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After trying to use the Wonderswan with its new flash cartridge (Flashmasta) I purchased. I decided that I wasn’t going to spend much time with it using its original display screen. It’s one of those annoying ones where you need to get the light hitting it in exactly the right direction to stand any chance […]

Back at the end of 2020, a brand new Dizzy game was released for the ZX Spectrum named Wonderful Dizzy. The game itself was designed by the Oliver Twins like all the original Dizzy games. Then an elite team of programmers and artists got to work to make the game a reality. It truly is […]

Although there is already a Switch in the household, it actually belongs to the Mrs. So I finally took the plunge and got one of my own. Of course, it made sense to go for one of the hackable versions so I could mess around with homebrew, after all that’s more fun than playing most […]

With the release of the 9.00 firmware jailbreak, I was very keen to have a play around with modding the PS4. Unfortunately, my daily driver is used in the bedroom and kept up to date to access internet features. Luckily I found a Facebook marketplace bargain and snagged this older version 1TB PS4 for £80. […]

Have just finished my write up of the Amstrad GX4000 console. These articles are not really reviews, as there are loads of those online already. This is just my experience of the console, so I may come back and update them as I get to spend more time with the various systems.

Since I’m running a bit low on shelf space currently, I decided to pick up another handheld. This is a bit of an unusual one as it was never sold outside of Japan. Released by Bandai in 1999 the Wonderswan range of consoles was born, this one is the color version which was released later […]

Since I have a bit of time on my hands I decided to start updating some of my experiences with the consoles that I have been playing with. The first update is for the Neo Geo CD. So if you’ve not come across this console before then click the link below to read my thoughts.

Been looking into these devices for a while now. The Playstation TV is basically a stripped-down PS Vita console but without the screen or touch controls. The great thing about these little devices is that they are really easy to hack now. Within 30 minutes of receiving this device, I had it running a custom […]

One series of games I have fond memories of was the Discworld games. I originally played Discworld on the Playstation and really enjoyed it despite some of the puzzles in the game being very frustrating to work out. I have recently started playing through them again though, as I don’t think I ever actually completed […]

Something a bit different and I think fairly rare in the grand scheme of things. The Sony Playstation 2 TV was released in 2010, very late in the PS2’s life cycle and after the launch of the PS3. Apparently, Sony had a bunch of PAL PS2s they needed to shift so came up with the […]

I only heard about this shop a couple of weeks ago and have been dying to get down there and take a look. Well, yesterday was that day. I think the shop has been open for a few months now and they have a brilliant stock of retro consoles and computers including things such as […]

I had kind of forgotten I even pre-ordered this many months ago, but a few days ago an Amazon parcel arrived containing the new Game & Watch from Nintendo. This time it’s Zelda that gets the game and watch treatment. The small device contains: The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link and Links Awakening. […]