I figured I'd make my last game of 2009 one of the biggest games of the decade - Gears of War. But I'll be honest - I'm not rea...

I got this as part of the appvent calendar, an initiative that gave away a different iPhone/iPod Touch game every day in December up to Chri...

I can't tell you how long I've been wanting to play Star Flight. After The Bard's Tale had ensnared me on the Commodore 64, I h...

I seem to be all Team 17 and Bitmap Bros. with my Amiga selections at the moment. Not that that's a bad thing... they're renowned a...

Playing Battle Chess was a right blow to my ego, I'll tell you that much. See, chess is seen as the ultimate intellectuals' game. ...

This is cheating, because I've been playing it solidly for ages. But I'm just throwing in some games that I've been playing ...

This one was raved about by... well, everyone! And when zavvi decided they would sell it for £17.99, it seemed rude not to, despite the fac...

Yep, updates have been... umm... sporadic. Well, keeping it daily at this time of year is tricky, to say the least. Sorry. Still, I'v...

I like surprises, as long as they're good surprises. Spelunky is a lovely surprise. The only annoying thing is that I didn't get a...

Well, after the "fun" of Technician Ted, I thought I'd give the Spectrum another try - this time with Bobby Bearing, which as ...

Hoooohh, boy. Sometimes this blogging lark is a bit painful. I've vowed to play not only the games I own for this blog, but also games ...

You might have heard of Canabalt by now... it's getting quite a reputation these days, and with good reason. Originally a free browser-...

Alien Breed is out tomorrow on XBLA, apparently. Big deal - I've got every Amiga version of Alien Breed upstairs. My mate was obviousl...

It's a bit of a stretch to say I've never played this. However, it is fair to say I haven't played it properly. See, when I ow...

Well, stuff this. I've never played any of the Metroid games, so I thought, where better to start than with the one I actually own (curr...

Jesus. Now, I know old games can be difficult. I've been there and done that. Sometimes, a game that looks very simple can be absolute...

Prey is a game I've had sitting around for ages, and I figured I should finally get around to at least giving it a look. I can't sa...

I haven't written about a demo before, but the first game I played for this blog was Devil May Cry 4, and Bayonetta was directed by the ...

Wow, it seems like ages since I last played a Megadrive game! And I haven't played many over the course of this blog at all. Not sure ...

Oh, come on. I mentioned in the Soosiz post a few days ago that I'd barely played any of the Super Mario games. And seeing as I got S...