Hi from Birmingham UK

TheDrisk · 20 April 2022, 09:46

Hi all I have been a long time retro gamer (well gamer) and currently am one of the hosts on a free podcast called RGDS (Retro Gaming Discussion Show
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/
) before that I was on the Retro Asylum podcast... I adore my Amiga and whilst own the original hardware and goteks etc... been loving the ease of the Amiga Mini, playing through the Amiga library.

Incidentally in the past I have written a number of free digital books...

Bitmap Bros: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...-VdbUruMtetzwg

Psygnosis:
http://amigagamer.blogspot.com/2014/...e-mag.html?m=1

Star Wars Video Games :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxv...vQMh9GjqUe0F3g

mastertronic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...Dt2sZWh-cWrVeg

I also did the early days of vid gaming up to 1976

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzvd4KYph8BNV3hVWnJraDJJdVk/view?resourcekey=0-_Vx2opm4vhtE9YOlzfGscw

I am currently working on a free Amiga book... although its super ambitious...and very rough right now... but you can see my progress here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1osY...ew?usp=sharing

Another mad project I also did was my You tube channel here where I did a detailed guide to video game history https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDrisk#p/u that reached up to Dreamcast / PS2 era

and finally I did a project where I scanned in my entire Games-X magazine collection a noticed the web didn't have them all

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...fL?usp=sharing

So all in all, I am a bit mad, but my passion for retro gaming is immense

chip · 20 April 2022, 10:11

Welcome to the forum !

TheDrisk · 20 April 2022, 13:29

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Originally Posted by chip

Welcome to the forum !

Thankyou :-)

Dastardly · 20 April 2022, 16:41

Welcome to the forum. I thought that user name sounded familiar. I used to listen to those podcasts.

Simmo76 · 20 April 2022, 19:14

Hi Paul,
Welcome to EAB.

Thanks for the links to your books - I'll be reading those on my next few train journeys.

I'll probably start with the Mastertronic one, as I have fond 8-bit memories of some of those games on my Dragon32 and my mates C64s and ZXSpectrums!
Are you aware of the currently running Kickstarter project: The Commodore 64 Collectors Guide to Mastertronic?
http://kck.st/3NfJokI

Simon

TheDrisk · 20 April 2022, 20:03

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Originally Posted by Simmo76

Hi Paul,
Welcome to EAB.

Thanks for the links to your books - I'll be reading those on my next few train journeys.

I'll probably start with the Mastertronic one, as I have fond 8-bit memories of some of those games on my Dragon32 and my mates C64s and ZXSpectrums!
Are you aware of the currently running Kickstarter project: The Commodore 64 Collectors Guide to Mastertronic?
http://kck.st/3NfJokI

Simon

Yes, looks brilliant and a truly pro effort than my humble attempt, with an old podcast.

Simmo76 · 20 April 2022, 20:14

Can't get the History of Psygnosis pdf/book to download...?

When I click the link, GoogleDocs goes to an Access Denied page and states "You need access
Ask for access, or switch to an account with access."

Am I missing something?

TheDrisk · 21 April 2022, 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmo76

Can't get the History of Psygnosis pdf/book to download...?

When I click the link, GoogleDocs goes to an Access Denied page and states "You need access
Ask for access, or switch to an account with access."

Am I missing something?

Not sure what happened... but here is the link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzvd4KYph8BNUkZla1huWjJqdmM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-KKqRDiGw9xc1hw_n3mls6Q

Paulee_Alex_Bow · 21 April 2022, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDrisk

Hi all I have been a long time retro gamer (well gamer) and currently am one of the hosts on a free podcast called RGDS (Retro Gaming Discussion Show
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/
) before that I was on the Retro Asylum podcast... I adore my Amiga and whilst own the original hardware and goteks etc... been loving the ease of the Amiga Mini, playing through the Amiga library.

Incidentally in the past I have written a number of free digital books...

Bitmap Bros: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...-VdbUruMtetzwg

Psygnosis:
http://amigagamer.blogspot.com/2014/...e-mag.html?m=1

Star Wars Video Games :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxv...vQMh9GjqUe0F3g

mastertronic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...Dt2sZWh-cWrVeg

I also did the early days of vid gaming up to 1976

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzvd4KYph8BNV3hVWnJraDJJdVk/view?resourcekey=0-_Vx2opm4vhtE9YOlzfGscw

I am currently working on a free Amiga book... although its super ambitious...and very rough right now... but you can see my progress here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1osY...ew?usp=sharing

Another mad project I also did was my You tube channel here where I did a detailed guide to video game history https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDrisk#p/u that reached up to Dreamcast / PS2 era

and finally I did a project where I scanned in my entire Games-X magazine collection a noticed the web didn't have them all

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...fL?usp=sharing

So all in all, I am a bit mad, but my passion for retro gaming is immense

Hello, I’m also from/in Birmingham.

Simmo76 · 23 April 2022, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDrisk

Not sure what happened... but here is the link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...9xc1hw_n3mls6Q

That one worked!

Thanks!

RichL · 24 April 2022, 08:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulee_Alex_Bow

Hello, I’m also from/in Birmingham.

Hello. Me too.

Paulee_Alex_Bow · 24 April 2022, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichL

Hello. Me too.

There’s an Amiga/Commodore meet in Nuneaton in May.

ianoakley · 24 April 2022, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulee_Alex_Bow

There’s an Amiga/Commodore meet in Nuneaton in May.

Any details?

Shaggy · 29 April 2022, 01:59

Welcome and Thank you for the Digital Books.

20 April 2022, 09:46	#1
TheDrisk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Birmingham Posts: 36	Hi from Birmingham UK Hi all I have been a long time retro gamer (well gamer) and currently am one of the hosts on a free podcast called RGDS (Retro Gaming Discussion Show https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/ ) before that I was on the Retro Asylum podcast... I adore my Amiga and whilst own the original hardware and goteks etc... been loving the ease of the Amiga Mini, playing through the Amiga library. Incidentally in the past I have written a number of free digital books... Bitmap Bros: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...-VdbUruMtetzwg Psygnosis: http://amigagamer.blogspot.com/2014/...e-mag.html?m=1 Star Wars Video Games : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxv...vQMh9GjqUe0F3g mastertronic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzv...Dt2sZWh-cWrVeg I also did the early days of vid gaming up to 1976 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzvd4KYph8BNV3hVWnJraDJJdVk/view?resourcekey=0-_Vx2opm4vhtE9YOlzfGscw I am currently working on a free Amiga book... although its super ambitious...and very rough right now... but you can see my progress here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1osY...ew?usp=sharing Another mad project I also did was my You tube channel here where I did a detailed guide to video game history https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDrisk#p/u that reached up to Dreamcast / PS2 era and finally I did a project where I scanned in my entire Games-X magazine collection a noticed the web didn't have them all https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...fL?usp=sharing So all in all, I am a bit mad, but my passion for retro gaming is immense

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