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Computers and consoles

The computers and consoles behind the games, with technical articles by the Oliver Twins about Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and NES development.

A page dedicated to the computers and consoles that enabled the games.

Squeezing the Spectrum : Wireframe Article Issue 19

August 2019

We wrote a technical article on how we managed to squeeze Fantasy World Dizzy into the 48k Spectrum. The article gets quite technical and even has a link to the source code!

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Our Thoughts On Amstrads CPCs

Fusion Retro Magazine : Amstrad CPC Special

February ‘20

In this 4 page article, we explain to Chris Wilkins why we loved developing games on the Amstrad CPCs - what a fantastic computer Amstrad created!

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Squeezing the NES: Wireframe Article Issue 34

March ‘20

We wrote a technical article on how we managed to squeeze Super Robin Hood onto a 64kB NES Cartridge. The article gets quite technical and even has a link to the source code!

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