Since 2008, Jason, who has died aged just 49, had been writing the Homebrew section of Retro Gamer magazine. Each month, reviews and news of recent and upcoming homebrew games would pepper the pages of this brilliant part of the mag, spread over a variety of formats.
Jason’s love of games and coding shone through every word of his writing. A dedicated fan of the Commodore computers in particular, he clearly had the expertise and writing skills to make Homebrew a much-loved section of Retro Gamer.
He even coded his own games including Reaxion and Cyberwing on the Commodore 64 and ViColumn on the Vic 20. I was in awe of these when I played them as part of a feature on Cronosoft for Retro Gamer. It was a pleasure to interview Jason for the same feature, and he helped me on numerous occasions with screenshots and technical advice.
Renowned throughout the homebrew and demo scenes, Jason’s passing has left a huge hole for both his families; his wife, step-children and grandchildren and his Retro Gamer family, from all of us on the magazine and every single fan of the homebrew section, of which there are very, very many.
RIP, Kelky.