Hello! I'm a 27 year old hobby-coder from rainy England, and since 1998 I have used various versions of Blitz Basic to develop my projects. Recently, I'm spending more time coding than ever, and am enjoying it greatly.

Up until the summer of 2008 I tried to make a name for myself under the flag of Firestorm Productions, but these days I've switched to a more personal blog site that has made its home at zolyx.co.uk.

So far the games I've made include Poing! PC and Millenipede, and I have plans for other funky stuff in the future!

When I'm not working, coding, eating, sleeping or maybe even all of those at once, I play World of Warcraft with a few friends from work. I used to be in a hardcore raiding guild but now I prefer to take my time and enjoy the sights and sounds of Azeroth at a more relaxed pace...

My favourite games of times past include Ranarama for the C64, Elite for the Amiga and Descent for the PC, amongst many others. It's a pleasure to live at a time when indie game development seems to be thriving - there are some truly interesting and original games out there ripe for the picking!

Whenever I'm not sat at my computer, I enjoy reading - Terry Pratchett for Prime Minister! - and radio-control modelling. I like cats.