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3 Weeks in Paradise - great music (for a speccy). 3 Weeks In Paradise was the one I was going to choose. I had it for the Amstrad CPC and it was the first game I ever completed with no (or at least very little) assistance from pokes or walkthroughs. I actually preferred it to Herberts Dummy Run - p...

No mention yet of Computing with the Amstrad? That and Amstrad Action were the magazines of choice for the discerning CPC user back in the 80s. I occasionally bought ACU too but felt the layout was clumsy and the proofreading often poor. Later on, with the arrival of my new toy (an Amiga 500+), I st...

Computing with the Amstrad CPC gave nearly every Infocom game 100% in across the board (with the exception being, for some reason, Lurking Horror). They are wonderfully atmospheric but often quite difficult to solve. My favourite classic text adventure is a CRL game (The Very Big Cave Adventure), bu...

That show just keeps getting nuttier. It's fantastic

GetDexter wrote:

russgalleywood wrote:Anything on an Amstrad ...

... you and me need to have a quiet chat....

Should I bring my heavy beating stick?

Apparently, Marathon became Snickers 17 years ago (in 1990). Thanks Wikipedia for the info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snickers

I know, I didn't realise it had been that long either. Now I do feel old.

felgekarp wrote:

woody.cool wrote: You don't like Roland in Time ???

Even the theme tune was inspired by my fav TV program

No, I don't. Give me Cuthbert any day, Cuthbert could kick Rolands arse

Roland doesn't feel the need to resort to violence - he's above that sort of behaviour.

Sega2006 wrote:I think he meant to say BMW drivers are tossers

As long as they don't do it when they're driving.

I agree with MattC on this one, me being a CPC fan (and a Roland fan) - but personally I'd review 'Roland In Time' and redress that as one of the greatest games of all time instead :D Yes! Get ready, people, the great Roland re-evaluation has started! Finally, the games will get the respect they de...

Most sellers do wait until you've given them feedback. Its a bit annoying but I guess there is also so real ass hole buyers out there too which maybe why. alternatively it stinks a bit on not having any confidence in what they're selling........ I have to admit that I have in the past sold stuff an...

There was, however, a fairly business like Japanese man permanently attached to the 'Gran Turismo' cabinet. It occurred to me, that I have seen pictures of GT setups like that one in numerous magazines such as Edge always with a suited Japanese man occupying the driving seat. I conclude that such c...

I'd write a review for 'Roland in the Caves' if only to redress the balance and give it the high score it deserves as one of the greatest games of all time.

I hate to question the numeracy skills of the members here, but we're actually on number 82 now.

Or did you all ignore my nomination for a reason?

I remember once Kellogs were giving away bits of philosopher in Bran Flakes. I got Aristotle's septum and Descarte's pelvis.

SirClive wrote:

felgekarp wrote:Aaaaccciiieeeedddd Does nobody do that any more?

Not since '88.

I like to think the human race has advanced a bit since then.