Category Archives: Videogames

ChesSkelet Vs. Psion MasterChess: compact programming chess gaming on Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stefano

How about a nice chess game? (between two ZX Spectrums)? War Games Joshua GIF from Wargames GIFs Some vintage chess game programs are usually regarded as software masterpieces since programmers have been able to crank into very small amount of … Continue reading →

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A secret text adventure game is hidden into Google Chrome – and it’s compelling!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Stefano

Fancy a nice old-style text-adventure game? Look no further than Google! It’s quite simple, all you need is Google Chrome (updated). Type in search box “Text adventure” then open the developer console with: CTRL-SHIFT-I if you’re a PC user, CMD-Option-I … Continue reading →

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January 1981: “ZX80 interface micro user”, a vintage computer magazine

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Stefano

For me, it all began with the Sinclair ZX80 I received as a Xmas gift (1981). I recently purchased this magazine from 1981 (January), it was one of the very few Sinclair-related magazines back then; sometimes you may find similar … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday Nolan Bushnell!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Stefano

Happy birthday Nolan Bushnell!

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How to play vintage MS-DOS games embedded into tweets!

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Stefano

What about a nice ol’ MS-DOS game? The awesome Archive.org vintage gaming library plus Twitter comes in quite handy! Embedding DOSBox-based, old school MS-DOS games has never been so easy: create a new tweet and copy the link to your … Continue reading →

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April Fool’s Day 2015: Google Maps turns into PacMan Arcade (no coins required)

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Stefano

It’s April Fool’s Day again! Google turns its great Google Maps into a PacMan worldwide videogame. You’ll be able to run the Pac-character on your own streets avoing Pinky and most other evil ghosts – yes, that’s right: using your … Continue reading →

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Pixels: an (awesome) upcoming movie about vintage gaming

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Stefano

You may already have seen this video, Pixels, released in 2010 by french director Patrick Jean: it’s awesome and has been an inspiration for most vintage game lovers around the world. New York is suddendly surrounded by the best 80s … Continue reading →

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Atari: ‘Game Over’ documentary due for November release about the mass burial of videogames

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Stefano

This promises to be really awesome! You may recall about the Atari videogame burial site affair… “Atari E.T. Dig- Alamogordo, New Mexico (14036097792)” by taylorhatmaker – Atari E.T. Dig: Alamogordo, New Mexico. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Doctor Who 50th anniversary with character-based game.

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Stefano

Believe it or not, Doctor Who has been traveling around on TV for half a century, since it was first aired in 1963. 50 years means obviously nothing to a Time Lord as the Doctor… Today Google celebrates the 50th … Continue reading →

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Star Citizen: probably the very first crowdfunded AAA – high-end – game ever

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Stefano

Browsing Kickstarter project always brings out pretty surprises. Chris Roberts, creator of the famous Wing Commander franchise, returns with a crowdfunded project that will bring us a great space sim. In November 2012, Roberts raised more than $2 million (on … Continue reading →

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