A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME
Video Games, Victorian Style
Category: News
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Grab them on Kickstarter while you can!
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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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Lara is still much loved!
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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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When I sit down and think about it, my gaming habits have been mostly shaped by option value. So is it time to rethink how I buy videogames?
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I don’t play online games. There was about a month there in 2010 where Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on the trusty PlayStation 3 was the Sandy to my Danny Zuko. And it’s about to fly away.
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HONK HONK!
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Like us. Please, please like us. We crave attention.
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Monty Python-esque point and click.
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New player unlocked.
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Dog lovers, rejoice!
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And all the money goes to a phenomenal cause. #BlackLivesMatter
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A real piece of gaming history.
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A rogue-like in which it is thrillingly easy to do yourself a mischief.
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Not perfect, but a lot better.
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Infectious beats.
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Very good boy 12/10.
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Thunder Lotus has unveiled a ‘cosy management game about dying’.
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The intriguing mix of survival mechanics and deck building makes Nowhere Prophet one to watch.
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This shoot ’em up is an essential purchase if you own a Switch.
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Inkle responds to criticism with a quick-travel option.
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This point and click adventure looks very promising indeed.
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Ubisoft’s excellent 2003 cel-shaded shooter is getting the remake treatment in November. Quelle surprise!
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London is remarkably different now, one of many sweeping changes to Failbetter’s game.
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I’d love to catch up with AMAP readers and other games writers.
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I did a feature on the Amiga CD32 for the latest issue of the magazine.
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