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Andy Green is one of the most prolific ZX Spectrum artists of late with over 100 screens produced in the last 3 years. But it’s far from just quantity that puts him in the top 3 most popular artists list of the ZX Spectrum graphics archive ZX Art—any developer in the 8-bit era would be delighted to have his careful recreations of 80s artworks accompany their gaming creations.

While Andy’s drawing roots do go all the way to the Spectrum era, he mostly sharpened his skills in the Amiga scene back then. It wasn’t until decades later that he started producing his invaluable body of loading screens that never were, usually ZX renditions of cassette inlay or poster artworks that back in the days just didn’t receive the budget (or skill) to be properly translated to the trademark limitations of the Spectrum’s 8-color, attribute-clash video output.

Richard Langford, a developer of retro games (amongst other things), was similarly impressed with Andy’s colorful renditions of Spectrum nostalgia. So much so that he produced a hardcover book, Better Late Then Never, with all of Andy’s loading screens to date (and then some). Together with contributions from Shaun McClure and John Davies, the four of them navigate across the memories of ZX Spectrum games, with many comments from Andy on the production process of the artworks themselves.

The beautifully-designed 140-page coffee table book will be a welcome addition to any ZX Spectrum fan’s living room. It was produced from pure admiration of Andy’s pixel art skills, with all proceeds of the sales going to charity. If you’re looking for a (Christmas) gift for yourself or a fellow gamer from the Sinclair camp, you can grab a copy on Amazon (hardcover, $45).

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How to Drive at 628mph

Going 1,000mph isn’t easy. But that’s exactly what the Bloodhound project wants to do. In order to do so you need a few things; a rather special car, a Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet and a rocket. Oh, and a rather brave person to sit behind the wheel. So strap your brain in as Top Gear magazine’s Ollie Marriage speaks to Andy Green about what it’s like to do 628mph – and how this car will try and hit 1,000.

#Top Gear #bloodhound project #speed records #andy green #supersonic

It’s Just a Flesh Wound, My Ass

[Closed Starter with @andrew-dwight-green]

The weekend had rolled around again and Four was drinking more than he had been, though nothing close to being wasted. Not yet. A couple more bottles and he might just be there.

And suddenly everything came...fast. He had already knocked a couple guys out, smashed a few bottles over heads, and was just about as cut up as usual, now with a knife to the hand. He pulled it out and scoffed, laughing as he took another bottle to drink and he twirled his knew prize up in the air, leaving the bar. He didn’t really know what time it was but he could tell his systems were just about ready to have him black out if he finished the next one.

That’s when he felt a large weight shove him back, and he spun to face the attacker, waving the knife around and slurring swears just as a sharp blade cut into his abdomen and twisted. He coughed up a little bit, took a sip from the beer in hand and smashed it into the man’s face.

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Marta Gabriel, the front woman of heavy metal stalwarts CRYSTAL VIPER - and respected session musician, with a vocal range of more than four octaves - is considered to be one of the finest singers of her generation. Rob Bendelow is the founder and original guitarist of the legendary British rock band SARACEN - as the composer of albums such as "Vox In Excelso", "Redemption", and most notably "Heroes Saints And Fools", Rob is a truly respected contributor to the history of classic rock. So what might the result be if those two were to join forces, and combine their obvious passion for music? The answer is MOON CHAMBER. The quintet’s debut opus, entitled "Lore Of The Land", will be released in October 2019 on the No Remorse Records label. In addition to Marta and Rob, three other musicians complete the MOON CHAMBER ranks. Keyboard duties are handled by Paul Bradder of SARACEN, and the driving percussion comes courtesy of PAGAN ALTAR’s Andy Green. In addition to vocals, Marta recorded all the bass guitar parts for the album, but Richard Bendelow (Rob’s son) is now responsible for the bass element going forward. The album comprises ten new tracks, deeply rooted in the classic rock of the '70s and '80s, whilst drawing inspiration from the wealth of English folklore, history and legend. The band’s first single entitled "Ravenmaster" will have its premiere on April 26. It will be released as a limited edition promo CD, and made available to visiting fans of the Keep It True festival in Germany. This CD single will include two songs: "Ravenmaster", plus MOON CHAMBER’s rendition of the SARACEN anthem "Crusader". Cover artwork has been hand-crafted by Italian artist Roberto Toderico, known for his work with artistes such as TYGERS OF PAN TANG, QUARTZ or HEXX.

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The player has access to ranged weapons in the form of dual boomerangs starting from very early on in Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, with these boomerangs additionally being able to home in on enemies, and requiring no ammunition to use on top of that. However, a clever method that the game uses to ensure the player doesn’t just relentlessly assault enemies with boomerangs is that their is a brief cooldown period where each boomerang has to come back.