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Level up your computer game trivia: A review of Hey! Listen!: A journey through the golden era of computer games

April 27, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

My favourite bit in the first quarter was the introduction of some scruffy, unpopular and over-confident engineer in the early days of computer game programming. His name? Steve Jobs.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: reviews, Steve McNeil

How did we get Doom? A quick history of the iconic 3d-shooter on Doom’s 25th anniversary

December 10, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

McNeil isn’t the only one talking about Doom on the game’s 25th birthday. John Romero, one of the games co-creators, has been working on a little treat for everyone; an unofficial spiritual successor.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: doom, Steve McNeil

8 real life retro-game playing Gunters

February 25, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One the name given to gamers who specialise in 80s arcade games/retro-games are Gunters. The Gunters are searching for the famous Easter Egg that will give who ever finds it control of the Oasis. It’s a bit like the quest for the Holy Grail. We don’t yet have a virtual […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: ready player one, sega, Steve McNeil, twitch

Go 8-Bit returns in February for retro esports on Dave

January 14, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UK TV station Dave will air the third season of Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit on Monday 12th of February. Both team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon return along with gaming expert Ellie Gibson. Go 8 Bit evolved from a frantic, running and audience involved live show which used smartphones to allow […]

Filed Under: Online Shows, TV Tagged With: Steve McNeil, twitch

Join in Go 8-Bit stars with WiFi War’s fun public stream games

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Watched games played on Twitch? WiFi wars lets you play along, in a team, on your smartphone. I first encountered Steve McNeil when he was one half of McNeil and Pamphilon’s Go 8-Bit and performing live shows in Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe. Since then Go 8-Bit has made it onto National TV and is hosted by […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: Steve McNeil, twitch

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