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Author:	zaphod79 [ Wed Nov 04, 2020 10:35 ]
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DavPaz wrote: Doom door opening noise Its mentioned in the story I linked to - done by the same guy and someone else had tracked them down a few years ago because of it :-)

Author:	Grim... [ Wed Nov 04, 2020 19:50 ]
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Aha! I totally called the ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! car boot gas strut part of the sound

Author:	romanista [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 19:21 ]
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haha, nintendo quality control https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/ ... uage_error

Author:	Hearthly [ Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:58 ]
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zaphod79 wrote: Tracking down an old obscure sound file from Resident Evil (and other places) I really enjoyed watching that - thanks for the link zaphod.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:32 ]
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Interesting stuff - the Atomiswave was an arcade system released by SNK / Sammy / Sega and it runs using Dreamcast hardware and some people are 'converting' (i.e. fixing) the games so they play natively on Dreamcast hardware

Author:	Satsuma [ Mon Nov 30, 2020 17:52 ]
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Alien Breed 3D mod for Doom

Author:	devilman [ Mon Nov 30, 2020 18:20 ]
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Radiooooo is a nice little site where you can listen to music from various decades from various countries. However, if you click 'Islands Mode' in the top-left, there's an '8-Bit Island' (although it's just any videogame stuff really as Xenon 2 just popped up for the Amiga) playlist too.

Author:	Dimrill [ Mon Nov 30, 2020 19:53 ]
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"8-bit" should be a world heritage phrase and its use strictly controlled.

Author:	romanista [ Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:34 ]
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liking the look of the capcom arcade stadium https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/ ... _next_year (even though i was ultimately dissapointed my icrosofts take on this on the xbox 360)

Author:	zaphod79 [ Thu Dec 24, 2020 0:09 ]
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A friend had one of these handhelds when i was at school and it seemed so much more complex than the ones i had - but someone used the shell to put a real emulated version of Defender inside one https://twitter.com/MikeJMika/status/13 ... 6368768000 Neil Henry from OMN modded an Entex Defender to play the actual arcade game... thus making my dream to hack an Entex Defender into the actual arcade game slightly less interesting. Neil is amazing. pic.twitter.com/UxwaZ0i8mE — Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) December 22, 2020

Author:	zaphod79 [ Fri Jan 01, 2021 23:52 ]
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https://twitter.com/CodeMystics/status/ ... 8587771905 We have 8-bit history to share: after Larry DeMar & Eugene Jarvis created Defender, they, as "Vid Kidz", started on a 2D top-down follow-up: Conquest. It only got as far as a VERY early prototype, but we've reconstructed the ROMs & now you can try it out: https://t.co/9uYukmIqUN — Code Mystics Inc. (@CodeMystics) December 31, 2020 Some background on what was known about the prototype https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2020/10/conquest/

Author:	devilman [ Tue Jan 12, 2021 19:00 ]
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For those with Amazon Prime, they've added Special When Lit today. Quote: Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon - pinball. This award winning documentary joins the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share the story of a phenomenon that once swept the world.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:07 ]
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devilman wrote: For those with Amazon Prime, they've added Special When Lit today. Quote: Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon - pinball. This award winning documentary joins the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share the story of a phenomenon that once swept the world. I remember watching that a few years ago and enjoying it - there are about 2 or 3 documentaries that cover the 'end' of the Pinball era

Author:	zaphod79 [ Wed Jan 13, 2021 18:26 ]
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https://twitter.com/KyleOrl/status/1347622817500696577 In honor of Alex Trebek's final Jeopardy! broadcast tonight, I played 30+ years of Jeopardy video games, tracking the franchise from the Apple II to the PS4. Amid the chaos in the US government, let me distract you briefly with some fun facts. (THREAD)https://t.co/yHrH5QIfq0 — Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) January 8, 2021

Author:	romanista [ Wed Feb 03, 2021 14:50 ]
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I bought a new tv, which has android.. which is actually working quite nice for some catch up services, but also for Retroarch.. especially as it supports my 8bitdo SF30 controller as well, (which I recently found again after clearing out my summer holiday bag from 2019).. But more to the point, I discovered Retroatch now supports retroachievements as well, which is sort of nice... I just got an achievement for beating the first world of Super Mario Land e.g. so befriend me! https://retroachievements.org/user/Romanista

Author:	romanista [ Thu Feb 18, 2021 14:32 ]
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Today the release of capcom stadium arcade, wonder how they will do this https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/ ... ndo_switch And I've got now retroarch on my android tv.. plugged in a usb stick and wow i've got everything close by ... what a wonder...

