The Retro Collective

Why did the publicly owned British Telecom venture into video games in the '80s? Today we find out with a complete history of Firebird Software, presented by former employee Richard Hewison, author of Memories of Firebird.

When Richard created the Computer Space replica last year we weren't expecting Ed Fries to throw down the gauntlet and challenge us to make another historic machine, but that's exactly what he did! Today we're taking on Atari's 1973 arcade cabinet, Space Race.

When Richard created the Computer Space replica last year we weren't expecting Ed Fries to throw down the gauntlet and challenge us to make another historic machine, but that's exactly what he did! Today we're taking on Atari's 1973 arcade cabinet, Space Race.

Amiga Format was my magazine of choice from 1989 to 1994, and my provided me with my fondest memories of all computer magazines. A teenager discovering 16-bit computing, the games and the applications and creativity tools that AF introduced me to. Today I rediscover the issues I owned, and look at what happened after I stopped buying the magazine.

How do you store a video game in bubbles? Today we explore the odd world of bubble memory, and why Konami chose to use the technology in 1985.

GamesThatWerent.com has been archiving unreleased, abandoned and lost video games for over 25 years. Today we meet its founder, Frank Gasking, who takes us through his journey and some of his favourite rediscovered games in the archive.

MicroProse was founded by John "Wild Bill" Stealey and Sid Meier. It went on to create some of our best loved titles including Railroad Tycoon, Civilization, F-15 Strike Eagle and F1GP. Today we hear John's side of the MicroProse story.