One of two songs most recently contributed by me to the Maraoke video game karaoke songlist – first performed 04/10/2024. “Game Gear Collection” – after “Rainbow Connection” as popularised by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) Why are there so many ROMs for the Game Boy When most are in black and white? Game Boy’s a […]

I’m slightly late with this one (the Mega Drive’s birthday was on the 29th October) but I realise that I’ve never written anything on this site about the console that was in many ways Sega’s greatest contribution to gaming outside of the arcade – and certainly the system that had the greatest transformative effect on […]

Continuing the trawl through my old games writing, here’s a look at Treasure’s 2005 remake of their breakthrough hit Gunstar Heroes. My opinion of the game hasn’t really changed, it’s a technically strong but otherwise unremarkable romp. At the time of course we didn’t realise that Gunstar and games like it would represent the peak […]