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Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart? No me neither. All you need to know is that this is a truck racing game converted from the arcade. We look at the Amiga, ST, PC, SNES, Spectrum and CPC versions all on real hardware. Is it another Super Sprint or is it Badlands?

The Lamdaspeak 3 is a (among other things) a speech synth, PCM Playback device, text to speech and MP3 player for the Amstrad CPC. It also has mini functionality and a realtime clock. Is this the ultimate expansion for the CPC?

Found this in a charity shop and decided to rescue it. A Sharp WQ-T282(E) Boombox from 1986 in Ken Masters Red. Stereo, radio twin tape! But does it work and what work will it require? Well it turned out to be a bigger project than just a tape belt!

Everyone loves Pacman in Pacland. Well that's not quite true.... Pacland is a side scrolling sequel to Pacman and was ported to the Amiga, ST, CPC, C64, Spectrum, MSX in the UK by Grandslam. We'll be looking at those versions as well as the PC Engine, Lynx and Sharp X68000 versions all on real hardware. Thanks to @TheXboxVision for the MAME capture and @chris_jh for the PC Engine, Lynx and X68000 versions.

Indoor Soccer. It's football! But, er indoors! Originally released by Magnificent 7 Software and re-released by Alternative. There's versions for the Spectrum, BBC, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16 and Plus/4. Please note we are running the C16 version on a Plus/4 and that the Electron version is identical to the BBC Micro. (you just alter the game speed on the main menu).

200 games? In one box? From a shop! My this is the kind of thing that needs investigating. But what treasures will lie within? Megadrive games? Arcade games? Who knows. It certainly won't be an NES on a chip device with 200 hilarious knock of games, will it?

The Amstrad CPC launched in 1984 and quickly established itself as a force in UK home computing. This week ChinnyVision reviews 50 games, some good, some bad, and aims to do it in 10 minutes. All the games are running on a real Amstrad CPC and we're offering this up in glorious 4K! Each game is listed on the screen along with the publisher and year. Sit back and enjoy 50 Amstrad CPC games reviewed in 10 minutes all running on real Amstrad CPC's.

Meep meep! Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote make it onto your home micro via the arcade. Converted by US Gold we look at the ST, PC, CPC, C64 and Spectrum versions all on original hardware.

The early days of 8 bit micros were a bit like the Wild West. People cloned arcade games without licences and took whatever was popular and made their own versions. And what was more popular than Pacman? We look at 12 games that borrow heavily from Pacman on 8 bit Micros. From straight rip off's to 3D games. Games featured are Pacmania (C16), Jawbreaker (Atari 8 Bit), Munchmania (C64), 3D Munchy (BBC), Haunted Hedges (Amstrad CPC), Jelly Monsters (Vic 20), Hungry Horace (Spectrum), Munchy (C64), Gulpman (Spectrum), Snapper (BBC), Muncher (Amstrad CPC) and 3D Pacman (Spectrum).

The Commodore 64 is the worlds best selling microcomputer of all time. This week ChinnyVision reviews 50 games, some good, some bad, and aims to do it in 10 minutes. All the games are running on a real Commodore 64 and we're offering this up in glorious 4K! Each game is listed on the screen along with the publisher and year. Sit back and enjoy 50 Commodore 64 games reviewed in 10 minutes all running on real Commodore 64.

Keystone Capers started life on the Atari 2600 in 1983. This new 2019 version of the Activision original finally brings the game to the C64. But is such an old concept worth a play? ChinnyVision fires up our C64 bread bin to find out!

We check out the Ocean conversion of the movie, The Untouchables, on the CPC, Spectrum, MSX, C64, ST, Amiga and PC. All using real hardware. Will you defeat Al Capone on your home micro in this conversion of the to late 80's movie?

It's difficult for many to remember, but the 1990's wasn't a good time for Doctor Who (aside from the the telemovie) so fans had to seize on whatever they could get. Dalek Attack is a platform game released by Admiral Software (Alternative) on the Spectrum, C64, ST, PC and Amiga. Is it a good use of the Doctor Who license or is it a cheap cash in where Doctor Who shoots people with his sonic screwdriver? As ever, all footage from real hardware. Yes I do need to keep mentioning this.

