A spot of early 1970s Gerry Anderson cosplay. If you know, you know...
Daggerfall Unity – The original Elder Scrolls remaster
Well I never, after years of wondering if Bethesda ever intended to do more with the Elder Scrolls series than intermittent re-releases of "Skyrim", they surprise everyone by bringing out a remaster of "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion." Alas, my creaky old laptop is not up to playing that, so instead I've recently been looking back... Continue Reading →
Commodore 16 Retrospective (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-mZR3YsOyY&t=2s Although my main retrogaming obsession has been with the Commodore 64, it was not the first games machine I had. That dubious honour goes to the Commodore Plus 4 - a rather ill-fated mid-1980s attempt to launch a business machine which failed due to a combination of lack of demand, having inadequate built-in apps,... Continue Reading →
Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare, 2009): retrospective review
And at last, narrowly missing a whole decade since the previous game "Dragon Age: Inquisition" hit the shelves in November 2014, the fourth installment in this long-stalled RPG series - "Dragon Age: The Veilguard" - has finally been released, which may prove of mixed benefit to long-term fans of the series such as myself, since... Continue Reading →
C64 Interview (and lovely review)
Rare as it is, my opinion is occasionally sought, at least on eclectic nerdy matters. Here is an interview I did with Damian of C64 Addict Blog on my various escapades with Assembly code... https://c64addict.blog/2024/10/30/interview-with-eleanor-burns/ ...and also a very nice review of my last C64 game (https://richard-tnd.itch.io/cipherpatrol2). https://c64addict.blog/2024/10/12/the-pure-sword-review/
4 Reasons to Own an Xbox 360 in 2024
And so it finally happens... I switch on my faithful old 360 that I bought to see me through the Covid pandemic (and subsequently got addicted to and built a big library of games for), pop into the online marketplace to download some extra content for "Dragon Age: Origins", and all I get instead is... Continue Reading →
Brecon Mountain Railway
Spending as much time as I can in the Welsh countryside these days. Here are a few clips and shots from a recent day trip on this heritage railway line through the Brecon Beacons, based near Merthyr Tydfil. Luckily, we had a glorious summery day for it. Wales, much as I love it, is not... Continue Reading →
Dizzy and the Raven’s Hex – rerelease and trailer vid
Finally got my programming software working again, but short on inspiration for new stuff, so I thought for practice's sake I'd do an overhaul on one of my old fan games, et voila... https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzeFIcJNlK8?si=jf-sSxncDcqtfE0h Preview vid Downloadable from https://yolkfolk.com/games/dizzy-and-the-ravens-hex/. Awesome Popol Vuh-esque gothic music from Dust II Dust.
2023 Roundup
A very quiet year for burlesque, alas. Just two bookings for the Phantom routine, both in January, and no interest since. Quite a contrast from having performed all my routines in 2022. I have put in an application for the Wales Burlesque Festival 2024, so hopefully that may come to something (if they accept, and... Continue Reading →
Flygirl
Thanks to those lovely folks at Clumsy Cabaret and Tiny Rebel Cardiff I have danced nearly my entire repertoire of burlesque routines this year, more than making up for the depressing inactivity of 2020-21. Soon I shall have to start making new routines or finding new audiences but either way, it's been one heck of... Continue Reading →
Persephone's Playpen 