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Playing video games since 1976. Writing about them since 1983.
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https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lper4ywdhs2i
Published: May 17, 2025 14:32
This Lookback feature is interesting as it shows that a) review scores are a snapshot of a moment in time, and b) some games age really quickly, while others don't. This is @digitalfoundry and I in 1992 looking at the review scores from MM issue 1,…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lpc6evy5qc25
Published: May 16, 2025 13:51
Somewhat amusingly, this took about the same time to arrive down under as it used to take my mags to get there. Three months! It's a slow boat tradition with my publications. However, at least this one doesn't feel out-of-date like my old mags always were!…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lpbrv7smzc2h
Published: May 16, 2025 10:08
40 years ago, Sinclair announced a 128k Spectrum, which TBH, was totally redundant for your average consumer. And speaking of redundant, Atari canceled its 130 ST, which was utterly hopeless. It didn't even have enough memory to run its OS properly. The…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lp74p7a5tk25
Published: May 15, 2025 08:43
40 years ago, Sega was one of the arcade kings that produced many classic coin-ops. US Gold snapped up the licensing rights/UK distribution rights to numerous US-produced ports, giving them this terrific selection of conversions. Some were better than…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lp4zf22fo22i
Published: May 14, 2025 12:39
35 years ago, EA Sports Microtransaction Rip-Off FC didn't yet exist, so some companies went to individual clubs to get a license. Which seems questionable as it kind of limited potential sales. Especially when they were a total bag o' shite, such was the…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lp2ouctoxc2q
Published: May 13, 2025 14:25
This pair of 1990 Ocean sports games were actually both Adidas-branded, but for some reason in the UK, the tennis game had its pre-release "Adidas Championship Tie Break" title removed and was just released as Tie Break. No idea why. And neither game was…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lp23wmxe6c25
Published: May 13, 2025 08:46
35 years ago, CVG published these really cool Final Fight tips. They were illustrated by Gary Harrod, who later that summer became a full-time member of the EMAP team and was instrumental in helping design and launch Mean Machines.
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3loxnd5rcwk2r
Published: May 12, 2025 09:20
40 years ago, US Gold signed a Disney deal that ultimately didn't go anywhere. The QL got a game, but also didn't go anywhere. Meanwhile, Commodore posted a record net loss - 'cos they spent tons of cash on new machines nobody wanted. If only they'd just…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3loq6nzlvlc2q
Published: May 9, 2025 10:09
35 years ago, CVG reviewed LHX Attack Chopper on PC. We were really impressed! The thing to consider is the PC was in the midst of transitioning from a biz machine to a do-it-all system. It was stuff like this that convinced us that it really had a…
https://bsky.app/profile/jazrignall.bsky.social/post/3lonojkvdmk2p
Published: May 8, 2025 10:14
Baseball is my second-favorite sport after football. That love affair started 40 years ago with this game. I really enjoyed playing it, which precipitated an interest in the sport that ballooned when I moved to the states and became a huge San Francisco…