GameHammer Live Game Coding (Episode 1) March 31, 2019April 7, 2019Zoe Kirk-Robinson Tonight I began writing a text adventure game on an Amstrad CPC emulator. The coding process took quite a while but the game [...]
The First 16-bit Home Computer: A Brief History of the Texas Instruments TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A March 4, 2019March 10, 2019Zoe Kirk-Robinson In 1958, Texas Instruments changed the world when Jack Kilby created the integrated circuit. Before this invention, miniaturisation of components was a monumental [...]
The Amstrad CPC Had A Spectrum Emulator? February 25, 2019January 18, 2020Zoe Kirk-Robinson In the dying days of the Amstrad CPC, an interesting utility appeared in the pages of Amstrad Action. This utility, which claimed to [...]
Pong Is More Advanced Than You Remember February 24, 2019February 25, 2019Zoe Kirk-Robinson Let’s face it, when it comes to video games you can’t get much simpler than Pong. It’s a game involving two vertical sticks; [...]
RetroUnlim LIVE! February 23, 2019February 23, 2019Zoe Kirk-Robinson Last night, I was invited to take part in a RetroUnlim Live show, hosted by Novabug; whom retro gaming fans will know well [...]
The Horace Games February 22, 2019February 22, 2019Zoe Kirk-Robinson If you’re old enough to remember the early days of the ZX Spectrum, you will no doubt remember two special characters: Miner Willy, [...]
What Was The First Amstrad CPC Game? February 21, 2019February 22, 2019Zoe Kirk-Robinson When the Amstrad CPC 464 launched in June 1984, the plan was to have a bundle of software ready at launch for new [...]
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 – Game Gear and Master System – GameHammer 65 June 15, 2018February 7, 2020Zoe Kirk-Robinson Today’s video is part two of a trilogy. If you’d like to see the other parts, here are the links: Part 1 & [...]
Trauma Center Second Opinion – Wii – GameHammer 64 March 3, 2018February 7, 2020Zoe Kirk-Robinson Today’s video is part one of a trilogy. If you’d like to see the other parts, here are the links: Part 2 & [...]
Forgotten Worlds – Amiga, Mega Drive, Master System, PS2, CPC and Spectrum – GameHammer 50 November 10, 2017February 7, 2020Zoe Kirk-Robinson We were going to cover these worlds in an earlier video but somehow we… overlooked them. 😉 [...]