Commando – GameHammer Daily
Commando created an entire genre after it refined the vertically-scrolling shooter genre into a brilliant run-and-gun action-adventure. Naturally, it was ported to just
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AuthorZoe Kirk-Robinson
Space Invaders – Various – GameHammer Daily
The godfather of retro games, Space Invaders, has a long and varied history. Today on GameHammer Daily, Zoë takes a look at several
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Madden NFL – N64 and PlayStation 2 – GameHammer Daily
In today’s episode, Zoë brings the GameHammer down on the Madden NFL series. Focussing predominantly on the PlayStation 2 era, with a quick
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GameHammer Live Game Coding (Episode 18)
In this week’s episode, Zoë constructs the room where the final battle between Dirk Headstrong, space adventurer, and the Bondak Queen will take
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Why The CPC 664 Was Only Sold For Six Months
Computers come and go, it’s a fact of life. Back in the mid-1980s, the bubble was bursting on the microcomputer boom; leaving many
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History of the Tiger LCD Games
“Blip, blip, bleeep, blip!” No, you’re not listening to the sounds of a sonar as it discovers an enemy submarine tracking you, it’s
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The First 16-bit Console: A Short History of the Intellivision
Back in the 1970s, a number of electronic gaming devices rose in popularity and paved the way for video game consoles to arrive.
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The First Computer
When we think about the history of computers, the usual starting point that comes to mind is Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine. This was
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Nokia’s Snake on the PlayStation 2?
Nokia’s Snake is one of those games that everyone either played or knew someone who played incessantly. It was everywhere, thanks to being
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GameHammer Live Game Coding (Episode 17)
Zoë continues work on her latest game, Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness, in the latest episode of Live Game Coding; the show
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