Love of Retro Gaming & Modern Tech
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Interview, Podcast, Point and Click Adventure, Retro Gaming, Retro Man CaveTony Warriner of Broken Sword fame is interviewed by the Retro Man Cave.
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BBC Micro, Mega Drive, PlayStation, Retro, Retro Gaming, ZX SpectrumThe Video Games Presentation Pack announced by the Royal Mail has my stamp of approval.
READ MORE »I open up the SEGA Mega Drive to explore its inner workings.
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James Woodcock
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Acorn Archimedes A3010, Featured, Gaming, iPad, PC, Point and Click Adventure, Retro, Retro Gaming, Simon the SorcererEnjoying the wonders of point and click adventures and reliving this important genre today.
READ MORE »Inspired by music from the SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive consoles, 16-bit FM Glory is an original composition created by James Woodcock using Chipsynth MD.
READ MORE »Creepy antics continue as The 7th Guest appears on Kickstarter, this time as a board game…
READ MORE »The classic CD-ROM title ‘The 7th Guest’ returns in a web mini-series
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James Woodcock
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Download, Point and Click Adventure Games, Preview, ScummVM, ScummVM Music Enhancement Project, Soundtrack, The Gene MachineMy completed enhanced soundtrack of The Gene Machine awaiting release, preview track included…
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Animation, Developers, Gource, HD, James Woodcock, Movie, Music, Render, ScummVM, ScummVM Music Enhancement Project, VideoCelebrating 12 years of ScummVM development with a video produced by James Woodcock.
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James Woodcock
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Amiga, Cartoon, CD-ROM, Dog, DOS, Gameplay, Lucas Arts, LucasArts, Mac, Max, Point and Click Adventure, Rabbit, Sam, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Sam and Max, Sam and Max Hit the Road, Screenshots, ScummVM, Talkie, Telltale GamesYou may know of the Sam & Max characters from the more recent Telltale reincarnation, however for those who wereRead more…
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James Woodcock
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Acorn, Acorn Archimedes A3010, Apogee Software, DOS, First-Person Shooter, FPS, Gaming, id Software, PC, Retro Gaming, Wolfenstein 3DWay back in 1994 at the age of thirteen, I eagerly anticipated my Christmas present which actually was my firstRead more…
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James Woodcock
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Arcade Nano, Genesis, Keyring, Megadrive, portable, SEGA, Sonic the HedgehogWhile the audio is a bit rough, its portability and charm make it a brilliant little retro novelty.
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James Woodcock
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B4HD, Day of the Tentacle, DOTT, Lucas Arts, Maniac Mansion, PC, Point and Click Adventure, Retro Gaming, Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, Scumm, ScummVM, Talkie, Video, YouTubeReleased in 1993 by Lucas Arts, Day of the Tentacle is the sequel to the holy grail of the point and click adventure genre, Maniac Mansion.
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James Woodcock
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Adrian Ripburger, B4HD, Ben, Biker, Classic, Corley Motors, Full Throttle, Gang, Lucas Arts, Malcolm Corley, Mark Hamill, Maureen, Maurice LaMarche, Mo, PC, Point and Click Adventure, Polecats, Roy Conrad, ScummVMFull Throttle is a classic point-and-click adventure game released in 1995. Ride with Ben, the leader of the Polecats, to save Corley Motors from destruction.
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HD, James Woodcock, Keyboard, Lemmings, Live, Music, Performance, Retro Gaming, Tyros3, YamahaNearly a year ago, I played the Simon the Sorcerer theme on the Yamaha Tyros3 keyboard. Recently I taught myselfRead more…
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James Woodcock
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Acorn Archimedes A3010, Adventure Soft, B4HD, CD-ROM, Chris Barrie, Classic, Floppy Disk, Gaming, James Woodcock, PC, Performance, Point and Click Adventure, Retro, Retro Gaming, ScummVM, ScummVM Music Enhancement Project, Simon the Sorcerer, Simon Woodroffe, Soundtrack, Video, YouTubeRemembering the beautiful art, music and soul of point and click adventure Simon the Sorcerer.
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