My Thoughts – 13/01/16

I love Steam. For those who are console peasants (love you really), Steam is the equivalent of the Apple AppStore but for the PC. It’s genius in that it works for Mac, Windows and Linux, and allows you to buy a game and play it on different operating systems, so for example I bought Borderlands […]

Retro Sunday Review – Rastan (arcade)

Rastan is a side-scroller platformer with swords; Super Mario, but starring Conan the Barbarian instead.  It’s a great little game, and was ported over to the 8-bits at the time (I had this on the Master System).  It’s a cool example of arcade games of the period; fluid and colourful but not hugely technical, and […]

Retro Sunday Review – The Real Ghostbusters (arcade)

When they “cartoonised” Ghostbusters, why did they have to call them the real Ghostbusters?  Was there the risk that people wouldn’t realise that the Ghostbusters cartoon, featuring all the characters from the film and the same green Slimer ghost AND the same “No Ghosts” logo, wouldn’t be associated with the Ghostbuster films?  Were they afraid […]

Mario & Sonic Whoring Again!

Just went into a gamestore to see what games were out. Surprise surprise, Nintendo and Sega have jumped on a family-friendly event and brought out a Wii game to cash in. Mario and Sonic Olympic Dick Suck Football Fest is available from your favourite retailer.