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I just got my mail haul after being away for 2 weeks and found #217 hiding in there - probably delivered the expected 4 weeks after the previous issue.

The 90s is kind of a black hole for me: I went in strongly with my Amiga 2000 and carried on even stronger with my A4000, but all consoles and PCs went by the wayside, and arcades were disappearing in general. I picked up more social stuff along the way with a pair of visits to The Gathering and the...

I want to hear if they developed for the Thomson series, especially seing how similar the gfx are to the CPC?

Matt_B wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:14 pm

If you're thinking of Myth

Indeed I am. Old brain starting to rot methinks.

Funny thing is, they are still using paper inlets in the shipping bag that says MyFavouriteMagazines...

I remember all those clubs with single and double page spreads and nearly always an inlay falling out when you opened the magazine - and they were all annoyingly 'UK only' so I sat there grinding my teeth over the waste of space and opportunity (I wanted "Gods" from Magnetic Scrolls! I still haven't...

In a swift sprint across the channel #216 found my mailbox today, only two weeks after the previous issue. (I.e. having cut back the slack now.)

Gone past the 51 mark now and the last system that is retro to me is the Jaguar and possibly the Sega Saturn. Basically anything designed for 2D first.

(Is that Epyx' "Winter games"?)
Did you have tools on the C= 64 that would analyze real sounds and generate similar synthetic sound effects? I always wondered this about the Epyx 'Games series.

A belatedly 6 weeks in the coming, #215 was found huddling in my maibox today (together with EDGE and national comics).

Not quite up there with #213, but still a very solid issue. I kinda like how you chapterize your main feature now (and I have properly enjoyed the last ones too for a change).

Kudos!

I just finished this issue in practically one sitting and it's been a long time since my retro bone has been as well and truly tickled.
(And incidentally, I think the art for the non-sub issue is better and would have done better as the sub pick.)

I got the same letter myself and basically wondered "why do they bother?" as 2(?) days extra wont be noticed by anyone with the standards they are keeping.

FedEx tried to deliver mine on Friday while I was away, but I picked mine up just now. The size of that thing! Most impressive. Looking forward to getting some time to do proper reading.

What was your development environments over the years?