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Mark Plays... Boulderdash (IBM-PC/MS-DOS)(CGA)(1984) 24 Aug 2013 | 06:52 pm
Boulderdash by First Star Software originated on the Atari-8-bit computer line, hopped over to the C64 and was actually released on a whole myriad of other platforms including the old IBM-PC. It came ...
Matt Chat 205: Bill Volk on Avalon Hill 19 Aug 2013 | 06:33 am
In the second installment of my interview with Bill Volk, we chat about his days at Avalon Hill and the dawn of the computer games industry. Bill was a programming machine, writing games and ports for...
Mark Plays... Zaxxon (IBM-PC/MS-DOS)(CGA)(1984) 17 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm
Sega Enterprises released the game Zaxxon on various platforms, they also happened to release it on the old IBM-PC in 1984. I think it was best played with a joystick but as I don't happen to have one...
Why I wrote Cancer Nutrition & Recipes For Dummies 15 Aug 2013 | 12:57 am
Cancer Nutrition and Recipes For DummiesSo, I’m excited to announce that my book, Cancer Nutrition & Recipes For Dummies is officially out—okay, it has been out for a few weeks now (since July 29th, t...
Mark Plays... PSP Emulation on Android (PPSSPP running on the GameMID) 14 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
In this video I demonstrate how well Playstation Portable Emulation is running on Android. The GameMID Android handheld has physical buttons that makes running PSP games on an Android device a blast. ...
Matt Chat 204: Bill Volk Part One 10 Aug 2013 | 05:51 am
This is the first installment of my interview with Playscreen co-founder and Avalon/Activision veteran Bill Volk. An industry veteran with 30+ years experience, Bill is the man to talk to about the cu...
Matt Chat 203: Frayed Knights 4 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
This episode is a review of Jay Barnson's Frayed Knights game, an indie RPG with lots of humor and turn-based combat. You can download the video here. Apologies for posting this so late! read more
Mark Plays... Centipede (IBM-PC/MS-DOS)(CGA)(1983) 4 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm
Centipede on the IBM PC programmed by R.J.Grafe in 1983. It's not the official port by Atarisoft but another release sporting quite an innovative control scheme. It actually features a simulation of t...
Mark Plays... Dragon Saber (PCEngine/TG16)(NTSC) 3 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
The sequel to Dragon Spirit, a game by Namco falling into the shmup category. Released in 1991 about 3 years after the 1st game. The cool bit about this game is that it actually has a two player mode ...
Mark Plays... Riptide GP2 (Android)(GameMID) 27 Jul 2013 | 06:31 pm
I am showing some of my gameplay and impressions of Riptide GP™2. This game is a cool sequel to the first Riptide on Android and iOS devices. Racing aqua-jets / hydro jets that have been upgraded to h...
