#ZXSpectrum, #Amiga & #AtariST graphics boy at #OceanSoftware in the late 80s so into #RetroGaming. Big fan of #TheBeatles & #SydBarrett. Get LOAD DIJ DIJ here: http://tinyurl.com/bddrdutkhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mlcqmy233s2cDid you know I managed to get #OceanSoftware artist Mark K. Jones to draw the initials (NHCC) of the games shop I frequented (& worked in) on the loading screen to the 1st #Renegade game on the #AmstradCPC from 1987? If you didn't you do now and you can sleep at night! #RetroGaming08 May 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcqmy233s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mkxulqtr5s22Agatha and her little sister Bonafide. #Drawing #Watercolour #Doodle03 May 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxulqtr5s22https://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mkqe2zqnhs2iI didn't realise until recently that there's 2 slightly different versions of the artwork for 'Heavy on the Magick' on the #ZXSpectrum by #GargoyleGames in 1986. Look at the title of the book on the right & the man's right arm for a start. There's quite a few of them. #RetroGaming30 Apr 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqe2zqnhs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mkpgk7uch224Some more of my drawings now in colour #Cartoon #WaterColour #Doodle #Drawing30 Apr 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpgk7uch224https://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mkdj5k6dk22n'Ralli Building', now demolished, the very 1st home of #OceanSoftware back in 1983 before moving to the more well known 6 Central Street. #RetroGaming25 Apr 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdj5k6dk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mjw7x3fpcs2aFull version of the #StarstrikeII artwork. Previous best version (Pic2), taken from a shop poster, is partly obscured by screenshots but has the colours the right way round (green & brown). (Pic1) is unobscured but has the colour error, as did the inlay & all the adverts #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming20 Apr 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw7x3fpcs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mjuspg4gn22w4 of my drawings now in colour! #Cartoon #WaterColour #Painting19 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuspg4gn22whttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mjsfia2ssk2xI have never seen this earlier, crude attempt at hiding the 'GREEN BERET II' tag on #TheVindicator artwork before. Found in a game catalogue. 'STRIKE BACK'?? Ughhh! 1. Original art. 2. Catalogue ad. 3. Magazine ad. (still crude!) #OceanSoftware #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming18 Apr 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsfia2ssk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mjmb3arz4c2wI've had a go using AI to improve the clarity of this #GreenBeret artwork. The original was lost & this most complete version is from an advert. Didn't look quite as nice blown up to poster size when Bob was out selling prints. #OceanSoftware #ZXSpectrum #BobWakelin #RetroGaming16 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmb3arz4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mjm6yr7v6k2rAI does quite a nice job of improving the clarity of this #NOMAD artwork. See a Before and After here. It did change the word TOAD to TOAO though but, other than, it's pretty good. #OceanSoftware #ZXSpectrum #BobWakelin #RetroGaming16 Apr 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm6yr7v6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3miqqjsetqs2sDoes anyone know what game this toy was made for? I got this as a promotional item in 1990 when I worked in a games shop. 1st 2 pics are from a home video from October 1990. Pic 3 was printed in a 1990 issue of #SinclairUser magazine. #RetroGaming05 Apr 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqqjsetqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mhojq4fdck2xThis evening we went for a meal at #WorsleyOldHall. It was lovely. The food was fine & dandy. The 1st time I went there was back on the 30th June 1988 when we had a work trip paid for by #OceanSoftware bosses for a #JacobeanBanquet ! Unfortunately they don't do them anymore 🫩22 Mar 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhojq4fdck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mgmthx3mes2uDoes anyone else have one of these? An 'interactive VCR game' released by #OceanSoftware, in conjunction with #ABCsports & #Mindscape, in 1987. I knew nothing about it until I was given this one. Never tried to play it - not interested in sports & have no VCR player #RetroGaming09 Mar 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmthx3mes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mgk6fjysw22jDoes anyone know the specifc reason why this gun across the bottom of this ad for #Gryzor & #CombatSchool was removed? Clue: An event occured inbetween the publication of these ads to cause the bosses of #OceanSoftware to amend the advert. #RetroGaming08 Mar 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgk6fjysw22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mghynddot226Family trip to #AbingtonPark in #Northampton in March 1975. That slide and tower were scarily high to a 4 year old (myself!)07 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghynddot226https://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mghtbljmxc2yWhen I was 3 years old, in the summer of 1973, I liked dressing up & playing the fool. Here's some photos from that time. I would like to point out that since the last photo was taken I have never dressed up in women's clothes since. #Summer #Summer197307 Mar 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghtbljmxc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mghpxuym2s2dMe filling up the paddling pool at Allen Road, Northampton in the #summer of 1977. Then I was photographed pretending to piss in it while my sisters were sat in it. #1970s #Summer197707 Mar 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghpxuym2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mgcv2qgqj22dInfo on #OceanSoftware's presence at the September 1988 PCW show. This was featured in a show special supplement that came with #Crash, #Zzap64 & #TheGamesMachine magazines. #ZXSpectrum #Commodore64 #AmstradCPC #RetroGaming05 Mar 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcv2qgqj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mgaie6yhfk2aThe original site of Northants Computer Centre (now Zizou Express). They occupied here until early 1987. This is where I spent hours after school between 84 & 86 & where my Saturday job turned into a fulltime 1. Great days! I wrote about it lots in my #LoadDiJDij book. #NHCC #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming04 Mar 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaie6yhfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mg6nautro22k4 games from #BugByte advertised at the end of 1984. I had all 4, on copy, bar Star Trader (which I bought on the #ZXSpectrum as it was in a sale. It wasn't great). My favourite was Turmoil, 1 of the few games my mum actually had a go on. Did you buy or just play any of these BITD? #RetroGaming03 Mar 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6nautro22khttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mfyn5qnyvs2iA message from #OceanSoftware artist Bill Harbison - should be interesting! 👍 https://youtube.com/shorts/RyPtJiBqaeU?si=rlOsIeNnPbHxONd3 #RetroGaming #ZXSpectrum #AmstradCPC #Amiga #AtariST @harbonaut.co.uk01 Mar 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyn5qnyvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mfrprpx7p22kWhile skimming through a 1990 issue of #SinclairUser last night I found a review I'd never seen before of my #Gryzor on the #ZXSpectrum from when it was reissued on #TheHitSquad label by #OceanSoftware 78% isn't too bad considering it was already 3 years old 😄 #RetroGaming26 Feb 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrprpx7p22khttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mfmgu2uewk2cNice to see they used my quote in the headline! 🤣 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cans-lager-rubbish-road-who-33477216#Echobox=1771921819 #Salford #ManchesterEveningNews #MEN #Dog24 Feb 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmgu2uewk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mf7o4nk6f22rWillow's feeling sorry for herself. She was spayed yesterday & had a stubborn puppy tooth out. Duggie's looking after her though 😊 #Dog #MansBestFriend19 Feb 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7o4nk6f22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3md756tn7cc2xCan anyone help Martyn Carroll to track down some of the winners of the #UltimatePlayTheGame trophies? #ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming24 Jan 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3md756tn7cc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mcmzrw7oo22oWillow's been to the salon. 1st photo is a Before shot taken yesterday 😃 #Dog #MansBestFriend17 Jan 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmzrw7oo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/markrjones1970.bsky.social/post/3mcmwxkpdgs2oWanker! #ShitParking17 Jan 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:fnh3bcooj6w2ozm57ancq2ls/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmwxkpdgs2o