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OUT ON THE OPEN OCEAN

With Ocean Software being the subject of a feature this month, it felt like a good time for the team to reminisce – after all, the company used to be a titan of the games business in this part of the world, and we all played its games.

NICK

So, it has been 25 years since the Ocean brand disappeared from the shelves of game stores. Did you guys realise it had been that long?

DARRAN

Not at all, but to be honest I’ve been writing professionally about retro games for the pastof that so my perception is a little warped.

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