Comic Book Review: Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 (2023)
For geeks and gamers of a certain age, the 80s Dungeons and Dragons cartoon holds a very special place in our hearts. This IDW comic – like the rest of […]
Review: Jaleco Collection 1 (Evercade Cartridge 15)
The 16-bit era – and the SNES in particular – is my favourite in gaming history. I have enormous fondness not just for the heavy hitters and iconic titles in […]
News: Another Evercade Cartridge Announced – Piko Interactive Collection 3!
The first Piko Interactive Collection for Evercade – which I reviewed here – is still one of my favourite Evercade cartridges overall. The second was a little disappointing – oddly, […]
News: Evercade Announce Team17 Amiga Collection
For British gamers of a certain age (cough – mid-forties or so – cough) the Amiga still holds a certain fascination and has an unbelievably strong nostalgic pull. Yet even […]
Happy Mario Day!
Seeing as MAR 10 is Mario Day, I thought I’d take the opportunity to once more cover my experience with the very first Super Mario Bros game I ever played […]
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: Q-YO Blaster (Switch)
Q-YO Blaster – Available now on Switch ($9.99/£8.99) – Published by Forever Entertainment I think it was way back in the Dreamcast days that I was scared away from playing […]
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 Review: The Legend of Gwen (2022)
Billing itself as a hardcore platform game, The Legend of Gwen wears its difficulty like a badge of honour. The thing is, with most hardcore platform games, the enjoyment comes […]
Board Game Review: Batman – The Animated Series Dice Game (2016)
A perennial favourite of mine since it was released way back in 2010, Zombie Dice – by Steve Jackson Games – is a fast playing, push your luck dice game […]
News: Indie Publisher RedDeer.Games to Bring The Smurfs to Switch in 2023
Having released numerous, well received games for consoles in recent years – including Cyber Protocol, Clumsy Rush, Art Sqool, Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia and much more – indie publisher RedDeer.Games have […]
From The Vault: A Board Game Review from 2005 – Arkham Horror (2nd Edition)
I’ve always been a big fan of the Cthulhu Mythos, despite the problematic nature of its origins and creator. HP Lovecraft often used thinly veiled – or not even veiled […]
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: Brotherhood (2022)
“Begun, the Clone War has,” Master Yoda states in his familiarly awkward way, at the end of second Star Wars prequel, Attack of the Clones. Mike Chen’s novel Brotherhood picks […]
Video Game Review: Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Switch)
Few video game characters have a history as confusing and convoluted as Wonder Boy; from games where he’s named in the title, to some in the series where he’s not […]
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. […]
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