Although the likes of GamesMaster and Bad Influence have retained lasting fame, a more obscure part of the 16-bit TV landscape was Games World, Sky One’s post-GamesMaster attempt to capture the teen boys’ demographic. Games World ran five days a week before The Simpsons*, and was in general terrific, which is one reason I’m writing […]
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Back in the early 90s the Arcade Attack crew would rush home from school, switch to CITV and enjoy the latest helping of Bad Influence! We are delighted and very thankful to have interviewed one the main hosts from that quality show – Andy Crane! He has worked on numerous TV and radio shows including
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Is Olly Dibben the nicest person Arcade Attack have interviewed so far? Quite possibly, although Gareth Jones might have something to say about that… Ace programmer Olly is currently working on Byte Damage which frankly looks AMAZING. Here he talks about starting out at The Bitmap Brothers, the abandoned Speedball 3 and raises the important
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Phwoar! Is mostly what sprung to mind when I picked up Bitmap Brothers titles when I was younger. What on earth were they smoking? Was the other thing. Undeniably brilliant and frustrating at the same time, titles by The Bitmap Brothers were truly works of art. Dystopian works of art. Ever imagine a future so
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Andrew makes awesome, 1/12 scale, model arcade machines. And as you can see, they’re pretty special. Our man Keith has one and to say he’s pleased with it is an understatement! We’re quite flabbergasted by the quality of these replica models here at Arcade Attack and as soon as we’ve saved up enough pennies
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