Author:	zaphod79 [ Fri Mar 05, 2021 15:28 ]
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I remember playing one of these in an arcade at Fleetwood pier probably early 80's

Author:	Dimrill [ Thu Mar 25, 2021 19:20 ]
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Lovely Read Only Memory are Kickstarting their latest book, An Oral History of Gamesmaster wrut by Dominuinmkuknk Diamond himself https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/da ... al-history

Author:	Kern [ Thu Mar 25, 2021 19:26 ]
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Stretch goal: Crucifixion.

Author:	TheVision [ Thu Mar 25, 2021 21:45 ]
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I think I want that

Author:	romanista [ Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:39 ]
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this looks fun: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021 ... e-paradise

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Apr 06, 2021 16:05 ]
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The very earliest Easter Eggs in games : Interesting back story on how the video and emulation here was created https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status ... 0847569920 For those who missed it, I launched a video over the weekend. Itâ€™s about the Easter Eggs that predate Atari Adventure, but itâ€™s also about an extremely important but largely forgotten game called Moonlander. Getting footage was tough. Todayâ€™s thread will be about how I did it. https://t.co/fsA0Yqefi2 — "Critical Kate" WillÃ¦rt ðŸ¤˜ðŸ» (@katewillaert) April 5, 2021

Author:	romanista [ Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:24 ]
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ah that's truly a nice video to start the day, thanx

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Jul 06, 2021 17:11 ]
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One of the first anti-piracy methods and the first 'crack'

Author:	zaphod79 [ Thu Jul 08, 2021 23:32 ]
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Probably a little old for anyone here but https://twitter.com/ArcadeDreamsDoc/sta ... 3767021572 Depending on where you live, you may think of the arcade as a place with a single type of game. In the UK, however, you often had slot machines alongside video games next to a pool table with redemption games too! Photos by George Wilson https://t.co/FMLsyEo09R pic.twitter.com/kbbHwSptw0 — Arcade Dreams (@ArcadeDreamsDoc) July 5, 2021 The link from there takes you to https://www.seasphotography.org.uk/georgewilson with a lot more pictures

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:01 ]
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I definitely remember seaside arcades looking just like that.

Author:	DavPaz [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:10 ]
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There are still a few hanging on. Many more coin drop machines and claw rip offs now though. And quick fire games for winning tokens

Author:	MaliA [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:50 ]
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The one in New Brighton (the best Brighton, for those playing along at home) is closing very soon after however many millions of years due to falling attendances. Getting a big new hotel instead, I think.

Author:	DavPaz [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:05 ]
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Hmm, I wonder why attendances have fallen at a place that requires you to touch stuff

Author:	Hearthly [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 16:17 ]
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zaphod79 wrote: Probably a little old for anyone here but I very much remember arcades like that. Children standing on chairs to gamble on fruit machines. The good old days eh?

Author:	Mimi [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 17:37 ]
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When I was small my favourite part of the arcades were always the horse racers. I’d always place my bets on the pink horse. I think they went up in value in the same order as the balls in snooker.

Author:	Mimi [ Fri Jul 09, 2021 17:45 ]
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Also… here’s me on my favourite racing snail ride at my favourite arcade, when these things were 5p a go.

Author:	devilman [ Sat Jul 10, 2021 0:40 ]
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Mimi wrote: When I was small my favourite part of the arcades were always the horse racers. I’d always place my bets on the pink horse. I think they went up in value in the same order as the balls in snooker. I rather liked them too. Here is a variation of one of them

Author:	Mimi [ Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:41 ]
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Haha! That’s them. I think the versions near where I lived had eight horses is the only difference, and it may be my imagination but I’m pretty sure they raced slower than that.

Author:	Hearthly [ Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:04 ]
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I wonder what the percentage payout on those things was, I bet it was something really stingy.

Author:	Malc [ Sat Jul 10, 2021 23:47 ]
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I seem to remember betting on Gaylord, it winning a surprising amount.

