"He was the one who set the benchmark".It has been revealed that F. David Thorpe, who created some of the most memorable ZX Spectrum loading screens for Ocean and US Gold, passed away earlier this year following a long illness. He was 84.Thorpe was behind …

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Hi,I'm setting up to do some artwork/mural at the Retro Gaming Museum here in Vienna, Austria (https://gamingmuseum.at/) and I would like to put a sprite up above the Atmos in our display, to represent the Oric section.Which character would you use to rep …

"It could have been the biggest disaster ever, can you imagine?".If you grew up playing games in the '80s or '90s, you've probably encountered more than a few titles featuring the name Ocean Software. The Manchester publisher/developer was prolific back in …

This vote is for the game we will play in Round 11 (November). The voting starts now and ends 23:59 GMT Saturday, November 18th Vote for 5 games. Votes with less than 5 games will not be counted. Votes with a game on the list below will not be counted. R …

Is there a way of getting Hunchback 2 working? I've loaded dsk images and a snapshot on my 464 with ULIFAC, and it just constantly cycles between the title screen and started of level 1. I've also tried it on emulators with the same result.Anyone k …

This vote is for the game we will play in Round 08 (June). The voting starts now and ends 23:59 GMT Saturday, August 12th Vote for 5 games. Votes with less than 5 games will not be counted. Votes with a game on the list below will not be counted. Remembe …

I don't know if these are already known or not, but here are some game pokes (no idea what they do):arabian nights poke 2631,173arabian nights poke 2632,141arabian nights poke 2633,169arabian nights poke 2634,89alligata blagger poke 3574,44alligata blagge …

This vote is for the game we will play in Round 08 (June). The voting starts now and ends 23:59 GMT Saturday, August 12th Vote for 5 games. Votes with less than 5 games will not be counted. Votes with a game on the list below will not be counted. Remembe …

My own collection of Computer & Video Games magazine began in April 1985, and apart from the following month’s issue, I didn’t miss one until well into the nineties when, in my early-twenties, my limited magazine budget had moved on to lads’ mag …

Developed and released for the arcades by Century Electronics in 1983.Commodore 64 conversion written by Jon Steele, and published by Ocean Software in 1983.Tangerine Oric-1 & Atmos conversion written by Philip Hulme, and published by Ocean Software in …