No More Mr Night Sky
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The renowned Astronomer Patrick Moore has died, aged 89. Moore will always be known as the host of the long running BBC Science programme : Sky At Night. Remarkable due to having presented it for the last 55 years (in … Continue reading

New Addition To Classic Retro Gaming : Road Rash
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Road Rash was on of those one off games which took a classic motorcycle simulation such as Super Hang-On or Pole Position and then added a twist to it : the ability to remove your opponents from the track with … Continue reading

New Classic Gamer Profile Added : Resident Evil Remake – 2002 – Gamecube
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It is rare for a game to be a classic hit – twice, encompassing the 1996 original and the 2002 remake. Resi managed it though, a flagship game on the Gamecube, for a seriously underrated machine which never quite hit … Continue reading

Happy First Birthday To The Spaceman
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The Cumberland Spaceman website celebrates its first birthday today having been one year exactly since I started it. In the year since the website started, Jim Templeton the man who took the famous Solway Firth / Cumberland Spaceman photo, died … Continue reading

A New Classic Retro Gaming Profile : Dune
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Its been a while since my last postings, so I thought I would explode back on the scene with a new Classic Retro Gaming review on one of my all time favourite strategy games : Dune. 20 years old this … Continue reading

So What Was The Secret Of The Successful Monkey Island Games?
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Ok, I have finally gotten round to writing a nostalgic blast on possibly my favourite games of all time; Monkey Island 1 & 2 – by Lucas Arts. These two games were spectacular when they came out and more importantly, … Continue reading

Oh Mummy! Another new entry to the Classic Retro Gaming Section!
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Another new entry to the Classic Retro Gaming Section, the Amstrad game : Oh Mummy. This game was a highlight of my youth on the Amstrad Home Computer in the mid 80′s. I would have all but forgotten about this … Continue reading

Review: The Thing Prequel (Spoilers)
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Watched the Thing Prequel last night. It has been out in the US since end of October but has just opened in the UK. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. First off, … Continue reading

Things That Don’t Exist That I Always Wanted : No 3 – Domination Video Game From Never Say Never Again
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“….The game is called Domination. I designed it myself. But my problem is, I’ve never yet found a worthy adversary.” Many criticism have been levelled at the odd-one-out, black sheep of the Bond fmaily Never Say Never Again – 1983, … Continue reading