Turbo Esprit: Amstrad CPC464 September Review

Turbo Esprit Amstrad CPC 464

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 Spectrum

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 Atari 7800

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…

The Transformers Comic Book Memories

The Transformers Collected Comics 6

Transformers comic: More... Much more than meets the eye

During my childhood Saturday mornings were great. No school, sleep-in, wake up to some of the best cartoons of the time, but nothing gave me quite as much enjoyment as getting my latest Transformers comic arrive through the letterbox to read while I ate my cereal. More than just a range of toys, The Transformers comic told one epic story ranging from their origins on their homeworld Cybertron, to their arrival…

Astro Blaster: Sinclair ZX Spectrum April Review

Astro Blaster Spectrum

Astro Blaster: April featured game

I remember playing Astro Blaster many years ago but it became one of those titles that I overlooked in recent times. I'm a member of a Sinclair Spectrum group on Facebook, The Spectrum Group UK, and they set seasonal challenges with a different game each week. The object of the challenge is usually to get the highest score amongst the members taking part. This week the game is Quicksilva's 1983 title, Astro Blaster. Astro Blaster…