Who doesn't love the final bit of Octopussy where James Bond runs along the top of the train? Well you can do that for yourself in Mountie Mick's Deathride by Reaktor all running on a real CPC, Spectrum and C64. Is this game The Flying Scotsman, or is it a Pacer? Find out what ChinnyVision makes of this "mid priced" game!

Cassettes, the music and data storage format most of us had to use in the 80's. How did they work? Were they are rubbish and unreliable as people say? Why did we use cassettes for data storage anyway? Did you pirate games on a twin tape deck? Why didn't they always load and are cassettes having a comeback in 2020? We find out this and more in the first of this two part video.

Cool transport was big in the 80's and what better way to live your rotary aircraft fantasies than with a computer game. ChinnyVision looks at five great helicopter games, Desert Strike, Choplifter, Tomahawk, Gunship 2000 and Mr Heli. All on real hardware including the Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Sega Megadrive and more!

Cassettes, the music and data storage format most of us had to use in the 80's. How did they work? Were they are rubbish and unreliable as people say? Why did we use cassettes for data storage anyway? Did you pirate games on a twin tape deck? Why didn't they always load and are cassettes having a comeback in 2020? In part 2 of this video we look at the differences between ferric, chrome and metal cassettes and carry out some tests.

Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game by Williams and converted to the home micros for Ocean by Probe in 1992. The spiritual successor to Robotron, ChinnyVision fires up the real hardware on the Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo, ST, Amiga.

ChinnyVision fires up our BBC Master to look at some more BBC Micro games at random. Will we find hidden gems or will it be a load of rubbish? The games featured are 3D Tank Zone, Anarchy Zone, Corporate Climber, Wallaby, Eagles Wing, Jedi Battle and Megarok.

The ZX Spectrum was the UK's top selling home computer 1982 to 1990. Join us in looking at 50 games for this iconic system reviewed in under 10 minutes from real hardware and all in 4K! Each game is listed on the screen along with the publisher and year as well as at the bottom of this description. Sit back and enjoy 50 ZX Spectrum 64 games reviewed in 10 minutes all running on a real Sinclair Spectrum +2. Games include Zub, Chase HQ, Pang, 3D Deathchase and more!

Well here we are then, Bionic Granny. Managed to avoid this for 335 episodes but now seems as good a time as any to tackle this £1.99 Mastertronic, er, bit of code.

The arcade game Bombjack makes it to the home systems via this conversion by Elite. With versions for the Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore 16, Atari ST and Amiga, which versions will have you leaping for joy? And yes I know I should have pressed fired to hover more.

The last throws of Mastertronic publishing original budget content, Super Stock Car is a top down racer from 1990 for the Amstrad CPC, Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64. And it so nearly gets it right...... We take a look at this curiosity on real hardware which is radically different on the C64 than it is on the Z80 systems.

Time to get out the Tandy Colour Computer 2 we've had in the cupboard for a couple of years and order up some games. ChinnyVision tries out Dino Wars, Pinball, Sking, Wild Catting and Canyon Climber on our machine. Please note all capture is via RF so excuse the quality.

Toyota Celica GT Rally is a 1990 game from Gremlin that is part of the Gremlin "Trilogy" of racing games released during this period. You race to beat the clock across a set course and travel between the countries. You'll see rain, snow and even sandstorms when racing in your Toyota. Released for the Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Spectrum, we look at the game on the original hardware.

Some argue that all old computer games are rubbish. Of course they are not. But in the thousands of games released for the Spectrum, these days many look average. And then there are these crimes. Five games so awful I decided to single them out and shame them on my Spectrum +2. From the crimes of Elite and Alternative through to a much loved 1980's pop icon., ChinnyVision investigates.

