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Iain Mew
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Writing a British history of popular video games one UK sales chart #1 at a time. Now in 1986. Also into pop music and writing on The Singles Jukebox. He/him. http://www.superchartisland.com
Jump and Strategy are fine. Gnarly, I've always thought that I would rather just listen to Babymint. So this is an easy vote for Jennie taking more extreme repetition in a much more exciting direction
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Canva (How?) made me laugh more than anything else in my first full playlist listen, still sounding joyful ten listens later
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Very good group, couldn't decide between the slow burn of Saint Levant or the never slowing energy of Emjay, so voting both
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I can see that! It's been hard to notice past how much the particular indie motorik sound reminds me of Elbow

youtu.be/Arx-KH2YUh4?...
Elbow - Neat Little Rows HQ [Lyrics]
YouTube video by Newington Swale
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Reposted by Iain Mew
The sales on Ricochet re-release were impressive too, as detailed over on the Mastertronic Collectors Archive:
C64 - 147,108
Spectrum - 168,626
Amstrad - 97,188
Atari XL/XE - 36,913
More detail on the site with the format checklists:
mastertronic.co.uk
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January 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
The "Pyramid Song" of it
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM
I like all of these although Abracadabra is a little underwhelming. Voted for How It's Done, best song in the movie and such a good statement of intent
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I really like both NMIXX songs the poll has introduced me to (had only previously heard their "Boy's a Liar" one: youtu.be/v7rfkLyeTzs?...).
NMIXX “Passionfruit” (Official Audio)
YouTube video by NMIXX
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Didn't remember much about these from initial playlist scan, was tempted to vote Ethmebb just because not in English. Happily on a proper listen it turns out that the song also rules
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This was where I first went to look as well! If it wasn't for the McFly non-event at #3, 23-29 October 2005 would be a contender (although I don't expect my love for Trippin' to be that widely shared)
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM