More bias on Retro Gamer...

[dcdrac]

Retro Gamer - Imagine Publishing

[zeropolis79]

if Mr hewson felt that way, I'm surprised he releases games for the CPC

[Gryzor]

@seanb : (ah, the old image bug. Just try to open your photo in some program, then save it again from there so as to change its crc, then try uploading again) No, C+VG stopped its printed publication back in 2004, I'm reading issues from between 1987 and 1992


@EgoTrip : you mean I talk to it in vain every night? That its hum is not a hum of happiness?


@dcdrac : of course you did right, though I don't think he'll care much to reply. But the more, the better.


@zeropolis79 : why? as I said before, I bet every produced had machines they loved and others they didn't. But a company is a company, and if he thought it was a viable platform he'd produce games... it's not like he programmed them himself.

[EgoTrip]

if Mr hewson felt that way, I'm surprised he releases games for the CPC

Why? It's all about the money.

[Carnivius]

The Oliver Twins - We created our games on the CPC to avoid using the terrible rubber keys of the Spectrum.

That would never end up on the cover. 
(ok it's not a direct quote but pretty much what they said in a recent interview and you get the point).

[Gryzor]

The title that'd go on the cover would probably be something like "The Oliver Twins Can't Afford an Add-on Keyboard for their Speccy!"

[seanb]

Here's the article from GamesMaster in 2011
I've had to link to the picture, still can't upload it 

[AMSDOS]

I have Tower Toppler as it's known on the Atari 7800 and I reckon Nebulus stacks up well on comparison. Yes Nebulus doesn't have the Bonus game sequence in-between towers, though it probably would of meant a certain Multi-load if Hewson went ahead with it and would have been going to too much trouble, the games better as it is.

[Carnivius]

Here's the article from GamesMaster in 2011

That's a nice article even if I don't agree with all the games mentioned.   I like the bit that says 'loyal fighting force of enthusiasts'.  Hell yeah!   

[seanb]

That's a nice article even if I don't agree with all the games mentioned.   I like the bit that says 'loyal fighting force of enthusiasts'.  Hell yeah!   

Yeah, no Outrun 

[Carnivius]

heh.

I should point out in case anyone mistakes what I said is that I agree with sooome of the games (Rick 2, Gryzor and a few others), not all.

Still think SwitchBlade should be in there.  CPC definitely had the best 8-bit version.

And Chase HQ.

And Operation Wolf.

And..

[zeropolis79]

 

I have Tower Toppler as it's known on the Atari 7800 and I reckon Nebulus stacks up well on comparison. Yes Nebulus doesn't have the Bonus game sequence in-between towers, though it probably would of meant a certain Multi-load if Hewson went ahead with it and would have been going to too much trouble, the games better as it is.

That's one thing I will give Hewson, with the exception of Deliverance (I think but I never had it), all their games were single loaders.

Dizzy games were better on the CPC than the C64.. although I must admit, the tune to C64 Treasure Island Dizzy was good.

[chinnyhill10]

Yeah, no Outrun 

Can an admin change Seanb's username to "Captain Wrong"? 

[Gryzor]

How about I change the topic's title to "anything goes"?

[Darran Lee Jones]

Retro Gamer - Imagine Publishing

Hi there.
I never received this letter so apologies if you're waiting for a reply.
The reason we used that quote is the reason why all magazines use quotes like this. It's to grab your attention.
I personally don't agree with it at all, but it's a strong quote that I knew would get a reaction. It wasn't used to bash Amstrad owners. If he'd said it about C64 or Spectrum that would have gone on there.
Anyway, I didn't want anyone to think that I was ignoring your email, so I thought I'd pop in and say hello.


Oh and there's also a six page article on the Amstrad GX4000 with a mini making of Burning Rubber in the next issue and we have a minority report planned for the CPC 6128 range of games. We're not a CPC-focused magazine sadly, so if you're buying Retro Gamer purely for Amstrad articles you're inevitably going to be disappointed some months.

[Puresox]

 

[Gryzor]

Yeah. Except I've read lots of negative comments about the ZX (mostly) in the magazine, and none of them made it to the cover... unless I'm mistaken. Kudos for admitting that you're designing the cover on its baiting/trolling value, though.


It's doubly sad because I severely doubt (not having read the interview yet) that this quote was the salient point of Andrew Hewson's interview. From what Rob told me it was a reply to a question about his favorite machine to work on. Taking a quote out of context like that and placing it on the cover is hardly compatible with journalistic integrity, from what I remember from my days dabbling in media studies.


But, thanks for taking the time to sign up and dive into it.


As an Amstrad fan I really love reading about my favorite machine, naturally; however, being a retro fan in general and having read everything there is out there on the Amstrad more or less, I enjoy reading about other platforms probably more - learning new stuff. But that's a separate issue from showing preferential treatment for other machines.

[seanb]

Can an admin change Seanb's username to "Captain Wrong"? 

No 

[Darran Lee Jones]

Ultimately, I was replying to someone who has genuinely tried to contact the magazine and couldn't. I look forward to the continued RG hate when the next issue comes out.

[Gryzor]

Ultimately, Darran, this is a public forum. So if you don't like replies to a public post, may I suggest the function of PMs instead of being snarky? Very useful function, that.

[Darran Lee Jones]

I don't care mate you're entitled to your opinion.
It's a public forum you can say what you like. If I worried about everything negative thing said about the mag (real or inaccurate) I'd have stopped 14 years ago. ultimately I know it's just the caring of someone who's passionate about a piece of their past. I certainly don't bode any ill will against. After all you helped me out in the past.

[Gryzor]

Why, we've long established you don't care, no need to emphasize it. Good to hear you're finding this 'good evening reading', the whole world could do with a bit less maturity every now and then.

[Darran Lee Jones]

See that's why this is a waste of time. You're convinced you're right and if there's one thing I've learned. You can never win an argument with a disgruntled fanboy.

I love the Amstrad, I always will. If you genuinely think I have some bizarro scheme to discredit the Amstrad because some screenshots weren't taken for your favourite console in a one-off article once then that is up to you.


I won't be adding anything else here as it's clear you have no interest in listening to me and want to continue spinning your anti RG propaganda.


As you were my cpc loving comrade.

[chinnyhill10]

bizarro scheme to discredit the Amstrad because some screenshots weren't taken for your favourite console

Editor of a games magazine doesn't know the difference between a computer and a console.

[dcdrac]

Darren

Tahnk you for the reply I now understand the logic, for me Hewson seemed to get the best out of the "soulless" Amstrad when I got my CPC the c64 I had got packed away after a few months, kept the Spectrum pugged in had to much stuff for it not to.