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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 10h

Two weeks off work and I’m watching my second favourite Bond to celebrate!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse got a demo and it’s a bit good!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This new Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection is very cool but I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to playing twin-stick! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here’s a Retro Arcadia Spotlight Review of the brand new Graveyard Keeper 2 on Xbox Series X… Stardew Valley with dead bodies? Hell yeah! retroarcadia.blog/2026/09/27/s...

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Spotlight Review: Graveyard Keeper 2 (Xbox Series X)

Here’s a Retro Arcadia Spotlight Review of the brand new Graveyard Keeper 2 on Xbox Series X… Stardew Valley with dead bodies? Hell yeah!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Three attempts to click but Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (for Nintendo DS on the Switch Dominus Collection) really did in the end. A bit by numbers by this entry but ended up a real pleasure all the same.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Hobbit on ZX Spectrum was expensive! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Dune Awakening is now on Xbox Game Pass so finally somewhere I can play it… It’s really janky though, and doesn’t look great either.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

SpyHunter on PlayStation 2 is no Spy Hunter but if they had to remake it in 3D then it’s not a bad attempt! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I just saw the new Resident Evil film at the cinema. Should know better by now but it was surprisingly alright!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Finally finished Ninja Gaiden 4 - got about halfway before I abandoned Xbox Game Pass almost a year ago. All friends again now though, and the rest was a finger-mangling very good time!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Enjoying the early-70s folk-horror meets ecological sci-fi of Doomwatch this morning.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns… Although I’m not really sure it’s returned with much new for me. And I beat it first go! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We’re in the Peak District. It’s alright.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I had no idea that Flight Control was on PlayStation 3. Still on the Store too, and I thought I’d lost it forever. Splendid indeed!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming with Retro Rewind: September 1986 in Computer & Video Games, straight from the pages of the original magazine! #retrogames #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2026/09/09/r...

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Retro Rewind: September 1986 in Computer & Video Games

This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming with Retro Rewind: September 1986 in Computer & Video Games, straight from the pages of the or…

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Playing some Truxton Extreme today - a slick, modernised take on the old Toaplan shooters that’s fast, dense and uncompromising, with enough of the original DNA to be familiar but is also its own thing.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake knows its J-horror!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Once you’re past Stallone’s ridiculous digitised face (and hairstyle), Rambo: The Video Game on PS3 goes from janky laugh to extremely frustrating, but some grinding and perseverance paid off, and I ended up really enjoying it!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I’m staying out of the Atari ST vs Amiga debate but I always loved that Heavy on the Magick advert! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Timed running past Thurleigh perfectly earlier and got my very own display by two Spitfires. As you can see from their flight path, they were at it for ages!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I wasn’t enjoying Resident Evil Code: Veronica so I’m nerding out with Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor-Martyr instead. Loads more fun!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This 1982 Atari 2600 port by Parker Brothers isn’t perfect, but it is Frogger! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tank controls don’t usually bother me but the combat in Resident Evil Code: Veronica X is a tough ask nowadays. If only they’d remake it… #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Not sure there was ever an arcade port I looked forward to more than Shao-Lin’s Road! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We’re well into August, so it’s time for my newly renamed Summer ’26 Retro Haul Review Drop, covering all the retro games and related stuff I shouldn’t have been spending money on over the past three months! #retrogaming #retrogames retroarcadia.blog/2026/08/19/s...

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Summer ’26 Retro Haul Review Drop

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Nice. Wolfenstein 3D turned up on Xbox Game Pass! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

You can never have enough places to play Chessmaster! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Here’s a milestone roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #250, with ancient air traffic control, surprisingly less ancient air combat, combat-racing & some news! #retrogaming #retrogames retroarcadia.blog/2026/08/16/r...

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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #250

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Time for my annual 10 hours of new Madden!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Playing my new copy of Radar Lock on Atari 2600. Two joysticks at once. Serious. #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Kentucky is the goldmine of bad record covers I was hoping for!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

After all these years I finally beat Neo Geo Baseball Stars 2 (on Evercade)! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Frank Stallone makes flipping through hundreds of second-hand records worth the effort. Leo looks pretty excited too!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #249, with ancient Star Raiders, a copy of C&VG from 1992 and brand new Halo! #retrogaming #retrogames retroarcadia.blog/2026/08/09/r...

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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #249

Here’s my regular roundup of everything new, old and in-between under the Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #249, with ancient Star Raiders, a copy of C&VG from 1992 and brand new Halo!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We’re in Kentucky. It’s got big rivers.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming with Retro Rewind: August 1986 in Computer & Video Games, straight from the pages of the original magazine! #retrogames #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2026/08/05/r...

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Retro Rewind: August 1986 in Computer & Video Games

This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming with Retro Rewind: August 1986 in Computer & Video Games, straight from the pages of the origi…

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Just finished Halo: Campaign Evolved. Glad it was on Game Pass!

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