Doing a little research for a 'project' I stumbled across @martcarroll.bsky.social 's great little Eurogamer piece about the Ultimate Play The Game map competitions that ran in Crash and PCG/Zzap! back in the day. Reminded me to polish my own little doohickey (and no, that isn't a euphemism).

Happy 50th to an all-time classic movie, bet he's starting to feel his age now though... 🦷🪥🦈 #Jaws50 #JAWS #jaws50thanniversary #jaws50th #HappyBirthday #1970s #Movies #AmityIsland #Shark #SharkAttack #StevenSpielberg #PeterBenchley #RoyScheider #RichardDreyfuss #RobertShaw #Movie

Busy cleaning up and restoring all of the old ZZAP64! cover images ready for the new ZZAP! Legacy book! 👍 ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO GO NOW ON THE KICKSTARTER! 😮 Details here: 🔗👇 shorturl.at/gfxwk #zzap #zzap64 #c64 #commodore64 #oliverfrey #rogerkean #newsfield #retrogaming #retrogamer #kickstarter

Got my crayons back out after seeing an old magazine advert for 'Airwolf' on page 17 of C&VG from June 1985. 🖍️ Apparently the game had more than TWO screens, even tho' the majority of gamers never got to see any of them! 😖 #Airwolf #ZXSpectrum #AmstradCPC #C64 #Commodore64 #Retrogaming #Retrogamer

So looking forward to you guys seeing all the cleaned up digitially restored versions of Oli's 'ZZAP!64' covers that I've worked on recently. 🤗🖍️ To celebrate the 'ZZAP!64 Legacy' book Kickstarter, here's an exclusive book cover 'Re-Mix'! 😍👍 #ZZAP64 #OliverFrey #Retrogaming #Retro #Commodore64 #C64

Some compulsory 'May The Fourth' artwork, inspired by a certain Star Wars game I played a lot on my PC a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... 🖍️ #MayThe4th #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWars #TieFighter #PCGaming #PC #LucasArts #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #MayTheForceBeWithYou #Retrogamer #Retrogaming

Thought I'd get my crayons back out to celebrate the 40th birthday of one of my most favourite songs of all-time... 🖍️ #ShakeTheDisease #DepecheMode #80s #1980s #SynthPop #Electronic #Nostalgia #Music #Artwork #Art #FanArt #Birthday #HappyBirthday #Celebration #BlackCelebration

Got my crayons back out, I call this one simply '4️⃣3️⃣' 🖍️🎂❤️ #zxspectrum #birthday #retrogaming #retrogamer #80s #1980s #SinclairResearch #CliveSinclair #Nostalgia #Memories #Artwork #Tribute #Retro #TheSpectrum #RetroComputers #HomeComputer #Microcomputer #80sComputer #8bit #SirClive #UK #48k #Speccy

There's never a suitable time to resurrect this nightmare fuel but... 😱 "Kinder, yibol shakey!" ""Me unscrabbly!" "Chocadooby!" "Double chocadooby!" "Bobswabbo" "Toy!" "Yodel yum and choco scrum with muggy pupwubbo toys! Oh, grubbly!" "Me scrubble now, chucko - weeeeee" Happy Easter folks!

Chase H.Q. is one of my most loved arcade games so used this @retrogamermag.bsky.social magazine cover as inspiration to make an A3 sized poster ready for the man cave!! 🖍️🖼️😍🪄👍 #ChaseHQ #Taito #Arcade #Retrogaming #Racer #Retrogamer #Retrogames #80s #1980s #Racing #Magazine #CoverArt #Artwork #Art

A Minecraft movie....bah! 🤨 Take me back to the 70's please!! 🙏🕰️⚡🏎️ This was the movie the cool kids wanted to see back then!! 😍🎥🍿 #fuzzyfelt #70s #1970s #toys #movies #movie #nostalgia #minecraft #aminecraftmovie #minecraftmovie

You can thank @garyarnott.bsky.social for this one. retrostreamers.com/2025/04/12/t... You ever hit the bargain bin for #ZXSpectrum tapes?

