Streaming Schedule – Hamish's HQ

Malfunnythinkin…

Posted on 24/01/2022 - 24/01/2022 by Hamish

This week I am going to old school and attempt to complete a game that I have never managed to before. One of my favourite home computer games is Starquake by Stephen Crow, a game that was ranked number 11 on my “50 Games that Influenced Hamish” last month.

I am trying to decide if I should be using save states or if I should “iron man” it (as intended in the old way) and I will take the opinions of the viewers into account for that on Monday evening. I will probably be playing the Atari ST version, unless anyone has a particular affinity for the Atari 8-bit or ZX Spectrum versions.

Update: I won’t be starting this week until Tuesday, apologies.

Tuesday – Thursday: Starquake

2022’s First Multiplayer Week

Posted on 16/01/2022 by Hamish

As mentioned the other day – this coming week is all about multiplayer gaming. Get in touch if you want to join in and if there are slots you can join the fun!

Monday – Veloren (RPG) (Free & Open Source)
Tuesday – Battle for Wesnoth (Fantasy Turn-based Strategy) (Free & Open Source)
Wednesday – Left4Dead2 (Zombie Horde Shooter) (Steam)
Thursday – Insurgency (Modern era FPS) (Steam)

I Get By with a Little Help…

Posted on 11/01/2022 by Hamish

Next week, starting on Monday 17th of January, is the first Multiplayer week of the year. I am open to suggestions for games to play and I will post a schedule at the weekend. Get in touch let me know what games you fancy playing, co-operative or competitive. Past favourites have been Left4Dead2 and Battle for Wesnoth.

Welcome to the Space-Year Two-thousand and Twenty-two!

Posted on 01/01/2022 - 03/01/2022 by Hamish

Happy New Year, you funky cats and hoopy polarbears.

Starting on Monday the 3rd the new year of streaming kicks off with Far Cry 2. The game was very kindly gifted to me by MadKiller!

Monday – Thursday: Far Cry 2

50 Games that Influenced Hamish

Posted on 11/12/2021 - 11/12/2021 by Hamish

This week is a list of 50 video games that are my favourites and have influenced my tastes and approach to gaming. The list is not exactly a “top 50” but there is a vague weighting to the lower numbers as the most important. The games date from around 1982 to the present day on a wide range of platforms. Reflecting my journey through gaming and the fact that I am a British man of a certain age (50 soon – hence the list size being 50), there are very few console games and a lot of home-computer games.

I won’t be able to play all 50 games in a practical way on stream but each night of the week will be a countdown of around 13 games and I will chat about them and why I chose them for the list as well as playing one or more of them. Thursday night will be the “Top 10”

I would love to hear what you think might be on my list and what would be on yours, so don’t be shy in the chat when I am live!

MON: 50 – 38
TUE: 37 – 24
WED: 23 – 11
THU: “Top 10”

I will post the list here on the website once it has been revealed on the live streams.

Hamish is Back…ish

Posted on 29/11/2021 by Hamish

Hi peeps. I am back on stream starting tonight (29th November 2021) after a short break. I will still be absent the next two Wednesdays as the puppy training course has a couple of weeks to go. We might be starting the next course after that but I am not sure when that runs so I will announce any more disruption here.

This week and next I will be playing some XCom 2 again. I can’t remember how far I got into the campaign for War of the Chosen or if I need to start a new game – we will find out together tonight!

It is my birthday soon and since it is a round number I thought I would do a stream relating to that number. So on the 13th of December the stream will be 50 Video Games that influenced Hamish over the years. It is – sort of – a top 50 but I expect the order would be different every time I did it. I might even have forgotten some game or games that I remember another time. So take it with a pinch of salt and don’t read it as a canonical Hamish’s Top 50.

See you all on stream!

A Week in Wesnoth

Posted on 13/09/2021 by Hamish

This week we tackle one of the lengthier campaigns in Battle for Wesnoth. This will afford a more in-depth look at the cool stuff that can be achieved with the Wesnoth engine as well as further character advancement than we’ve shown in the multiplayer sessions.