One of the most important emotions that fuels the video game industry is a surprising one: nostalgia, according to Kotaku.com. Retro gaming uses the evocations that come with nostalgia to provide gamers with the kind of experiences that remind them of their past. The power of…
Every year I try to stay awake to watch the Super Bowl. Well, guess what. This year I managed it! I stayed awake until 3.30am and thoroughly enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl for 50 years. But one of the…
Every Christmas I create the Retromash Advent Calendar, with a new Argos catalogue toy or item being revealed every day. Last year, however, I thought I would try something new, and, alongside the advent calendar, I created the first ever Retromash Festive Crossword. I do…
If you were asking people what they thought was the most iconic and recognisable city in the world, there’s a good chance that New York would be no.1 for a lot of them. I’m sure London, Paris, Rome and Hong Kong and other cities would…
Media streaming devices have gone viral among the home entertainment world for the numerous benefits they offer that will enhance your entertainment experience at home. First of all, they allow you to stream any media content that you want, including movies, TV shows, music, or…
Students in the 90s lived a different life than modern students have now. Different interests, different fashions, and different technologies meant life in the 90s was a completely different experience. While modern students may be meeting dates and making friends through social media, students in the 90s…
My look at old ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer magazines continues. This time we’re looking at the next issue of Your Spectrum, Issue 19 from October 1985. All images are taken from the ever-awesome Internet Archive. Here is the full magazine if you want to take a closer…
In the classic WoW, the world on the live servers was different from the one you find today, as there have been so many story developments in the meantime. What was going on back then and which faction do you feel you belong to? From…
My look at old ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer magazines continues. This time we’re looking at the next issue of Your Spectrum, Issue 18 from September 1985. All images are taken from the ever-awesome Internet Archive. Here is the full magazine if you want to take…
Retro gaming is such a big deal that the UK’s postal service, the Royal Mail, has unveiled a stamp collection to acknowledge the classic titles designed in the UK in the 1980s and 90s. I’ll be reviewing them after they come out next week. The…