About Author: Jamie Rowell

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I'm 23 and for as long as I can remember, I've been gaming. One of my earliest memories is of being told off for trying to chew through the Amiga system's power cable that my family had. Despite the obvious setback of trying to off myself with electrical equipment at such a young age, I've persevered with gaming, and as a result, have had 20 years of experience growing up with it. When I'm not throwing my controller across the room in rage, I can be found either writing on gamefaqs.com, ultimate-guitar.com, or writing music for any one of my numerous musical projects, ranging from drone/ambient to most subgenres of metal, to jazz-inspired rock. And so on. As you do. I'll be doing a retro-gaming section on ZE, commenting on how games of the past have shaped the games of today, as well as reviewing old games, and hopefully inspiring you, the reader, to take a trip down memory lane and remember how good some of the old games were. How bad some of them were too.

Posts by Jamie Rowell

  • Yeah, remember how I said I’d get a post up last Thursday? Well, I’ve only just gotten around to writing it and posting it. Minecraft and Dragon Age Origins have...

    Retro Review – Bomberman Series

    Yeah, remember how I said I’d get a post up last Thursday? Well, I’ve only just gotten around to writing it and posting it. Minecraft and Dragon Age Origins have...

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  • Hello and welcome to something that I haven’t abandoned, despite all appearances. December was a bit of a hectic month for me, in terms of lifestyle, and so, I had...

    Nostalgia World: A New Beginning

    Hello and welcome to something that I haven’t abandoned, despite all appearances. December was a bit of a hectic month for me, in terms of lifestyle, and so, I had...

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  • Guh-ROOVY! And welcome to a really late edition of Nostalgia World. Those of you who know me in person, who didn’t see this one coming? Honestly? If you did see...

    Retro Review: Earthworm Jim

    Guh-ROOVY! And welcome to a really late edition of Nostalgia World. Those of you who know me in person, who didn’t see this one coming? Honestly? If you did see...

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  • Worms – A retrospective Hello and welcome to Nostalgia World this week. Apologies about not posting up last week, this little thing called real life got in the way and...

    Worms – A Retrospective

    Worms – A retrospective Hello and welcome to Nostalgia World this week. Apologies about not posting up last week, this little thing called real life got in the way and...

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  • Yeah, this post is going up majorly late, but at least it’s going up on a Thursday. The reason for the slacking is that I was at a funeral all...

    Nostalgia World 2-4

    Yeah, this post is going up majorly late, but at least it’s going up on a Thursday. The reason for the slacking is that I was at a funeral all...

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  • Hello and welcome to another Nostalgia World. This one is going up a day early because I love you guys so much, or because me and a friend spent today...

    Resident Evil: The Nostalgia World Chronicles

    Hello and welcome to another Nostalgia World. This one is going up a day early because I love you guys so much, or because me and a friend spent today...

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  • Hello and welcome to a really late Nostalgia World. I’m marking this NSFW as there are a couple of swears below. I’ve been ill with manflu or a cold and...

    Retro Review – Doom

    Hello and welcome to a really late Nostalgia World. I’m marking this NSFW as there are a couple of swears below. I’ve been ill with manflu or a cold and...

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  • Hello and welcome to Nostalgia World this week. I’m taking a bit of a different direction this week, hence the fact that we’ve changed worlds and levels, and choosing not...

    Nostalgia World 2-1

    Hello and welcome to Nostalgia World this week. I’m taking a bit of a different direction this week, hence the fact that we’ve changed worlds and levels, and choosing not...

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  • Ah, Goldeneye. Where would console gaming be without you? One of the most visionary and revolutionary games, it brought multiplayer gaming to the unwashed console peasants, in a way that...

    Retro Review – GoldenEye

    Ah, Goldeneye. Where would console gaming be without you? One of the most visionary and revolutionary games, it brought multiplayer gaming to the unwashed console peasants, in a way that...

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  • Hello and welcome to another Nostalgia World review. Originally, I was going to do Goldeneye this week, but due to the fact that I also acquired a copy of Halo...

    Retro Review – Blast Corps

    Hello and welcome to another Nostalgia World review. Originally, I was going to do Goldeneye this week, but due to the fact that I also acquired a copy of Halo...

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