My last post about Tengen’s Tetris reminded me of another early favorite, one of the few games of the time (the ones I can remember, in any event) that allowed co-operative play. Battle City was pretty simple: You play as a little yellow tank, top-down shooter style, defending your base from enemy tanks that spawn at the … Read more
How’s life out there in lockdown land? For me, life is as busy as ever. As a healthcare worker, I don’t get to hide in my dark bunker — and for that I’m very grateful, as I think I might go crazy otherwise. For those of you locked away, anime is a useful anaesthetic — … Read more
Goodbyes are always difficult. As a kid I loved when my aunt and uncle visited for the weekend and would cry when they left, even though I knew it wouldn’t be long until I saw them again. That separation really hurt, though. Why couldn’t they just stay? As a child I couldn’t understand that people … Read more
I wouldn’t be surprised if, when 2020 is over Dodo Airlines will have flown more hours than most, if not all, airlines around the world. It’s not even about how much or how far DAL has flown, they have provided outstanding service and have never, not even once, been late or delayed my flights. One … Read more
It’s my birthday tomorrow, and I couldn’t help but marvel a little bit at how far we’ve come with technology. I’m not writing about anything in particular today, just reflecting on my interaction with technology and video games over the years. Computers were once upon a time something mysterious and amazing, something few people had … Read more
To follow up on my last post about Chrono Cross, I’d like to talk about why a remake of this gem is an absolute necessity. I hope you’re listening, Square Enix! I’m not even going to try and get into the salty depths of this game’s reception. As a follow up to the masterful ‘Trigger, … Read more
Tetris is one of the most enduring games I can think of, having played many versions and bootlegs of the game in my life. The one dearest to my heart, by a long shot, is the Tengen’s soviet-themed version of Tetris. Not a word of a lie here, folks. My grandma was a gamer. She would spend … Read more
As every parent of one grows to understand, teenage girls are terrifying. In this latest part of my Monogatari-fuelled descent into madness and horror, we’ll examine the case of Nadeko Sengoku who I previously discussed in my review of Bakemonogatari part 2. In that story, she was introduced as a somewhat precociously infatuated child, another Koyomi Araragi groupie, disconcertingly … Read more
Giants of the South African rock and heavy metal scene, this song formed part of the backbone of playlists in alternative nightclubs across the country, it’s a powerful song that is ingrained in the minds of Gen Xers and millenials who would sing along with the hook at the top of their lungs at every … Read more
What is this heresy? As if pineapple on pizza wasn’t divisive enough, the good people on the TAY Discord for some reason think it’s a good idea to put spinach on pizza. Here are my thoughts. I do believe a topping can make or break a pizza. There has to be a delicate balance between … Read more