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The complete making of one of my Encyclopedias

April 24, 2022 chrisscullion

What goes into making one of yer man’s Encyclopedias? Here’s a needlessly detailed article explaining the entire process.

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Video: TMNT The Cowabunga Collection – all 13 games explained

March 14, 2022 chrisscullion

Yer man talks you through every game in Konami’s upcoming greenthology.

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Jumping For Joy – pre-order my platformer book now!

March 5, 2022 chrisscullion

Yer man Scullion’s latest book is a love letter to all things platforming, and you can order a signed copy now!

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10 obscure Activision games you can pretentiously cite while talking about the Xbox deal

January 23, 2022 chrisscullion

Call of Duty? Guitar Hero? Pah! Here’s how to talk about the Xbox-Activision acquisition and sound like an absolute hole at the same time

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The 10 Best Games of 2021

January 5, 2022 chrisscullion

Here’s your rundown of the games yer man’s enjoyed playing the most during what’s been an extremely busy year.

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Buy the Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia Now!

August 8, 2021 chrisscullion

Yer man’s third book is available now, covering every Mega Drive, Mega CD and 32X game released in the west.

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A note on Tired Old Hack’s status during the rest of 2021

August 2, 2021 chrisscullion

You may have noticed there haven’t been any updates on the site for a while. Here’s why, and when everything will be back to normal again.

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TOH Podcast 44 – It’s Only Bloody Dominik Diamond!

March 28, 2021 chrisscullion

The podcast is back with a bang as yer man Scullion talks to Dominik Diamond, the legendary host of GamesMaster, about the upcoming book GamesMaster: An Oral History.

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The 10 best games of 2020

December 31, 2020 chrisscullion

Yes, yes, I know: 2020, what a year, blah blah. But how about them games? Here’s yer man Scullion’s 10 favourites, in both written and 4K60 video form.

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Dirt 5 review (Series X)

December 17, 2020 chrisscullion

The next generation of gaming is here, so here’s yer man Scullion’s first ever next-gen review, complete with a 4K 60fps video version.

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The REAL history of Super Mario games

September 13, 2020 chrisscullion

Think you know the story of the Super Mario games? Here’s the REAL story, the bits you DIDN’T hear.

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Pre-order The SNES Encyclopedia now!

August 12, 2020 chrisscullion

It’s here! Yer man’s second book is out in late September, and you can pre-order it right here.

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Attract Mode – Welcome to Tired Old Hack!

January 29, 2015 chrisscullion

Last week I lost my dream job. But I’m not done yet.

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