What’s the magic word? Learn about the original cheat code
Teleport to the 70’s to learn about the original cheat code. Although most of us learn ...
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Brain training: The Greatest Game Boy Puzzle Games
Puzzle games and the Game Boy go hand in hand. With its small screen and – how to put t...
The Konami Code: How a string of button presses unleashed a tidal wave of cheat codes
At Bitmap Books, we like to think we are cataloguing the very best of video games histo...
State of the Art: Games That Pushed The Commodore Amiga
It was often portrayed as a serious machine for serious users. However, as time passed, it became clear that this new 16-bit computer was a multi-media powerhouse and a perfect destination for game developers.
Moled Wine: The warming tale of Gremlin Graphics’ unlikely Christmas hero
Monty played a key role in Gremlin’s emergence as a Britsoft icon – a story told in A Gremlin in the Works. For now, though, let's focus on the Gremlin mole’s seasonal misadventures.
The early history of fighting games
What do mechanical punch bags and the origins of sport have to do with the genre that birthed THE KING OF FIGHTERS? More than you might assume…
