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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 23h

You can always rely on Kentucky for a bad record cover!

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

Not on the scale of the Hopkinsville Goblins or the Kentucky Wildman, but the Mammoth Cave region was still a fine place for this year’s Bigfoot hunt. Spoke to a witness too!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Cooter’s Place - The Dukes of Hazzard Museum. I take us to all the best spots!

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

Not as easy watching Jack play football as it once was but it gets us out and about and Nashville certainly beats Luton!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We’re on holiday, starting in Tennessee, where this Crazy Cars 3 course on the Amiga is still surprisingly authentic! #retrogaming

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This week at Retro Arcadia we’re heading back exactly 40 years for the very latest in video gaming with Retro Rewind: October 1986 in Computer & Video Games, straight from the pages of the original magazine! #retrogames #retrogaming retroarcadia.blog/2026/10/07/r...

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Retro Rewind: October 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: October 1986 in Computer & Video Games, straight from the pages of the orig…

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nashville actually but close enough!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As I consistently forget to comment on Patreon, while I’m here I’ll tell you that I really enjoyed the sunset rider podcast while I was cutting the grass earlier. It was exactly the right panel for that game!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You had me panicking for a second!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dan Dare on the ZX Spectrum - 40 years old and possibly my favourite C&VG Game of the Month ever! #retrogaming #retrogames

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s a shame that Voodoo Devil Drums was lost. Sounds like my favourite film ever.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You got there in the end and that’s all that matters! That collection is fantastic. The GBA and DS ones are too.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My favourite living band since the early nineties, and that’s from one of my top three albums ever too. Glad you like them!

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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

I spent £2.99 on it and I’m not disappointed but it’s borderline!

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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 · 22/09/2026

I didn’t even try that. Not really my cup of tea but definitely seemed like overkill. I wondered about these though because I’ve got shelves full of books about this lot so I’m like a true crime fanboy, which probably means I should hate them too!

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I know I barely watch TV shows and would consider Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama a masterpiece, so take my opinion with a pinch of salt, but I thought all of these were excellent! Really easy to watch and told a good story, authentic or not. Are you into true crime stuff generally?

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Watched all of them first time around. You’re right!

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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 · 13/09/2026

I really enjoyed this on PC but I’d had enough after a few hours. Fun while it lasted though. Very tactile.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good luck! I bought the first Uncharted recently. I’ve played the rest but never that. Working my way through Mass Effect 2 now then that next.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Awesome. The first one was excellent.

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Steve Norman @stvnorman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I really thought it was gone for good after it got delisted on iPhone . I had to buy a new PS3 last year. Mine totally bricked. Fortunately local second hand one for about $50. I’ve got a nice collection of games for it now though so worth having one.

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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 · 01/09/2026

Awesome! That sound is like nothing else!

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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

They are worse than YouTube at the moment. It’s relentless and sometimes almost one after the other with just a few minutes in between.

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

I love seeing the Lancaster. Went over the house last year but not seen since. The other two are often around but rarely two Spitfires doing this.

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