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Preserving Gamings Past

Graeme Mason
Mar 1, 20194 min read
The Secret History Of: ToeJam and Earl
The Funk is back! 28 years after those hapless extra-terrestrials from the planet Funkoton crash-landed on earth, ToeJam and Earl are...

Graeme Mason
Feb 22, 20195 min read
Fighting Fantasy: The Video Games
Created by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson in the early Eighties, the Fighting Fantasy choose-your-own-adventure books swiftly became a...

Graeme Mason
Feb 15, 20194 min read
Mario, Mikie and the Pursuit of Video Game Love
High above the dungarees-wearing, moustache-sporting man, the damsel in distress quivers and screams, her dress flicking in the wind....

Graeme Mason
Feb 8, 20194 min read
Super Six: Sensible Software
Founded in the spring of 1986, Sensible Software began producing games for the 8-bit market of the time before becoming the legends of...

Graeme Mason
Feb 1, 20196 min read
Game Developer Interview: Andrew Hewson
In the ultra-competitive videogame era of the Eighties, Hewson Consultants – latterly, Hewson – produced solid hit after hit to cement...

Graeme Mason
Jan 25, 20193 min read
We Love Resident Evil 2
While the Antstream Arcade team has much fondness for 1996’s Resident Evil, there’s no doubt in our minds that the sequel, released by...

Graeme Mason
Jan 18, 20194 min read
The Budget Kings: 35 Years Of Mastertronic
Unless you were lucky enough to have super-rich parents, most of us didn’t have a lot of spare cash to splash out on games as kids....

Graeme Mason
Jan 11, 20194 min read
Stuck in the Arcade - Part 2
In the first Stuck in the Arcade, we took a look back at some of those arcade classics that never left the arcades, failing to secure a...

Graeme Mason
Jan 4, 20196 min read
Dare You Watch: Double Dragon The Movie
Released a year after critical and commercial bomb Super Mario Bros, Double Dragon the movie shifts the action into the ‘future’ of 2007...

Graeme Mason
Dec 28, 20186 min read
A Very Retro Christmas!
There’s no doubt that Christmas 2018 is an exciting time for gamers. But how does it compare to the same time of year in previous...

Graeme Mason
Dec 21, 20185 min read
PlayStation - 8 Hidden Gems
Here are our eight hidden PS gems which, in an ideal world, should be starring in the PlayStation Mini Two this time next year…

Graeme Mason
Dec 14, 20184 min read
Game Developer Interview: Steve Turner
This unassuming man from Upminster, Essex is responsible for an impressive range of iconic ZX Spectrum games. From possibly the world’s...

Graeme Mason
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Chaos - Battle Royale of the Wizards
You take control of a lone character and have a selection of offensive/defensive weapons at your disposal. There are any number of...

Graeme Mason
Nov 30, 20186 min read
Game Developer Interview: The Oliver Twins
Known primarily for producing that adventurous ovoid, Dizzy, Andrew and Philip Oliver have long held a deep love for video games and...

Graeme Mason
Nov 23, 20184 min read
We Love Streets Of Rage 2!
Now here at Antstream Arcade, we’re not ones to condone violence. But sometimes the bad guys just push just a little too much, leaving...

Graeme Mason
Nov 9, 20184 min read
The Making Of Marble Madness with Bob Flanagan
Gamers of all ages are familiar with the work of Mark Cerny, thanks to an impressive record of designing not only games, but also the...

Graeme Mason
Oct 31, 20185 min read
7 Alternative Creepy Retro Games for Halloween
Since 3D games took over in the mid-Nineties, it has become easier for developers to scare your average video game player. With improved...

Graeme Mason
Oct 26, 20186 min read
Run The Series: Defender
The late Seventies/early Eighties period is often referred to as The Golden Age Of Arcade Games, and looking at the games released during...

Graeme Mason
Oct 19, 20186 min read
The Secret History of Smash TV with Eugene Jarvis
It’s Showtime! If you’re of a certain age then the mid-late Eighties period of cinema will bring back some fond memories of action...


Graeme Mason
Oct 5, 20184 min read
King of the Fighters
While it has always proved to be a popular genre, the one-on-one beat-‘em-up received a substantial power boost in 1991 with the release...

Graeme Mason
Sep 28, 20183 min read
We Love Spin Master!
Considering it is essentially two discs connected by a spindle, together with a looped piece of string, the yo-yo has been one of the...

Graeme Mason
Sep 21, 20185 min read
Blood Brothers: The Brutal History of Double Dragon
Forget Final Fight and Golden Axe and Streets of Rage. When it comes to beat-’em-ups Technos’ Double Dragon is the original heavyweight...

Will Freeman
Sep 10, 20186 min read
The DNA of... Marvel Spider-Man
Welcome, true believers! The latest Marvel Spider-Man game is currently going down very well with critics. But while they see a great...

Graeme Mason
Sep 7, 20185 min read
Left in the Arcade: 10 Unconverted Classics
The 80s were a fertile time for arcade gaming, and home conversions followed for most of the popular arcade games. But from time to time,...

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