30 years ago today the BBC Micro was first unveiled. The computer became a firm fixture in classrooms across the UK in the Eighties thanks to its tie with the BBC’s Computer Literacy Project, a television show aimed to teach children the basics of computer science.
Looking for a versatile computer with which to base its project on, the BBC approached a number of British computer manufacturers in its search. … [ Read More... ]
Ron Gilbert has revealed two pieces of character art from his new project for Double Fine.
Unveiled on his personal blog grumpygamer.com, Gilbert revealed that the ‘playable’ characters are from a game idea he’s had rolling around in his head since before Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.
Knowing Ron was big into adventure games before creating Maniac Mansion, and enjoyed the Seirra graphic adventure games King’s Quest and Space … [ Read More... ]
In a new feature we’ll be trying our best to explain to you why modern games such as Skyrim and Batman: Arkham City fail to match up to retro games. In the firing line this week is Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and doing the shooting is Capcom’s Commando.
The launch wasn’t as sad
This year’s Call Of Duty launch mania is thankfully over: its an annual steeplechase that … [ Read More... ]
Henry Lowood was the leader of the first “Preserving Digital Worlds” group, funded by the U.S. Library of Congress, and is currently involved in “Preserving Digital Worlds II” as well as in the “How They Got Game” project at Stanford University. He is a well-known advocate for ensuring that future generations have access to the history of video games, and his work as a curator, historian, and … [ Read More... ]