Retro Computing News

Happy 40th Birthday Adventureland! Adventureland is the first text adventure game for microcomputers,released by Scott Adams in 1978. It was very successful and led Scott to form Adventure International, which went on to publish twelve #adventuregames. #interactivefiction

Coming soon to a Crash Annual near you... #ZXSpectrum #adventuregames

The Kickstarter for the brand new second #Crash magazine annual for fans of the Sinclair #ZXSpectrum home computer - officially issue 100 - is now live! Includes my 11 page Adventure Trail column and much, much more! #adventuregames

Enjoyed listening to the BBC World Service article about the early history of Women in IT yesterday. Our Archive includes interviews with growing number of women who are leaders of the UK IT industry, for example: archivesit.org.uk/interviews/ann…

Ernest Gary Gygax Jr.'s doggie needs a helping hand! The Gygax family has done so much for us all, if your a gamer, please consider a $5 donation at least? gf.me/u/jqqj84 via @gofundme

This week we are determined to get #smallpressday trending to raise awareness of the great day for #comics #zines #selfpublishing #Illustrators #writers #creators #books #shops #comicshops #ThinkSelfEmployed #freelancers info at smallpressday.co.uk

Finally! classicadventurer.co.uk

Please spread the word for this awesome looking #retrogaming book @TheRetroAsylum @RGDSpodcast possible interview for you chaps. twitter.com/JonnBlanchard/…

The Unofficial Atari 8-Bit Visual History book Announced by @VidGameArtistry wp.me/p9JukQ-2cr #atari #retrogaming #retrogames

One year ago, my Apple IIe appeared on @BBCBreakfast while playing The Hobbit! John Kay & Sally Nugent were talking about retro gadgets after Vodafone stopped making pagers. Sally said her first computer was a Sinclair Spectrum but she didn't know if it even ever did anything. 😜

@RetroCompNews The official remake of "Skool Daze" and "Back to Skool", plus the new game "Nu Skool" are all featured in "Skool Daze Reskooled" available soon for both PC and Mac ! @Skool_Daze_Game @AlternSoftware

Well, judging by the #C64 version, space-travelling #ZXSpectrum adventurers are going to be in for a treat much earlier than expected - you can download @PondSoftware 's Hibernated 1 #textadventure right now! I'll be reviewing it in the latest Crash Annual in due course. twitter.com/8bit_era/statu…

Received a first pdf proof of my White Wizard's Adventure column in the new ZZAP! 64 Annual and it's now 11 pages including my 4 page Scott Adams interview! Intro, reviews, news, tips, even a Christmas list of classics. Full colour too. Hope readers enjoy it in due course. 😎

One extra-special Zzap! 64 Annual Kickstarter pledge also includes a framed signed picture of the start of Pirate Adventure - the 2nd Adventure International #adventuregame by Scott Adams. Signed by Scott himself! Please check it out. 2of2 kickstarter.com/projects/47744… #Commodore64

#Commodore64 fans should love this Kickstarter for a new Zzap! 64 magazine annual! I have written an 8-page White Wizard #adventuregames column for this book - including a brand new interview with the legendary Scott Adams of Adventure International! 1of2 kickstarter.com/projects/47744…

The first filming of Dave Perry for the all new Games Animal TV took place yesterday - catch the LIVE filming st #RRE2018 on 19-20 May! @TheRetroAsylum @MaximumPowerUp @tenpencearcade @NintendoArcade @RGroundup @TheCosCol twitter.com/thedavidperry/…

Final floor plan released for REVIVAL 2018 - the biggest and best dedicated UK retro gaming event ever! Grab your tickets NOW, just 5 weeks to go! goo.gl/yVUiNM #RRE2018 #arcade #retrogaming @tenpencearcade @MaximumPowerUp @TheRetroAsylum @arcadeclubuk

My ebay shop opens Thursday 12th April at 2pm stores.ebay.co.uk/Retro-Computer… website: retrocomputershack.com

Join us on Facebook and celebrate video gaming past, present and future. facebook.com/groups/carryon… #retrogaming #gaming

If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to read my printed Eight Bit Adventurer column in Eight Bit magazine, there’s now a jpeg version of the first article, from issue 4, on my Eight Bit Adventurer Facebook page! Go to facebook.com/EightBitAdvent… 😀#adventuregames #retrogaming