Gone to the dogs

Posted by IMR on 04 January 2010

GREYHOUND RACING, LIKE speedway, was once a mass spectator sport in London. Today the only races left are held at Wimbledon and Romford, the latter being technically in London but spiritually in Essex. Walthamstow stadium shut last year to make way for yet another housing development, although at least the stadium’s attractive front will be preserved.

Catford stadium is gone, and Hackney too, making way for a while to a furtive little market where you could buy all sorts of stuff. In turn, that’s been bulldozed as part of the Olympics. Come 2012, it’ll help transform the area from one full of people running around on drugs into one full of . . . alright, let’s not be cynical.

The old Wembley stadium had dog racing, but it was a grim place, and the most beautiful venue of all, White City, has been turned into a car park. This recording was made last year at Wimbledon on a Tuesday evening:

British games developer robotJAM recently asked if they could use that recording for one of their upcoming titles. Some intensive research on the robotJAM website showed their in-browser games were a lot of fun with well-thought-out gameplay, and also a nice sense of humour that’s lacking from sites like PopCap. Here’s robotJAM’s finished result:

Give it a go here and see if you can earn the right to wear that Tony Gubba sheepskin.

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