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- Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Fantasy F1
- Replies: 22
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Re: Fantasy F1
That was a crazy race. And i think it's got to be a first for me that one of my fantasy teams gets a 1-2 with it's drivers and all 4 selections in the top 6! New PB single race score too, pity it was all for the team that's been the worst out of my bunch so far! :lol: https://i.ibb.co/pZR9XVM/Winner...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:09 am
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- Topic: Fantasy F1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1885
Re: Fantasy F1
Hiro got lucky with the amount of retirements allowing the hopeless Ferrari to finish 2nd!
Hopefully all the teams will properly reinforce their cars for this week's race and we can have something more normal!
Hopefully all the teams will properly reinforce their cars for this week's race and we can have something more normal!
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:53 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Fantasy F1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1885
Re: Fantasy F1
I'm in again. The turnout for both the League and the main game seems to be shrinking every year. But there are those of us who will keep trying for as long as it's there! I doubt i'll ever hit the heights of winning either league again but i tink i've done a reasonable job of picking strong teams t...
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:10 am
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: Collecting Amstrad CPC boxed games
- Replies: 7
- Views: 707
Re: Collecting Amstrad CPC boxed games
Driller, Dark Side and Total Eclipse were all available in DVD box sized cardboard boxes. They all had very smart manuals and Driller came with a 3D map which you could create: http://www.deblauweschicht.nl/retrogaming/images/Driller_map.jpg The cardboard boxes for Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge and N...
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:40 am
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: This is the worst game I've ever played
- Replies: 74
- Views: 3331
Re: This is the worst game I've ever played

Easily. Other terrible games i've played at least have some variety, this has none: It's a 1 screen score chaser that's no fun whatsoever.
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:27 am
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: Ebay is flooded with repros. Can anything be done?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5080
Re: Ebay is flooded with repros. Can anything be done?
Is this something Retro Gamer could do an article about? Pressure and all that. I bought a DVD from CEX recently, and on closer inspection, the cover is poor quality so maybe they printed that themselves. That's rather scammy if so. CEX accept reprinted cover items, as long as the item inside is ge...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Fantasy F1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1885
Re: Fantasy F1
The big question... Are Mercedes sandbagging in Friday practice?! I think yes.
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:14 am
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- Topic: Fantasy F1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1885
Re: Fantasy F1
I think 2018 was the first year i've played where i didn't forget to do my predictions for one weekend, so i put it down to that! It's weird, i'm less excited for this season than i have been for previous years. None of my favourite drivers are in "top" cars this year and of course being in the UK m...
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:20 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Fantasy F1
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1885
Re: Fantasy F1
Oh alright, I shall attempt to defend my RetroGamer league title. 

- Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:53 am
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: Discuss: Spectrum vs Amstrad Gaming
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3788
Re: Discuss: Spectrum vs Amstrad Gaming
Games made specifically for the Amstrad were usually fairly decent, but most games weren't ; they were usually conversions (often from the Speccy) and suffered. Badly. Scrolling was awful (unless playing in a postage stamp window) graphics often blocky and overly colourful. This is what I was going...
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:49 am
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: The Greatest Games Systems Of All Time
- Replies: 110
- Views: 7523
Re: The Greatest Games Systems Of All Time
That's okay, i'm used to being the only person in the room who can see clearly.NickThorpe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:11 amYeah, we're not big fans of democracy either. =PBarbaricAvatar wrote: ↑Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:53 amI don't think i could have faith in the people who made that list's decision-making and advice-giving abilities.

- Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: Discuss: Spectrum vs Amstrad Gaming
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3788
Re: Discuss: Spectrum vs Amstrad Gaming
To be honest I don't get these arguments. Yeah we all had fun as kids, but we're adults now, right? I had a speccy. I loved it. My mate had an Amstrad. He loved it. I admired some of the games, I always remember him playing tau ceti and marvelling at the crunching sound effects. We had a lot of fun...
- Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:55 pm
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: The Greatest Games Systems Of All Time
- Replies: 110
- Views: 7523
Re: The Greatest Games Systems Of All Time
Indeed. But that in turn makes the list misleading as it becomes not "what was the best for gaming" but more "who here owned one". With regards to the Spectrum and Amstrad debate, i'm genuinely intrigued. Does Spectrum still have an active fanbase in 2018? Are people still writing games for the sys...
- Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:54 pm
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: Discuss: Spectrum vs Amstrad Gaming
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3788
Discuss: Spectrum vs Amstrad Gaming
Continued from "The Greatest Games Systems of All Time" topic. Indeed. But that in turn makes the list misleading as it becomes not "what was the best for gaming" but more "who here owned one". With regards to the Spectrum and Amstrad debate, i'm genuinely intrigued. Does Spectrum still have an acti...
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: Retro Games
- Topic: The Greatest Games Systems Of All Time
- Replies: 110
- Views: 7523
Re: The Greatest Games Systems Of All Time
Over twice as many people owned Spectrums than Amstrads, so it really shouldn't be that much of a surprise! I think the Atari 8-bit is superior to both but that didn't make the top 30, so the abilities of a system mean very little here. People voted on nostalgia, much as I expected. Indeed. But tha...