Paul Glancey
@geordiegamer.bsky.social
Old video games bloke from Newcastle. Definitely Left-leaning and hence increasingly annoyed in these troubled times.
"Let Friendship Double Up Our Powers!"
"Let Friendship Double Up Our Powers!"
Ooh dear, Commodore (Ab)User! The review of C64 Elite in issue 20 reveals it was "not original" because, haven't you heard of Star Raiders (on the Atari, not the C64)?
Star Raiders' reputation intrigued me for years until I played it and found it incomprehensible. What was I missing, Atari fans?
Star Raiders' reputation intrigued me for years until I played it and found it incomprehensible. What was I missing, Atari fans?
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ooh dear, Commodore (Ab)User! The review of C64 Elite in issue 20 reveals it was "not original" because, haven't you heard of Star Raiders (on the Atari, not the C64)?
Star Raiders' reputation intrigued me for years until I played it and found it incomprehensible. What was I missing, Atari fans?
Star Raiders' reputation intrigued me for years until I played it and found it incomprehensible. What was I missing, Atari fans?
And here it is. This illustration and the one used for the Skyfox cover of ZZAP! 64 are my favourite cover illustrations from any game mags.
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And here it is. This illustration and the one used for the Skyfox cover of ZZAP! 64 are my favourite cover illustrations from any game mags.
Thanks Bing AI search! Two wrong answers for the price of one!
Three really, because Tulip only appeared in one episode of Porridge, played by the late, great Michael "Oxo Dad" Redfern.
Where does it get its ideas?
Three really, because Tulip only appeared in one episode of Porridge, played by the late, great Michael "Oxo Dad" Redfern.
Where does it get its ideas?
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Thanks Bing AI search! Two wrong answers for the price of one!
Three really, because Tulip only appeared in one episode of Porridge, played by the late, great Michael "Oxo Dad" Redfern.
Where does it get its ideas?
Three really, because Tulip only appeared in one episode of Porridge, played by the late, great Michael "Oxo Dad" Redfern.
Where does it get its ideas?
"Hellfire" = "Starrrr Quality"
July 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"Hellfire" = "Starrrr Quality"
Typeface Comparison Engine Running:
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Typeface Comparison Engine Running:
The garden is alive with Cinnabar Moth caterpillars! Never seen so many caterpillars in one place!
June 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The garden is alive with Cinnabar Moth caterpillars! Never seen so many caterpillars in one place!
There are six pages of me name-dropping about magazines and game development in the latest issue of Retro Gamer. SIX PAGES! Sadly, no gatefold pull-out poster yet, but a man's reach must always exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?
May 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There are six pages of me name-dropping about magazines and game development in the latest issue of Retro Gamer. SIX PAGES! Sadly, no gatefold pull-out poster yet, but a man's reach must always exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?
Today I celebrate birthday v.56 and my first official day as a self-employed entity.
And being a serious businessperson, I'm now in the market for a serious office computer to run things.
And being a serious businessperson, I'm now in the market for a serious office computer to run things.
May 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today I celebrate birthday v.56 and my first official day as a self-employed entity.
And being a serious businessperson, I'm now in the market for a serious office computer to run things.
And being a serious businessperson, I'm now in the market for a serious office computer to run things.
That Louis Theroux back doing his Weird Weekends I see.
April 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
That Louis Theroux back doing his Weird Weekends I see.
For the doubters, proof that rats can be as big as your feet.
March 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
For the doubters, proof that rats can be as big as your feet.
This is my last week at my current job (the videogames business is on the bones of its arse), and I have nothing new lined up!
Not to worry! LinkedIn's algorithm has got me covered with helpful suggestions for where I should take my career next.
Not to worry! LinkedIn's algorithm has got me covered with helpful suggestions for where I should take my career next.
February 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is my last week at my current job (the videogames business is on the bones of its arse), and I have nothing new lined up!
Not to worry! LinkedIn's algorithm has got me covered with helpful suggestions for where I should take my career next.
Not to worry! LinkedIn's algorithm has got me covered with helpful suggestions for where I should take my career next.
Oh, this world of ours!
February 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Oh, this world of ours!
