I don’t read the tabloids, also about ten years ago today when I moved out from my parents place, I decided to never watch TV again and disconnected the aerial. Sure, I miss some entertainment, friends often talk about these new shows. Talent contests are all the rage now and they tell me how well …
Picture the scene. You’re an imperial born man, gone rouge, after escaping death because a fire breathing dragon interrupted your public execution for crimes you did not commit. After fleeing with a bloke who shows you the way out, you’re free to explore a huge landscape full of myth and magic, barbarians and thieves, trying …
It was bank holiday Monday last week and so that meant wind and rain here, in the UK. A good friend of mine insisted we go to the local Racecourse (a place where stunted men smack big horses and race them around a track for money) to see a stunt show. The poster was defiantly …
Having a look through my cupboards a few weeks ago, I discovered an old friend, the 1985 Nintendo Zapper. This particular item was bundled in with Super Mario world and Duck Hunt when I received the NES console one Christmas. Mario is something I’ve already covered in my gaming history but I haven’t mentioned Duck …
For people like me, the idea of running as fast as you can and then jumping into a sand pit sounds like a waste of time but some people have chosen a life dedicated to this kind of thing in the attempt to beat someone else at it. Gone are the days when ‘sports’ involved …
After reading part 3 of the gaming history, you’re probably wondering how could games get any better than Altered Beast. A game that encompassed all manner of things akin to Greek mythology, which was one of the few kinds of story book I enjoyed reading in primary school. Greek mythologies, like the bible, were a …
Last Friday I was found guilty inside a court, for a crime I did not commit. No, I’m not trying to revive the 80’s with a story of a vigilante on the wrong end of the justice system, fighting crime in a vehicle that talks with a bionic arm or something. I am in fact …
I like to eat healthy, I am one of these people who do read packaging but that’s only because some ‘food’ that is sold by retailers today, are boarder line ‘food’. Don’t get me wrong though, I do love a selection of meat and potato wrapped in pastry. The classic and satisfying Cornish Pasty is …
Watching a video online yesterday got me thinking about robots and the new possibilities of AI’s within them. It also made me think. Are we really that stupid? I believe so. From the beginning of the robot fascination, a decade or so after the beginning of the 19th century, ideas quickly began to turn a …
Before I begin the next part of my gaming history, I have to mention something that I read online yesterday. It was one of those really damning reports of gaming and violent content. This kind of story has risen it’s head from time to time ever since graphics looked like more than just cubes. It …