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A marvellous box of MS-DOS wonders, part 2

Hi there! So, my friend and colleague kicked us off with an interesting idea: what would the DOS equivalent of the NES Mini look like, a) if it existed and b) in the unlikely event that we were put in charge of selecting the games. In choosing 30 to be bundled with this device, I […]

A marvellous box of MS-DOS wonders

Given all my talk of the NES mini in the past month or two, I thought I’d drag myself back to our usual subject matter by considering what a PC-gaming equivalent might look like. A little emulation device containing about thirty classic titles. The approach I’m thinking wouldn’t involve new hardware, but would rather be […]

I hate you, Blue Wizzrobes

Owning the NES Classic Mini means my first priority is to play legend of Zelda. Again. I’ve just finished the sixth dungeon, and I went in recalling that I had previously found it pretty tough. I thought that might be due to the presence of armoured warriors called Darknuts. They are unaffected by sword strikes […]

England are rapidly heading for success

Hi there. Tonight we’re back to the early 90s for some long-forgotten football action, with International Soccer Challenge.