JAMMAJUP (Jj)

Arcade Coin-op & Retro Video Game Enthusiast

NEWS

18th May 2012- Retro Game Polls -  Super Mario 64 retakes top spot,with Zelda OOT and Harvest Moon 64 climbing to 5th and 6th respectively in the N64 game poll,Addams Family is a new entry in the NES game poll 10th May 2012- You Tube Vids -  I have uploaded to Youtube a demo of `Barry Bumble` a game i have started work on for the Zx Spectrum. Click the link to visit. 7th May 2012- Arcade Game Polls -  Star Wars climbs up to 5th in the arcade game poll. click -Here 30th Apr 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Acorn) Repton is a new entry in the Acorn games poll,Sphinx Adventure climbs to 3rd position and once again Elite is top!. click --Here 26th Apr 2012- You Tube Vids -  The Youtube video i uploaded of me completing the game `The Hobbit` on the Spectrum in less than 7minutes received over 200 hits in the last 24 hrs!,that's ten times more hits than it has had in the last month so it has attracted some attention. I also have a video of me completing the game in 5min 27sec too but have not uploaded it yet because i am confident i can complete it even faster-i am aiming for around 5min 15sec. 23rd Apr 2012- *MSG* -  HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM. 21st Apr 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Commodore 64) Commando,Bruce Lee,River Raid,Boulder Dash,Wizard Of War and Falcon Patrol are all new entries in the C64 games poll!. click --Here 17th Apr 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Atari 2600) Defender II is a new entry in the Atari 2600 games poll!. click --Here 16th Apr 2012- *MSG* - Well it has finally happened,the last diner / fish bar i know of that still has video arcade games on site is the Kings fish bar in Brierley Hill high st,i have noticed the games have now gone which means it is the end of an era. 8th Apr 2012- Retro Game Polls - (ZX Spectrum) Hypersports regains top spot in the Sinclair Spectrum games poll!. click --Here 6th Apr 2012- Retro Game Polls - Pacman World is a new entry in the Playstation game poll , Marvel Vs Capcom 2 climbs to 5th position in the Sega Dreamcast poll, Both Gods (Atari St) and Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS) increase their lead at the top .click --Here 5th Apr 2012- Purple Unicorn Software - I have had some positive feedback from friends and other retro gamers with my Spectrum game `Pip The Pipistrelle`, Pip has also caught the eye of Ant Harper at retrogamescollector.com who has reviewed the game and also published a Q&A session with me. To read the full article. click --Retrogamescollector.com " more " Also i have uploaded to my Youtube channel a video of Blitz-Halls which appears to be an unfinished fast version of Halls Of The Things,the game file along with various other Design-Design related documentation, game code and other downloads like the Zeus assembler can be obtained from non other than Simon Brattels site. desdes.com 1st Apr 2012- Retro Game Polls - (NeoGeo AES/CD) Kabuki Klash,Metal Slug 3 and Blue`s Journey are new entries. click --Here 30th Mar 2012- *MSG* - Due to duplicate google accounts i managed to accidentally erase my Jammajup youtube account (doh!),so i have had to upload the three game vids Pip,Hobbit and Halls again to my new youtube account which is JAMMAJUP01. 29th Mar 2012- Retro Game Polls - There has been more heavy voting in the retro game polls with 45 votes spread across 6 different systems - Megadrive (10),Master System (5),Zx Spectrum (11),Snes (2),Amiga (13) and Acorn (4) .click --Here 27th Mar 2012- You Tube Vids -  I have uploaded another vid to you tube of me playing Halls Of The Things 26th Mar 2012- You Tube Vids -  I have uploaded two videos to you tube,the first of me completing Pip The Pipistrelle and the second of me completing one of my favourite Spectrum games The Hobbit in just 7 mins but i will try and better that time. 22nd Mar 2012- Retro Game Polls - There has been some heavy voting in the retro game polls with 52 votes spread across 7 different systems click --Here 13th Mar 2012- Purple Unicorn Software -  My first Spectrum game `Pip The Pipistrelle` is finished and released,i found the Manic Miner / Jetset Willy Editor JSWED was the perfect game making tool and the game was finished in just 10 Weeks!,so if you feel like playing a platform game with an original story for a change you can pick up Pip free from the new Purple Unicorn area of the site. click --Here 7th Mar 2012- Retro Game Polls - (ZX Spectrum) Hypersports takes top spot in the Sinclair Spectrum games poll!. click --Here 6th Mar 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Pc Engine/Turbo Gfx) A vote for Kyukyoku Tiger / Twin Cobra means the game climbs to 4th position behind Puzznic in the Pc engine table. click --Here 4th Mar 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Nnintendo 64 + Super Nintendo) A vote for Mario Kart 64 means 007 Golden Eye is finally caught in 2nd position in the