News: Evercade EXP Announced!
As part of the 2nd anniversary celebration for the Evercade handheld this week, Blaze announced some genuinely exciting news. Bouyed by the success of their original handheld and its home […]
News: Free Game on Evercade VS!
If you turn on – and update – your Evercade VS today, you’ll get a neat little surprise. A star icon will appear on the left hand side of the […]
Microvision – The Best Games & A Short History – Retro Dodo
I’m currently writing on a regular basis for Retro Dodo – and my most recent article for them has just been published. Given how proud I am of my work […]
News: Evercade Announces Gremlin Collection 1, Coming March 2022
This was genuinely exciting news to wake up to; the latest Evercade compilation is a collection of games from Gremlin, a sadly defunct publisher. Beginning in 1984 as Gremlin Graphics […]
Shameless Self Promotion Time!
Yep, it’s that time yet again – but if I don’t shout about my writing work, who will? Today I wanted to draw your attention to the new work I’ve […]
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 […]
Sensible World of Soccer – Android
Do you remember Sensible World of Soccer? Surely gamers of a certain age – definitely UK-based gamers of a certain age – all remember it. Even if we didn’t own […]
Halo: Combat Evolved – Anniversary Edition (The Master Chief Collection)
Not being able to afford an Xbox when it was first released – being the owner of a Dreamcast, PS2 and GameCube at the time Microsoft’s console came out in […]
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: 21 – Mindjack
Version Played: Xbox 360 Current CEX Price: 50p Very early on in Mindjack, there’s a nicely choreographed fight in a cutscene, ending with what feels like a pretty unnecessary neck […]
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: 19 – Legendary
Version Played: Xbox 360 Current CEX Price: £2 I’ve always had quite a substantial interest in Greek mythology, which was sparked – somewhat narcissistically – by the realisation that my […]
Further Game Pass Adventures
I’ve still been making great use of Game Pass; there’s so much available and so many great quality games on offer that I can see me subscribing for a very […]
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 […]
One Word Review – Timeshift
Timeshit. If you’ve enjoyed reading this – or any of my other content – it’d be much appreciated if you’re able to share this article via social media. I’d also be forever grateful if you’re able to support me via: Ko-Fi.com/geekmid or PayPal – all of my work is provided for free and I earn no income from the blog, so any donations are gratefully […]
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 […]
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