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Let’s take a moment to appreciate the snow in Monster Truck Madness 64
No, hear me out. Snow doesn't get the representation it deserves in video games. Even today, most games don't simulate it very well. But back in 1999, Monster Truck Madness had a very unique solution to representing the freezing precipitation.
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Review – Crazy Frog: Arcade Racer (PS2)
I'm sorry if I just reminded you that Crazy Frog exists. If you're not aware, it was an explosive fad in the '00s centred around an annoying thing with his dick out. Crazy Frog Arcade Racer cuts out the dick, but it's still very, very annoying.
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Maximum Utcast – 03 – Crazy Artificial Dreams of Donkey Kong and Mina the Hollower
Maximum Utcast is the flagship podcast for this blog where Zoey and Jonathan talk about videogame news and opinions in a free-wheeling format. Regular segments include discussion of kusoge as well as interviews with people involved in videogames from news writers and game developers to enthusiasts. We pre-taped this episode so Daniel could skip town for a few days which…
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Christmas Comes to PacLand – Spin-Offs Classic
Gather round the fireplace and plop your power pellets into your cocoa mugs. We’re digging deep into this dusty gem of 80s holiday ephemera to get to the core of the holiday spirit, which is of course flagrant commercialism. Not only did Pac-Man have his own animated TV show, he had a Christmas special. Helping us to dissect this oddity, Jonathan…
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Bubsy is the New B Word – Talking to My Boy About Videogames 13
On this energetic episode, Jonathan and Ryan watched the Kirby Air Riders Direct and the trailers from Gamescom and broke things down to their respective mans: Batman, He-Man, Kirby Man, or Bubsy Man, and decided which one is best…or did they? Will we ever know for sure? Only time can tell, but Ryan’s favorite is clearly Rufus the cat. This…
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Review – Realms of the Haunting
Time to do some DOS delving. Realms of the Haunting is an awkwardly named 1996 title by Gremlin. The best way I can explain it is: it's awesome until it isn't.
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Review – Tiny Bookshop
Christopher Morley was already a known quantity in the literary world when his debut novel, Parnassus on Wheels, was published in 1917. A poet, a journalist, an editor; he had an affinity for the written word and a deep appreciation for books and booksellers. That appreciation can be seen on every page of Parnassus, a charming story of a book…
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Review – Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
A few years ago, I reviewed Waves of Steel, which is an interesting little naval combat game that gets kind of weird. Totally recommend it. But when that review went up, a community member told me that it’s a spiritual follow-up to Naval Ops: Warship Gunner and its sequel, Warship Gunner 2. “Alright,” I thought. “Probably like Naval Ops: Warship…
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: “The Game” – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. We’re setting our phasers tae malky on the 2nd of two episodes where we dive into Star* media that have episodes entitled “The Game.” After visiting the sex planet Risa, Commander Riker brings a Google Glass-based virtual Cup and Ball game aboard the Enterprise that causes both intense sexual…
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The giant hamburger in Donkey Kong Bananza is a beautiful, disgusting triumph
There is a lot of untapped potential when it comes to giant burgers. Donkey Kong Bananza seems to be the first game since BurgerTime to really understand the appeal of massive mountains of meat, bread, and vegetables.
