The Bargain Bucket List
You’ve heard about these bucket lists, right? The idea is, you make up a list of ‘amazing’ and ‘uplifting’ things to do before you ‘kick the bucket’. It’s all the rage these days.
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Retro: The Computer Cookbook
These were the thoughts pulsing through the synapses of Ian M Hoare’s brain. If this could be done – it would transform cooking forever. This was the dream which inspired him to create the Computer Cookbook.
Continue readingRetro: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
It’s hard to imagine a mainstream game these days based on the politics of a scouse, gay, sado-masochistic musical collective.
Continue readingRetro: Double Dare
His name is Peter Simon and he’s the scariest man on television – he always has been.
Continue readingRetro: Sonic Blast Man
Superman could fly. Spider-Man could cast webs. Sonic Blast Man could…well, he could lamp people in the face
Continue readingRetro: Shaq Fu
Shaq Fu was so bad that it sparked an Internet campaign to track down and destroy every single copy of the cartridge – to wipe it off the face of the earth
Continue readingRetro: The Krypton Factor
The Spectrum version of The Krypton Factor managed to beautifully capture the general po-faced misery of the TV show but also cleverly removed both of the good bits.
Continue readingRetro: Dance Aerobics
Dance Aerobics was the 80’s equivalent of Wii Fit. Instead of a board you stood on a big plastic mat which plugged into the back of the console.
Continue readingRetro: Actua Soccer 2
By the time they released Actua Soccer 3 it was all over. Things had moved on and Gremlin Graphics were elbowed out of it.
Continue readingRTL Biathlon 2009
RTL Biathlon 2009 is a game in which you ski up hills whilst wearing leotards. In fact it’s not really skiing- it’s more like waddling.
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