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GO! GO! Mister Chickums

One of my favourite indie games so far this year is GO! GO! Mister Chickums, a real love letter to old #Retro Classics like Bubble Bobble & Chuckie egg. You play Mister Chickums, a chicken obviously, and you have to collect all of the eggs in a level, and throw them in the nest to win. Take too long however and the grim reaper will pay you a visit! The game can be played solo or co-op and apart from the egg chucking, there are lots to collect and secret bonus mechanics. What a looks like […]

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GO! GO! Mister Chickums

One of my favourite indie games so far this year is GO! GO! Mister Chickums, a real love letter to old #Retro Classics like Bubble Bobble & Chuckie egg. You play Mister Chickums, a chicken obvi…

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David Bailey Apr 29

Now there a blast from my past.

While pong was the first computer game I played (I'm showing my age here), it was #ChuckieEgg that I remember most fondly from my childhood. Sneaking into the school's computer room and booting up the BBC Micro to play a few levels before we got caught and sent packing. 🥚🪿🪜

#BBCMicro #Gaming
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/21/in-my-mind-it-was-just-tall-birds-wandering-around-on-platforms-the-making-of-chuckie-egg

‘People still remember it 40 years later’: the making of Chuckie Egg

The iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on – all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a computer shop in Greater Manchester

The Guardian

Jon Hancock Apr 22

"Having played all these games in the arcade, I just got a feel for what would be satisfying to play"

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/21/in-my-mind-it-was-just-tall-birds-wandering-around-on-platforms-the-making-of-chuckie-egg

#ChuckieEgg #VideoGames #80s

‘People still remember it 40 years later’: the making of Chuckie Egg

The iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on – all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a computer shop in Greater Manchester

The Guardian

jabsonik Apr 22

Chuckie Egg, yeah, I _do_ remember it…

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/21/in-my-mind-it-was-just-tall-birds-wandering-around-on-platforms-the-making-of-chuckie-egg

' "If you put a screenshot of Space Panic next to #ChuckieEgg they're embarrassingly similar," [Nigel Alderton] says. "The colours are identical. I nicked all the bits out of #SpacePanic that I liked as well as other platform and ladders #games." '

… but I remember Space Panic even clearer! One of the immediate hits on a boat trip to Stockholm. Along with the switch in the back of a #SpaceInvaders cabinet that gave infinite games.

‘People still remember it 40 years later’: the making of Chuckie Egg

The iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on – all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a computer shop in Greater Manchester

The Guardian

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