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Gradius: The Interstellar Assault (Switch): COMPLETED!
No, I don't know why I played this either. It wasn't that great, with very flickery graphics, was very short, and did nothing much...
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to a T (PS5): COMPLETED!
Keita Takahashi makes some really odd games. Most well known (and probably still his best) is Katamari Damacy, but I've also played, enjoyed and...
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Dig Dig Dino! (Playdate): COMPLETED!
Season Two of the Playdate games have started arriving, and the first one I worked through is this lovely little archaeology title, where you...
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Donkey Kong (Switch): COMPLETED!
I've always loved this game. It's the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong, also sometimes referred to as "Donkey Kong '94". I talked about...
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Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club (Switch): COMPLETED!
This Famicom Detective Club game differs from the others in a number of ways. Firstly, for some reason, "Famicom Detective Club" is now the...
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Blue Prince (PS5): COMPLETED!
So what if dominoes was an art deco dungeon crawling roguelike deck-building puzzle game? You’ve inherited a fortune from your great uncle, but only...
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Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid (Switch): COMPLETED!
Remember a while back I played a game called Shin Chan The Endless Subtitle About Seven Days Of Summer Or Something? It’s one of...
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Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch): COMPLETED!
This is actually half of a double pack along with The Missing Heir, as they were released together but are actually separate downloads. It's...
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Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch): COMPLETED!
I'd seen a number of reviews comparing this series of games to the Phoenix Wright games and let me tell you this - they're...
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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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