I’ve got this Genesis six-button controller sitting right here on my desk as I’m typing this, and honestly? The thing still gives me goosebumps. The plastic’s gone that slightly off-white color that happens to all our childhood stuff, but those buttons… man, they still have that perfect snap when you press them. That sound meant serious business back in ’93, you know? I pick this thing up and my thumb automatically finds that d-pad groove,…
June 23rd, 1991. I remember the exact date because it was the Saturday after school let out for summer, and…
First time I saw a remake done properly, I was queuing up in Game in Manchester city centre, holding a…
You know what’s funny about coming to gaming late in life? I never played the original Resident Evil 4 when…
That Game Boy saved my sanity during what might’ve been the longest car ride in human history. Summer of ’91,…
Right, here’s something that’s been bugging me for years – everyone bangs on about Crash Bandicoot being this massive PlayStation…
Look, I never thought I’d be the guy people call when they want to throw a good party. For most…
My game shelf tells two different stories. Left side’s got my video game collection – all neat and organized by…
I’ve got a graveyard of controllers that died honorable deaths. Well, maybe not honorable. There’s that Genesis controller I threw…
I can still feel that bloody great CRT monitor trying to slip out of my sweaty hands as I navigated…
