Addicted to Gaming

• MSX: The Origin of the PCs? From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (18 days old)

  Over a month ago, before the distractions of Retro Reunited and my PS3, I started working through my MSX games collection, and last week I finally got back on track and completed my evaluation...   … more

• Joining the Hi-Def Generation From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (43 days old)

  I've not updated this blog for a few weeks because I've been playing with a new toy. Yes, I finally joined the Hi-Def console generation by buying a Playstation 3! I really have no love for most moder… more

• Retro Reunited Review From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (64 days old)

  Last weekend I had a fantastic time at the Retro Reunited event up in Huddersfield. Organised by retro community stalwart Gordon Sinclair (AKA SirClive) the event gathered over 250 gamers together for… more

• Wales: A Gamers Journey From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (78 days old)

  OK, a rather extravagant title and one which makes more of my recent experiences than they really were, but I’ve just come back from a ten day camping holiday in Mid and South Wales with my girlfriend… more

• Import Gaming on the Cheap - Sega Megadrive From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (94 days old)

  Over the last few weeks I've been bulking up my collection of Megadrive shooters, with many of the games being Japanese or American versions since a number of them were never released in Europe. So wi… more

• The Joy of Vectrex From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (101 days old)

  About a year ago I had a plan. The plan was to work through each system I own chronologically, play on them for a week and review both the hardware and some of the games available. If all had gone to … more

• Back from the Byte! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (206 days old)

  OK, crap title but I can't think of anything better to illustrate the fact that after six months of blog inactivity I am back! But I've not been idle over those last six months – they were largely con… more

• When 64K Was Enough! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (385 days old)

  I recently bought a new PC, which came with 2 Gigabytes of RAM. 2 GIG!  The amount of memory and hard disk space on modern PCs is just ridiculous. At the same time I was setting up my new PC I wa… more

• Now, it is beginning of a fantastic story!! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (420 days old)

  Let's make a journey to the cave of obsessive-compulsive video game collectors and take a look at my Bubble Bobble collection! Over the last few months I have been gradually trying to accumulate all m… more

• Byte Back is GO! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (422 days old)

  Well it has been way too long since I updated this blog but I do have a good reason. Since mid-August I have been putting plans into place for a classic gaming event to be held next year. A venue has … more

• Planning my own Gaming Event for 2009 From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (480 days old)

  All that fun at Fusion has reaffirmed my desire to put on my own gaming event next year, so striking while the iron is hot I've created a survey to help me get an idea what people would like to see/do… more

• Fusion Reaction From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (483 days old)

  Last weekend around 150 gaming fans converged on Leamington Rugby Club for Fusion 08, a two-day celebration of gaming old and new. I attended on Saturday with my good mates Rob and Rich and we provide… more

• Become a Retrobate! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (484 days old)

  If you haven't already seen, Retro Gamer magazine's website has undergone a complete revamp last week. I spoke briefly to the mag's editor Darran Jones who has high hopes for the new site. The aim is … more

• Achievement of the week! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (493 days old)

  OK, it’s only Tuesday but I’m pretty sure I’m not going to top this!  And I’m not talking about any daft XBOX 360 achievements; this is a bona fide hardcore gaming achieve… more

• A Week with my Woody From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (499 days old)

  Over the last 12 months I have accumulated a monstrous collection of consoles and games, many of which I have barely played since I bought them. I recently decided to rectify that issue by spending a … more

• Import Gaming on the Cheap - Sega Dreamcast From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (506 days old)

  For the latest entry in this series I’ve decided to cover the most recently-released console that I play imported games on - Sega’s final foray into the console hardware market, the fabulo… more

• Dig Dug Dots and Gaming Gashapons From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (513 days old)

  I recently bought some cool little items to spruce up my games room. The Dot-S range features a variety of iconic videogame characters that can be constructed on small pegboards with colurful plastic … more

• The Arcade Lives On Down Under From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (514 days old)

  The classic Amusement Arcade full of videogames is very much a dying breed here in the UK, if not a totally dead one!  The closest we seem to have is the plethora of dancing and driving games at … more

• Import Gaming on the Cheap - Nintendo SNES From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (518 days old)

  Next up in my series covering the best way to play those weird Japanese (and US) games without having to remortgage your house is Nintendo’s 16-bit marvel - the SNES, or Super Famicom as it was … more

• Competition Winners From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (526 days old)

  Congratulations to Retro Gamer forum regulars Felgekarp, Randall Flagg and The Master, who won my competition by virtue of being the only people that entered! Strange considering I was averaging aroun… more

• Back in the Game! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (526 days old)

  Well I'm back and just about recovered from my holiday in NZ and my mate's Stag Weekend which was soon after I returned. Unfortunately I came back to find that my free image hosting service had disapp… more

• Competition Time! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (569 days old)

  I'm off on holiday to New Zealand for 3 weeks from tomorrow, so there won't be any updates to this Blog until the end of May. Don't worry though, I'm taking several portable game systems with me so wi… more

• Friday Night Gaming Club From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (570 days old)

  Last Friday saw the inauguration of the Friday Night Gaming Club, where a few friends and I gathered at my house to play a selection of games. The idea was to play some games in a bit more depth than … more

• Import Gaming on the Cheap - Sega Saturn From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (581 days old)

  Following on from my NES article, the next console I’m going to cover in this series is arguably the definitive console where import gaming is concerned, Sega’s much-maligned but posthumou… more

• Not Just For School - The Best Original BBC Micro Games From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (583 days old)

  Acorn’s BBC Micro was considered by most to be one of the ‘also rans’ of the 8-bit home computers, the Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad being the favourites. In particular the Beeb as it wa… more

• Star Wars Video Games Retrospective From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (588 days old)

  If you haven't already, check out the great Star Wars Gaming Retrospective at GameTrailers...Part 1 covers the early Atari 2600 and Arcade games, while Part 2 covers every game from 1987 to date that … more

• Import Gaming on the Cheap - Nintendo NES From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (589 days old)

  This is the first part of a series I plan to put together covering the cheapest and easiest ways of playing import games on your old consoles. Since I’m based in the UK I’ll be focussing o… more

• Multiplayer Mayhem! From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (595 days old)

  I held another gaming competition at my house last Saturday, with more than a dozen lads gathering to play a variety of games. The format of Multiplayer Mayhem split us into two Leagues - Pro and Amat… more

• JAMMA to MAME Arcade Cabinet Conversion From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (602 days old)

  It's almost exactly a year since I finished this project so I thought I should document it before I forget what I did!I bought an old JAMMA arcade cabinet in 2001 for the very reasonable sum of £… more

• My Top 20 Retro Games From witchfinder in Addicted to Gaming (612 days old)

  I couldn't think of a better way to start off this blog than giving the lowdown on my favourite retro games. These are the games that for the most part I grew up playing, but this is more than a nosta… more

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