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The Final Countdown: Top 5 Video Game Mascots

2023-12-05
By: John Bowe
On: December 5, 2023
In: Features, Retro Gaming Lists
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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 all like to gather around something. A lovely pub bar for instance, or row after row of classic cars in a field, or perhaps theRead More →

Worms, Snakes and Vipers: Personal Top Five Male Retro Characters

2023-11-18
By: John Bowe
On: November 18, 2023
In: Features, Retro Gaming Lists
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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 winners because they simply look the part and fit, however distinctively, to the world around them. Off the top of my head I could beRead More →

Mascot Family: The Adopted Children of PlayStation

2023-02-12
By: John Bowe
On: February 12, 2023
In: Features, Retro Games News
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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 →

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