Paul Lovell
@dcarena.bsky.social
Video Game Designer on Battlefield at Criterion Games (previously: NFS, GRID, Sega Rally Revo, SR3, DIRT, Colin McRae Rally). Ridge Racer mourner. Pizza eater.
Go to newsagent with your mum or dad, look over the £2.99 games on cassette whilst they pick a newspaper. Take your pocket money that's saved from 50p a week, buy a game for your Amstrad CPC6128 with cassette player connected via audio cables, get home and load it up whilst eating a Twix bar. Bliss
The later years of The Hit Squad: beloved budget label of the UK 8-bit microcomputer game scene. They were still providing solid re-releases on the Amiga in 1992-1993 (and for Atari ST and DOS) and were keeping me happy in cheaper games, just as they had on C64.
📖: Amiga Power
📖: Amiga Power
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Go to newsagent with your mum or dad, look over the £2.99 games on cassette whilst they pick a newspaper. Take your pocket money that's saved from 50p a week, buy a game for your Amstrad CPC6128 with cassette player connected via audio cables, get home and load it up whilst eating a Twix bar. Bliss
Shooter time! Class game!! 🎉🎉
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Shooter time! Class game!! 🎉🎉
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⚾️ NEW EP ⚾️
We are joined by @marcnormandin.bsky.social to discuss All-Star Baseball 99! It was a treat to have someone with such a knowledge of the sport on to talk to us.
flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/all-star-b...
We are joined by @marcnormandin.bsky.social to discuss All-Star Baseball 99! It was a treat to have someone with such a knowledge of the sport on to talk to us.
flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/all-star-b...
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
⚾️ NEW EP ⚾️
We are joined by @marcnormandin.bsky.social to discuss All-Star Baseball 99! It was a treat to have someone with such a knowledge of the sport on to talk to us.
flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/all-star-b...
We are joined by @marcnormandin.bsky.social to discuss All-Star Baseball 99! It was a treat to have someone with such a knowledge of the sport on to talk to us.
flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/all-star-b...
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Ho Ho Ho Old Friend
art by me.
art by me.
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ho Ho Ho Old Friend
art by me.
art by me.
Saturday gaming. Two very different driving games! 🥰
December 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Saturday gaming. Two very different driving games! 🥰
Who doesn’t want to play Tetris with famous structures in the background and a choice music selection?
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Who doesn’t want to play Tetris with famous structures in the background and a choice music selection?
The hardest track in any game ever, and it’s only the second of the championship 💀
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The hardest track in any game ever, and it’s only the second of the championship 💀
Really do love the TV masks available on the Analogue 3D. This one is PVM Pro 👌
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Really do love the TV masks available on the Analogue 3D. This one is PVM Pro 👌
Special delivery earlier today. I am in love with WR64 all over again ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Special delivery earlier today. I am in love with WR64 all over again ❤️
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Beautiful morning for a ride 🥰
June 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Beautiful morning for a ride 🥰
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Can’t recommend the Resident Evil Archives book enough if you like doing lots of research for an upcoming article/want to feel your blood pressure rising at the sight of ALL THE CRANKS
June 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Can’t recommend the Resident Evil Archives book enough if you like doing lots of research for an upcoming article/want to feel your blood pressure rising at the sight of ALL THE CRANKS
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During the developer Q&A stream for Ridge Racer's Arcade Archives release, a treasure trove of development materials and historical documents were shown off! It's truly wonderful to see all of these items well preserved after all these years. (1) #arcadehistory #coinophistory #namco
June 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
During the developer Q&A stream for Ridge Racer's Arcade Archives release, a treasure trove of development materials and historical documents were shown off! It's truly wonderful to see all of these items well preserved after all these years. (1) #arcadehistory #coinophistory #namco
Toad wearing a pro racer helmet on a dirt bike. ❤️🔥
June 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Toad wearing a pro racer helmet on a dirt bike. ❤️🔥
Today there is a new Mario Kart, but let’s not forget the king of the arcade also FINALLY gets a home release today, and it’s glorious!
June 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Today there is a new Mario Kart, but let’s not forget the king of the arcade also FINALLY gets a home release today, and it’s glorious!
I often wonder if Norman Reedus knew the sort of shit Kojima would have him do in DS.. 🤣
May 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I often wonder if Norman Reedus knew the sort of shit Kojima would have him do in DS.. 🤣
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I spoke to @harryholmwood.bsky.social about how he created the tracks for Demo 1, the first OPM UK discs, the T-Rex and Manta-Ray demos, and more.
All the thanks to Harry for taking the time to chat with me!
darylbaxter.com/posts/harry-...
All the thanks to Harry for taking the time to chat with me!
darylbaxter.com/posts/harry-...
How Harry Holmwood Created the Iconic Music for Demo 1 and Official PlayStation Magazine UK
From Demo 1 to several OPM UK discs.
darylbaxter.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I spoke to @harryholmwood.bsky.social about how he created the tracks for Demo 1, the first OPM UK discs, the T-Rex and Manta-Ray demos, and more.
All the thanks to Harry for taking the time to chat with me!
darylbaxter.com/posts/harry-...
All the thanks to Harry for taking the time to chat with me!
darylbaxter.com/posts/harry-...
Appropriate driving tune tonight ❤️
April 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Appropriate driving tune tonight ❤️
This was a great article as always from Adam.
This news has been truly heartbreaking for me. Out of my 25 years working in games, being part of Codemasters rally games was a huge part of it, and something I will always be proud of.
This news has been truly heartbreaking for me. Out of my 25 years working in games, being part of Codemasters rally games was a huge part of it, and something I will always be proud of.
RIP Codemasters makers of many of my all time favorite racing games.
www.thedrive.com/news/ea-spor...
www.thedrive.com/news/ea-spor...
EA Sports WRC Is Dead—And With It, the Legacy of Dirt and Colin McRae Rally
EA Sports WRC will receive no further updates or new content, and Codemasters has no sequel in the works for the 2023 rally sim.
www.thedrive.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This was a great article as always from Adam.
This news has been truly heartbreaking for me. Out of my 25 years working in games, being part of Codemasters rally games was a huge part of it, and something I will always be proud of.
This news has been truly heartbreaking for me. Out of my 25 years working in games, being part of Codemasters rally games was a huge part of it, and something I will always be proud of.
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RIDGE RACER for Switch 2 (arcade archives)
April 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
RIDGE RACER for Switch 2 (arcade archives)
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One time I managed to find the exact spot where that photo was taken on google maps
March 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
One time I managed to find the exact spot where that photo was taken on google maps
Just completed 6 Golden Coins on the Pocket, it’s been years since I played through it as my go to is always SML1 or 3. Still a class game and a big jump over the first game.
January 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Just completed 6 Golden Coins on the Pocket, it’s been years since I played through it as my go to is always SML1 or 3. Still a class game and a big jump over the first game.
Starting the year off with a mega haul from @japanretrodirect.bsky.social Thanks so much! 👌
January 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Starting the year off with a mega haul from @japanretrodirect.bsky.social Thanks so much! 👌
Random game Saturday!
Another portable game for me. Always loved this on Amstrad CPC, but the Lynx version was fantastic too and maybe the best home version along with Amiga and MD.
Another portable game for me. Always loved this on Amstrad CPC, but the Lynx version was fantastic too and maybe the best home version along with Amiga and MD.
January 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Random game Saturday!
Another portable game for me. Always loved this on Amstrad CPC, but the Lynx version was fantastic too and maybe the best home version along with Amiga and MD.
Another portable game for me. Always loved this on Amstrad CPC, but the Lynx version was fantastic too and maybe the best home version along with Amiga and MD.