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I’m done with this platform for now. For the foreseeable future I will be posting on Threads instead as @caverngamesuk. Unfortunately X has descended into a cesspit of right wing bots and disinformation, fanned by Space Karen, and I can’t support it any more. Bye for now!

@JazRignall And yet, some of the greatest shooters of all were yet to some.

35 years ago, arcades were over-saturated with shooters. Because of that, many players including myself were somewhat tired of them. Nothing especially wrong with these games per se. They were fun, but we really, really wanted something more interesting and original to play!

Today while walking my 3 year old daughter a group of “Slava Ukraini” protesters followed us around and shouted as my daughter grew increasingly anxious and scared. I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. (Nearly all of them agreed.) It was a mostly respectful conversation, but if you’re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you’re a shit person.

Ordering for Magnum: Clean Shot is now open! This is not a pre-order - the game is in stock and will be shipped out as fast as I can process the orders. Get your copy from cavern.games #zxspectrumnext #spectrumnext

@JazRignall @SancastleAir Some great Atari arcade ports though. STUN Runner is particularly good and blows all the other home ports away.

@SancastleAir It was more let down by the fact that it cost like three quid an hour to run on batteries, and its game selection wasn't as good as other hand-helds.

35 years ago it was a crazy month, with news of the Lynx launch plus reviews of the excellent home computer ports of Shinobi and Mr. Heli. Top-scoring game was Stunt Car racer, while on consoles, SMS Ghostbusters, Spellcaster, and Pro Football, and PCE Twin Heli were all great!

@TLtwg Magnum Clean Shot is heavily inspired by the arcade game ‘Dead Angle’, which was a sequel to ‘Empire City: 1931’. That game was ported to the Famicom as Magnum Kiki Ippatsu (Magnum Don’t Miss), and to European machines as Prohibition.

@CavernGames Prohibition was the first thing in my mind seeing this.

Put the date in your diary - July 20th is Magnum: Clean Shot day cavern.games #spectrumnext #zxspectrumnext

@TLtwg There is actually a connection between the two

@Melonhead999 Can’t argue with that

"the DNA runs through my DNA"? What, Keir? #itvdebate

Come and see us this coming weekend at Revival where we will be showing off a nearly finished version of our new game, Magnum: Clean Shot for the ZX Spectrum Next #spectrumnext #zxspectrumnext

@JazRignall Coded by Mark Cerny no less, now the lead architect of the PS5 for Sony.

35 years ago, I was busy playing California Games on the Master System. While it had been released on C64 a couple years earlier, I still had a ton of fun playing it. And indeed still do. It's one of the all-time multi-event 8-bit sporting greats! Brilliant on almost everything!

Checks date… uh… oh dear.

@retrokatg A lot of fun! Best classic Castlevania IMHO

Tonight I’m playing…. Castlevania: Rondo of blood For the very first time ! What can I expect (no spoilers please) ?

@mdf200 Love the Neo Geo in all its forms. I’ve got an MVS in a JAMMA cab and picked up an AES this year while in Japan. The 161-in-1 cart is super cheap and worth getting.

I should really get this hooked into my Jamma cab - or buy an AES and an adapter... I've a load of MVS carts, and they are playable on a home machine with a £150 adapter... Samurai Showdown on it's own would be worth getting it out....

Long hair, beard, thumbs up and lying about one's achievements.

Anyone for some Rainbow Islands?

@RetroGamer_Mag I sold my X68000 about a year ago and I regret it every day! I loved it, but I was always petrified it would break one day and lose most of its value so I sold it on. I did import an X68000Z mini to replace it though.

Have you ever pruned down your games collection and what was the reasoning? Too many games, paying off bills and did you put the money towards something you coveted? Some answers will appear in the magazine.

@Lord_Arse That is one giant hand.

And yes, that is a super cute little DMG-01 pin badge!

Massive thanks to @PMurphy1978 for sending me a copy of "Gamebook: The Unofficial DMG Companion"! Looking forward to settling down in the comfy chair to read this beautiful 280-page book!

@KimxxxJustice His misdeeds aside, as someone who actually has the surname Laird, and with verifiable Scottish ancestry, I’m always offended by KH’s his use of that title.

Lol fuck off Kieren

@Microjubei @despotgaming @DestinyFomo @beast1x5

@despotgaming @DestinyFomo @beast1x5 You're really teaching a master class in SIMPage right now. Bravo!!!

If you love the Dreamcast text me. If you think the genesis is better than SNES you cannot text me.