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I remember watching and waiting for Teletext pages to tell me the latest and greatest video game news in the 80s and 90s. What better way then, to review the best of those old games with some choice new titles here and there.

These Teletext reviews painstakingly recreate an authentic 80s TV experience. Remember there was no internet then, this was as good as it got. But with words taking so long to load, I always felt we were a little more careful over how we wrote - and I want to mirror that here. Read more about me.

One-touch puzzling heads back to Egypt for some solid marbling action.

Mon, 24 May 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Retro classic arcade racer can still go the distance and show some fun.

Mon, 17 May 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Peggle Dual Shot is the most addictive game I've played in 26 years.

Mon, 10 May 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Quacking my way around platforms is, surprisingly, more fun than I remembered.

Mon, 03 May 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Already big in Asia, Astro Boy is here to take over the UK. Just don't hold your breath.

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Dusting for prints and suspects with CSI Deadly Nights, is curiously enjoyable even if you dont know the show.

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

I get stupidly immersed in another excellent Bejeweled clone for the DS, Jewel Master.

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Take an elderly rescue chopper for a test run, albeit flying left to right and back again.

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Race Days on the original Gameboy is as good a game today as it was back then, only now it's even value for money.

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Top Ranking Tennis still stands out even with all those other tennis games for all those other systems.

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

LucasArts adventuring proves again its had its hay day - Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango this is not.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

The second Lego Indiana Wii game is out now, but is the original still worth picking up too?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

More Game Party on the Wii is an oddity in that its a party game not from Nintendo. And to be brutally honest, it shows.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Naruto Shippidem Ultimate Ninja 4, with a name like that, this demands to be an epic. In some ways, it is.

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

This old one is always the best, forgotten, downtrodden but still dolling out the Dreamcast fun.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

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