You either love video game mascots, or they pass you by. But if you’re a fan of these cultural cheerleaders, which one is best? We
Author: John Bowe
John is a writer and gardener. He comes with various 90's Sega attachments and is the author of The Meifod Claw and other works. His favorite tree is a copper beech and he would like his coffee black without sugar, thank you.
Top 5 Game Girls: A Personal Judgement
Girls. They come in all sorts of appearances and they get everywhere. People, animals… my house is full of them and they really take over
Worms, Snakes and Vipers: Personal Top Five Male Retro Characters
The question of what makes a good game character remains as elusive creation as pinning down the winning aspects of them thereafter. Some characters are
Top 5 Gaming Aesthetics: A Personal Peepers Retrospective
In a recent back and forth with Gaming Retro King, King Christian, we settled upon a disappointment towards what passes for art direction these days.
Running Rings with the Xbox 360: Mainstream and Melting
There are more ways to kill an Xbox 360 than waiting for the red rings of death… Did anyone particularly want Microsoft to join the
Personal Computer: A Personal History of (no) PC Gaming
Personal Computer. Of all the words to make my stomach curdle, those two are up there (or down there) with Tax Hike. How dare you.
Gameboys and Girls: Nintendo’s 1990s Charm Offensive vs Everyone
I was just recently looking up the pricing for an original Gameboy on eBay, only to be surprised. I’m not going to be rinsed for
GamesMaster: A Beacon of Light Entertainment
The idea of light entertainment has always been something a little unknown to me. I like things that are light, of course, we all do.
Quite Literally the Top 5 GamesMaster Challenges
GamesMaster, that most 90s of shows; The Word for people who were into Microsoft Word, presented by Dominik Diamond, a man who put the Gear
Car Cool and Auto Entertainment: A Yearning
I do not personally enjoy a forced sense of enjoyment or entertainment. I like both of those things as a reaction to something, but they