Retro video game collectors look away, for in the heart of YouTube there live two guys playing through the entire NES collection available in North America. After Paul and Andy had managed to collect every NES title in the region, they set about to complete them all in 2015. We caught up with the guys to find out what they've discovered from their extensive library, and any retro games collecting tips they may have to offer.
Persona 5's streaming ban is a hot topic at the moment. We discuss how the anger directed at Atlus is the product of forgotten creator rights.
This is a well educated fully grown adult who has spent enough time in the world, and is obviously well enough versed in the scope of the internet, to know that a satirical hate comment still shouts the same words as a serious one. Renowned gaming YouTuber Pewdiepie has been dropped from his deal with... Continue Reading →
As YouTube salaries rise and print media jobs run thin, it's time to take a look at the video game review industry and decide whether it's just easier to find great games by watching someone else play them. Back in the days before the Lets Play revolution, buying a game based on watching someone else... Continue Reading →
Tutorials are often the low point of a game playing experience. If you're acquainted with the game itself, they often represent a mind-numbingly boring barrier to the game you've just shelled out for. However Respawn have flipped the switch on that prologue by presenting the training gauntlet in their new sequel Titanfall 2. Designed to... Continue Reading →
Back in the days before online FAQs and YouTube walkthroughs, kids had one tool at their disposal if they were stuck on their favourite NES title - the telephone. Call 206-885-7529 in the 80s, and you'd be put through to a resident 'expert' in your pixel conundrum. For many childhood years, this myth of the... Continue Reading →
The average player will know to be wary when the music drops and your measured footsteps become audible in a horror game. Left to your own devices, everything becomes a threat. The reason for our trust issues in these situations comes down to the age-old jump scare. The jolt we all know is coming but... Continue Reading →
Whether you love retro video games or just those who do, YouTube is the best place to settle down and binge-watch someone else making purchases you're too scared to invest in yourself. SeeJayAre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlMgyCpfFNs I've been subscribed to SeeJayAre for a few months now, starting off with his adorable Arcade Block unboxings feat. juniors. Whether... Continue Reading →
It's just over a week until No Man's Sky is in our hands, and some players are getting slightly antsy in preparation for the release. One such player is the avid ebay-er who purchased an early release copy of No Man's Sky from NeoGAF user CAMPBLACKKMAMBA24 for $1250. Even eBay stepped in and confirmed that the copy was genuine... Continue Reading →
The PlayStation 4's Share button has, until now, been left to the devices of the player. Sony suggestively dropped it on their DualShock 4 controller and let the fans do what they will with it, and it's definitely been used to its full advantage. Now, however, Sony are chiming in on the action - if... Continue Reading →
Musings of a Mario Minion 