Video Game Review: Catan – Console Edition (Xbox Series X)
Despite its enduring popularity, The Settlers of Catan – first published in Germany in 1995 as Die Siedler von Catan and more commonly known as simply ‘Catan’ these days – […]
Video Game Review: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection (Switch)
Despite a few problematic moments in both films that make me wince these days, for the most part I have a huge amount of affection for the first two Bill […]
Video Game Preview: Catan – Console Edition
In my mid-20s, I suddenly discovered board games again. Thanks to the surge in popularity of euro-style games – which emerged from Germany, for the most part – I discovered […]
Book Review: Star Wars: The Mini Book of Lightsabers (2022)
Ever since I started this blog, I’ve periodically popped up with a Star Wars related article or review and really hammered home just how much the franchise means to me. […]
News: Classic Ninja JaJaMaru Famicom/SNES Titles Heading West for the First Time from ININ and Strictly Limited Games!
Though the first titles in the Ninja JaJaMaru series were released in the late 80s – and became among the best-selling Famicom releases in Japan – ININ Games and developers […]
In Remembrance of Large Marge – A Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Appreciation Post
On this very day in 1974, the legendary trucker Large Marge lost her life in a tragic road accident. Not really, of course; the ghost of Large Marge is just […]
Board Game Review: Talisman: Star Wars (2021)
The original Talisman fantasy board game was first released in 1983, which means it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Though, as you may expect from a game that made […]
Video Game Review: Jitsu Squad (Switch)
An arcade style, beautifully animated beat ’em up, Jitsu Squad throws itself at you in a riot of colour and glorious sound. Starring a diverse cast of anthropomorphic, playable characters, […]
Shameless Self Promotion Time Again: Of Donuts and Dodos
I was recently given a retro-styled game named Donut Dodo to review (thank you, Flynn’s Arcades!). Styled after classic single screen arcade platformers of the early 80s (think games such […]
Comic Book Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 (2022)
Following hot on the heels of GI Joe: A Real American Hero: Saturday Morning Adventures is this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mini series, which attempts to hearken back to the […]
Comic Book Review: Madballs vs Garbage Pail Kids #4
Can we just take a minute to appreciate Joe Simko’s gorgeous cover for Madballs vs Garbage Pail Kids #4? The nostalgia fuelled feels that gives me are absolutely off the […]
Comic Book Review: Garbage Pail Kids: Origins #1
Having been enjoying the daft, gross out, hugely entertaining crossover Madballs vs Garbage Pail Kids recently, I couldn’t wait to check out Garbage Pail Kids: Origins #1. When a heroic […]
Video Game Review: Asteroids: Recharged (Xbox Series X)
Atari’s classic arcade games are still iconic and instantly recognisable today, especially for old gamers like me. Though Atari haven’t done a huge amount of exciting things with their back […]
Comic Book Review: GI Joe: 40th Anniversary Special (2022)
It’s 1984. The ‘real’ GI Joe: A Real American Hero’s 21st issue script has gone missing, leaving Marvel with a strict time limit to get a replacement issue ready for […]
VR Review: Walkabout Mini Golf (Oculus/Meta Quest 2)
I’m not much of a sports person; never really got into any sport – and golf in particular always bored me. Yet I see the appeal in video game versions […]
Comic Book Review: Batman ’89 #6
The dive into an alternate reality – where Warner Bros weren’t scared into changing course by pearl-clutching merchandising partners – Batman ’89 has been a fascinating look at what could […]
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