FatNicK
@fatnickindustries.com
I make music using old hardware and write about videogame history. I dabble with game development and making cool little web things. Was big on TikTok, apparently!
Pfft. Why should the kids have all the fun? #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Pfft. Why should the kids have all the fun? #halloween
On the one hand, my train home is screwed and I'll be lucky if I'm just an hour late.
On the other, I have an excuse to go on the tram.
On the other, I have an excuse to go on the tram.
October 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On the one hand, my train home is screwed and I'll be lucky if I'm just an hour late.
On the other, I have an excuse to go on the tram.
On the other, I have an excuse to go on the tram.
Quick little Speccy chiptune work in progress! (No, You've been listening to a lot of New Order recently)
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Quick little Speccy chiptune work in progress! (No, You've been listening to a lot of New Order recently)
"Just popping out to get a couple of pints of milk and some bread"
September 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Just popping out to get a couple of pints of milk and some bread"
Maybe not on a marketing level, but Sega vs the Nes was definitely a thing, as per this Sega Power article which was published a year before the Snes (also, note that the Sega mag records the Nes making up around 40% of UK console sales for the period)
September 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Maybe not on a marketing level, but Sega vs the Nes was definitely a thing, as per this Sega Power article which was published a year before the Snes (also, note that the Sega mag records the Nes making up around 40% of UK console sales for the period)
There's definitely truth that it wasn't necessarily THE battle, but we can see from the first Mean Machines (which was a subsection of C&VG rather than its own mag) that Sega vs Nintendo was most definitely a thing, even before the consoles launches.
September 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
There's definitely truth that it wasn't necessarily THE battle, but we can see from the first Mean Machines (which was a subsection of C&VG rather than its own mag) that Sega vs Nintendo was most definitely a thing, even before the consoles launches.
Bloody hell, where did Monday go? jist enough time for some Transformers-themed Uno before the youngest's bed time
September 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Bloody hell, where did Monday go? jist enough time for some Transformers-themed Uno before the youngest's bed time
Back from a long weekend! Have some of Watermouth Castle's classic British pin games
September 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Back from a long weekend! Have some of Watermouth Castle's classic British pin games
Should probably get round to playing Left 4 Dead at some point. oops.
August 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Should probably get round to playing Left 4 Dead at some point. oops.
i'm a proud parent today 😀
July 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
i'm a proud parent today 😀
Hey! The current Fortnite map has a ZZT arcade machine.
June 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hey! The current Fortnite map has a ZZT arcade machine.
DEATH TO THE XENO SWARM
June 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DEATH TO THE XENO SWARM
Despite forgetting to tell you half the rules, the Funko Godzilla game is pretty good when you get into it
April 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Despite forgetting to tell you half the rules, the Funko Godzilla game is pretty good when you get into it
Just lost a high-stakes game of Happy Little Dinosaurs :(
April 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just lost a high-stakes game of Happy Little Dinosaurs :(
If Amstrad had stuck with their original plan of switching to the Sinclair brand for all consumer-facing products, the Mega PC would have been a Sinclair-branded Megadrive.
March 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If Amstrad had stuck with their original plan of switching to the Sinclair brand for all consumer-facing products, the Mega PC would have been a Sinclair-branded Megadrive.
I think it depends on where you look. If you went into a pub and the band playing were dressed like the 2007-era Kaiser Chiefs, I don't think you'd think them as weird or outdated as someone in typical 1989 getup would have looked then.
(Meanwhile, our 8 y/o has no concept of broadcast TV)
(Meanwhile, our 8 y/o has no concept of broadcast TV)
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I think it depends on where you look. If you went into a pub and the band playing were dressed like the 2007-era Kaiser Chiefs, I don't think you'd think them as weird or outdated as someone in typical 1989 getup would have looked then.
(Meanwhile, our 8 y/o has no concept of broadcast TV)
(Meanwhile, our 8 y/o has no concept of broadcast TV)
The Xbox 360 turns twenty this year! let's get ahead of the inevitable nostalgia wave and look back at one of the console's best racing titles: Import Tuner Challenge
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#retrogaming #Genki
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#retrogaming #Genki
February 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Xbox 360 turns twenty this year! let's get ahead of the inevitable nostalgia wave and look back at one of the console's best racing titles: Import Tuner Challenge
shorturl.at/zKJjh
#retrogaming #Genki
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#retrogaming #Genki
Pretty sure I used the illegal job board in Elite II
January 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pretty sure I used the illegal job board in Elite II
Happy New Year everyone! Time for the inevitable diet, because my tshirts are getting tight and I'm feeling a little like Godzilla here
January 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Happy New Year everyone! Time for the inevitable diet, because my tshirts are getting tight and I'm feeling a little like Godzilla here
As you're a captive audience in the post-Christmas deadzone, here's an article about a slightly-confected arcade rivalry: medium.fatnickindustries.com/trains-vs-zo...
#sega #arcade #taito #denshadego
#sega #arcade #taito #denshadego
December 29, 2024 at 11:55 AM
As you're a captive audience in the post-Christmas deadzone, here's an article about a slightly-confected arcade rivalry: medium.fatnickindustries.com/trains-vs-zo...
#sega #arcade #taito #denshadego
#sega #arcade #taito #denshadego
After many months, Duolingo is finally showing me pertinent dialogue.
December 24, 2024 at 3:05 PM
After many months, Duolingo is finally showing me pertinent dialogue.
Want to know how pinball bumpers work but also unsure of the height of former American Football player Michael 'Pinball' Clemons? This trustworthy and very-real website has you covered!
December 11, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Want to know how pinball bumpers work but also unsure of the height of former American Football player Michael 'Pinball' Clemons? This trustworthy and very-real website has you covered!