Anyone else ever chose to use their school dinner money to make alternative choices, rather than just settle for the standard Sausage, chips 'n beans? 🌭🍟🫘🕹️🪙🏫🎒🤔💡 #zxspectrum #crash #retrogaming #school #money #pocketmoney #dinnermoney #decisions #retrogamer #mailorder #1980s #nostalgia #memories

Crayons back out to doodle my TOP 10 favourite #ZXSpectrum games of all-time!! 🖍️❤️🏆 Any of you agree with some of my favourites? 🤔😍 #zxspectrum #retrogaming #sinclairresearch #sinclair #retrogames #8bit #nostalgia #retro #retrogamer #gameart #art #artwork #commodore64 #c64 #spectrum #speccy #top10

Loved this 16k game on my beloved old Speccy back in the day so thought I'd quickly make a new cover for it... 🖍️ #zxspectrum #harrierattack #16k #durell #retrogaming #retrogamer #80s #nostalgia #retro #spectrum #c64 #commodore64 #amsoft #AmstradCPC #Oric1 #DurellSoftware #gameart #artwork #coverart

Saw you sat there, looking lost, old and tired not to mention dusty, so thought I'd try to help. 😢 Now you remind me of the day you called out to me when our eyes met across that crowded showroom in WH Smith all those years ago... 😍 #ChaseHQ #ZXSpectrum #C64 #BobWakelin #OceanSoftware #Retrogaming

"I've read things you people wouldn't believe..." 🤖💤💭🐑🐏 Put a 'spin' on some old reading material from 1982, subtle but I think it works! 🖍️👌 #ZX81 #SinclairResearch #Nostalgia #Retrogaming #Book #Retrogamer #BladeRunner #Manual #BASIC #Instructions #Spinner #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Movies #Artwork

Doodling a memory of 1982. 🖍️ 11 years old and still up late on Xmas night, huddled in the corner of my bedroom with Psion's 'Flight Simulation' for company on my beloved Sinclair ZX81. 😊 Absolutely priceless... ❤️ #ZX81 #SinclairResearch #Nostalgia #Retrogaming #Psion #Retrogamer #FlightSimulation

Todays desktop icon doodles to pretty up your desktop! 🖍️🖥️ deviantart.com/pooterman 🔗 #TheLastOfUsPartI #TheLastOfUsPartII #artwork #art #TheLastOfUsPartIIRemastered #Fanart #Icon #games #game #gaming #playstation #PS5 #pcgamer #Gamer #pcgaming #doodle #doodles #desktop #NaughtyDog #TheLastOfUs #PC

WH Smith was the first place I always headed with my pocket money back in the day. 🪙 Suprisingly got a little emotional whilst making this quick doodle, never underestimate the power of childhood nostalgia I guess.. 😢🛍️🛒 #whsmith #whsmiths #DeathOfTheHighStreet #nostalgia #childhood #memories #gone

Not released on this day in 1995 was my 2nd favourite Sony Playstation game, 'Ridge Racer' by Namco! Yet another excuse to design yet another A3 sized poster! 😜🖍️🖼️☀️🗻🏁🏎️🌬️ #RidgeRacer #Namco #Playstation #Arcade #PS1 #PSOne #PSX #Retrogaming #Artwork #Art #Racing #Retrogamer #GameArt #FanArt #Poster

Not released on this day in 1996 was my all-time favourite Sony Playstation game 'WipeOut 2097' by Psygnosis! ❤️ Just wanted an excuse to design a poster to be honest... 😜 #Wipeout2097 #WipeoutXL #Psygnosis #Playstation #PSX #Retrogaming #Artwork #Retrogamer #Retrogames #Console #Nostalgia #Racing

35 years ago today, the magnificent album 'Violator' by Depeche Mode was released! 🙏🎹🌹 Tracklist: 🗺️🌍👀🎂👌⛪️🧎📿✝️😇👼🚏🌃🥳🤫😶👮‍♂️🦷👘👗🧽🧼🛀🚿 #DepecheMode #Violator #album #90s #Music #indie #Electronic #synthpop #80s #1980s #fanart #artwork #albumsyoumusthear #nostalgia #birthday #soundsofthe80s #80smusic #80ssongs

39 years ago on this very day in 1986, the best album of all-time was released! 🖤🎶🎹🥳❤️ Got my crayons back out to make an A3 sized poster to stick up to join in with the Celebrations of this Black Day. 🖍️🖼️🎨 #DepecheMode #BlackCelebration #DM #1980s #80s #Music #Album #Greatest #Synthpop #Electronic

Last night I had the genius idea of recreating my favourite album covers of all-time using just soft toys! 💡🧸 👍 Knocking the idea on the head now due to just how much work is involved... ⏲️😫🥱 #TearsForFears #TheHurting #80s #1980s #Music #synthpop #Artwork #Tribute #Album #Cover #Teddybear #Teddy

