1980s
1980s Archives | Category for grouping a collection of posts for topics covering the years 1980-1989.
Turbo Esprit: Amstrad CPC464 September Review
Turbo Esprit: September featured game
Turbo Esprit is a 3D, free roaming, race 'n' chase from way back in 1986. Yep, 35 years ago. I first played Turbo Esprit on my cousin's 48K 'Jelly Key' Spectrum back in 1986 and promptly bought it for my Speccy 128K soon after. I was pleased to see there was an Amstrad version available so I had to give it a shot. I'll try not to make too many comparisons with the Speccy version,…Street Gang Football: Sinclair ZX Spectrum July Review
Street Gang Football: July featured game
Street Gang Football is not your usual computer footy game. There's no pitch, just cold, hard brick and tarmac, with plenty of virtually grazed kneecaps. Well, it's certainly no Sensible Soccer or FIFA but I have to say I took an immediate liking to this game. The idea behind this game is nothing short of brilliant on Code Masters part. It reminds me of playing football with my friends during the school holidays when…Dark Chambers: Atari 7800 June Review
Dark Chambers: June featured game
It's June and it's #AtariMonth so this month's review is a game described as the spiritual successor to Gauntlet, Dark Chambers, a remake of the 1983 game, Dandy. There's no mistaking this is a form of Gauntlet. The game starts and instantly you recognise the playing field. My first instinct was to brace myself for hordes of enemies... that, apparently, didn't get an invite. Taking a quick walk around I got the feeling I'd entered…Atari Month: June is the month Atari was founded.
