Repost with your first crush

9. US Gold Ltd, Holford Way, Birmingham

Then: LED Storm advert - Crash issue 59.

Now (Google Image - March 2022): empty industrial space - currently listed on Rightmove website.

8. Domark Limited, Ferry House, 51-57 Lacy Road, London

Then: Licence to Kill advert - Sinclair User issue 88.

Now (Google Image - July 2022): Ferry House has been replaced by The Glasshouse, residential property.

7. Dennis Publishing, Rathbone Place, London

Then: Your Sinclair contents page - Your Sinclair issue 39.

Now (Google image - Sept 2022): K-Pop CD and merchandise store.

Gotham: To Our Deaths and Beyond (2018)
Doom Patrol: Hair Patrol (2019)
Black Lightning: The Book of Ruin: Chapter Three: Things Fall Apart (2021)

(4/4)

#OTD #Gotham #DoomPatrol #BlackLightning

Smallville: Progeny (2007)
Agents of SHIELD: The Team (2016)
The Flash: Versus Zoom (2016)
Arrow: The Dragon (2018)

(3/4)

#OTD #Smallville #AgentsofSHIELD #TheFlash #Arrow

TV episodes
Adventures of Superman: Money to Burn (1957)
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Curse of Rava (1978)
Superboy: Cat and Mouse (1992)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Shadow of a Doubt (1997)

(2/4)

#OTD #Superman #SpiderMan #Superboy #LoisandClark

APRIL 19 - On This Day in DC & Marvel On-Screen

Movies
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (USA - Los Angeles premiere, 2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (First worldwide release, South Korea - Seoul premiere, 2023)

(1/4)

#OTD #GuardiansoftheGalaxy

Planet of the Ood (WHO, 2008)
Farewell, Sarah Jane (SUP, 2020)
Lux (WHO, 2025)

(2/2)

#OTD #DoctorWho

APRIL 19 - On This Day in the Whoniverse

The War Games, Part 1 (WHO, 1969)
Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 1 (WHO, 1975)
Death Comes to Time, Part 1 (Death Comes to Time) (SUP, 2002)

(1/2)

#OTD #DoctorWho

APRIL 19 - On This Day in Star Trek

US Airdates
Live Fast and Prosper (VOY, 2000)

UK Terrestrial Airdates
Cause and Effect (TNG, 1995)

#OTD #StarTrek #Voyager #TheNextGeneration

Cloak & Dagger: Rabbit Hold (2019)
Gotham: They Did What? (2019)
Batwoman: Arrive Alive (2021)

(3/3)

#OTD #CloakandDagger #Gotham #Batwoman

Supergirl: Better Angels (2016)
Agents of SHIELD: No Regrets (2017)
Krypton: House of Zod (2018)

(2/3)

#OTD #Supergirl #AgentsofSHIELD #Krypton

APRIL 18 - On This Day in DC & Marvel On-Screen

Movies/shorts
Iron Man 3 (UK - London premiere, 2013)
Avengers: Endgame (First worldwide release, China - Shanghai premiere, 2019)

TV episodes
Gotham: Pinewood (2016)

(1/3)

#OTD #IronMan3 #Avengers #Gotham

APRIL 18 - On This Day in the Whoniverse

The Velvet Web (The Keys of Marinus) (WHO, 1964)
The Ambassadors of Death, Part 5 (WHO, 1970)
Dream-Eaters (K9, 2010)

#OTD #DoctorWho #K9

Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 (DIS, 2019)
Face the Strange (DIS, 2024)

UK Terrestrial Airdates
Rivals (DS9, 1996)
The Siege of AR-558 (DS9, 2001)

(2/2)

#OTD #StarTrek #Discovery #DeepSpaceNine

APRIL 18 - On This Day in Star Trek

US Airdates
Symbiosis (TNG, 1988)
Vortex (DS9, 1993)
His Way (DS9, 1998)
Author, Author (VOY, 2001)

(1/2)

#OTD #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #DeepSpaceNine #Voyager

What is an older TV show that still makes you laugh? 📺

Well there's a few but I'll go for a bit of Blackadder.

6. Gremlin Graphics, Carver Street, Sheffield

Then: Thing Bounces Back advert - Your Sinclair issue 18.

Now (Google image - May 2023): unknown, formerly bereavement care support centre and youth association group.

5. Sinclair User Priory Court, Farringdon Lane, London

Then: contents page from Sinclair User issue 127, page 3.

Now (Google imagery - August 2024): a business management consultant, and possibly other offices.

I have a vague recollection of that too. Anyone know what that show would have been?

4. Ocean Software, Central Street, Manchester

Then: Frankie advert in Crash issue 20 (page 2)

Now (Google imagery - March 2025): Reverted to the Friends' Meeting House belonging to the Quakers.

3. Kempston Micro Electronics Ltd, Singer Way, Kempston, Bedford

Then: advert in Sinclair User issue 25 (page 2)

Now (Google imagery - July 2024): A Burger Joint Kempston.

(Today I learned that they were called Kempston because they were based in Kempston. I had no idea...)

96. Portal 2 (Valve) - Xbox 360

The first Portal was in our Orange Box pick back on day 21 however, this sequel is even better. GLaDOS is back and just as crazy, along with new character Wheatley, hilariously voiced by Stephen Merchant. If you're not laughing when you play this, you need testing.

95. Paperboy (Atari) - arcade

This game blew my mind when I first saw it in the arcade. Wait, you mean it has actual bicycle handlebars to control the game? I don't remember it as being particularly responsive though, or maybe I was just crap at the game... Great looking game though!

Our next episode is uploaded and ready for release next week.
Coming on April 24th, Geoff is joined by @nemesis4909.bsky.social and @mmarzett.bsky.social to talk about the best father and son in Star Trek - Ben and Jake Sisko, and the two episodes 'Explorers' and 'The Visitor'.

2. ECC Publications, Islington Green, London.

Then: from Contents Page of Sinclair User issue 1.

Now (Google imagery - September 2025): Reiss, an English fashion brand store.

He was asked about it at Destination last year and his reply was something along the lines of "Seven years of Star Trek: Voyager but everyone wants to know about Spaceballs!"

Ironically, if you search for Tim Russ on IMDb, Spaceballs is the first entry in his "best known for" section.

1. Bug-Byte Software, The Albany, Liverpool.

Then: Advert from Sinclair User issue 1. Phone number covered in case it's been re-used since.

Now (Google imagery - July 2024): Apartments I believe, as well as a tobacco and whiskey shop.

With all of the retro adverts I see when doing research for @8bitbackissues.bsky.social, it got me thinking about all of the addresses in the mags and what now occupies those properties, so I thought I'd start some kind of weird occasional series.

Retro Gaming Companies - Then and now(-ish)