The Amiga launched in 1985, and while initially expensive by 1990 it was THE computer to own in the UK. This week ChinnyVision reviews 50 games, some good, some bad, and aims to do it in 10 minutes. All the games are running on a real Amiga 1200 and we're offering this up in glorious 4K! Each game is listed on the screen along with the publisher and year. Sit back and enjoy 50 Commodore Amiga games reviewed in 10 minutes all running on a real 28 Mhz Amiga 1200. Games featured are as follows: Dizzy Prince Of The Yolkfolk Zool Saint And Greavsie Wing Commander Diggers Navy Seals Outrun Fiendish Freddy's Big Top Of Fun Arcade Pool Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 Sim City Mr Blobby Sensible World Of Soccer 96/97 Pacland The Real Ghostbusters Body Blows Robin Hood Legend Quest Doctor Who Dalek Attack Supercars Formula One Grand Prix Parasol Stars Cannon Fodder Gravity Force Graham Gooch World Class Cricket Sensible Golf Rise Of The Robots Crazy Cars 2 Frontier Elite 2 Super Stardust The Guardian Angel Pinball Illusions Worms Directors Cut Magic Pockets Apidya Motorhead Afterburner Uridium 2 Dangerous Streets Jaws Quawk Mr Heli Knightmare Nigel Mansell World Championship Jungle Strike No Second Prize Exile

Enduro Racer from Sega hit the arcades in 1986 and was converted to the home systems by Activision the following year. You wouldn't get the ride on bike and handlebars at home but how does it shape up on the hime micros? We look at the game on the Sinclair Spectrum, CPC, C64, Atari ST all on the original hardware. Note we have not covered the Sega Master System version as it is a totally different style of game and is not an arcade conversion.

Is this Dizzy's only appearance on the Atari 8 bits? In a fruit machine game? Well yes, it seems so. Fruit Machine Simulator is a 1987 game by Codemasters with some versions coded by The Oliver Twins (but the game wasn't designed by them). We look at this curiosity on the Spectrum, CPC, C64, BBC and Atari XL/XE. Yes that's right, Codemasters did a BBC game.

Everyone's talking about pop music. But what happens when the twin worlds of Computer Games and Pop Music collide. ChinnyVision looks at 5 Pop Acts that tried to transition into pixels with varying degrees of success. Paul McCartney features in Give My Regards To Broad Street, Sabrina features in her own game, Frankie Goes To Hollywood relax on the 8 bits, Motorhead smash up the Amiga, and Micheal Jackson Moonwalks onto the Sega Master System and UK home micros including the C64 and Spectrum.

No not that Monty, the other one! Mutant Monty was a platform by Artic released on the Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, C64 and MSX. It owes ALOT to Manic Miner. We look at the game on the real hardware. Note I recorded this in January when I had a terrible cold, so don't worry I'm not suffering from 'the virus'.

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge was the first two player racer we'd seen in quite a while. From Magnetic Fields, aka Mr Chip Software, came this remarkable game that redefined racing on your home micro. Published by Sheffield based Gremlin and owing more than a nod to Outrun, you race your shiny red sports car across tracks all over the world. A chum can even join in. The game was part of a trilogy of which this is the first game. ChinnyVision wheels out the real hardware and plays the game on the Atari ST, Amiga, Spectrum, CPC and C64. How do these versions stack up? What is missing from the 8 bits? Will the C64 version be a total mess? Tune in!

G-LOC stands for G-Force induced Loss of Consciousness. But to you and me it means that really cool Sega arcade game that's spun you 360 degrees in the arcades. But how do you make this work on the home systems? US Gold picked up the challenge for the home micro versions and we look at the Amiga, ST, CPC, Spectrum and C64 versions. We also look at the Sega Master System and Megadrive versions all on original hardware.

Japanese shoot-em-ups come to the 8 bits via Hewson. OK so it borrows heavily from Gradius, but Zynaps still has some unique elements and is one of the best games of it's genre of the time. ChinnyVision explores the ports on the Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, C64, Atari ST and Amiga all on real hardware.

Dizzy, the star of many arcade adventure games and also shoehorned into many arcade rip off titles just so Codemasters could sell a few more copies. This one is Toobin and was released for the Spectrum, CPC and C64 with no 16 bit versions. So worth the £3.99? We investigate on real hardware.