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Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch): COMPLETED!
Donkey Kong '94 on the Game Boy is one of my favourite platformers. After the first four levels, which are the same as the...
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Superliminal (PS5): COMPLETED!
Imagine a cross between that weird hypercube animation optical illusion thing and The Stanley Parable, and you're some of the way to understanding Superliminal....
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Tinykin (PS5): COMPLETED!
Well, what a lovely surprise this turned out to be! It had been on the periphery of my want list for a while, but...
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Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Switch): COMPLETED!
With the original Golden Sun ending on a cliff-hanger, and The Lost Age carrying on directly from it (or rather, from slightly before the...
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Mega-lo-Mania (MD): COMPLETED!
Yes, this again. Seems I didn't play it at all in 2023! How did that happen? Anyhoo, this time through I played as Caesar...
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Psycho Soldier (Steam Deck): COMPLETED!
Another game off that SNK 40th Anniversary Collection thing I found Prehistoric Isle on. The game title really doesn't match anything in the game...
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Prehistoric Isle (Steam Deck): COMPLETED!
I totally forgot (again, I expect) that I had access to that SNK game collection on my Steam Deck. I think it came from...
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Subsurface (Steam Deck): COMPLETED!
For clarity, the specific game called "Subsurface" that I'm talking about is the cute little Metroidvania for the Pico-8 fantasy console. It's a fun,...
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Cats Hidden in Paris (Steam Deck): COMPLETED!
There seems to be a lot of "find the cats hidden in these pictures" games. I've played a few recently, but this one is...
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Blog Posts
The Backlog
Anyone who describes themselves as a gamer, or even those who read a lot of books, collect DVDs (remember them?) or are avid fans of various other arts, know about The Backlog. It is, as a gamer at least, a...
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The Ultimate Guide on How to Plug a USB Mouse into a PC USB Port
Introduction In today's digital age, the computer mouse has become an indispensable tool for navigating the vast virtual world of your personal computer. If you've recently acquired a USB mouse and are wondering how to connect it to your PC,...
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Substack, baby Substack
I got me a newsletter, it's as big as a whale. No idea where it's going, or why I can't just do the same stuff on this blog, but hey - all the cool kids have a Substack now. It's...
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