1985 was a little light in gaming for me but it was notable to most of us in the west as the year the NES was test marketed in the U.S. that October (and nationwide in Sept. '86). I was unaware but it can't go unmentioned. Here's everything I remember clearly.
Merry Christmas! I’ve got some presents for you! Game reviews I’ve recently written over at GamerDad.com! Just what you wanted, right? Anyway, please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. And let’s keep up the tradition of pretend Christmas presents! In the comments section, give me a pretend Christmas present and I’ll give you one, too, when I reply. It can be anything you want, it’s the thought that counts…literally! OK let’s begin!
I’ve been on a stop motion animation and Wallace and Gromit kick lately, thanks to watching the new movie on Netflix a month or so ago and playing new games and DLC based on the franchise. So I declared last week to be Wallace and Gromit Week at GamerDad! We looked at their movies, shorts, and games, so please click on the links and read them, too! So grab your cheese and crackers and let’s begin!
Went to Fan Expo in center city Philadelphia on June 3rd with a friend of mine who was after celebrity signatures. I met several, plus comic creators and a lot of cosplayers.
That's RetroCon Philly, PA, in the town of Oaks where there is a large convention center in the suburbs. I actually went to two conventions last saturday, RetroCon and a Sports Card Convention. I tagged along with my friend and his dad to the sports card con, and then my friend and I went to RetroCon right next door. Here's some snaps and stories.
1UP basically sunk and I turned up here in February, just in time for blog-a-day. What else? Nada mas.
Yes, I'm alive. Busy and burned out at work and it's not even June. More about that at the end. I've been gaming more these days, so I actually have something to blog about for a change. And yes, true to form, they are all "late to the party" games that I'm sure everyone else played ages ago.
It’s time again for some game reviews I’ve recently written over at GamerDad.com. There’s some pretty good ones in here this time, so do be sure to check them out. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. OK, time to find out why I named this blog “Buff Penguin Reviews!”
Well today is Fat Tuesday which means, this Friday I need to start remembering that I can’t eat meat. Hello McDonald’s Fillet O’Fish and other meals that are similar OR I can just fast until Midnight and then hit the local In-N-Out at 12:01. Either sound fine with me. Anyways since this is day 2 of Versus week I want to cover a genre of gaming that just recently ended for a franchise I kind of liked, and that is the Toys To Life craze. Remember a couple of years ago when Skylanders started this, everyone went crazy and soon clones appeared? Yep I think Skylanders is still going strong while the other two big names are now out.
Wherein I am asked by Vangelis, during a conversation about the use of his music in the TV show Cosmos hosted by Carl Sagan, about the arcade game Tempest. [apparently this is a 1981 game but I saw it listed otherwise somewhere, which is why I played it. So I'm talking about it anyway]
Today I tried to do maintenance on my PS2 Slim, play Back to the Future: The Video Game and Patapon Remastered, and watch Tom Baker era Doctor Who. Three of those ended in complete frustration.
Had just a few hours today to goof off, so I played some virtual Pinball and Tell Tale's Back to the Future: The Game on Xbox One; that is, after I discovered for sure that my PS2 wouldn't work.
I got caught up in the Xmas buying spirit today and went around looking for deals on games. Then I played another chapter in Back to the Future The Game and a couple hours of Mass Effect Andromeda.
I watched Jackie Chan's 1978 movie Drunken Master and played new Games with Gold freebie, Telltale's Back to the Future: The Game.
I’ve cooked up a buffet of game reviews for you to feast upon for the Thanksgiving season. You should all have nice fat tummies by the time you read all of these reviews I’ve written recently at GamerDad.com. Please click on the links and read as many of them as you can and maybe even post a like or comment or two. I’d really appreciate it. Dig in!
Well now that the excitement of last week’s E3 has died down, hopefully we can all get back to ‘normal,’ so to speak. So how about kicking back and relaxing while reading some of my most recent reviews at GamerDad.com? Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a comment or two. I’d really appreciate it. First off is a slew of LEGO Dimensions packs followed by one of the weirdest Taito game combos I’ve seen in some time!
Happy Easter everybody! Easter is one of my favorite holidays. As a Christian, I appreciate the religious aspects, but I also think the secular stuff is a lot of fun, too. I enjoy decorating Easter eggs and all the bright pastel colors and Easter has some of the best candy out of any holiday (and this is coming from someone who usually doesn’t like candy). So I’ve got some Easter treats for all of you! New game reviews I’ve written recently over at GamerDad! Yay! Please click on as many links as you can and maybe even post a comment or two. I’d appreciate it! OK let’s begin!
So over the Thanksgiving Holiday I really didn't play much in terms of console games because I was spending time with the family, usually in front of the television watching sports (I see what you did NFL Schedulers having the Cowboys play the Indians on Thanksgiving.) When I did try something non tablet based I ended up having to reinstall the game, but more on that later on. Anyways let's review what I played during Thanksgiving.
My more regular schedule has left me with little time to blog, but I found some tonight (Sunday) and maybe I'll get into this habit every Sunday night while I do wash. I did manage to find time to game though. I'm making good progress in Dragon Quest VII on 3DS and I'm still gaming on the the weekends with my buddy Mark. And oh yeah! I went to a gaming convention, Retro Con. Here's a quick breakdown.
Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! This week, the Pantsless Ones talk about some Twisted Metal before Chrono Crossing into 2013. We are recording our next episode early, so if you want to participate in the segment for 2012, please comment quickly!