Terry moved his curtains a little and peeked into the darkened street, watching the neighbours’ windows for any sign of activity. There was none – not yet, anyway. They were talking about it though, they had to be. He could imagine it now; the old gent across the way going green with envy because Terry […]
Rastan is a side-scroller platformer with swords; Super Mario, but starring Conan the Barbarian instead. It’s a great little game, and was ported over to the 8-bits at the time (I had this on the Master System). It’s a cool example of arcade games of the period; fluid and colourful but not hugely technical, and […]
Crispin rattled off another calculation and waited for the computer simulation to confirm what he already knew – it would work. He knew it must, because he had spent the last thirty years working on it, every single minute possibility and avenue had been painstakingly researched and tested. His relentless obsession with his work had […]
Arcade games should not be involving because of the very nature of arcades; they are quick fixes of adrenalin-inducing entertainment, and are meant to be fairly instant games. Return of the Jedi, however, takes the piss. There are so man things wrong with it that I guess the cabinets are very rare simply bcause no-one […]
I have been eagerly awaiting Microsoft to jump into the tablet arena with a Windows-based offering, or at least provide a tablet-specific version of 7. I bought a touchscreen laptop for Windows 7, and it sucked – mainly because the on-screen keyboard is nowhere near as intuitive as Android or iOS. Now, with the Microsoft […]
The government wants access to all electronic communication in the UK in order to fight pedophiles, terrorists, er… satan, aliens, and other things that are bad and scary. Obviously, this is a big threat to civil rights and privacy. Not every bad person is plotting on the Internet, believe it or not. And let’s be […]
When they “cartoonised” Ghostbusters, why did they have to call them the real Ghostbusters? Was there the risk that people wouldn’t realise that the Ghostbusters cartoon, featuring all the characters from the film and the same green Slimer ghost AND the same “No Ghosts” logo, wouldn’t be associated with the Ghostbuster films? Were they afraid […]
One night, I was in bed reading a book. Ron, my housemate and long-term best friend, was out at the cinema (we had a friend who worked at the local Showcase and so would let us in for free). About 9pm, I heard the front door slam and Ron hurtled into my bedroom. “Jones,” he […]
Once again, The Sun newspaper has taken it upon themselves to grab a half-understood government proposal, stick a catchphrase upon their admittedly huge banner, and run screaming at The Man – all in the name of The People. Apparently, the “Pastie Tax” is another of those huge injustices inflicted upon the working man by the […]
This is the first in a series where I write about the more extreme solutions to people’s modern problems. There was only the sound of water running. Nicola stared up at the ceiling and sobbed a little. By her side, Francis sat cross-legged with a notebook perched on his knee. He was drawing how she […]
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