Sophie Blackwood
Sophie writes about the British and European home-computing boom — the Spectrum vs C64 playground wars, the BBC Micro in every school, the strange brilliance of the Acorn Archimedes, and the bedroom-coder culture that built half the games industry.
C64 Demo Sets Sail with Captain Victor Stormbeard
A playable demo for Captain Victor Stormbeard and the Undead Treasure is now out on Commodore 64. The first level gives C64 fans 21 connected screens, enemies, secrets, and treasure to test.
Sega Force and the UK Console Press Shift
Sega Force arrived in 1992 as Roger Kean and Oli Frey took their Newsfield know-how into the Sega market. TimeExtension has revisited how the magazine fit into the UK console press boom.
Games That Werent Adds New C64 Prototypes
Games That Werent has added four new unreleased Commodore 64 titles and updated 22 existing entries. The latest work adds more detail to the C64’s preservation record.
GK Handheld Gets STM32MP2 Upgrade
John Cronin has updated the GK handheld console with STM32MP2 hardware, giving the portable emulator a major boost. The new model adds support for tougher systems, including Nintendo 64.
