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In 1902, cinema was still in its infancy, and people were still working out what they could do with it. One big breakthrough of the year was the…
After the massive success of The Hobbit, the wait was on for Melbourne House’s successor. Before they’d even finished it, Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler had decided on…
In 1984, it was still quite common for people to make games on their own, and sometimes even get them to the top of the charts. The Fall…
Twin Kingdom Valley is a graphic adventure game, set in a fantasy valley with two rival kingdoms, headed by a Forest King and a Desert King. It doesn’t…
Manic Miner wowed reviewers and players with its sheer scale. Its solo developer Matthew Smith aimed to create sixteen rooms for it, and successfully landed at twenty, four…
Ocean had reached the top of the charts with Kong, and they were proud of it. When they advertised a new game in Personal Computer News in December…
One popular repeating story in games history is that of technical advances powering improved experiences. Being able to do more technically allows you to make better games, the…
My quest to play every game to have been #1 on the UK’s official games charts has taken me to the end of 1984. That didn’t take long,…
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