Author:	Zardoz [ Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:57 ]
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Pretty sure there’s one of those still running in the ferry arcade near me. Pink and white (I think) have the highest odds but rarely win obv

Author:	zaphod79 [ Sat Jul 24, 2021 23:54 ]
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https://twitter.com/GameHistoryOrg/stat ... 1336308741 What a spectacularly detailed article about the making of Snoopy Tennis on the Game Boy Color (of all games!): https://t.co/HbwlynkGQ9 — Video Game History Foundation (@GameHistoryOrg) July 22, 2021 https://superjumpmagazine.com/the-untol ... c177317e15

Author:	zaphod79 [ Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:22 ]
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Two linked stories about the first easter eggs in computer systems Kate Willaert : https://www.acriticalhit.com/make-love- ... aster-egg/ Ed Fries : https://edfries.wordpress.com/2021/05/2 ... aster-egg/

Author:	Hearthly [ Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:51 ]
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I made a video about Chase HQ

Author:	romanista [ Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:56 ]
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lemming doc coming https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/ ... niversary/

Author:	zaphod79 [ Fri Aug 27, 2021 13:02 ]
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Speedrunning the Zelda demo within Smash Bros https://kotaku.com/13-years-later-fan-g ... 1847556212

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:54 ]
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The untold story of the early Atari 'adult' games : https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1434864145879511040 Porno Hustlers Of The Atari Age The newly unearthed history behind one of the most offensive video games ever made: https://t.co/tQD3Y3zSNm pic.twitter.com/yNtiD4xpJl — Kotaku (@Kotaku) September 6, 2021

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Sep 07, 2021 17:28 ]
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https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status ... 7851307010 My latest video is my first to clock in at 20 minutes! Also my first to be NSFW, so you'll need to be logged into a Youtube account to view (sorry!).https://t.co/huQKpP09et pic.twitter.com/fHDeCrOcM2 — "Critical Kate" WillÃ¦rt ðŸ¤˜ðŸ» (@katewillaert) September 6, 2021

Author:	Findus Fop [ Wed Sep 08, 2021 23:25 ]
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zaphod79 wrote: https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1434874367851307010 And big, 30ft smurfs.

Author:	zaphod79 [ Tue Sep 14, 2021 15:33 ]
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Really interesting thread / story - you'll probably need to click through to read - in 9 parts and today was part 4 (which is still going on as I type) https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 2892018693 1982: I wrote Alien Attack, my first game, on an Atari 400, in BASIC. It had a custom character set for the alien (one at a time) and your spaceship. I advertised it in the Popular Computing Weekly classifieds for Â£5, for a week. Not much of a campaign. I sold zero copies. — Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 11, 2021

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zaphod79 [ Wed Sep 15, 2021 15:45 ]

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You should totally be reading the whole thing but these are from today's installment :

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 3112864771

"This is Jet Set Willy on the Commodore 64. Chris did Manic Miner too. He's been on this for six months, but it's not coming along as fast as we'd like. We've paid him ten thousandâ€
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 9707457547

I'm wondering why the hell he's telling me this and while I'm preoccupied, he's walking us back to the back office and we all flop into chairs.

"Here's the thing Shaaarheed" he says, his Scouse accent is so musical that I easily forgive him for mangling my name.
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 0445418505

"We need the C64 version out soon. Can you do it?"
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 1907872769

WHAT.

THE.

FUCKING.

ACTUAL.

FUCK.
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 9179498513

Jet Set Willy is colossal. It's the biggest computer game in the short history of British video games. It's broken records. And it's a masterpiece. Way beyond me.
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 2451423235

"Yeah, no problem"

(In my mind's ear I hear Jim Rohn's voice... "Don't let your mouth overload your back". I've made it my life's work to go against his advice.)

"We need it in four weeks."

"Sure, I can do that!"
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/ ... 7250099207

"We'll give you Â£3,000 if you can do it, and an extra Â£1000 bonus if you can do it in three weeks."

"Oh yeah, I'll do it in three weeks, no problem. Maybe even less.â€
— Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) September 15, 2021

Author:	Grim... [ Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:14 ]
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It's a fantastic thread. Shame it's on Twitter and making my eyes bleed, but I'm still looking forward to today's installment.

Author:	GazChap [ Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:40 ]
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Author:	Grim... [ Thu Sep 16, 2021 15:33 ]
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Today's instalment is in!

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