Why I still love Manic Miner
A mini retrospective on Manic Miner, one of the most iconic games released on the ZX Spectrum. I keep playing it today for good reason.
Category: Games
Cecconoid’s Camera Setup
Cecconoid’s an old school game, with an old school aesthetic, which means big fat chunky pixels on super high-resolution displays. Uh Oh. from https://triple-aye.com//2019/10/27/Cecconoid-Camera-Setup.html
Looping Music Seamlessly
I wrote a Python script that lets you loop .mp3 files seamlessly, forever, based on a loop point determined automatically. This means that you can now listen to your favorite video game music on repeat, forever, sounding just like it does in the game! You can download the script here: from http://nolannicholson.com/looper.html
ZX-VGA-JOY – A fabulous speccy hardware review
Away from all the gaming reviews and articles, today I shall be looking at with an exclusive review of a new piece of hardware for our retro gaming systems called the ZX-VGA-JOY; a new peripheral for all ZX Spectrums, Sinclair and Amstrads alike which allows the user to connect any kind of VGA monit from…
At the end of The Journey Down
The Journey Down Trilogy is a charming, expansive, inventive and warm adventure game which I’d thoroughly recommend.
The Journey Down, Chapter 1
A mini review of the first chapter of The Journey Down, a point and click adventure game which oozes charm.
Cecconoid: Trailer
Stardate: 15th April, 2088The good ship Equinox is under attack from Stormlord and his robotic minions, the Exolons! You’re the crew’s only hope. Take your Samurai-1 fighter, find Captain Solomon’s Key, clear the decks of evil robots, and save the Equinox from certain destruction!Cecconoid is an 8-b from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFtRonr1VqM https://triple-eh.itch.io/cecconoid Nice one, Gareth!