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Locomotion (Amiga) (released 1992). I fondly remember playing the demo version that appeared on the Amiga Power coverdisk and had played it for hours! Now, thanks to emulation, I can play the full version. Graphics are relatively basic but the game is still as addictive as ever.

I ended up having cataracts removed at the age of 41. I know; young to be having that kind of thing at a young (cough) age. Turned out to be a known side-effect from the self-injection drug I take for arthritis. I've always been short-sighted and had alternated between specs and daily contact lenses...

Wildfire Studios produced some cracking Pinball games back in the day for the PC. So I'm currently playing Balls of Steel (Duke Nukem table being a favourite) and Dirt Track Racing pinball (two tables). Amazing ball physics, SFX and addictive gameplay.

Watching Andy Murray play is like watching Tim Henman all over again. I now have no flipping nails left! All the same; it makes a refreshing change for a Brit to get through to the final.

I was a regular at Southend-on-Sea in the eighties and got a huge buzz for amusement arcades thinking nothing of spending an entire afternoon in these (probably about 4-5 hours). I'd pump a lot of money into games like space invaders, Pacman, Asteroids, Rampage, Defender, Pole Position, Galaga, Outr...

My all time favourite pinball game ever: Slam Tilt (Amiga version).