Why I Still Miss My Plastic Guitar (And the Golden Age of Living Room Rock Stars)
I was stood in Currys PC World in 2006, hunting for a replacement power lead for my knackered PlayStation 2, when I spotted this proper...
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Digging Into N64 Power Supply Schematics – What...
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Why Your N64 Power Supply Will Eventually Die...
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Why I Still Fire Up My Genesis for...
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When N64 Star Wars Games Made Me Forget...
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Why Hyperstone Heist Proves Genesis Did Beat ‘Em...
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Why I Spent Three Months Getting Genesis Emulation...
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Why Setting Up Proper Sega Emulation Changed How...
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Finding Mortal Kombat Trilogy N64 in My Collection...
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Why Mario Party 2 Turned My Accounting Brain...
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That Time Sega Made the Impossible Genesis Port...
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That Time Nintendo Actually Made Water Feel Like...
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That Time Pokemon Puzzle League Made Me Forget...
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Why Diddy Kong Racing Absolutely Smashed Every Other...
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Why Those Grimy Corner Arcades Were Gaming’s Golden...
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The Sega CD Games That Actually Made That...
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Why My Genesis and My Buddy’s Mega Drive...
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That Time Chakan Made Me Question My Life...
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The World Is Not Enough N64 – When...
Gaming Culture
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Why Legacy of Kain Still Haunts Me Twenty-Five Years Later
I still remember the exact moment Legacy of Kain grabbed me by the throat and wouldn’t let go. It was winter of 1999, I was...
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Why I’m Getting Pickier About Which Old Games Deserve My Money
Look, I never owned Final Fantasy VII when it first came out. Couldn’t afford a PlayStation back then – I was still trying to make...
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How RPG Morality Systems Made Me Question My Own Ethics (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
First time I nuked an entire town in a video game was back when I was catching up on all the Fallout games I’d missed....
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That Little Ping Sound Broke My Brain: How Xbox 360 Achievements Turned Me Into a Completionist Monster
I can tell you the exact moment my gaming brain got rewired. November 2005, standing in my basement game room – well, it was just...
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The Day Command & Conquer Ruined My Social Life (And Why I’m Still Grateful)
Christ, it was 1995 and I should’ve been doing proper grown-up things, you know? Had this dead-end job writing manuals for household appliances – riveting...
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From Verdansk to Victory: How Warzone Became My Middle-Aged Gaming Obsession
“He’s bloody cracked! Push him now!” I’m bellowing into my headset at half past eleven on a Tuesday night, loud enough that I’m probably annoying...
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My Twelve-Year Crime Spree Through Los Santos – Why I Can’t Quit GTA Online
I remember taking a sick day from my accounting job when GTA Online launched back in October 2013. Told my boss I had a migraine,...
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How Lemmings Nearly Ruined My Brother Relationship and Taught Me Problem Solving
God, the summer of ’92. I can still feel that oppressive heat wave that basically trapped me and my brother Dave in our basement for...
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The Day Pokémon Red & Blue Invaded My High School (And Changed Everything)
You know what’s funny? I can pinpoint the exact moment my high school’s social order got completely turned upside down, and it all started with...
