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A short, simple, Super Mario Bros style platformer which is neither difficult nor exciting. It just… is. You jump on heads and collect things and reach the end of the level, and it has “doodled” graphics, which would be nice but on the Evercade’s little screen they’re a bit small and you can’t tell what most things actually are.
It’s fine?
With nothing better to do, it was time for another Chat About Games. With a slightly retro feel this episode!
In Episode 59, deKay, Toby, Kendrick and Luffer reminisce about the ZX Spectrum to celebrate its 40th birthday. Then, imagine the hilarity when deKay gets failed product Amico mixed up with failed product Atari VCS! Except you don’t have to as it’s right here! More retro “fun” with Dungeons and Dragons and Sonic Origins, as well as exciting future tech Looking Glass and how Coachella (however you pronounce that) are using AR because COVID. And web browser chat! No, really.
Oh, and some games. It is a game podcast, after all:
Plus! We answer questions! Mainly about the Steam Deck! Which none of us own! Incredible.
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Intro Music Credit – “Hey Hey 16K“
Game of the year for me last year was Yakuza Like A Dragon - The change of gameplay from action to turn-based JRPG was the perfect introduction I needed to the Yakuza series & I have been working my way through playing the earlier games having recently completed Yakuza 3 & 4.
I also completed Doraemon Story of Seasons which is a farming simulator in the vein of Animal Crossing & Stardew Valley, these game are a relaxing time-sink experience to enjoy.
My time with Fortnite however has come to an end, my daughter has stopped playing so this has given me the time back to enjoy more single player experiences & I'm currently playing Lost in Random an adventure game with an interesting dice throwing & card playing combat mechanic.
Game of the year for me last year was Yakuza Like A Dragon - The change of gameplay from action to turn-based JRPG was the perfect introduction I needed to the Yakuza series & I have been working my way through playing the earlier games having recently completed Yakuza 3 & 4.
I also completed Doraemon Story of Seasons which is a farming simulator in the vein of Animal Crossing & Stardew Valley, these game are a relaxing time-sink experience to enjoy.
My time with Fortnite however has come to an end, my daughter has stopped playing so this has given me the time back to enjoy more single player experiences & I'm currently playing Lost in Random an adventure game with an interesting dice throwing & card playing combat mechanic.
A while back I played that Zuma clone Sparkle 2, and it was pretty good. Well, I recently got a free trial of PSNow to preview what the upcoming PS+ changes might be like, and the original Sparkle was on there and so I gave it a go.
The only real difference between this and Sparkle 2 is that in that game you have the launcher in a fixed point but can rotate 360 degrees and shoot balls that way – like in Zuma. In this, you have a launcher that you move horizontally across the bottom of the screen – like in Luxor.
It’s a polished enough game, and I enjoyed it, but it isn’t exactly high art or anything.
