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Some games I played in 2023
Posted at 17:57 on 3rd January 2024

Previously: 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 You know the drill by now. Aside from finally upgrading from a PS4 Pro to a PS5, my playing habits were broadly similar to last year – dipping into the (surprisingly decent) Playstation Plus offerings with minimal interest in new games released this year (with […]

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“You’re Gorgeous”
Posted at 20:11 on 18th October 2023

My most recent contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 13/10/2023 by James Scott. Also co-written with James – well, he came up with the joke, I eventually wrote the verses to go with it. “Dwarf Fortress” – after “You’re Gorgeous” by Babybird Remember that laptop you bought me Installed Dwarf […]

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“Heart Attack”
Posted at 23:37 on 22nd May 2023

My most recent contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 20/05/2023 by Grey. The first Maraoke song about Marvel Snap. Also one of the hardest songs to perform on the system – good luck if you pick it. (It’s tracked to the 2023 ‘Rock’ remix of the song to make it […]

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“Lady Marmalade”
Posted at 22:36 on 20th March 2023

My most recent contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 18/03/2023 by myself and Lupine. (Thanks to Lupine for transcribing and adding images to the version on the Maraoke system.) This is a song about the infamous 1980s home micro game The Great Giana Sisters. Please note that some dramatic license […]

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Some games I played in 2022
Posted at 23:15 on 31st December 2022

Previously: 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021 Once again the year draws to a close and it’s time to do my homework for the internet. I realise I managed to avoid playing nearly all the big releases this year. This isn’t a boast. I’m not really a Dark Souls guy so didn’t bother with […]

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“Nothing Ever Happens”
Posted at 17:13 on 27th November 2022

The second of two new songs contributed this month to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 19/11/2022 by Robert Wells. It’s about the Sega Saturn. “No-One Bought A Saturn” – after “Nothing Ever Happens” by Del Amitri GameStation staff put up signs saying previously owned And stack the shelves with Fighting Vipers […]

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“The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”
Posted at 17:13 on

The first of two new songs contributed this month to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 19/11/2022. A song about the puritanical “wholesome games” cult (now thankfully mostly abandoned) that sprang up a couple of years ago. Finding a satisfying replacement for the “jumping frog” line remains a challenge (“lump in frogs”? […]

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“Get Back”
Posted at 15:00 on 18th September 2022

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 17/09/2022. Self-explanatory really – a song about the merits of jetpacks in games, starting with (probably?) the earliest game to feature them. “Jetpac” – after “Get Back” by The Beatles Stampers made a game that won the Golden Joystick Back in 1983 […]

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“Cannonball”
Posted at 17:00 on 20th March 2022

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 11/03/2022. The first of a new batch of songs that I’ll post here as they’re added to the system and performed. This is a song about the efforts to speed up the death of Adobe Flash in the early 2010s, a significant […]

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Some games I played in 2021
Posted at 18:36 on 2nd January 2022

Previously: 2018 – 2019 – 2020 2021 was not exactly a vintage year for games. It felt like the big publishers were playing ‘wait and see’, and the none of the handful of tentpole releases that did make it out this year really piqued my interest. As with last year, I’ve mainly been playing established […]

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Some games I played in 2020
Posted at 18:35 on 30th January 2021

Time once again for a round up of the notable games I played in the last year. 2020 was a pretty solid year for games (if nothing else), although lacking any decisive raising of the bar in the AAA space (except Half-Life Alyx I suppose, which I don’t have the kit to play yet). Still, […]

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“Monster”
Posted at 21:12 on 4th November 2020

Editor’s note: Documented for posterity. Unlikely to be performed again in future I’d imagine. My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed virtually by Ste Curran* and myself on 30/10/2020 at Maraoke Lockdown! #11 (Halloween Special). This song has been on Maraoke ‘wanted’ list for a long time, but the […]

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No Man’s Sky: Exo Mech
Posted at 18:16 on 27th April 2020

In the wake of the massive ‘Beyond’ and ‘Synthesis’ updates last year, Hello Games have continued to regularly update No Man’s Sky with smaller, weirder new features. So far we’ve been surprised with the ByteBeat music generation system, as well as new class of bizarre biomechanical starships, and most recently, the Minotaur Exo Mech. The […]

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“Sledgehammer”
Posted at 22:42 on 15th February 2020

My latest contribution to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 14/02/2020. “Netrunner” – after “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel Hey hey you Let me just log you in You could have a clean brain If you just paid down your tags You could have an Astrolabe trying To complete your Brute-Force-Hack All you […]

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“The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite”
Posted at 18:33 on 17th November 2019

My latest contribution to the Maraoke (formerly known as Marioke) video game karaoke songlist – first performed 15/11/2019. “The Pathfinder Loots Tonite” – after “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” by R.E.M. (Heal me, heal me) (Heal me, heal me) This here is the place where we will be landing I’ll be your jumpmaster We can find […]

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