N64 poll. click --Here also Castlevania IV gains a vote in the Snes poll but remains in 2nd place. click --Here 1st Mar 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Pc Engine/Turbo Gfx) A vote for Puzznic means the game climbs to 3rd position!. click --Here 27th Feb 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Amiga) Another single vote for Moonstone (A hard days Knight) takes it up to 11th in the Amiga games poll. click --Here 8th Feb 2012- Retro Game Polls - There has been several votes for games in the polls,the number of games voted for in each poll are Arcade (10),Dreamcast (7),Neogeo Aes (7),Master System (14),Snes (3),Megadrive (12),Playstation (11). click --Here 7th Feb 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Dreamcast) Shenmue is now firmly in first position after receiving another vote. click --Here 6th Feb 2012- New Retro Game Link - SUPERJOYSTIX is a new website please visit --Here 22th Jan 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Acorn) Mr Ee climbs into 2nd position behind the leader Chuckie Egg.click --Here 19th Jan 2012- Retro Game Polls - (Amiga) Speed Ball 2 takes top spot in the table with new entries for Dyna Blaster and Bubble Bobble.click --Here 17th Jan 2012- Arcade Game Locations - Xevious has been added to the list of known games that used to be at Quicksilver in West Bromwich,Thanks to Bav for this info.click --Here 1st Jan 2012- *MSG* - Happy New Year! and Happy Birthday to the Jammajup web site which was uploaded for the first time this day in 2004.Eight years ago.. where does the time go?. 27th Dec 2011- Retro/Arcade Game Polls - (Playstation) there has been votes for Metal Gear Solid,Parapper,Wipeout,Battle Arena,Tomb Raider and Destruction Derby.In the worst arcade game poll Tapper and Mappy are new entries but Amidar takes top spot as the worst arcade game,Operation Wolf is a new entry in the best arcade game poll with gains for both Star Wars and Battle Zone .click Playstation poll --Arcade poll 25th Dec 2011- *MSG* - I would like to wish every one a nice Christmas / holiday and happy new year.-Jj 24th Dec 2011- Retro Game Polls - Today there has been a huge amount of votes,here is a list of the polls and the number of games that received votes-Commodore 64 (21),Neogeo Aes/Cd (8),Dreamcast (13),Saturn (27),Megadrive (13),Master System (17),Super Nintendo (21),Amiga (10).click Here 14th Dec 2011- Retro Game Polls - Armalyte (Commodore 64) takes top spot in the C64 polls and Driver takes top spot in the Playstation polls,the following games have also received a vote and advance in their polls-Goal! (Amiga),Flying Shark (ZX Spectrum) and R-Type (Arcade).click Here Sat 10th Dec 2011- Retro Game Polls (Atari 2600) - Crystal Castles is a new entry in the Atari VCS poll after receiving a single vote. click Here 30th Nov 2011- Retro Game Polls (Master System) - A vote for Fantasy Zone lifts the game to 4th place in the table. click Here 27th Nov 2011- Retro Game Polls (Megadrive/Genesis) - Votes for Castlevania Bloodlines,Ecco The Dolphin and Phantasy Star IV mean all three games now climb into the top 20. click Here 18th Nov 2011- Arcade Game Known Locations  - Many Thanks to Patrick Toner who has contacted me with his memories of arcades and arcade game locations in Stourbridge,this new information is now added to the locations archive. The main locations page is also being worked on at the moment so it may change in appearance.click Here 13th Nov 2011- Retro Game Polls (Sega Saturn) - Panzer Dragoon and Sega Rally are joint top and there are new entries for both Panzer Dragoon II and Daytona Championship Circuit Edition. click Here 10th Nov 2011- Retro Game Polls (Megadrive/Genesis) - Ghouls`n Ghosts climbs to 4th in the table after receiving a single vote. click Here Sat 30th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls (NES/Famicom) - The NES classic Metroid is a new entry in the poll after receiving a single vote. click Here 28th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls - Pitfall! (Activision) takes top spot in the Atari VCS polls and the `Ultimate` games Sabre Wulf,Atic Atac and Jet Pac now share the top position in the ZX Spectrum polls.click Here 25th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls - The classic R-Type climbs to 5th place in the ZX Spectrum poll and there are new entries for Sin and Punishment (Nintendo 64) and King Of Fighters 2003 (NeoGeo AES).click Here Sat 23rd Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls (Atari 2600) - Berzerk climbs to 3rd position in the Atari VCS poll after receiving a single vote. click Here Wed 19th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls (NES/Famicom) - The original Super Mario Bros is 3rd spot in the table after receiving a single vote. click Here Sat 15th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls (ZX Spectrum) - More votes for some classic Spectrum games with Jet Pac increasing its lead at the top of the table and again more votes for the