'The Thompson Twins Adventure' Is a New Wave Blast From the Past

Our New Year's resolution for 2011? Be weirder. We have more realistic first-person shooters and self-important RPGs than we know what to do with. We want more games that evoke the singular dream-like wonder of the films of David Lynch or the music of 'The Residents.' Care to join us on our trip into the strange? Then check out this week's picks for time wasters that will leave you as captivated as you are confused.

We've spent this week delving into some truly strange games, but we have to say that this one might be the oddest of them all. 'The Thompson Twins Adventure' is a graphical text adventure released in 1984, starring, naturally, the British new wave band of the same name. While a band starring in their own video game isn't too far out of the ordinary for the decade ('Journey' enjoyed their own arcade game), it's the game's medium that is truly strange. The Thompson Twins Adventure was released as a flexi-disc vinyl that contained the data needed to play the game. First, you'd have to record the vinyl onto a tape recorder and then play the tape into a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (a popular home computer in the U.K. at the time). As archaic as it sounds, we still think this is an insanely cool idea. Sadly, The history of the 'Thompson Twins Adventure' is far more interesting than the game itself, which involves the trio embarking on a beach vacation. Thankfully, you can now play the game over at World of Spectrum. We'd suggest drowning the group by heading north from the first screen, thus saving the annals of music from the terror that is 'Hold Me Now.'

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