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@RetroTrekkieDad

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Over-worked, Stressed, Husband, Dad, Geek, Trekkie, Gamer, Photographer, Musician, C64 & Retro nut, and IT Manager in Education. Views are my own.

Somewhere in England
Joined May 2009
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@RetroTrekkieDad
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12 days
I've added a few more 3D boxes on my site. -Commodore Format 16 inc. Graphic Adventure Creator -Commodore Format 21 -Werewolves of London -Night Racer That's 56 3D Boxes complete. Only several hundred more to go! https://t.co/tRRUO5I1Q2
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More AI generated covers! I quite like this one from one of my all-time favourite games - Action Biker by Mastertronic
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1 month
3D Game Covers - Magicland Dizzy (Commodore 64) https://t.co/bmtDbU6hZJ https://t.co/tRRUO5IzFA
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3D Game Box - Fantasy World Dizzy (Commodore 64) https://t.co/pvNUxQJE0y https://t.co/tRRUO5IzFA
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1 month
Another AI game cover, this time Monty on the Run. I quite like how this one came out, although it seems AI couldn't figure out the British Railways sign on the funnel and has instead replaced it with the Union Jack.
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1 month
Say what you want about AI, but I'm really impressed with this one. Formula 1 Simulator by Mastertronic, given the AI treatment.
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1 month
(5) More than that, it fired up my imagination—I couldn’t stop thinking about all the amazing virtual worlds I might create once I got hold of the full kit.
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(4) By then, I’d already played Driller, Dark Side, Total Eclipse, and Castle Master to death, so even though it was short, this new Freescape adventure felt like a whole new world to explore.
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(3) The Freescape games weren’t to everyone’s taste—most readers probably had more fun with Spindizzy, P.P. Hammer, Rodland, or Speedball 2—but I was completely hooked on those Virtual Worlds.
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(2) The big reason for my excitement was the 3D Construction Kit. It had been released just a month or so earlier, and the demo game that came with it was featured on issue 12’s Power Pack.
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3D Game Box - Commodore Format Power Pack 12 (1) I can still remember the excitement of getting my hands on issue 12 of Commodore Format. It was August 1991, and we were away on holiday in Scotland, visiting my uncle and aunt... https://t.co/TLKfMgX3H1 https://t.co/tRRUO5I1Q2
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1 month
I think our dog likes Star Trek...
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1 month
Another AI render of one of my favourite Commodore Plus 4 games. Video Meanies by Mastertronic. It's frightening just how good some of these are. Makes you wonder what AI will be like in 10 years time.
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1 month
(4) It was short—just a couple of screens—but I spent hours swinging around, not so much doing anything else as performing endless acrobatics on the giant letters spelling out “D E M O.” Somehow, that playful freedom left a bigger impression on me than the actual gameplay itself.
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(3) I’d already missed the first two issues, but what instantly drew me in was its cover tape. One of the standout gems on that tape was a demo of The Amazing Spider-Man.
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(2) In December 1990, while visiting relatives in Harrow, London, my dad carried on a little tradition of his—buying me a magazine to keep me entertained. That time, instead of Zzap!, he bought me my very first issue of Commodore Format.
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3D Game Box - Commodore Format Power Pack 3 (1) Having been an avid Zzap! reader for years, I couldn’t help but notice the magazine’s quality starting to decline in the early ’90s. (1) https://t.co/3S2K9R3kwP https://t.co/IbreB7y4Po
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1 month
I despise @SadiqKhan. He locks his account so that people can't comment. @MayorofLondon , you are a nasty little man and the sooner you are out of office, the better London will be. You are an expert on toxic politics. You're a racist, hateful human being.
@SadiqKhan
Sadiq Khan
1 month
President Trump has fanned the flames of the far-right. And now a toxic form of politics is spilling out onto our streets. These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win.
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2 months
Agent X II - The Mad Prof's Back... ...in AI!
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3D Game Box - Dark Side (C64) This was my first adventure in the virtual worlds of Freescape. The solid 3D completely blew me away. I didn’t care about the slow screen refresh — it genuinely felt like stepping onto another world. https://t.co/0kLwIkL0fI https://t.co/tRRUO5I1Q2
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