games Bruce Lee,Jet Set Willy,Manic Miner,Chuckie Egg,Match Day and Operation Wolf. click Here More- Retro Game Polls (NES)- Super Mario Bros 3 takes top spot.click Here also Wipeout advances to 8th in the Playstation polls.clickHere 14th Oct 2011- Arcade Games Known Locations - It has been suggested that the arcade game `The Pit` (Centuri) was in a Fish & chip shop/diner on Carters Green - West Bromwich,i will add this when i get more info.Also checking the archive this game has also been missed from the Bromford Lane Fish Bar where i used to play it so i have now included The Pit at this location. (100% verified). Thanks to BAV for his input regarding this game.click Here More- Ali`s Rooster House in Lodge Rd (West Bromwich) was a new location to have an arcade game on site in March when Shock Troopers was found there but it appears the cabinet has now gone so that was short lived,around 7 months.click Here 13th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls (ZX Spectrum) - Votes for both the classic Boulderdash and Icicle Works. click Here Sat 8th Oct 2011- Retro Game Polls (Amiga,Sega Master System & Saturn) - More votes in the retro game polls with Nights Into Dreams taking top spot (Saturn),and gains for R-type and Flashback (Amiga) also Master Of Darkness (SMS) plus more!. click Here 29th Sept 2011- Arcade Game Known Locations - My Cousin KAJ has once again recalled a game in an arcade which is not already recorded in the location archive.He recalls Wonderboy (Sega) being in the Dudley Arcade upper High St. click Here Tue 27th Sept 2011- Retro Game Polls (NES/Famicom) - Castlevania II takes top spot and Totally Rad and Gimmick! are new entries. click Here Tue 20th Sept 2011- Retro Game Polls (ZX Spectrum) - 58 games voted for in addition to the 77 votes from last week,unfortunately i have been busy today so these new 58 votes will not appear in the poll until the Saturday (24th) update. click Here 19th Sept 2011- Arcade game known locations - My Cousin `KAJ` has recalled yet another game he remembers playing all those years ago and the location. The game is Hole Land by Tecfri and it was located in Union Market-Wednesbury,this has been added to the archive. click Here 13th Sept 2011- Retro Game Polls (ZX Spectrum) - 77 new votes! and now there are three `ULTIMATE` games in joint first place. click Here 3rd Sept 2011- Retro Game Polls (Commodore 64) - The classic Paradroid is a new entry (and about time too!).click Here 26th Aug 2011- Retro Game Polls (Amstrad) - 78! New Entries but JetSet Willy still holds top spot.click Here 10th August 2011- My limited edition Manic Miner print has arrived from Elite systems!,it is print No.43/50 with a certificate of authenticity and the print is signed by Matthew Smith himself. Click the images to enlarge. 26th Aug 2011- Retro Game Polls (Amstrad) - Boulder Dash is a new entry.click Here 25th July 2011- Retro Game Polls (Atari ST)- Gods is a new entry and takes top spot.click Here also Vigilante 8 is a new entry in the Playstation polls.click Here 17th July 2011- Retro Game Polls - Final Fantasy VII takes top spot in the Playstation poll,Sega Rally in the Saturn and Atic Atac in the speccy poll.New entries for Centipede (Atari 2600),Ghost Busters (Master) and Shinning Force II (Megadrive).click Here 12th July 2011- Retro Game Polls (Commodore 64) - Impossible Mission takes top spot.click Here 28th June 2011- Retro Game Polls (Amstrad) - Boulder Dash is a new entry.click Here 21st June 2011- Retro Game Polls (Amiga) - New entries plus gains for Speedball,Flashback,Another World,Jimmy Whites,Nebulus,Robocod and Test Drive II.click Here 18thJune 2011- The webpage is going through some slight changes as i am checking the code and validating it to meet W3C standard but you should not notice too much i expect this checking be finished by July. 1st June 2011- Just can`t believe i am 40 years old today....oh yeah and in the Retro Game Polls (Zx Spectrum) - Cyclone takes top spot with Sabre Wulf,Knightlore,Pyjamarama,Skool Daze,HyperSports and Highway Encounter also gaining votes to rise up the table.click Here 28th May 2011- Retro Game Polls (Acorn/BBC) - 62 new games voted for!!.click Here 26th May 2011- Retro Game Polls (Genesis/MD) - Dynamite Headdy is a new entry and Gunstar Heroes climbs to 4th.click Here 15th May 2011- Retro Game Polls (Acorn/BBC) - Chuckie Egg takes top spot.click Here 8th May 2011- Retro Game Polls (Intellivision) - River Raid takes top spot.click Here 7th May 2011- I have been interviewed by Ant Harper of Retro gamescollector.com & Retrogearuk.com. To read the interview click Here 20th April 2011-   to the Retro Game Polls is the NeoGeo Aes and Pocket Color polls click Here to vote for your favourites. 19th March 2011- An arcade cab has actually appeared in Ali`s Rooster House a local Fish & Chip shop / diner!,now that is unusual. See West Bromwich in the local game known locations section or click Here

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