Data Scientist by day, geek tech gamer junky by night.
02/19/2020
For my birthday my best mate (aka son) presented me with some cash to buy a game. Rather than pick up a transient title that I’d play in passing I ordered the latest kit from HardKernel; the merging of two of my favourite pass times, Linux & Retrogames, then awesome handheld Odroid-Go Advance… & it arrived at the weekend 🙂 It only took half an hour to put together; the…
10/08/2019
Today’s arcade retro title is another favourite of mine; the classic 3 player Super Off road, what I always thought of as the spiritual successor to Super Sprint. Another game that I dropped a mountain of 10p coins into over the years, and one that I’ve picked up on a variety of consoles. In the game, up to three players (four in the NES version through use of either the…
10/07/2019
Hellfire is a 1989 scrolling #shmup by Toaplan,initially released in #arcades then ported to the #MegaDrive and the #PCEngine CD-ROM². One of the best #shmups on #Genesis,with slick graphics and sound this good looking blaster oozes playability👍🏻#MegaDriveMonday #MegaDriveMini pic.twitter.com/du8Q9e0Zt4 — G.I. Deon (@GidionV) October 7, 2019 @GidionV has not only an extensive enviable retro collection, but encyclopedic knowledge of #SHMUP history. He often shares forgotten gems that I don’t have…
10/06/2019
I stumbled across this awesome cool site that allows you to play retro ROMS without leaving the page so here’s a game I have fond memories of, and I still buzz over the game principle and level creation. More on what I think of it later, here it is for you to play first, may I present The New Zealand Story, MegaDrive version