My First Console: A Christmas Story
Though my parents had owned consoles – mostly Pong clone machines and, in the late 80s, an Atari 2600 – I’d never had one that I could truly call my […]
PlayStation: 25th Anniversary
It’s hard to believe now, given the current shape of the console landscape, but Sony was once seen as an underdog in an industry dominated by Nintendo and Sega. It’s […]
Revisiting Assassin’s Creed
I’ve had a quiet week in gaming terms. With an awful lot on my plate in other areas, it was inevitable that something was going to suffer – and, unfortunately, […]
The Origin of Q*bert’s Name – and Other Stories
I always wondered how Q*bert got his name. For many years, that kind of information was at best very difficult to uncover and a much more laborious process than it […]
Well, that escalated quickly…
The digital ink has barely dried on my very first Nintendo Life review – and yet, here’s another one! Thank you to everyone who was kind about my Beast Quest review, especially those of you who wanted me to get a chance to review a decent game next. Your wish came true! So without any further ado – here’s my […]
Dreamcast 20th Anniversary: Memories
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast’s launch in Europe – having launched in Japan in late ’98 and in the US on the 9th of September 1999. Being […]
Transformers at 35: The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The film that ruined a lot of childhoods, The Transformers: The Movie was a massive cultural event in its day, at least for those of us at a certain age […]
Transformers at 35: Transformers – Trading Card Game
My love for gaming in all forms – including board and card games – is well documented elsewhere in my writing and I’ve also written quite a bit about my […]
Transformers at 35: More Than Meets The Eye and Robots In Disguise
The original Transformers animated series recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary – here I take a look at what the franchise means to me, as well as cover two very good […]
Cyber Protocol – Switch
Nintendo Switch – Out Now ($9.99/£8.99) – By Red Deer Games I was born in ’77, so I grew up in the 1980s as cyberpunk was becoming an important, highly-regarded […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin: 22 – Crackdown 2
Version Played: Xbox 360 Current CEX Price: £1.50 Crackdown was a hugely popular game in its day; concerned about its reception when revealed, Microsoft took the unusual step of including […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin: 20 – Hellboy: The Science of Evil
Version Played: Xbox 360 Current CEX Price: £3 I can’t believe I’m on my 20th Bargain Bin article already; I started out covering Wii games before getting hold of some […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin – 18: Timeshift
Version Played: Xbox 360 Current CEX Price: 50p One of my favourite films is the brilliant faux-documentary (mockumentary, if you will) This Is Spinal Tap. It follows a washed up, past their prime rock band on a tour to promote their latest album, seemingly beset by disaster, misfortune and the clashing of egos every step of the way. In one […]
Blazing Chrome
Version Played: Xbox One, via Game Pass (Also available on PS4, Switch and PC) The Contra series was absolutely huge in the 80s and 90s. Across arcade as well as […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin: 14 – Escape from Bug Island!
Version Played: Wii – Current CEX Price: £1.50 I’m a sucker for monster movies with outrageously dramatic titles (just in case the title of this particular series of articles didn’t […]
Dreamcast 20th Anniversary – Three Stories
I’m a little late to the party on this one, considering it was the Dreamcast’s 20th birthday yesterday. Many people took the time yesterday to share memories of their favourite […]
