Right, let me get something off my chest that’s been gnawing at me for decades. Everyone bangs on about the NES being this generation-defining console, and you know what? They’re absolutely right. Problem is, I wasn’t part of that generation – at least not in the way most people think about it. See, while American kids were unwrapping their shiny new Nintendo Entertainment Systems in 1985, I was sat in Manchester with my ZX Spectrum,…
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…
The most terrifying boss I’ve ever faced wasn’t some eight-bit nightmare from my Amiga days or even that bastard difficult…
Back in ’96 I was pulling shifts at Software Etc. – yeah, I know, glamorous career choice for a college…