A great read if, like me you're a fan of Sega's 'OutRun 2'! 👍 Now 22 years old and there's still not a racing game out there to beat it in terms of sheer arcade fun! ❤️🏁🌴🚗 🔗 gamesradar.com/celebrating-... 👀📖 #OutRun #OutRun2 #Coast2Coast #Sega #Racing #Racer #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Arcade #games

Shocked to realise I'd never made an A3 poster for Sega's legendary racer 'Power Drift', an all-time favourite game of mine! 🤯🤦🖍️🖼️ Thanks to @jimbo-mcgibbits.bsky.social for posting a gameplay video which served as inspiration! 🙏👍 #Sega #PowerDrift #Racing #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Arcade #Artwork

Desktop icon made so my PC's now ready for release day on the 5th September 2025! 🕹️ #Terminator #T2DNoFate #Terminator2DNoFate #FanArt #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Retrogames #Retrogame #Pixel #Steam #PCGaming #xbox #playstation #ps5 #switch #retro #nintendo #gaming #nostalgia #movies #scifi #scifiart

Crayons back out, inspired by the combination of the recent 'blood moon' lunar eclipse and the start of the new Formula One racing season! 'Lunar Race' 🖍️🌙🩸🏁🏎️🏆 #Formula1 #F1 #F12025 #FormulaOne #GrandPrix #BloodMoon #bloodmoonuk #LunarEclipse #Artist #lunareclipse2025 #LunarEclipseuk #Artwork #Art

Hard to accept that one of my most favourite albums of all time is now 40 years old! 🤯🤦‍♂️ Even my kids love it & always sing along to the songs whenever I play it. 🎤🎶 "In my mind's eye, one little boy, one little man, funny how ...time flies." ⏲️🪽❤️ #TearsForFears #SongsFromTheBigChair #Music #1980s

When the old games get remastered I have to get my crayons back out to remake my desktop icons so they sparkle too! 🖍️🖥️🕹️✨🎇😊 #TombRaider #LaraCroft #artist #artwork #pcgaming #game #pcgamer #steam #xbox #icon #videogames #remastered #remaster #CoreDesign #Aspyr #switch #playstation #gaming #gamer

When the old games get remastered I have to get my crayons back out to remake my desktop icons so they sparkle too! 🖍️🖥️🕹️✨🎇😊 #TombRaider #LaraCroft #artist #artwork #pcgaming #game #pcgamer #steam #xbox #icon #videogames #remastered #remaster #CoreDesign #Aspyr #switch #playstation #gaming #gamer

Isn't she... 🖍️🖼️😍👗🕺💃🎶 #PrettyInPink #art #artist #fanart #FanArtFriday #artwork #Movies #Soundtrack #80s #1980s #JohnHughes #80smusic #80smovies #Nostalgia #BreakfastClub #Retro #FridayVibes #FridayFeeling #Movie #film #movienight #BratPack #Dress #Memories #Prom #Pink #Pretty

Last desktop icon share for today. 🖍️ This game broke me - such a beautiful gaming experience with highly emotive impact. Be sure to check it out! 🌺❤️😭🐺🌸 #Neva #gameart #artwork #desktop #artist #pcgaming #pcgamer #dock #steam #xbox #icon #gamer #videogames #playstation #gaming #gamer #games #game

Just thought I'd make a few posts to share the desktop icons I made today to help brighten up my PC's desktop! 🖍️😍☀️💻🖱️👍 #TheHouseOfTheDead2Remake #gameart #artwork #desktop #artist #pcgaming #pcgamer #dock #steam #xbox #icon #gamer #videogames #playstation #gaming #gamer #games #Arcade #game #THOTD

Just thought I'd make a few posts to share the desktop icons I made today to help brighten up my PC's desktop! 🖍️😍☀️💻🖱️👍 #MonsterHunterWilds #gameart #artwork #desktop #artist #pcgaming #pcgamer #dock #steam #xbox #icon #gamer #videogames #playstation #gaming #gamer #rpg #games #MonsterHunter #Capcom

Just thought I'd make a few posts to share the desktop icons I made today to help brighten up my PC's desktop! 🖍️😍☀️💻🖱️👍 #Doom #DoomTheDarkAges #gameart #artwork #desktop #artist #pcgaming #pcgamer #dock #steam #xbox #icon #gamer #videogames #playstation #gaming #gamer #fps #games #shooter #game #ID

