It’s been (almost) 5 years since the last update to this blog. So if you’re surprised to see this update, that’s nothing compared to the level of astonishment I felt when I remembered the password.
But the good news is I’ve finally got around to finishing off Amiga Power, overcoming a lethal combination of apathy, prevarication and laziness, all on my part. Add into this the lack of a seemingly-complete set: missing pages, missing issues and misnamed files all mean that it’s been the digital equivalent of raking about down the back of the sofa to cobble things together. Unfortunately, this means there’s an obvious difference in file size of some issues, and the very occasional page that’s not quite as good in terms of image quality. However, I now believe that this is a complete Amiga Power collection (and maybe the only complete one available – although I’m way out of touch with the scanning Gods so apologies if there’s much better sources already out there).
Amiga Power, as everyone will know, was a sister mag to Amiga Format, and an excuse for some of Future Publishing’s best writers to be honest and/or sarcastic about Amiga games (and the games industry in general). The gang of hacks included the pre-Reverand Stuart Campbell, who continues to be as wonderfully chippy about most things (and even some mad things), and despite storming out of forums at the drop of a perceived insult will always have a high placing in my Top 10 People I Like Who Wrote For Computer Mags. Come back Stu, we miss you.
So pour yourself a tin of lightly sparkling fish drink, grab the torrent (14Gb!), share and enjoy, and I’ll be back again in less than 5 years. Probably.