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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. .. read now

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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... read now

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

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

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

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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. .. read now

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

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

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