We're trying something at bit different at the Centre for Computing History next month. Music For Geeks is a brand spanking new event featuring live electronic music inspired by both old and new technologies. We’ve got four very talented musicians playing a range of electronic music from chiptunes performed on original retro video game hardware to ambient electronica played using the very latest synths, laptops and tablets.

For more details and full line-up checkout the ticket link below.

Tickets
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/40529/Music-For-Geeks-mpegasus-Jellica-Jake-Alone/

Date: 11th March 2015
Tournament: Karate Champ (MAME)
Tournament Winner: Mr Jack

First Retro Video Game Night of 2016!

Unfortunately this was the first ever night that I was unable to attend but from all accounts it was a great start to the year. We'd decided the theme this particular evening around obscure fighting games and so Ian chose Karate Champ his tournament , which was won by Mr Jack.

Thanks to Richard Youell for this photo.

Our first British IBM gig of 2016. Dave and I did a little acoustic set at The Sun Inn, Waterbeach as part of the Beach Sessions, an extremely well run and promoted evening. Really couldn't have asked for a better audience, the room was packed to the point that we couldn't get to the stage through the audience and had to use the fire exit behind the stage area to get on. We were first on followed by the very talented Atomized and Creep Neighbour.

Next gig: We'll be performing another acoustic set at The Architect, Cambridge. Sunday 3rd September 2016.

Beach Sessions Setlist 30/01/2016
Animal
Sugar Water
Just Get By
Feeling
Nothing Ever Lasts That Long
I'm Just Like You
We Were The Stars
The British IBM

We all know that the phenomenon of bad video games didn’t begin and end with E.T back in the 1980s and that for every great game there are always several awful games that balance things out in the gaming Universe. Joined by celebrity YouTuber and author of ‘Terrible Old Games You’ve Probably Never Heard Of’ Stuart Ashen we’re putting on an exhibition of some of those forgotten stinkers. That’s right! We’re dedicating an entire exhibition to the games that wasted our time, effort and hard earned pocket money as kids and the games that we never played because they scored so low in gaming magazines that..well why would we?

So come along and re-live the agony of playing some of those terrible old games that you threw in the bin or returned to WH Smiths as a kid. Stuart will be hanging out at the museum for most of the day if you’d like to meet him or to get anything signed.

Tickets: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/40121/Terrible-Old-Games-with-Ashens/
Venue: The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge
Date: 23 January 2016
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm