In 1902, cinema was still in its infancy, and people were still working out what they could do with it. One big breakthrough of the year was the…
After the massive success of The Hobbit, the wait was on for Melbourne House’s successor. Before they’d even finished it, Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler had decided on…
In 1984, it was still quite common for people to make games on their own, and sometimes even get them to the top of the charts. The Fall…
Twin Kingdom Valley is a graphic adventure game, set in a fantasy valley with two rival kingdoms, headed by a Forest King and a Desert King. It doesn’t…
Manic Miner wowed reviewers and players with its sheer scale. Its solo developer Matthew Smith aimed to create sixteen rooms for it, and successfully landed at twenty, four…
Ocean had reached the top of the charts with Kong, and they were proud of it. When they advertised a new game in Personal Computer News in December…
In 1983, three men set up a new magazine focused on Spectrum games. Partners Roger Kean and Oli Frey had experience in publishing. They previously worked on the…
One popular repeating story in games history is that of technical advances powering improved experiences. Being able to do more technically allows you to make better games, the…
The selection of Ultimate games included in the 2015 compilation Rare Replay almost completely lines up with their list of UK #1 hits. This is not surprising as…
In April 1983, UK magazines Home Computing Weekly and Personal Computer News each carried an advert for “the world’s greatest arcade games”. It was from the company Spectrum…