I started with just arcades but then got carried away with other interesting releases and facts of the later half of the 70s. This is the time I became more interested in games.
I dug into any Nintendo stuff that fits my brick-breaker/fixed screen shooter theme. Then I started a new game list and played what I could without spending anything. Then the usual backups.
I can't resist starting a list of media to check out for April focusing on the years 1990-1994. This is roughly console Generation 4. My only rule for gaming is to stick to the consoles that came out those years regardless when the games actually were released. That means Game Boy, SNES, and Genesis. I'm largely ignoring Turbografx-16 and Neo Geo for the moment because I don't have those systems. I also made a short list of PC, board/card and arcade games I might have time to play. Here goes.
Happy New Year! Around this time of year, I like to make a list of games that are releasing in the coming year that I’m looking forward to. Of course, this isn’t a full complete list, as there will assuredly be titles announced throughout the year that I may get as well. But anyway, here’s what I know now, for the most part, so let’s take a look at what games I’m looking forward to in 2024!
Wow, 2023 has been an incredible year for gaming, one of the very best! And here we are at the end of the year, so let’s look back at some games, shall we? You guys probably know that I’m a big Nintendo guy. In fact, I don’t even have the other consoles (mostly because I don’t have time to play them all). This was a great year for Nintendo, we got so many fantastic games on the Switch. This year I beat a total of 26 games! (I was hoping to beat 30, but you know how it goes)
It’s the end of the year so you know what that means? It’s time for my “Best Games of 2022 Awards Show!” Keep in mind that this is my list only and no other outside opinions contributed. And if a game isn’t on this list, it either just didn’t appeal to me as much or I haven’t had a chance to play it yet. Ok with that out of the way, let’s begin!
Thanksgiving is coming up, so I’ve prepared for you all a feast of game reviews I’ve recently written over at GamerDad.com. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe post a like or comment or two. I’d appreciate it. After this feast of game reviews, you should all have nice fat little full bellies when you’re done reading them all!
These past few months have been shaping up towards being rather hard on my gaming budget. There are too many upcoming games that I really want, and me being me, I'll probably end up getting all of them even though I am currently working my way through the Xenoblade trilogy. Incidentally, unless Bayonetta 3 really, really knocks it out of the park in October, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is likely to be my GOTY.
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Hey, guys! 2020 has been a miserable year for the world, so thank God it's over! But it was a really good year for games. This year I was able to beat 25 games, which is almost the most I've ever done in a year. Most of you know that I'm a huge Nintendo fan, so most of these are Nintendo games or games on Nintendo consoles (although I would like to get a PS4, but not sure if that'll happen). As always, I beat some really great retro games this year too. So without further ado, here are the games I beat in 2020.
It's been a crazy week what with teaching classes in a hybrid format for the first time, getting through a couple syllabus days, then having classes cancelled due to hurricanes. We got lucky and they missed us so now we just have a lot of water bottles. I plan to take them into work since water fountains are questionable. I mean, I have COVID-19 antibodies so nothing is likely to happen to me, but it seems like a huge no these days as far as spreading. I'm probably just being paranoid but seems like a good use of this artisan water either way (I bought two 24-packs of Dasani and a six-pack of Fiji ... and it turns out two 24 packs of Dasani is the same price as one six-pack of Fiji).
Just got back from PAX South last week so I’ve written an article about it and here’s some more game reviews comin’ atcha as well! Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two. I’d really appreciate it. So grab your shovel, we’ve got a lot to dig through here!
I finished Uncharted 3 today and started Bastion both on PS4. I also set up my PS3 and made it active again.
Well it looks like Nintendo's handheld systems are ending. With the announcement of the Switch Lite and no new games for the 3DS, I'm afraid that we are nearing the end of an era. So, I have decided to take a look back and see what made them so great, pick out my favorite games for each system, and pay some respects to all the great memories I have had with them.
I don't usually do a Game of the Year, as I usually don't play games that can really measure up to that title. But this year I played some of the big games, so I thought I'd put my two cents in. I played a few games this year, but the big ones were Ni No Kuni 2, Dragon Quest 11, and Red Dead Redemption 2. While I don't think Ni No Kuni 2 counts, as good as it might be, I do feel Dragon Quest 11 and Red Dead are superb games.
Merry Christmas everyone! It’s that time of year again for my annual tradition, my pretend Christmas 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’s the thought that counts…literally! Then I’ll reply with a pretend Christmas gift for you! It’s fun when it’s fun. And I have some extra gifts: more reviews I’ve recently written at GamerDad.com! Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe post a ‘like’ or comment or two! I’d appreciate it. OK, let’s begin!
I've managed to get a little gaming in over the last few days because this was a long weekend in Canada and my friend who manages a local EB Games talked me into buying the Secret of Mana remake on Friday.
Been a while since I posted anything, so thought I'd give an update. I usually try not to play too much at once, but ended up playing four games in total, two for console, two for handheld.
I have this problem. Every month the geomultidimensionalneonquartzalienlifeform in my back yard sends me to another time. Luckily, I don’t lose any time in my current universe. I just go out in the morning, get zapped, and return a moment later with a nice daydream in my head.
Ever get the urge to collect a single series and try to get every game in it? For sometime now I've had the urge to buy up every Madden game I can across all Platforms. Why Madden? I don't know actually. While I will occasionally play a football game and have some fun, I have little interest in them overall. I don't even like real football. For some odd reason though, I've just had an odd interest to buy them up. I have quite a collection of them so far and pretty much have just grabbed them when I saw them dirt cheap. I think the only one I've ever paid full price for was Madden 2001 (or was it 2002) on PS2. I'm not quite sure why, but at the time I had a really disposable income and no bills. Anyway, i'f I do go though with full on collection of the series I won't be paying over $10 for any of them.
I had two days of hell with a back strain. Couldn't work, couldn't do mostly anything. Finally I got the right medication for it and I should be fine in a week or two. I did game today as planned before the Eagles game at 8:30. It was Fable II Pub Games and Fable II.
Today I managed to avoid Forza Horizon 2 and dig into my list of freebees and back compat games. First up was the Fable II Pub Games (the whole Fable series just became availble of XBO) that I already owned. Then I played the whole of Gone Home (a games with gold freebee). Then I played a little bit of Halo: CE Anniversay (made back compat a week ago). Finally I saw the new Star Wars trailer during half time of the Monday Night Football game.
Actually half of these reviews are of toys, not video games. But this is the slow time for game releases, so that’s why. Anyway, here is a recent batch of reviews I’ve written over at GamerDad.com. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a comment or like or two. I’d really appreciate it.