Paul "Paulie" Hughes
@pauliehughes.bsky.social
43 years of programming games; from Vic-20 to PS5! The LEGO game guy, The Ocean Loader Guy. 56 shipped titles, 240M sales. Retro Game Code archiver/documenter. Happy Chappy. Occasional Magician. Typography snob. BAFTA member.
T'was a great day out! I do love prattling on about "the good old days!"
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
T'was a great day out! I do love prattling on about "the good old days!"
God, I feel old! I'd been making games for 20 years when Halo came out... Talk me out back and shoot me!
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
God, I feel old! I'd been making games for 20 years when Halo came out... Talk me out back and shoot me!
Dagnabit! I've just come back from Crash! How did I not bump into you!
November 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Dagnabit! I've just come back from Crash! How did I not bump into you!
Yup, totally self-aggrandising pish. Terrible way to end a half decent bunch of films.
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yup, totally self-aggrandising pish. Terrible way to end a half decent bunch of films.
Ticking over nicely, my friend. Not sure if you're on it, but the new LEGO Batman looks beautiful! Proper looking forward to it. How's things at your end?
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ticking over nicely, my friend. Not sure if you're on it, but the new LEGO Batman looks beautiful! Proper looking forward to it. How's things at your end?
Absolute, stone-cold classic. "For Carl"
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Absolute, stone-cold classic. "For Carl"
One can only hope, and pray!
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One can only hope, and pray!
Have a great weekend, I'll be down at Crash Live absorbing those retro vibes too.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Have a great weekend, I'll be down at Crash Live absorbing those retro vibes too.
Yay! They're great events, lots of catching up with the old gangs from the 80s! Can't wait to say hello to Mike F again this year.
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Yay! They're great events, lots of catching up with the old gangs from the 80s! Can't wait to say hello to Mike F again this year.
It has morphed into something completely different, and not a good different. Feeds full of garbage from, people you don't know!
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It has morphed into something completely different, and not a good different. Feeds full of garbage from, people you don't know!
Too many entitled wank puffins out there. They are the reason we can't have nice things. Good for you mate, and thanks for everything you've done for the Next scene.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Too many entitled wank puffins out there. They are the reason we can't have nice things. Good for you mate, and thanks for everything you've done for the Next scene.
Ooo! Looks ace - must check it out next time I'm down that neck of the woods!
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Ooo! Looks ace - must check it out next time I'm down that neck of the woods!
Hey Russ, will there be an audiobook version of "The End of an Error"? The last two kept me howling whilst driving to and from work for weeks!
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey Russ, will there be an audiobook version of "The End of an Error"? The last two kept me howling whilst driving to and from work for weeks!
£49.95 + £7.00 carriage in 1983!
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
£49.95 + £7.00 carriage in 1983!
I recovered a bunch of old source from some last year. Amazingly resilient buggers!
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I recovered a bunch of old source from some last year. Amazingly resilient buggers!
We played with the original hardware when it was first disclosed and it was impressive. Alas it was hugely expensive and no big publishers would support it at its predicted price point. So it was hugely hobbled. Either way give me a controller any day!
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We played with the original hardware when it was first disclosed and it was impressive. Alas it was hugely expensive and no big publishers would support it at its predicted price point. So it was hugely hobbled. Either way give me a controller any day!
Are yeah there on Saturday too? If so, I'll see you there. Be good to catch up!
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Are yeah there on Saturday too? If so, I'll see you there. Be good to catch up!
Moi! See you there bud!
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Moi! See you there bud!