I recently played through The Longest Journey – an entry of that oft-neglected genre of computer games, the point-and-click adventure. Following on from the purely text-based games which have been around for decades, the point-and-click games had their heyday in the 90s, most notably in the hands of LucasArts, with the

It’s many, many years since I first played The Secret of Monkey Island™, back in my Amiga days, but I’ve been a fan ever since. For my mind, this series of games is the crowning glory of the graphic adventure genre. The first game sees you playing Guybrush

Ah, the joys of classic gaming. Simple, yet addictive. Those of you who had an Amiga (or knew someone who had one) may very well remember Deluxe Galaga. It’s your straightforward screen-at-a-time shoot-em-up – but with added bonuses, mini-games, weapons shop etc. I probably clocked up more playing hours on