The Cake Is A Lie!!!!

"This was a Triumph,

I'm making a note here,

Huge success,

It's hard to overstate my satisfaction"

Well this game truly was a triumph and I am making a note here- Portal was a huge success! My satisfaction of this game cannot be overstated enough! This is one of my top games and it's sequel is one of my favourite games of all time, just falling beneath 'Final Fantasy 7' and the 'Monkey Island' series. Honestly I love this game and would play it again and again and again! 

Why I fell out of love with Assassin's Creed

Woah, don't give me that look! I said I fell out of love with the series not that I don't like it. But honestly it's lost its charm with me. Basically, it's like this...

The Animals of Farthing Wood

I used to absolutely love this cartoon back in the day! I remember watching it on a Tuesday (at least I think it was a Tuesday) because two of my favourite cartoon shows were on one after the other. Firstly this and then 'The Legends of Treasure Island' although I can't remember if they were on two separate channels, BBC and ITV.

Mario Golf (NES 1992)

I have a confession to make. The name of this game is not Mario Golf. In fact it's called NES Open Tournament Golf. However to me and my friends it will always be Mario Golf as it starred Mario and Luigi. In fact I never took note of the real name at all to be honest.

This was the first golf game I ever played and in my opinion still the best. It was easy to play. The controls were quite simple as was the aiming etc. You could choose whether to strike the ball at the top, middle or bottom for extra spin. The wind direction played a big part in the courses so you often had to change your angle and stroke accordingly. 

The Last Of Us...I would never survive

Let me start by saying that if there ever was a virus outbreak that turned people into ferocious brain-eating monsters of any kind I wouldn't survive long at all. Playing this game has made me realise that. Luckily that is never going to happen! Right? Uhhh....

Mr. Drippy - Flippin' Tidy Mun!

One of the kids in a youth club I work at once asked me what Ni No Kuni: Wrath of The White Witch is about when he saw me playing it online. My reply was along these lines:

"Basically a boy gets transported to another world to fight against an evil witch with the help of his sidekick Mr. Drippy who happens to be a fairy and has a Welsh accent"

His response was quite understandable... "Is that a joke???"

My Top 5 Anime

Here we go! My top 5 anime series. Although this is subject to change due to all the awesome anime I've yet to see.

5. 

Bleach. My best friend first got me into this after she recorded an episode off TV about a group of soul reapers who fight against these monsters called hollows. I quite enjoy this show and some of the story arcs are great like the 'saving Rukia' arc but since then it seems to have become weaker. I am only in 100 episodes or so though.

Tiger and Bunny Vol 1

I have recently started watching this anime about these two animals that live in peace together. Nah I'm just kidding. Tiger and Bunny are the names of our two main protagonists who happen to be superheroes. In fact the majority of the characters are superheroes.

Goosebumps

Reader beware, you're in for a scare!

No my writing isn't that frightening and it's not a warning. At least I hope you don't find my style scary!

It's the tag line to the series of books known as Goosebumps. The author of which is one R.L Stine. They are light horror books aimed at kids which turned out to be very popular back in the day, resulting in a TV series, video games and other merchandise.

Wondering about Wonder Boy

One console I missed out on as a kid was the Master System. My friends had it and I enjoyed playing Alex Kidd on it. The NES and Mega Drive were the consoles I had as well as a Commodore 64! So for this post I have decided to interview my friend Steve who is a huge fan of the series known as Wonder Boy and knows a great deal about it. Most of our conversations involve gaming or some kind of retro cartoon. Myself, i've played it briefly after downloading two of the titles from the PS store but among the other hundreds of games I have I find little time to commit to them.

Kingdom Hearts

'The heart may be weak. And Sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned...that deep down there's a light that never goes out! I now know, without a doubt, Kingdom Hearts, is light!'- Sora

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix is out this week so this is the perfect opportunity for me to write about this awesomely awetastic game! How to sell it? 

Well, Disney + Final Fantasy = SOLD!!!

Which Fairytale Character Would You Be?

I recently watched the finale of Once Upon A Time season 2 and it has me thinking...what fairytale character would I be?
For those of you who aren't familiar with the series it's about a group of fairytale characters living in our world with new idenities due to a curse cast by the Evil Witch, who now goes by the name of Regina, who is the mayor of Storybrooke, the town where they all reside.

Ducktales 2 NES

Ducktales! Two-ooo! See what I did there? You're impressed right? Well anyway like I mentioned in an earlier blog I picked this game up at the Cardiff Film and Comic Con as it is rare to find, being released towards the end of the NES' lifespan. The guy promised me it was in full working order and gave me his card. Turns out he was right! I set up my old NES which worked perfectly and slid the game into the slot. Power on and away we go!

Ducktales Remastered

Well I said I'd try this game out and I did! Was planning to let the price drop a bit first but my recent obtaining of Ducktales 2 on the NES drew me into the Ducktales fever. So here it is in glorious HD!

My NES Collection

I recently dug out my old NES games. So here I present to you my collection:

Thank you!

Just a quick post to say thank you to everyone who has read my blog so far! I am enjoying writing it as I hope you are reading it!
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Streets of Rage

Back in the day this was the one game that myself and all my friends could agree on that was awesomely awetastic!
It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up and the first game of that genre that I remember playing. I had this game on a collection that was released with the Mega Drive along with such games as Columns and Shinobi.

Blaster Master

Today a wasp stung me on my little finger and it hurt like crazy! Grrrrr! The wasp didn't survive for long but the pain in my finger did. Now why am I telling you this? Well the first time I was stung by a wasp I was a young boy innocently playing a game on the NES called Blaster Master. Hence todays wasp encounter reminded me of this old game.

Are Playstation Trophies Pointless?

Congratulations! By opening this blog you have received a bronze trophy! No really! There it is on the right! So you feel happy now yes? Or do you?

Marine Boy

Here's some Matropolis trivia for you- Marine Boy is the first ever purchase I made on Ebay. Yeah it's true. I came across the show when I was browsing the Internet and even though it was first broadcast in the 60's I recognised one of the screenshots from the show. Perhaps I saw a clip or an episode when I was really young? Who knows? Anyway it looked different and impressive for an older anime so I tried it out and I'm glad I did.