wp-gdpr-compliance domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/douglast/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121wp-gdpr-compliance domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/douglast/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121Having sorted out my garage I came across a lot of my old retro gaming stuff which had been “lost” for the last 9 years or so. A testament to the retro consoles build quality is that most of them still worked after given a clean and airing to get […]
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Carvup is a side on platformer where you play as a car, your mission takes place on a building site where you have to dodge the bulldozers and rivet in the girders. With simple controls, left , right and jump it’s quick and easy to start playing this cartoon styled […]
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Carnival for Colecovision’s console is a shooting gallery simulator which owes a lot to Space Invaders. Why do I mention Space Invaders? It’s because you are a small gun at the bottom of the screen which can move left and right. The shooting gallery staples of tin ducks, tin rabbits, […]
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Looping on ColecoVision The first thing to strike me about Looping is the games simplicity. Simple graphics, simple gameplay and a simple goal. That doesn’t mean that Looping isn’t challenging, considering you only have to remember 3 controls , pushing up points the nose of your plane down, pushing down […]
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Zaxxon is one of the early Arcade shootem ups which made it on to many home computers and consoles. What makes Zaxxon stand out from other titles of the time is its strange view point which is neither horizontal or vertical, as is the norm, but goes diagonally across the […]
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After waiting two weeks for a USB mouse to arrive, which was listed in the UK but came through Hong Kong customs on its way here, I could finally get on with the Classicade updates. As you may have read in the previous ramblings about the Classicade, I replaced the […]
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Donkey Kong, legendary arcade game and ported and cloned to death. Also the game which launched a certain Italian plumber’s career, one which shows no signs of slowing down yet. In this case we will be looking at the port to the ColecoVision, a port which is recalled fondly as […]
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UGH by Playbyte on Amiga (1992) It’s the days of the dinosaur, and while sitting around trying not to get eaten our hero Ugh (played by you obviously) has the great idea of inventing a helicopter style transport cage. Wifey wants to see some money from this great new invention […]
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Super Space Invaders by Domark on Amiga Space invaders was the game which launched the shoot em up genre for most people and spawned many imitators. It also spawned a few sequels, like Super Space Invaders, which took the original game and built upon its strong foundations. With the advancement […]
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Marksman Shooting / Trap Shooting / Safari Hunt on Sega Master System Having recently found a lot of my retro gaming collection in my garage, one of the things I found was the Sega Master System Phaser, The next thing was to find an old CRT TV as it won’t […]
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