Early-bird: Complete history of Zzap!64
Added 2020-01-23 06:59:32 +0000 UTCUpdate 1: Added new Jaz Rignall & Gary Penn interview clips + tweaks & fixes.
Update 2: I couldn't resist sharing what the legendary Oliver Frey just sent across. I'm on cloud ten now! "Congratulations for a thoroughly professional and entertaining production. Rockford is pleased (chuffed), weβre happy ... Your presentation style β clear, concise and easy on the ears, with just enough light humour β is a tonic at this time of shouty, brash TV ... weβll both promote it on our FB strands." π
Dear Supporters
I'm so excited to show this documentary to you. But beware, it's a big one! Clocking in at over half an hour, here is my definitive history of the legendary UK gaming magazine, Zzap!64. I've tried to gear it equally to UK and international viewers alike.
Incredibly, the equally legendary Zzap artist Oliver Frey agreed to contribute 14 new "Rockford" bug sketches to accompany the video footage. I've been on cloud nine ever since he sent them over! π
As always I appreciate your feedback, suggestions, or corrections. On this occasion I'm also not sure if the parts mentioning my own competing magazine should be cut down in size. Or did I get the balance just right? It's hard to tell as I have now watched this over 64
times!
Video: https://youtu.be/LMs8gCQb4ok
Next week I'll probably be skipping a public video but sharing a fun full walkthrough video of Splash & Crack with patrons, as well as some PDF copies FWIW π€·ββοΈ
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Comments
You sure did! π Hope this helped share the feels...
Perifractic's Retro Recipes
2020-01-26 18:48:29 +0000 UTCFascinating. I was a) a Spectrum owner and b) locked up in a boarding school for most of the 80s, so the whole Zzap!64 thing rather passed me by. Looks like I missed out!
Hedders
2020-01-25 22:57:47 +0000 UTCSo you were an exporter too! Very cool.
Perifractic's Retro Recipes
2020-01-25 02:21:57 +0000 UTCJust great.. I remember the first edition and waiting every month for Zzap!64 to arrive in Denmark back then.. A whole new world of strange information on games and other cool stuff... and the Androws Braybrook story .... SUPER
Kim Jensen
2020-01-25 01:40:39 +0000 UTC
