Adam Dawes
@adamdawes.com
Gamer, coder, author, radio DJ. I created Highway Pursuit, and wrote several books about game dev. I post about gaming, coding, retro stuff & general nonsense! You can hear my radio shows every weekend on 90snetwork.com -- Live and Unplugged Saturdays @5pm
I for one will very much miss that tosh, but I can't say I blame you, I've always been amazed at the amount of energy you put into all those posts. I hope we'll still hear from you now and then. 🤞
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I for one will very much miss that tosh, but I can't say I blame you, I've always been amazed at the amount of energy you put into all those posts. I hope we'll still hear from you now and then. 🤞
It was always such fun back in the 80s writing little programs like this. How about a Speccy full colour version?
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It was always such fun back in the 80s writing little programs like this. How about a Speccy full colour version?
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December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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(clicks link)
Err, wow that was certainly a roller-coaster of emotions! But thank goodness it all ended happily.
(...except for all those other people that didn't miss the bus, but we won't think about them at this magical time.)
Err, wow that was certainly a roller-coaster of emotions! But thank goodness it all ended happily.
(...except for all those other people that didn't miss the bus, but we won't think about them at this magical time.)
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
(clicks link)
Err, wow that was certainly a roller-coaster of emotions! But thank goodness it all ended happily.
(...except for all those other people that didn't miss the bus, but we won't think about them at this magical time.)
Err, wow that was certainly a roller-coaster of emotions! But thank goodness it all ended happily.
(...except for all those other people that didn't miss the bus, but we won't think about them at this magical time.)
Thank you for trying! Some searching online hasn't revealed anything that matches exactly yet, but certainly makes me glad I have never had to work in a mine. 😱
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Thank you for trying! Some searching online hasn't revealed anything that matches exactly yet, but certainly makes me glad I have never had to work in a mine. 😱
This one. But the first I really got to know properly was the Speccy's code editor, for all its good bits and bad bits!
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This one. But the first I really got to know properly was the Speccy's code editor, for all its good bits and bad bits!
I might have to write a C# version of this and see how my 21st century pc compares to a 20th century Cray 1.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I might have to write a C# version of this and see how my 21st century pc compares to a 20th century Cray 1.
I'm sure it was scary at the time, but it's probably been slightly overshadowed since then by the likes of Resident Evil! I bet this was fun to play back in the day though.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm sure it was scary at the time, but it's probably been slightly overshadowed since then by the likes of Resident Evil! I bet this was fun to play back in the day though.
Got the barrel, realised they didn't pick up the monkey to go inside it.
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Got the barrel, realised they didn't pick up the monkey to go inside it.
That context menu change is particularly irritating.
Fortunately there's a very easy registry update that switches it back to sane behaviour:
superuser.com/a/1753431
Fortunately there's a very easy registry update that switches it back to sane behaviour:
superuser.com/a/1753431
How can I revert to the old context menu in Windows 11?
In Windows 11, right-clicking a file in File Explorer brings up a context different menu than in previous versions.
The new version is really great for people who want to pin everything to their Qu...
superuser.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
That context menu change is particularly irritating.
Fortunately there's a very easy registry update that switches it back to sane behaviour:
superuser.com/a/1753431
Fortunately there's a very easy registry update that switches it back to sane behaviour:
superuser.com/a/1753431
Oh so do I. It was great fun to use and it was great fun to develop apps for it. A part of me got left behind when I finally gave up on Windows Phone. 😢
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Oh so do I. It was great fun to use and it was great fun to develop apps for it. A part of me got left behind when I finally gave up on Windows Phone. 😢
We bought a copy of that for my son when he was little, it was very much enjoyed. I've not thought about it for years, but I just looked on his bookshelves and there it still is! ♥️
October 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We bought a copy of that for my son when he was little, it was very much enjoyed. I've not thought about it for years, but I just looked on his bookshelves and there it still is! ♥️
Ooh, sounds like fun, I'll definitely take a listen!
September 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ooh, sounds like fun, I'll definitely take a listen!
Oh it's heartbreaking isn't it? When my second book was published and I received the physical copies, this is what I found as the very first heading in the whole book. That first word was not present in the documents I had submitted, the publishers added this themselves. I could have cried! 😭
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Oh it's heartbreaking isn't it? When my second book was published and I received the physical copies, this is what I found as the very first heading in the whole book. That first word was not present in the documents I had submitted, the publishers added this themselves. I could have cried! 😭
TNZS is one of my all time favourite games. I managed, just once, to complete the arcade version without losing a single life, and that was before emulation when I was having to pay for each credit! 😂
Is there any information about which platforms this is releasing for, or any ETA?
Is there any information about which platforms this is releasing for, or any ETA?
August 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
TNZS is one of my all time favourite games. I managed, just once, to complete the arcade version without losing a single life, and that was before emulation when I was having to pay for each credit! 😂
Is there any information about which platforms this is releasing for, or any ETA?
Is there any information about which platforms this is releasing for, or any ETA?
The TheC64 products are made by Retro Games Ltd. and aren't anything to do with any of the Commodore companies, you'll notice that the name "Commodore" doesn't appear anywhere on them.
August 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The TheC64 products are made by Retro Games Ltd. and aren't anything to do with any of the Commodore companies, you'll notice that the name "Commodore" doesn't appear anywhere on them.
When I wrote three consecutive books for Apress, an American publisher, I was pretty much at the point where I had forgotten what British spellings looked like, and I did eventually make peace with it. Though I could never accept "aluminum" or "math". Fortunately, neither of those were needed.
July 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
When I wrote three consecutive books for Apress, an American publisher, I was pretty much at the point where I had forgotten what British spellings looked like, and I did eventually make peace with it. Though I could never accept "aluminum" or "math". Fortunately, neither of those were needed.
Good grief. I kind of assumed it would involve the sprint key and maybe avoiding a few fights. I have learned a lot today. 😳
July 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Good grief. I kind of assumed it would involve the sprint key and maybe avoiding a few fights. I have learned a lot today. 😳
Can't read it right now, busy watching Hom8 +ovway.
July 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Can't read it right now, busy watching Hom8 +ovway.