An investigation into the birth of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong and Mario characters

An investigation into Nintendo’s first handheld gaming system – the Game & Watch

An investigation into the early days of Nintendo

In the last article, we looked at the development history, hardware, peripherals and audio-visual prowess of the Amstrad CPC 464. In...

An investigation into the third player in the 8-Bit microcomputer market, the Amstrad CPC464

An investigation into gaming on the Commodore C64

An investigation into the audio visual capabilities of the Commodore C64

A spoof article made in response to my work being plagiarised

An investigation into the hardware that made the C64 tick

An investigation into the games made specifically for the Speccy

Gaming on the ZX Spectrum was an inconsistent affair. Join us to find out why.

A light-hearted and nostalgic look into the audio-visual capabilities of the ZX Spectrum home computer.

An investigation into the first home computer for the masses, the humble ZX Spectrum.

An investigation into gaming on the Atari 2600, from the high points of Solaris to its lowest point ever: ET - The Extra-Terrestrial.

An investigation into the early days of home console gaming, from the Home Pong console to the Atari 2600.

How Pong became the first video game success story.

No-spoiler review of Paul E Cooley's The Black series of books and audiobooks.

No Spoiler review of the 'Alien Solara' fan made audio-drama.

No spoiler review of Dmitry Glukhovsky's superb Metro 2033 book and audiobook

Hands on review of the Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X PC and PS3 gaming joystick. Premium features at an entry level price.

Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 is three games in one. One is a power fantasy, one is scary and one is Terrifying. Join us and find out why.

The dangers you can't see or hear are the scariest. Join us as we investigate how games capitalise on this.

What is scarier than being isolated in a dangerous environment? Being isolated there with almost no supplies.

The best horror games keep you scared no matter how many times you have played them. Join us and find out how.