Luigi's Mansion 3 is the first, and only, game I've played of the series, and it's one of the first games my oldest son ever played. We started when he was not even five years old, and he loved it all. It was never too scary for him, and we eventually got through the entire game. We have played bits ...

The magazine ads for Marble Madness were real eye catchers to me in the late 80's and early 90's. I certainly lusted for this very unique looking game, but I don't remember ever playing any iteration of it until I tried the NES version a few weeks ago. I say "don't remember", but it's possible I ...

Manifold Garden is a real visual stunner, but not in a way most people would usually associate with that sentence. It's architectural aesthetic (take it from an architect) and presentation is uniquely spectacular in gaming, and left me with my mouth hanging open in awe more than a few times. It's ...

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is probably the funniest game I've ever played, as well as one of the very best I played that year. While it took me a few chapters to really warm up to the combat (the more complex it became, the more I liked it), I quickly fell in love with nearly every character ...

DuckTales was one of the first games I ever finished. In the NES days, it was quite rare to get a good game based on an existing IP, so the fact that DuckTales wasn't just a good, but great adaptation of a show I loved was especially thrilling, and I pogo'd and golf-whacked my way through the stages ...

Since playing them, it has continuously baffled me how highly regarded Syberia I and II seem to be. I always expected them to be better. Back in the day, the beautiful screenshots and videos were a huge draw. Together with The Longest Journey, these games seemed to herald the return of the adventure ...

Not exactly Cane and Rinse, but I discovered one of my favorite gaming experiences of 2021 because I heard the game's seminal piece of music on an old Sound of Play. The game was: 198X Cane and Rinse has certainly inspired me to finally play some longterm residents from my gaming pile, or finish ...

Moss was just pure joy to play from beginning to end! I loved moving in reality to peek around corners in order to solve puzzles and discover secrets. Quill was just too adorable and the world gorgeous. While I wasn't thrilled about the way the ending set up a sequel, I admit that it guaranteed my ...

A side-scrolling brawler similar to Golden Axe but with RPG elements and loot, single player Dragon's Crown Pro kept me busy until I'd seen the dwarf's ending (1 of 6 possible characters), and I'm done with it. It's fun while it lasts, the art is gorgeous (though problematic if you don't buy into ...

First time doing this, let's give it a go! Round 1: Retro Gaming 1. Steve Purcell 2. Hang On? 3. SNK - unless they just published them, then I don't know. 4. Elaine Marley 5. - Round 2: The year is 2022... 1. Jennifer Hale 2. Stray, I assume. Can't think of another major cat based game atm. 3. Sam ...

Some I haven't seen talked about yet: Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 - lots of old arcadey titles in this King of Fighters XI (and others) Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary - same as Capcom, but titles generally older R-Type Final - surprised I'm the first to mention it. The Red Star - maybe? It got ...

As a carer of someone suffering from dementia, "Before I Forget" affected me deeply. Also played through "Ether One" soon after which also deals with dementia, but from a very diffent angle (and imo with far less compassion). Perhaps they (and others I don't know about) could be explored in an ...

2002 was the year I got my Bachelor's degree in my field at the beginning of summer and immediately started a full time job doing that days later. You could say I continued the job, since I had been working for them during school breaks since 2000. University life was finally over and I moved back ...

Out of this World was the SNES game I associate with a summer trip in my early teens. The art style and animation were amazing and like nothing I'd seen before, and were what attracted me to the game to begin with. Lucky for me, there was also a really interesting game to be found here. While I ...

A few years ago I bought LISA based on good reviews and the promise of something "different", but then never installed it. This was at least in part due to the off-putting "grotesque Earthbound" art style. When I saw it on the playlist, I decided to finally give it a chance, and while I appreciate ...

Managed to finish Hypnospace Outlaw. I recommend the first 1-2 hours as a unique bit of time travel to 1995-96 company-curated internet spaces (though it supposedly takes place in 1999). Seeing pages change with time is pretty cool too. To be honest though, I don't remember the internet at the time ...

If there is any interest in reliving multiplayer Quake, now is a great opportunity to do just that! The new Quake Remaster (free for existing owners) has online multiplayer support (server browser seems to only work on windows 10) with an active player base not just composed of experts anymore. The ...

The upcoming podcast having given me the best reason I was going to get to play Hypnospace Outlaw, I started it up a few days ago. The developers really do try to set the scene, with the computer and OS booting sounds being spot-on. I knew the game tried to recreate an internet of the 90's but not ...

Congratulations England! Good luck going forward.

No goals allowed all tournament so far is impressive too.

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