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I'm curious and passionate about a whole bunch of nerdy and cool stuff! I also publish a fortnightly retro gaming and anime 'zine and write on several blogs:
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October 1987's cover with artwork from Takehiko Itō, best known for his mechanical designs in a myriad of mecha anime and video game character designs, plus the Outlaw Star manga!
Dragon Quest III, Faxanadu, and Ultima await you, adventurer...
October 1987's cover with artwork from Takehiko Itō, best known for his mechanical designs in a myriad of mecha anime and video game character designs, plus the Outlaw Star manga!
Dragon Quest III, Faxanadu, and Ultima await you, adventurer...
📺: Shadowgate, ICOM/Kenzo, 1987/89 (NES version)
📺: Shadowgate, ICOM/Kenzo, 1987/89 (NES version)
📺: Phantom Crash, Genki, 2002 (Xbox)
📺: Phantom Crash, Genki, 2002 (Xbox)
Ace Combat 4's Art Director Kazutoki Kono makes a heartfelt plea on a Namco promo disc in October 2001. We also get a snazzy bit of concept sketches for one of the animated cutscenes in the game.
Ace Combat 4's Art Director Kazutoki Kono makes a heartfelt plea on a Namco promo disc in October 2001. We also get a snazzy bit of concept sketches for one of the animated cutscenes in the game.
Where the E stands for Excellent. 💙
A lovely hi-res image (especially for the time) of a VMU from a Sega promo disc.
Where the E stands for Excellent. 💙
A lovely hi-res image (especially for the time) of a VMU from a Sega promo disc.
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The Toonami Arsenal web address watermark is a nice little timepiece in itself.
The Toonami Arsenal web address watermark is a nice little timepiece in itself.
October 1987's cover with artwork from Takehiko Itō, best known for his mechanical designs in a myriad of mecha anime and video game character designs, plus the Outlaw Star manga!
Dragon Quest III, Faxanadu, and Ultima await you, adventurer...
October 1987's cover with artwork from Takehiko Itō, best known for his mechanical designs in a myriad of mecha anime and video game character designs, plus the Outlaw Star manga!
Dragon Quest III, Faxanadu, and Ultima await you, adventurer...
This issue: features on Jerry Lawson, 2000AD games on microcomputer, and the early days of id!
betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
As much as we can spare from sales will be donated to the Black History Foundation.
This issue: features on Jerry Lawson, 2000AD games on microcomputer, and the early days of id!
betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...
As much as we can spare from sales will be donated to the Black History Foundation.
📺: Phantom Crash, Genki, 2002 (Xbox)
📺: Phantom Crash, Genki, 2002 (Xbox)
- How they ended up with the World Cup licence but no game, and decided the only answer was to pull a con and call it "to the good of the software market"
- How two years was a very long time in 80s Spectrum football games
- How they ended up with the World Cup licence but no game, and decided the only answer was to pull a con and call it "to the good of the software market"
- How two years was a very long time in 80s Spectrum football games
I always enjoy seeing how each port handles portraying this iconic enemy. And this one was a system seller, a stellar arcade conversion.
📺: R-Type, Irem, 1987 (1988 PC Engine port shown)
I always enjoy seeing how each port handles portraying this iconic enemy. And this one was a system seller, a stellar arcade conversion.
📺: R-Type, Irem, 1987 (1988 PC Engine port shown)
…. It did not work as intended.
Always worth seeing again, especially on Paper Mario's 25th NA release birthday. Still one of my favourite game ads.
…. It did not work as intended.
The Toonami Arsenal web address watermark is a nice little timepiece in itself.
The Toonami Arsenal web address watermark is a nice little timepiece in itself.
Now I'll be on the hunt for 0079 and All Your (White) Base Belongs to Us...
Now I'll be on the hunt for 0079 and All Your (White) Base Belongs to Us...
"AI tools are one of many technologies we test and try out, and in some contexts it genuinely helps us push the company (and the mission) forward".
I mean, no way they could pay an artist like before, right?
"AI tools are one of many technologies we test and try out, and in some contexts it genuinely helps us push the company (and the mission) forward".
I mean, no way they could pay an artist like before, right?
It's lacking the 256-colour graphics of its pricier kin, but it's still got the same sharp display (640x400x16 colours) much prized for visual novels.
It's lacking the 256-colour graphics of its pricier kin, but it's still got the same sharp display (640x400x16 colours) much prized for visual novels.
The first game I ever played where the influence from anime/manga was front-and-centre. A pretty neat action-platformer that sees you exploring an underground labyrinth.
📺: Switchblade, Core Design/Gremlin Graphics, 1989/1991. (ZX Spectrum)
The first game I ever played where the influence from anime/manga was front-and-centre. A pretty neat action-platformer that sees you exploring an underground labyrinth.
📺: Switchblade, Core Design/Gremlin Graphics, 1989/1991. (ZX Spectrum)