Ah… the Banyan Tree. Truely a screen which separates the men from the gibbering boys!
(never managed it meself, mind)
It’s easy to understand why JSW never really had an impact outside the UK, but it’s a shame: it genuinely was a revelation at the time. It’s not really dated that well, though!
In some ways, it’s a microcosm of the early 80s UK gaming industry: lots of kids in Liverpool making lots of money (or appearing to) and blowing it all on flashy toys and mad parties. Shame about Bandersnatch :)
Anthony Flack
Not just England: way over in New Zealand, this made a far bigger impression on me at the time than any short-arsed plumber ever did.
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