Octoberween 2023 Video Weekend: SNES Drunk Halloween Romhacks
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Published on October 22, 2023 1:56 AM - 2 minute read

Octoberween 2023 Video Weekend: KyotoRobato
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Published on October 15, 2023 12:30 AM - 2 minute read

Machine Memories: Pentium 4 PC
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Published on February 18, 2023 2:06 PM - 3 minute read
Retro and Game Pass Fest
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Published on October 5, 2022 8:39 PM - 5 minute read

I broke out the OG Xbox and played some Halo CE, not without some technical hiccups either. Then I dove into all the Game Pass Quests for the week and month and found myself playing a lot of survival horror games. It was all a barrel of monkey laughs. 

Video game cartridges: a brief history (part 1)
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Published on November 23, 2021 5:06 AM - 16 minute read

Over the years, there have been many different types of cartridge software released. Where music and video media (eventually) became standardized, each game system had its own form of storage media. In addition to carrying interchangeable game software, companies tended to make the design and appearance of the cartridges themselves distinctive as a marketing gimmick. Most of us have memories of having game cartridges in boxes, not to mention blowing on the edge connectors when our games glitched out. So here's a brief overview of various game cartridges throughout history. This is not an exhaustive list.

Awesome VG Adaptations: Detective Pikachu Movie
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Published on November 20, 2021 1:54 PM - 6 minute read

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Cary's Pretend Christmas Present Party 2020!
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Published on December 14, 2020 12:59 AM - 11 minute read

Merry Christmas everybody!  We’re going to continue my tradition of having a pretend Christmas present party on my blog.  Here’s how it works.  In the comments section, you give me a pretend Christmas present.  It can be anything you want.  It won’t cost anything, and it’s the thought that counts…literally!  Then I’ll give you a pretend Christmas present when I reply.  It’s fun when it it’s fun.  And I’ve got some more Christmas presents for you all, too!  More recent game reviews I’ve written over at GamerDad.com.  Just what you’ve always wanted!  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.

My 2002 Flavor-it Mead-ya
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Published on August 14, 2020 1:23 AM - 4 minute read

'02 was fair for me. Nothing special happened for me that year, just more pizza delivery and jam sessions, two great tastes that taste great together. 

SNES Games I Love #28: Kirby Super Star
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Published on February 28, 2020 12:47 PM - 3 minute read

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Sonic's movie was nooooo good, and that's BaD
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Published on February 24, 2020 8:55 PM - 3 minute read

Yeah, sorry, I just don't see why this thing is getting good reviews. It's exactly what the first batch of trailers made it look like, just with a better CGI look for Sonic. Don't get me wrong, I appreciated the references (I thought it was great Sanic made an appearance) and the end credits sequence is great. Otherwise though, the jokes didn't land for me, the plot was bland and I wasn't as impressed by Jim Carey as others have been. And he was my favorite celebrity when I was young for exactly the kind of character he plays here! 

B3 DLC Done and Some Early Gifts
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Published on December 25, 2019 2:25 PM - 2 minute read

Mark and I finished the Borderlands 3 DLC the other day. Then he gave me a new controller and the last of the four arcade replicas that Hallmark made. I made a quick vid of the festive Skylanders at the arcade. 

Cary's Pretend Christmas Present Party 2019!
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Published on December 11, 2019 12:00 AM - 10 minute read

Merry Christmas everyone!  It’s time once again for my annual Pretend Christmas Present Party!  Here’s how it works: in the comments section, you give me a pretend Christmas present.  It can be whatever you can imagine.  It’s the thought that counts…literally!  Then when I reply, I’ll give you a pretend present as well!  It’s fun when it’s fun.  Also, I have some more presents for you!  New game reviews I’ve recently written at GamerDad.com!  Just what you always wanted, right?  Anyway, please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe post a ‘like’ or comment or two.  I’d really appreciate it, and seriously, doing those things is just as good as any old present you could give.  So let’s get started!

Hallmark Ornament, Xbox Outage, Uncharted 3
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Published on August 29, 2019 1:43 AM - 2 minute read

I found out about a new Hallmark Keepsake arcade cabinet ornament and had to have it. Then Xbox live went down and I couldn't play Metro 2033 Redux, so I played Uncharted 3 on PS4 instead. 

Turok coming to Switch March 18
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Published on March 7, 2019 3:23 PM - 1 minute read

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BaD 11: Something Something Sleven
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Published on February 16, 2019 1:01 AM - 1 minute read

I remember whatever that title was being a fun, R-rated time. 

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy - Switch
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Published on February 13, 2019 12:21 AM - 2 minute read

12 BaD days remain.

The BaD Days are Upon Us Once More
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Published on February 2, 2019 12:15 AM - 4 minute read

19 BaD days remain....

My Brother Rabbit
My Brother Rabbit
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Published on November 17, 2018 4:00 PM - 6 minute read
A run-of-the-mill point-and-click adventure.

I'm not too familiar with the point-and-click genre, so I wasn't sure what to expect when I recieved a review code for My Brother Rabbit. From what I do know, having played through the excellent Tormentum: Dark Sorrow and about an hour or so of Double Fine's Broken Age, I doubt My Brother Rabbit is breaking new ground, but it has some cool features. Find out why I think the positives and negatives of My Brother Rabbit result in an average game by watching the included video review or read the text review, if you'd prefer. 

Octoberween 2018 Video Weekend: Corpse Husband
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Published on October 22, 2018 1:17 AM - 2 minute read

GameRig Update! Octoberween 2018 Edition
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Published on October 18, 2018 12:24 AM - 16 minute read

March 2018 Recap
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Published on April 3, 2018 4:00 PM - 3 minute read

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Chris Goes To Hawaii, Plays Games On A Plane
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Published on June 26, 2017 6:04 PM - 7 minute read

So I figured you good people needed a break from my ramblings about whatever freemium game I was playing on my phone, or how my basketball team was doing in NBA 2K16 (I refuse to buy 17 because my team is so much fun to use and I don't want to start over) but I have a somewhat decent excuse as to why I was absent for the week: I was in Hawaii! I went back for a little over a week (like one day over a week) because we were house sitting/watching over my younger cousins and their little dog while their pops was donating bone marrow. I got to spend some time with my pops, my sister, and while my sister was at her club volleyball practice, my pops, his girl, and I watched WWE's Money in the Bank Pay Per View in the parking lot, on my phone (I do love technology) but more on the randomness of my trip later. Monday is reserved for What I Played, and let's get started.

Quick Hits: Blogging From Bed Part II, The Very Safe For Work Edition Now With Extra Safe!
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Published on June 10, 2017 4:46 PM - 6 minute read

I don't know Pixlpeeps, typing out Friday's Quick Hits on Saturday morning while in bed might be the new thing. It's comfy, the laptop isn't crazy heavy (nowhere near as light as my old Macbook Pro) and I like the view of my laptop screen and my ceiling. Speaking of ceiling, I need to do something with it like either paint a mural or well just paint a mural. Anything else could be considered weird and/or creepy. Let's get started with Quick Hits!