The Channel has now reviewed over 50 Commodore 64 Games !! Hooray !!!

It doesn't seem that long ago that the channel started reviewing Commodore 64 games, but already we have completed 50 of them. Amazing!

The experience has been both enjoyable and educational comparing the system with the ZX Spectrum I owned growing up which I am ultimately more familiar with. Every time fifty game reviews are completed, we have a fun recap with a special video! Here it is !!!!

Lots of fun seeing them all in a row like this!

I have to say, I am very impressed so far. Had very little knowledge of the C64 before this point and I certainly missed out back in the day. Wouldn't swap this for my childhood memories with the ZX Spectrum of course. Nostalgia is a very strong thing.

What's impressed me most is the sound this 8 bit machine is capable of. It has a designated SID chip where in comparison, the Spectrum just had a basic beeper. It can really kick out some impressive tunes. I later owned a Commodore Amiga so have been finding it very interesting comparing the same games to it's immediate predecessor.

One of the first games I reviewed was The Great Giana Sisters and I was absolutely gobsmacked at how close they got it to look, sound and play like the Commodore Amiga version. Coders back then were capable of some truly wonderful things.

There's been a couple of stinkers along the way too of course. Being new to the system, I've been able to pick the cream of the crop so undoubtedly the quality of the games will drop ever so slightly. Still a vast treasure trove of games to look at though with people recommending new ones in the comments section on a regular basis. When this happens, I certainly add them to the list to cover. Will get to them eventually !!!

Hope you liked the recap video and this trip down memory lane. Here's to the next 50 !!!

Nick :o)

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A New Blog - First one on the Internet I'd Imagine

Hello there!

As the Blog description says, thank you for stopping by. My name is Nick and I run the Youtube gaming Channel njenkin which was rebooted around 3 and half years ago.

It's main aim was not to deliver detailed walkthroughs of old games, but instead to blunder my way through them, review them of sorts and to have fun with an audience who had similar interests. The Channel covers games from the ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Game Boy Advance and more modern PlayStation. It's good to get a comparison through the generations to see how games have evolved.

Over time the Channel has grown steadily and gained a knowledgeable and friendly audience of which I am most grateful for and I hope this will continue.

It was suggested I start a Blog to further promote the Channel so here it is!  Still doing a bit of tweaking with the design, but I'm sure I'll get it eventually. :P

I also a run a smaller channel called DataPurge which is updated less often and tends to focus on non-gaming issues and Top 10's. Links are on the top right (Well.. I hope so anyway), so if you're on YouTube and want to subscribe, that would be very helpful. Alternatively however, all new videos will be posted onto this Blog also as well as the new FaceBook page at Facebook.com/njenkin7.

Hurruh, well that's the first post done then. Why does Bloggers's spellcheck not recognise the word Blog? It's a mystery. Anyway... Have a great day!

Nick   :o)