indie games at London’s newest game show.
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Treat yourself for World Book Day.
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Another turbulent year, but with some glittering highlights.
A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME 