ChinnyVision

Eight versions of Pacmania reviewed using the real original systems. Sega Megadrive, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and MSX. How do the home systems compare to the arcade and which version stands out? Find out!

A brand new game for the Atari XL and XE called Jim Slide. Slide your character around the screen collecting the objects. But is it a classic or is it as basic as the screenshot above? All footage taken from an Atari 65 XE.

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet was a hugely popular TV show in the UK during the 1980's featuring a team of builders who go to work in West Germany for better pay and employment prospects. Tynesoft licensed the show to turn it into a video game. But how well does it translate? We look at the BBC Micro and Sinclair Spectrum versions using the original hardware.

A Konami arcade smash, Nemesis found its way to the UK home systems via Imagine. Of course today we know the game as Gradius, but back then it was Nemesis. How do the Imagine ports stack up, and how does Konami's own cart release for the MSX look? We look at the Amstrad CPC, C64, Sinclair Spectrum and MSX versions PLUS for the first time the Nintendo Gameboy version using the original hardware.

You are probably reading this on some kind of portable computer. But let's go back to late 1987 where Amstrad turned their highly successful PC 1512 and 1640 into portable PC's. Yes, for as little as £399 + VAT you could be typing in Wordstar on a train running from battery. But was the PPC 640 a white elephant or was it actually any good? ChinnyVision finds out.

Anyone up for some watersports on their Amstrad? This CPC only release was reviewed in the magazines of the day, but quickly sank in the UK before resurfacing on budget via Players. But is it any good? All footage recorded from a real Amstrad CPC 464 and CPC 6128.

Xenon 2 made a big splash upon release complete with a soundtrack from Bomb The Bass. ChinnyVision looks at the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga and Sega Master System versions all on the original hardware.

Who you gonna call? Ghost Hunters! This was the Oliver Twins second game for Codemasters, written on the Amstrad CPC and ported to the Spectrum. Battle ghosts and rescue your brother from the haunted mansion. We look at the game using the original hardware.

Bruce Lee was an early home micro hit starting life on the Atari XL and quickly ported to the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Sinclair Spectrum. ChinnyVision casts its view over these five versions using the original 1980's hardware.

Your Spectrum power supply is playing up? What are your options? Can you just go on Ebay and buy a replacement for a few pounds? Let ChinnyVison guide you through the perils of power supplies.

Good afternoon and welcome to an action packed edition of Epyx World Of Sports with me Dickie Davies. Or so we wished! From the people that gave you California Games, this GX4000 exclusive title brings sporting action to the GX4000. But how does the game stand up? All footage recorded from a real Amstrad CPC 464 Plus.

With 512 screens, Terminus was a massive budget game on the Mastertronic MAD label. Released on the Amstrad CPC, Spectrum and MSX is it a classic or a big empty maze game?

Off to Japan to look at 4 Japan-only releases for the Sega Megadrive that you simply must play. The games are: Doraemon - Yume Dorobouto 7-nin no Gozansu Dodge Danpei Darius 2 Rainbow Islands All running at 60fps on a real Sega Megadrive

Popular CBBC character Edd The Duck appeared in his own licensed computer game by Alternative. But how does the mohawked yellow one translate to the home micros? ChinnyVision looks at the C64, CPC, Amiga and Spectrum versions. All footage from the original real hardware.

A few months back we reviewed the Amstrad PPC 640 portable computer and said that it couldn't run games. Turned out we were wrong. The screen can emulate CGA in 2 colours + shading. So we fire the machine up and see if this is the ultimate portable PC gaming experience.

One of those games every BBC Micro owner seemed to rave about. We fire up the BBC Master and cast a critical eye over one of the sacred cows of the BBC Micro scene. Is Repton truly a classic? All footage recorded from a real BBC Master 128.

Take on the role of Officer Bob in this Tengen arcade classic. We look at the Atari ST, Amiga, C64, Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and IBM PC versions of the the game all on real hardware.

ChinnyVision travels to the secret underground lair of Rod Hull from The Future Was 8 Bit to see his new Vectrex and some of the games he has for it. Games featured are Scramble, Starhawk, Berserk and Clean Sweep. Rod and Chinny take a look at the Vectrex and discuss its appeal as well as looking at some of the games.

In April 1986 it was announced that Amstrad had acquired Sinclair for 5 million pounds. But how and why did this happen? ChinnyVision looks at this momentous event in UK computing. Let us journey back to 1986 when Alan Sugar met Sir Clive Sinclair.

Speed King by Mastertronic. One of the only games that was only ported to other systems once it hit the budget shelves. We look at the MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore 16 and Atari XL/XE versions of this early motorcycle racer. As ever all the footage is from real hardware, not emulators.

The arcade classic Commando landed on the home systems courtesy of Elite. But how good are the ports to the Spectrum, C64, CPC, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. We find out using the original hardware.

One of the first true 3D racers available for the home micros, we look at Indianapolis 500 on the IBM PC and Commodore Amiga. Gameplay footage captured from an Amstrad PC2086 with NEC V30 processor and Amiga 1200 with 28 MHz accelerator.

Welcome To The Fantasy Zone, Get Ready! The arcade smash makes its way to the home systems via Elite. We check out the Sega Master System, C64, CPC, Spectrum, Atari ST and Amiga versions.

In the 1980's you couldn't move for ninjas. Codemasters got in on the act with their own ninja game, Ninja Massacre. Coded by Adam Waring of Amstrad Action and Your Sinclair fame, how does this £2.99 budget title stack up? All footage from real hardware.

Regarded as the pinnacle of the isometric genre, ChinnyVision looks at seven versions of Head Over Heels by Ocean using original hardware to see how they stack up. We look at the Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, C64, Atari XL/XEt, ST and Amiga versions. Also a glimpse at the Amstrad PCW via emulation.

A portable computer you can put in your pocket? Welcome to 1994 and the Psion 3a. A portable computer with a full office suite that ran on two AA batteries.

A brand new game for the Amstrad CPC. Jewel Warehouse has you collecting jewels over 48 levels. How does the game play? Is it worth firing up your CPC. ChinnyVision finds out. All footage recorded from a real CPC 464 Plus.

Space Invaders? In 3D? Wow, this sounds fantastic. Hit me up with some arcade goodness from Lord Sugar's own software house...... Oh. Footage capture from an Amstrad CPC 6128.

The Konami arcade racer ported to your 8-bit by Imagine (Ocean). Does it has the thrills and spills of the arcade or it it a duffer? Reviewed on the Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and C64 using the original hardware.

The Sega Master System plays second fiddle to certain other 8-bit consoles. The games are cheaper and it's often a bit unloved. But in fact it has a great catalogue of games. ChinnyVision finds ten must own purchases for the Master System that are very affordable.

Lemmings, a game everyone has played (probably). Coded by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis. More versions available for it than we can possibly cover using real hardware so here's the Amiga, ST, PC, Sega Master System, Megadrive, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair Spectrum and C64 versions. Phew!

With the European Championships on, time to look at a football game. Match Day by John RItman and Chris Clarke was released by Ocean Software. We look at the Amstrad CPC, Sinclair Spectrum and C64 versions to see how one of the first hime micro football game plays. All footage from real hardware.

Game cartridge not working or erratic? Or just want to maintain your SMS, Megadrive, NES or SNES cards? Then let ChinnyVision show you how to restore your cartridges to as good as new.

Back to 1989 for a £1.99 budget shoot-em-up from Mastertronic. The packaging makes it look like an old school fun blast the aliens affair but does it it live up to that? We look at the CPC. Speccy, Atari XL/XE and C64 versions on real hardware.

Using the original hardware we look at Beach Head by Access Software/US Gold on the C64, Atari XL/XE, Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, Acorn Electron. A multi stage game, how does this stack up across the different systems?

I've had these six Mastertronic games sitting in my in-tray for a while, so what better place to take a look at them than in a video. Prospector Pete, On Cue, Mr Puniverse, Squirm, Street Olympics and Hektik are the games. All played on a real Commodore Plus/4 and loaded from the real tapes.

Fed up with tapes? Then why not embrace the future with an SD card adaptor for your C64?

Should you strike this game from your shopping list? We go bowling with Mastertronics budget offering from 1987 on the CPC, Spectrum and C64. All footage from original hardware.

Let's go Mr Driver! ChinnyVision returns from its Summer break to take a look at Ocean's arcade conversion of Chase HQ on the Amstrad CPC, Spectrum, MSX, C64, Amiga, ST, Sega Master System. All footage from real hardware and as a bonus some CPC footage from a CTM 644 monitor.

We take a look at the coin-op conversion by Imagine of Green Beret using the real hardware. Commodore 64, Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Atari XL/XE and the Commodore 16. Does it live up to the arcade?

The Amstrad PDA 600, otherwise known as the Penpad was Amstrad's attempt at a digital PDA with handwriting recognition. ChinnyVision unboxes a unit to look at the surprises that lurk within.

So we'd had fighting games like IK+ which used realistic animation. The next step was fully digitised graphics. Pit Fighter is an arcade conversion of a game that used fully digitised real people fighting. But how do the home systems cope with this? We look at Pit Fighter using real hardware on the Amiga, Commodore 64, Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Sega Master System

Tapper was licensed to the UK home systems by US Gold. We look at the C64, Atari XL/XE, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum to find out which versions play best. All footage from real original hardware.

The retro market is flooded with books at the moment. But when top gaming bod Ashens launches a book you sit up and take notice. A book devoted to terrible old games that run on the UK home computer systems, what's not to love? But Is it worth your hard earned money?

Rasterscan, a £1.99 budget game by Mastertronic designed by the Pickford Brothers. Innovative digitised graphics in the Z80 versions, this is a game I purchased in 1987 and have struggled to play ever since. Will I crack it this time? All footage except the PC from original hardware.

While Beeb owners are always happy to defend their micro, I'd found many of the offerings I've played weak. So armed with a newly upgraded BBC Master I chose a number of BBC Micro games *at random* to see if the machines catalogue really is as bad as my experiences....

With Christmas approaching fast, should you buy one of the Sinclair Spectrum clones or perhaps buy the real thing? Well I think you know the answer so let ChinnyVision guide you through what you need to know about the original hardware.

Defrosting a freezer isn't any fun at the best of times, and this is a game where you have to do that very thing! Mr Freeze is a budget game by Firebird that was released on the Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, C64, and BBC Micro. All footage from the original hardware.

A look at four MSX games, three of which have been covered on this channel before. Feud, 180, Ping Pong and a budget game called Reflex. All played on my Sony Hit Bit 75B

Off to the early days of budget games with Crazy Caverns, a game by Firebird for the Spectrum 16k! All footage from the original hardware.

Ported by Probe for US Gold, the Sega arcade game Super Monaco GP hit the home systems in 1991. We look at the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga and Sega Master System versions using the original hardware. Also includes some shots of the Spectrum version on a CRT. Big thanks to Stuart Ashen for doing the arcade capture from MAME when my Windows PC failed

In the days of budget games, often the magazine reviews were several weeks behind. So you had no reliable guide as to what was good and what was not. So you had to study the covers to decide what game to buy. ChinnyVision takes a look at budget game covers versus pesky reality with some of our favourite Mastertronic (and others) games.

Know as Bugaboo The Flea to Speccy, C64 and MSX owners and Roland In The Caves to CPC owners, you are trapped in the bottom of a cave system and you must leap your way, flea like, to freedom. Chinnyvision looks at all four versions on real hardware. The game is sometimes referred to as Booga-Boo.

Mad Max meets Super Sprint. Badlands is a top down arcade racer ported to the home systems by Teque for Domark. We look at the Atari ST, Amiga, C64, Spectrum and CPC versions.

Picked this up at a car boot sale. I actually had one of these back in the 90's but the hinges broke. The Psion Series 5 was Psion's final attempt at a portable computer. But it as good as the Series 3?

A ZX Spectrum exclusive by Mastertronic, Pippo sees you jump from square to square changing the colours while avoiding baddies. With sampled speech and a good level of presentation, how does the game itself stand up?

The best way to describe Motorbike Madness is to say it is Kickstart 2 meets Glider Rider. We look at Mastertronic's budget game on the Amstrad CPC, Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, IBM PC and Amiga. All footage from real hardware.