Just thought I'd make a few posts to share the desktop icons I made today to help brighten up my PC's desktop! 🖍️😍☀️💻🖱️👍 #Directive8020 #gameart #artwork #desktop #artist #pcgaming #pcgamer #dock #steam #xbox #icon #gamer #icons #videogames #playstation #gaming #gamer #games #SurvivalHorror #game

Just thought I'd make a few posts to share the desktop icons I made today to help brighten up my PC's desktop! 🖍️😍☀️💻🖱️👍 #33immortals #gameart #artwork #desktop #artist #pcgaming #pcgamer #dock #steam #xbox #icon #gamer #icons #videogames #playstation #gaming #gamer #roguelike #games #immortals #game

Just thought I'd make a few posts to share the desktop icons I made today to help brighten up my PC's desktop! 🖍️😍☀️💻🖱️👍 #BlackMythWukong #Retrogaming #GameArt #Fanart #Retrogamer #Nostalgia #Steam #PCGaming #Gaming #Gamer #PCGamer #Xbox #Playstation #Retro #VideoGames #China #Mythology #RPG #Wukong

Got my crayons back out to make a nice new shiny icon to put on my PC's desktop in preparation for the upcoming #DoubleDragonRevive 🖍️👊✨😍 #DoubleDragon #Dragon #Retrogaming #GameArt #Fanart #Retrogamer #Nostalgia #Steam #PCGaming #Gaming #Switch #Gamer #PCGamer #Xbox #Playstation #Retro #VideoGames

Old magazine advert restoration time! 👍🖍️🎨 I had the original magazine advert stuck on my wardrobe door circa Christmas 1984 courtesy of 4 uneven fluff-ridden globules of blu-tack as was standard practice back then. 🔵🖼️ #Romik #Artwork #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #ZXSpectrum #ZX81 #Commodore64 #Vic20

Conclusive proof that back in 1982 the cover for the follow up to Joy Division's 1979 classic album 'Unkown Pleasures' was being designed on a #zxspectrum by a man who liked to wear a smart dress shirt under his jumper and keep his user manuals perilously close to the edge of his desk!! 🤯😮😜

Busy making some bespoke A3 music posters for friends and family as gifts for Christmas based on their favourite albums of all-time. 🖍️🖼️🎁🎄🎅👍 #80s #1980s #music #duranduran #depechemode #thesmiths #thecure #tearsforfears #cocteautwins #indiemusic #art #synthpop #popmusic #artwork #posters #christmas

The Ghost of Christmas past just paid a visit! 👻🎄 Left me with the memory of one of the best presents I ever had, and one that opened an entire new world to me back in 1982, a Sinclair ZX81 with a 16K Ram Pack!! ♥️ #ZX81 #Sinclair #SinclairResearch #Retrogaming #Christmas #Nostalgia #Memories #8bit

Feeling nostalgic so nipped back to 1984 with my crayons to finish off a doodle I saw for the 'Megagame' 'Bandersnatch' that was just lying around at the Imagine Software offices. 🖍😜 #Bandersnatch #ImagineSoftware #ZXSpectrum #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #1980s #80s #GameArt #Artwork #Art #Nostalgia

Maybe feeling a teeny-weeny bit excited today... Anyone else? 🤪🙋‍♂️🪇🙌🥂🥳🎇🍻 #TheSpectrum #ZXSpectrum #Spectrum #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Retrogames #8bit #Nostalgia #RetroComputing #48K #80s #1980s #retro #childhood #memories #excited #C64Killer

A little something I made to slip into at the weekend... 👕🖍️👍 #Crash #CrashLive #CrashLive2024 #Minder #Retrogaming #Event #Retrogamer #Retrogames #ZXSpectrum #Spectrum #AmstradCPC #CPC464 #Magazine #Retro #Computing #TV #tshirtdesign #ArthurDaley #1980s #Nostalgia #UnclearUser #SinclairUser #tshirt

Oh look another Monday's here... 😖 #ZXSpectrum #SkoolDaze #Monday #MondayMood #Mundane #MondayVibes #MondayMotivation #MondayMorning #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Retrogames #Retro #80s #1980s #Nostalgia #8bit #Back2Skool #Dragging #NewWeek #NearlyChristmas #Artwork #GameArt #Art #Help #GiveMeStrength

Just designed a new mug featuring 16 of my all time favourite #ZXSpectrum games! 👄🍺 So incredibly hard to narrow it down to just those 16. 😖🥺 Really miss handling those old cassette tapes too... ❤️🤗 #retrogaming #retrogamer #retro #8bit #80s #design #nostalgia #artwork #mug #mugs #cassette #tapes