That Time Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Made Me Care About Sports Games (And Changed Everything)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was my introduction to sports gaming. Growing up I played Sega Genesis games and Dreamcast games (Sonic, Streets of Rage, etc.)....
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How Arcade Cabinets Stole My Childhood (And Why I’d Let Them Do It Again)
To this day, I remember hearing those sounds, in passing during the day, or sometimes even in my sleep. If you were lucky enough to...
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The Day Pokémon Red & Blue Invaded My High School (And Changed Everything)
I’ll never forget where I was when I realised the entire social structure of Woodridge High School would change forever — it was during fourth...
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Why My Sega Saturn Still Gets More Play Time Than My PS5
There’s something satisfying about rooting for the underdog. That’s probably why my Sega Saturn shares pride of place on a shelf with my PS5; and...
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The Blue Bomber Beat Me Down for Three Decades (And I Kept Coming Back)
My controller throwing moment happened because of summer of ’89 and Mega Man. I hurled my controller across the basement like I was Joe Nathan...
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The First Zombie That Made Me Drop My Controller
October, 1996. I was working at a video rental shop in Manchester, one of those video rental shops that only existed during video rental’s cool...
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That Orange Plastic Gun Changed Everything – My Duck Hunt Obsession
Christmas morning, 1987. I’m seven years old. I’m looking at this orange plastic gun that came bundled with our new Nintendo. My brother had been...
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Why Crash Bandicoot Never Quite Hit the Same in the UK – A PlayStation Memory
Disclaimer: This article doesn’t focus solely on Crash 4: It’s About Time. As we all know by now, it’s meant to set up my review...
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How 90s JRPGs Rewired My Brain: A Love Letter to Final Fantasy and Friends
I remember the moment gaming became something more to me. Christmas Day, 1991. Age thirteen. Sitting on the floor in front of the TV in...
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How SimCity Taught Me Systems Thinking at 40 (And Why I Can’t Stop Building Digital Cities)
When I started playing city-building games I didn’t take them too seriously. I’m used to the idea of games teaching me something, but playing SimCity...
