News: Wonder Boy Collection Coming to Switch and PS4 on June 3rd
Anyone who knows me knows how important the Wonder Boy games are to me – and just how much of a part they played in my video game obsession from […]
News: Retro Shmup Remote Life Releasing on May 27th
It always impresses me just how much can be done by a single developer; an excellent example is Remote Life – an homage to the glory days of the side-scrolling […]
Video Game Review: Dandy & Randy DX
Though I’ve already reviewed Dandy & Randy DX over on Retro Dodo (and you should definitely check that out – here’s the link!), I definitely had more to say on […]
Video Game Review: Taito Milestones (Switch)
There aren’t many video games companies who have left such an indelible mark on the industry at the level that Taito have; Space Invaders alone is a title that, to […]
Board Game Review: Alien: Fate of the Nostromo
The trend of turning classic movies into modern board games is pretty big at the moment, with games based on eclectic and perennially popular blockbusters and cult movies being steadily […]
Tabletop Game Review: Puzzle Post: The Dupe
Escape rooms are a big deal these days, especially now that pandemic restrictions are being eased; it seems that just about everyone is coming out of lockdowns and getting themselves […]
News: Wonder Boy Returns Remix – Physical Switch Editions Incoming!
It really is a phenomenal time to be a Wonder Boy fan, isn’t it? No sooner has the Wonder Boy Collection been announced for Switch and PS4, the news of […]
Kickstarter Spotlight: The Threshold Dweller
Anima Mundi Softworks have recently launched the crowdfunding campaign for their video game, The Threshold Dweller. It’s an open world RPG with real time combat that’s designed to recreate the […]
News: Evercade Announces Intellivision Collection 2 and Morphcat Games Collection 1, Due May 2022
The latest cartridges for Blaze’s superb Evercade console have been announced. First up, we have a second collection of Intellivision titles, following the relatively recent release of Intellivision Collection 1, […]
Preview: Solar Echoes: The Star Legation
Having previously covered newly launched PC title Solar Echoes: The Star Legation way back in 2020, it’s great to see that the game’s solo developer – the multi-talented Andy Mitchell […]
Board Game Review: Wingspan
Taking the board game world by storm when it was released in 2019, it seems to have taken me a very long time to get around to playing this highly […]
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 […]
Preview: Tape Recovery Simulator 96k
Despite the frustration, boredom and confusion it often caused, there’s still a nostalgia for the blinky, screechy flashes of data loading from tapes that’ll be familiar to anyone who grew […]
My Tabletop Game of the Year 2021
We’ve already seen my choices for video game of the year and comic book of the year (and established the rules: my choice isn’t necessarily one that released in 2021, […]
Board Game Review: Dungeons & Dragons: The Adventure Begins
The 5th Edition of perennially popular TTRPG Dungeons & Dragons has brought it to new levels of popularity, with more accessible rulesets that cater for an awful lot of diversity […]
Review: Stitchy in Tooki Trouble (Nintendo Switch)
Platform games – 2.5D ones in particular – seem to be a lot more common on the Switch than on any other contemporary console. Perhaps the popularity of first party […]
MLGG: Pop Culture News, Reviews and Interviews 