WWF was hugely popular in the late 1980’s and into the early 1990’s. With such a popular IP video game licensing was inevitable and WWF games appeared on all the popular home consoles of the …
Retro Game Collecting – How I Got Started
I spent years watching other people talk about old games (Usually American YouTubers talking about NES Games), I discovered websites where you could play the old games along with emulation, but it was probably another …
The Vectrex Console – A Brief History and Overview
I first experienced a Vectrex console not that long ago at retro gaming night at the Centre for Computing History (back in 2015). This unique system intrigued me straight away and I wanted to know …
My Best NES Games of All Time
The NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) was my first gaming console. I was late to the game, not getting my hands on this legendary 8bit Nintendo console until Christmas 1990. To this day it is one …
Commodore 64 Batman (1989 Ocean Software)
The Commodore 64 Batman home port of Batman the movie by Ocean Software is a game that I played back in the day and it’s still one of my favourite C64 games. Let’s take a …
1980s Gaming -10 Things Only 80s Gamers Did
When the 1980s ended I was 11. I lived through the decade where Video Games truly became a global phenomenon and still love playing 80s retro games. In the UK the home Micro’s ruled the …
Ghostbusters 1984 Video Game (Activision)
The Ghostbusters 1984 Video Game released by Activision was one of the first games that I can remember experiencing. The Commodore 64 port is one my favourite games of all time. Let’s go back in …
Nostalgic Old Arcade Games – The Joy of Retro
I love playing nostalgic old arcade games and when I say old I mean games from the early 80s and into the 90s. I go for that time period as that was when I was …
80s Shell Suits – The Unforgettable Fashion Trend
Dare we say it? The 1980s were a kaleidoscope of fashion paradoxes! Here’s a decade that draped itself in a plethora of trends, but nothing caught the essence of ’80s fashion quite like shell suits. …
80s Bum Bags – A Retro Fashion Look Back
From the streets of LA to the runways of Paris, one accessory transcended boundaries and unified the style zeitgeist of an entire era: the Bum Bag. Also known as the Fanny Pack (don’t snicker, Brits), …
