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Buried video treasures, ancient gaming lore, cool artifacts of a cathode ray past – come with me on an expedition through AV and video gaming history!

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Sadly Squandered Potential: Inherit The Earth: Quest for the Orb

1st Dec 20252nd Dec 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Such potential, sadly squandered in favour of mazes, mazes, and yet more mazes. Continue reading Sadly Squandered Potential: Inherit The Earth: Quest for the Orb

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Life is Like a Hurricane – Disney’s Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold (Amiga, C64, DOS, ST)

6th Jul 20256th Jul 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Stock trading, nature photography, mountain climbing… Wait, what? This is a Duck Tales game? Continue reading Life is Like a Hurricane – Disney’s Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold (Amiga, C64, DOS, ST)

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Treasure Vaults of Y2K Anime Fandom: The Dokan Magazine Cover CDs

15th Jun 202515th Jun 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Spanish language Y2K-era CD-ROM anime fandom at its finest and a resource for web historians of the future.. Continue reading Treasure Vaults of Y2K Anime Fandom: The Dokan Magazine Cover CDs

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Get a Clue! Appreciation and Critique of Computer Cluebooks of the Past

2nd Mar 20253rd Mar 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Praise and critique is heaped on the not-so-microtransactions of their day. Continue reading Get a Clue! Appreciation and Critique of Computer Cluebooks of the Past

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Pac-Man with a Gun – Amiga PD Arcade Anarchy

10th Feb 202510th Feb 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Wobbly Legs, Blobs from Space, Pac-Man plus Firearm; all these I played instead of the real deal. Continue reading Pac-Man with a Gun – Amiga PD Arcade Anarchy

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Adventure Log #2: Darklands (1992)

30th Jan 202531st Jan 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Join me as I go adventuring in Darklands’ vision of a dark fantasy 15th Century Europe. Continue reading Adventure Log #2: Darklands (1992)

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Keeping Up with Commodore in the USA, Part One: Setting the Scene.

20th Jan 202527th Jan 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Part one of a deep dive into the Commodore 64 on the other side of the Atlantic. Continue reading Keeping Up with Commodore in the USA, Part One: Setting the Scene.

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Adventure Log #1: HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil

13th Jan 202513th Jan 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

I embark on an adventure in a forgotten sequel to a not-so-forgotten board game license. Continue reading Adventure Log #1: HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil

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Slayers: The Game That Made Kyouka’s Brother Cry.

29th Dec 202422nd Jan 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Our adventures with PC-98 Slayers took an unexpected turn. Continue reading Slayers: The Game That Made Kyouka’s Brother Cry.

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Castle Master: An Eternity of Atmospheric Adventure

9th Oct 20249th Oct 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

For the fifth installment of its FREESCAPE engines, Incentive Software turned to Gothic Fantasy… dare you read on? Continue reading Castle Master: An Eternity of Atmospheric Adventure

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