Tag: mega drive
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Game Tat Vol. 02: Poster Special
Danny ponders which game posters to put up on his wall, and reminisces as to how he procured them.
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Re(tro)cycling
I’m clearing out my room. In a bid to sort the house out, I’m going through all the stuff that’s currently in my bedroom and tossing away all the crap I don’t need anymore. It’s weird seeing all the things that I’ve owned that used to mean a lot to me that I’ve forgotten about…
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Wherein Scott Encounters a Portable Mega Drive
Are you familiar with the term “famiclone”? It’s a pun on the name for the Japanese NES, the Famicom (or “Family Computer”). A famiclone aims to replicate the hardware of a particular console – traditionally a NES, but everything from a Master System to a SNES is not uncommon – usually through illegal means, and…
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Another One Bites The Dust
It had to happen sooner or later. Another one of Edinburgh’s dwindling indie game stores closed its doors recently and by my count, we’re down to about two at the most – grim days indeed. So long, old friend :'( It’s a sad day indeed. Anyone lucky enough to frequent an indie store in their…
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Retro Reduction
It’s only a year since GAME announced they had rival Gamestation firmly in their diamond-encrusted cross hairs. After all, the big purple giant has more than enough bank to buy and sell as they please, so why not? And with it, the last great bastion of retro games on the high street ceased doing business…