I was transitioning from C64 to Amiga during Sega Master System's late '80s heyday, so I missed out on its colour packin' 8-bit goodness. Here's a smorgasbord of screens, compiled to help me become more educated about the wonders of SMS! ;)

Here's a pic of @OPM_UK's first 50 issues & the multitude of playable Blu-ray discs included with their mags. Belated congratulations to them (Issue 51's out tomorrow), I'm looking forward to reading through their next 50 magazines! :)

A visit to a few Southport arcades during last August bank holiday uncovered these gaming beauties, with the pièce de résistance being a Japanese F-Zero AX cabinet! ...F-Freakin' Zero!!!

Hooray! Big congratulations to everyone involved with gamesTM in reaching the 100th issue. Cheers lots to their team, from current/past eds, to staff writers & freelancers. There has been so much gaming goodness in these pages. Oh yeah! :)

Here you go @UKwoods, you don't need to wait a few years, you just need a time machine. This is Kinect, named Activator, circa Jan. 1994. I found ad while reading old GamePro other day. It's awesome, but only for SEGA Genesis...which looks a bit like a Mega Drive! :)

@RedEaredRabbit @RyanLambie @Digital_Foundry Rabbit & Ryan were tweeting about Rabio Lepus, plus Digital Foundry are celebrating 20 years in gaming industry, so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone, by scanning Rich's C&VG review from late '90-early '91 (I no longer have the mag's cover). :)

Yahoo! My 7th @NintendoLife review is live: http://bit.ly/afXpAm I’m buzzing like a Flambéé to have my N64 'Mischief Makers' review on Nlife. Nice one Nintendo Life! :)

I completed Super Mario Galaxy 2 today, yet I've only got 71 stars, so there is loads left to discover. Nintendo are not just massively inventive with its gameplay, but they fully understand how to celebrate their mascot's previous successes. Completely magical gaming. :)

@JazRignall @DarrenCalvert @DamienMcFerran Here is the aforementioned Complete Guide to Consoles: Volume 1 'Skips and PC Engine' pic. Massive thanks to Damien, who was super kind in sharing his Volume 1 to help me complete my set of four. Good on ya, Damo! :)

10 hours clocked in Red Dead Redemption & 32% complete. My John Marston is building notoriety, but profoundly honourable. Phenomenal score, pitch perfect atmosphere & captivating characters. I was lucky to be on holiday during launch of this AAA game.

Dissertation finished & submitted. 19,217 words (64 pages), not including Appendix. 156 pages in total. Supping (two!) jars of Guinness. Jo cracked open Baileys. Thrasher skate DVD on gogglebox. Walrus impersonations curbed. Beard sheared...Celebrate good times. C'mon! :D

Playing God of War III to completion on my day off, on its Fri.19th March launch, was awesome. Believe the hype, its jaw-dropping scale and amazing set pieces are truly stunning.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (UK advert): Long live hand-drawn 2D sprite and pixel art mastery. I'd quite like one of those Hori Fighting Sticks, too! (Play Gamer #07 comp).

Play Gamer Issue #7 has a beautifully laid out Sonic 4 preview. Huge screenshots galore, it made me want to go back and read the original Sonic review in Mean Machines (July 1991, Issue 10).

"Super Massive Huge Thanks" to @ipodgamer for getting me 'Yobo FC16 Go' handheld SNES. Bessie mates for over 20 years through thick/thin, high/low, scraps, scrapes and skating. Superb Chris!:)

I've had a cracking meal, including pancakes in pub, with the family. Here is pic of my birthday goodies, plus Force Unleashed: Sith Edition (PS3) & Bangai-O (NDS) have been ordered. Thanks lots to Jo & my family.:)

@DamienMcFerran Your Retro Gamer No.72 Making of Capcom D&D brawlers was right up my goblin infested alley! It made me pine for stolen Saturn discs & seek consolation in PC Mystara. Great stuff :)

It is not a secret that I am skint, but I was a rich man on Christmas Day! Massively generous friends & family (including my cousins & Jo's family) netted me this mighty fine haul! I am a spoilt sprog, they all know my tastes so well, but I am definitely

Merry Christmas everyone! Have a cracking Christmas Day, filled with festive cheers, from me, Jo & Strider Hiryu!

It is full on snowing outside our flat window now, c'mon white Christmas! "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!" :)