1980s
1980s Archives | Category for grouping a collection of posts for topics covering the years 1980-1989.
COVID Lockdown: Target: Renegade
More retro gaming for our third COVID lockdown. Tonight it's Target: Renegade.
While we're in our third lockdown I decided to revisit some old favourites, but with a twist. The plan is to take a look at some of my all time favourite retro games but on a different system. Tonight I played Target Renegade on the Commodore 64. I have mixed feelings about it. Spectrum version information is taken from the World of Spectrum archive.Target Renegade AKA Renegade…
COVID 19 and my top 5 isolation games
COVID 19: Slowest. Apocolypse. Ever.
I hope this finds you safe and well during these unusual circumstances. COVID 19 isolation has given me some much treasured time with the family (minus my eldest who is isolating with my Mum). We played board games. We played Wii games. Family time is great but being together 24/7 isn't particularly healthy either. I was starting to look a bit Catweazle so I had the Missus perform the "Quarantine Cut" on me by shaving…Backpack Buddies (Nintendo) currently in ALDI
I picked up some Nintendo Backpack Buddies from ALDI.
Backpack Buddies were not on the shopping list. The objective was to buy some bread rolls for my Daughter's lunch today, however continuing to look around the store the next aisle offered up some Nintendo imagery. The younger generation might be familiar with Backpack Buddies but, being the wrong side of 40, these things are new to me. When I happen across something new to me like this both my gamer…Royal Mail Video Games stamps
