Quite out of nowhere, on a recent visit to the very Victorian heart of the Midlands, one of my brothers and I ended up going to a retro arcade. My first time. His too. It was also a pub, but we have been acquainted with those before. In fact, prettyRead More →
The nature of multiplayer or co-op gaming underwent a shift in its first principals (thanks to the internet) about the time that I was distracted away from gaming by Life Itself. In the time since, the playability of life may have varied but the graphics and sound were always great.Read More →
A retro games console emulator saves you from using original hardware, but is it worth the effort? In computing terms, emulation is software running on one system with the aim of making it behave like another. The aim is to make software designed for one operating system or hardware platformRead More →
Did Sony really need a PlayStation mascot? Where did all the mascots go? Like the sight of badgers along a verge, you see a lot less of them these days. In fact you might be left thinking that there are no more left, that they had long scattered since theRead More →
The high street is at low tide. We all know it when we put our online ordering down and actually go into town to pick up some rotisserie poultry before swinging by the skip to dump our last round of purchases on the way out. Perhaps it is the ageRead More →
GoldenEye on Switch plays great, but only with the right settings If you’re not using a Nintendo 64 style controller on GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo Switch, there’s a good chance that you’re struggling. The Switch’s controllers are amazing, but they’re not cut-out for undercover work, shall we say? Similarly,Read More →
Things come, move along and in the process gain attributes that those involved deem sensible, but which leave those that have left the table befuddled should they return. It is (so-called) progress, I’m told. It is in this regard I recently settled in with one of my brothers for aRead More →
Nintendo, that great leviathan which has survived the trends, storms and triumphs of their past. Ever does it appear that they have toiled to generate an unpopular opinion from me, and mostly they have made good on their efforts. I am just going to go ahead and say it, MyRead More →
A successful YouTube retro gaming channel needs a recognisable presenter with a personality to rival the subject. Possibly. The car is the star. That’s what they used to say on Top Gear until Jeremy Clarkson, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum became stars themselves, and then put other stars inside theRead More →
