Graeme Mason
@wizwords.bsky.social
Freelance games and media journalist. DMs open. Email: [email protected]
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Fergie and Andrew in the Spectrum game Split Personalities
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fergie and Andrew in the Spectrum game Split Personalities
Crash Live 2025 is in 10 days! Here's the guest line up for the whole weekend:-
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Crash Live 2025 is in 10 days! Here's the guest line up for the whole weekend:-
Playing Resident Evil 2
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Playing Resident Evil 2
Next up for all On The ZX Spectrum subscribers: Nextra #11. Friday at 5pm.
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Next up for all On The ZX Spectrum subscribers: Nextra #11. Friday at 5pm.
Finished my shift at the in Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner - a short but very spooky horror game!
October 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Finished my shift at the in Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner - a short but very spooky horror game!
Oh, and I also played the demo to this point and click game last night: The Dark Rites Of Arkham. Looking good.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oh, and I also played the demo to this point and click game last night: The Dark Rites Of Arkham. Looking good.
We are editing and putting the finishing touches to the Next Dreams mag this week. Here's a little peek at four of the games included
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are editing and putting the finishing touches to the Next Dreams mag this week. Here's a little peek at four of the games included
Started another creepy game last night, Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner. Pretty spooky!
October 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Started another creepy game last night, Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner. Pretty spooky!
If you're a fan of classic Resident Evil, Fobia: Hotel Dinfna is a great if challenging game
October 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
If you're a fan of classic Resident Evil, Fobia: Hotel Dinfna is a great if challenging game
Could never complete The Terminator on the Mega CD back in the day - finally managed it 30 odd years later with the 'occasional' save state.
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Could never complete The Terminator on the Mega CD back in the day - finally managed it 30 odd years later with the 'occasional' save state.
Writing about more Spectrum Next games today. These two, to be precise
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Writing about more Spectrum Next games today. These two, to be precise
Playing Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel, a Resident Evil-inspired horror game with some challenging puzzles.
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Playing Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel, a Resident Evil-inspired horror game with some challenging puzzles.
A calming Sunday with @nightdivestudios.bsky.social's remaster of the Raven classic, Heretic
October 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A calming Sunday with @nightdivestudios.bsky.social's remaster of the Raven classic, Heretic
Today I'm playing Vradark's Revenge on the #spectrumnext, a neat action-RPG
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Today I'm playing Vradark's Revenge on the #spectrumnext, a neat action-RPG
Just finishing up an interview with the lovely Chris Hinsley, ex-Mikro-Gen coder and creator of the magnificent Wally Week. In the next issue of CRASH Magazine.
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just finishing up an interview with the lovely Chris Hinsley, ex-Mikro-Gen coder and creator of the magnificent Wally Week. In the next issue of CRASH Magazine.
It's true, a lie is halfway round the world before the truth's even got out of bed!
October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's true, a lie is halfway round the world before the truth's even got out of bed!
Finally got round to sorting the favicon on my website
September 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally got round to sorting the favicon on my website
Just completed @beyondbooleans.bsky.social Carnival, a retro-style point-and-click game set in 1933 Venice. Review in the next issue of Fusion mag.
September 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just completed @beyondbooleans.bsky.social Carnival, a retro-style point-and-click game set in 1933 Venice. Review in the next issue of Fusion mag.
Playing another point-and-click game: The Venice-set Carnival
September 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Playing another point-and-click game: The Venice-set Carnival
CRASH top ten games June 1985 - how many were you playing this weekend?
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
CRASH top ten games June 1985 - how many were you playing this weekend?
The ZX Dreams Vol 2 Kickstarter campaign has now topped 1200 backers and 50k - so we have a new stretch goal for the last 24 hours. If we hit 55k, the dreams next mag will include another 12 pages and be perfect bound! Link in comments
August 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The ZX Dreams Vol 2 Kickstarter campaign has now topped 1200 backers and 50k - so we have a new stretch goal for the last 24 hours. If we hit 55k, the dreams next mag will include another 12 pages and be perfect bound! Link in comments
Playing the original Heretic. Still love how the Golem's spirit emerges when you kill it!
August 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Playing the original Heretic. Still love how the Golem's spirit emerges when you kill it!
Reached 1000 backers for ZX Dreams Volume 2! So excited by its progress, with still 6 days to go. Thanks to everyone that's backed so far x
August 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reached 1000 backers for ZX Dreams Volume 2! So excited by its progress, with still 6 days to go. Thanks to everyone that's backed so far x
Four great loading screens from four games in ZX Dreams Volume 2. 1 week of the Kickstarter campaign to go!
August 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Four great loading screens from four games in ZX Dreams Volume 2. 1 week of the Kickstarter campaign to go!