Three years ago, I whinged about the missed opportunity that was Cyberball on Midway Arcade Treasures 2. Then, only a couple of weeks ago, I wished aloud for a version on Xbox Live Arcade.
Blimey, Midway react quickly. Today, games news sources suggest it will be released on Wednesday.
But I’m nervous. Microsoft’s official game page […]
Many years ago, we had a party at our hovel in Birmingham, and Dan brought Super Puzzle Figher II Turbo for the Playstation. We had a go, and quickly decided that it was OK, but it lacked the purity and finesse of Bust a Move II, relying instead on the novelty presentation of […]
Wednesday evening was set aside for Space Giraffe, although that was rudely interrupted when Debbie pleaded with me to let her watch Germany beat England at football again.
However, I think I got enough play under my belt to have formed opinions.
It continues to be very satisfying to look at, and I’m sure that without […]
Before accepting a lift to work from Debbie, I found time to download the trial version of Jeff Minter’s Space Giraffe — available at last — and run through the tutorial mode.
Of course, having been following progress, I knew mostly what to expect, but this was the first time interacting with it, and the […]
This weekend, we went South to attend Sean and Karen’s wedding.
Church services are a bit alien to me (what little organised religion I was subjected to as a child, was generally in a nonconformist chapel), so there’s always a lot to take in. The church in Ickenham is a lovely old building. I was […]
Crackdown is one of the games that made me want a 360 — because someone I trust described it as Grand Theft Auto with the boring bits taken out.
It’s an awful lot of fun. Many games have followed the GTA formula — free roaming city, gangster agenda, cause havoc, proceed through a series of […]
A little over a week into Xbox 360 ownership, and I think it’s time to talk about Xbox Live Arcade or “XBLA”.
XBLA is a game download service for the Xbox 360. Microsoft has imposed a size limit on the downloads, and the games tend to be simpler (in various ways) than the kind of […]
Usually when you learn of a new cousin, the cousin in question is nought years old. However on Friday I met one who was born when my Dad was sixteen. I’ve done the maths; you can too if you care enough. This blog contains as much information you need.
New cousin Chris even has a […]
Sean is a sober person, unsuited to the typical rowdy boys-only stag night, and so instead he invited friends of both genders to his house for an evening of retro-gaming and conversation.
Meanwhile his fiancee Karen lived it up in that posh London. Who knows what went on?
A nice time was had by all. Many […]
As my reward for cooking and washing up throughout Debbie’s exam marking season, on Saturday I bought an Xbox 360. There are reviews of the 360 all over the place, so I’ll keep my first impressions brief.
I got the premium pack - with a hard drive and a wireless controller included. The Core alternative […]