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The British computer press of the 80s and 90s - magazines from the Future stable like Your Sinclair - pioneered a lot of the whimsical, zoo-TV style writing that’s popular now.
Ahh, the contrast between the box art and what's implied by the marketing copy, and the actual gameplay screenshots.
ISTR that in the mid-90s, there was this notion that with games finally becoming truly 3d on 5th-gen videogame consoles, they'd be realistic enough to match the cover art, and that would be the end of that eternally recurring disappointment. Well, come 5th- and 6th-gen systems, the disappointment of the contrast between the cover art and the actual gameplay footage was then replaced by the contrast between the FMV and regular gameplay footage.
No real point to that mini-rant, just the image above reminded me of its base complaint.
> https://twitter.com/robmanuel/status/1110143735860523009/pho...
I know these are made up titles, crafted with a light streak of smart-ass, but I actually want to play some of them, "The Final Cut: A Pink Floyd Text Adventure"? "Revenge of Rubic's Tetrahedron? I'm also midly curious what the difference in system reqs is between "Night Simulator" and "Advanced Night Simulator".
The British computer press of the 80s and 90s - magazines from the Future stable like Your Sinclair - pioneered a lot of the whimsical, zoo-TV style writing that’s popular now.
It launched Future Publishing (their first magazine was "Amstrad Action"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_plc
Really wish it's possible to afford publishing hardcore computer magazines in paper nowadays. Looks like most of them are online now because of cost.
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It launched Future Publishing (their first magazine was "Amstrad Action"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_plc
That was the start of my career! My first (freelance) job was as the technical editor for Amstrad Action in its closing years. A great magazine, even in its dying days.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It launched Future Publishing (their first magazine was "Amstrad Action"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_plc
That was the start of my career! My first (freelance) job was as the technical editor for Amstrad Action in its closing years. A great magazine, even in its dying days.
In a strange way, there would be outrage if BBC Autonomous Vehicle or BBC Rocket Launch Services were a thing today. It just seems odd.
Looking forward to the day when Rob Manuel has enough twitter bots to throw elections. Some (!) of his other ones: https://twitter.com/robmanuel/status/1110141713979502592?lan...
Thats where I got this. I sense a fellow b3ta subscriber.