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The Cool Wall 2021

Jul 31, 2021 mikedailly

So back in 2010 I created a retro cool wall, and looking at it, I think there’s a few things I’d change. Now remember… it’s how COOL they were, not…

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Lemmings – Game Gear (PAL)

Jul 3, 2021 mikedailly

This page is all about the Sega Game Gear version, it’s box, the game…. whatever I happen to know about it. Click on the images for large versions

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Lemmings – SNES (PAL)

Jul 3, 2021 mikedailly

This page is all about the Super Nintendo version, it’s box, the game…. whatever I happen to know about it.Written by SunSoft, I hacked this one to see how it worked and…

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Lemmings – ZX Spectrum

Jul 3, 2021 mikedailly

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Things I’ve done

Jul 1, 2021 mikedailly

So this is a list of everything I can remember writing, or taking part in – a master CV list if you like…. Name Task Platform Language Year Character Editor…

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The Backroom (1989-1990)

Jun 29, 2021 mikedailly

In a bid to explain what kind of stuff your seeing in the office pictures, here’s an explanation of some of them.You may want to reference the larger images to…

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And then there was Lemmings (1991)

Jun 29, 2021 mikedailly

At the start of the year, Dave was at a lose end, and he set about tidying up the code, while Brian and Russell finished up their versions. I was…

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Finding a Focus (1990)

Jun 29, 2021 mikedailly

After the experience with his last games, Dave decided he needed a dedicated games debugger. A debugger is a tool that allows the programmer to find his bugs and makes…

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The Birth of DMA (1989)

Jun 27, 2021 mikedailly

After Menace, Dave started thinking about his next game. Steve, Dave and I were all avid arcade players, and the current games of choice in our local arcade were Alien…

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‘KACC’ to DMA (1986)

Jun 27, 2021 mikedailly

DMA Design officially started sometime in 1987 with the beginnings of what was to become their first game; Menace, and ended on a high in 2000 with Grand Theft Auto…

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