It's arrived already, and with a special pack-in signed postcard!
At last I will be able to forge cheques and lease agreements in the name of @jazrignall.bsky.social!
Lovely unboxing experience, BTW. Well done @bitmapbooks.com.
At last I will be able to forge cheques and lease agreements in the name of @jazrignall.bsky.social!
Lovely unboxing experience, BTW. Well done @bitmapbooks.com.
February 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's arrived already, and with a special pack-in signed postcard!
At last I will be able to forge cheques and lease agreements in the name of @jazrignall.bsky.social!
Lovely unboxing experience, BTW. Well done @bitmapbooks.com.
At last I will be able to forge cheques and lease agreements in the name of @jazrignall.bsky.social!
Lovely unboxing experience, BTW. Well done @bitmapbooks.com.
The Book of Jaz, coming out Feb 10. Buying it because I'm in it and I'm a terrible narcissist.
Look out for my own history of my life and times in video games, "Rignall and I".
www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
Look out for my own history of my life and times in video games, "Rignall and I".
www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
February 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Book of Jaz, coming out Feb 10. Buying it because I'm in it and I'm a terrible narcissist.
Look out for my own history of my life and times in video games, "Rignall and I".
www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
Look out for my own history of my life and times in video games, "Rignall and I".
www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
Nightbitch is a strange but interesting movie. Most interesting was seeing Jessica Harper as Norma, the librarian. She was so beautiful as Woody Allen's ingenuous violinist, Daisy, in Stardust Memories in 1980, and it's still a treat to see her perform, aged 75.
January 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Nightbitch is a strange but interesting movie. Most interesting was seeing Jessica Harper as Norma, the librarian. She was so beautiful as Woody Allen's ingenuous violinist, Daisy, in Stardust Memories in 1980, and it's still a treat to see her perform, aged 75.
Must be trouble if G-Force has summoned The Fiery Phoenix.
January 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Must be trouble if G-Force has summoned The Fiery Phoenix.
McDonald's ordering system is great. So much better than the olden days when you had to speak to a hassled human. Mine is order f0c72, which I think means a large Big Mac Meal in hexadecimal.
January 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
McDonald's ordering system is great. So much better than the olden days when you had to speak to a hassled human. Mine is order f0c72, which I think means a large Big Mac Meal in hexadecimal.
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 9:55 AM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
"He chose... Poorly."
December 7, 2024 at 9:56 PM
"He chose... Poorly."
"Any other day, to anyone else, two pizzas - £55. But to you - to YOU - today, now, on the Internet - 20 quid the pair. And I'm robbing meself! That dough ain't free y'know. And them bits of sausage. And there's a whole mushroom on there. None of your rubbish!"
"I love you, Papa John!"
"I love you, Papa John!"
December 1, 2024 at 11:40 AM
"Any other day, to anyone else, two pizzas - £55. But to you - to YOU - today, now, on the Internet - 20 quid the pair. And I'm robbing meself! That dough ain't free y'know. And them bits of sausage. And there's a whole mushroom on there. None of your rubbish!"
"I love you, Papa John!"
"I love you, Papa John!"
If you see this, quote post a Star Trek reaction meme
November 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
If you see this, quote post a Star Trek reaction meme
Just recovering from the nightmare that is "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice".
I know Tim Burton doesn't give a fig what I think, but, Jesus, Burton, WTF was that, apart from an incoherent set-up for a series of sequels I won't be watching?
I know Tim Burton doesn't give a fig what I think, but, Jesus, Burton, WTF was that, apart from an incoherent set-up for a series of sequels I won't be watching?
October 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Just recovering from the nightmare that is "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice".
I know Tim Burton doesn't give a fig what I think, but, Jesus, Burton, WTF was that, apart from an incoherent set-up for a series of sequels I won't be watching?
I know Tim Burton doesn't give a fig what I think, but, Jesus, Burton, WTF was that, apart from an incoherent set-up for a series of sequels I won't be watching?
The bastard's in there somewhere. Unless they're using a VPN of course.
September 29, 2024 at 11:17 PM
The bastard's in there somewhere. Unless they're using a VPN of course.