Recently I learned a lot from Gaming Historian's latest video on the classic game Oregon Trail. Did you know that Oregon Trail was originally created by teachers in Minneapolis and later evolved into something more? I played a lot of Oregon Trail and the Apple II computers at my school and it was fun to watch this series about how that happened and the history of MECC (Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium) which is the organization that brought Oregon Trail to schools and families in the United States.


Wanted to share a recent four part documentary series about Dwarf Fortress. Dwarf Fortress is one of the deepest simulation games to ever be created and this doc series by Noclip goes into all of the fun details from the games early days to it's recent launch on Steam.


Recently I was gifted Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – Expanded Edition on Switch and over the course of a few nights worked my way through it. The collection is one part historical documentary and one part games collection. With that, i'd say the Anniversary Celebration's strength is in the historical layout of the games, art and documentary style videos. By the end I was wanting more videos about Atari and the games, which I suppose is a good thing. Still, all the Atari games you'd want to play are here and that's fun but I do wish there was more of the documentary included.

That said, if you want to play all the core Atari hits and want a great historical... Read All


I guess since we haven't received a X-Men Arcade re-release this is the next best thing. I loved Shredder's Revenge and this looks to be made by the same company.

"Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a new game in the classic brawler style coming from DotEmu. Nova, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Phyla-Vell, Captain America, and many more heroes, both earth-born and cosmic, will join forces in a star-spanning brawling adventure against the deadly Annihilation Wave. Marvel Cosmic Invasion coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox, and PC (Steam) in 2025."


"The new Virtual Game Card feature lets you easily manage your digital Nintendo Switch games, including lending to your Nintendo Account Family Group members! This new system update will be released in late April."

Virtual Game Cards aren't as flexible as regular game carts but it's something and nice to see before the launch of Switch 2.


iD's reboot of the DOOM franchise came out in 2016 and went on to win quite a few awards and player accolades as well as spawned a few sequels. Recently, I finally found some time to complete the whole messy affair and it was a lot of fun. Perfect? No. Does it live up to the greatness of the original DOS game? Yep.

Firstly the new DOOM game is a bloody, violent and pulse-poundingly fast game that doesn't spare any demons on your way to keep Hell out of Earth. The things I really like about DOOM 2016 are that it controls very well and once you learn how to swap between the guns and what guns are better for certain enemies the game plays like a frantic rock paper... Read All


The Frost Fatales 2025 set of Speedruns has started supporting the National Women's Law Center charity. If you enjoy watching games run quick and want to support a great charity please flex your credit card in the direction of Games Done Quick.

"The National Women's Law Center fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society—working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls. They use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down the barriers that harm all of us—especially women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women and families.... Read All


During the Christmas holiday I was gifted a copy of Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster on Steam. I decided to tuck in and play it all the way to the end and I'm close to besting the final boss Golbez! Firstly I think it's worth noting that the pixel remaster of Final Fantasy IV is incredible. Historically the version we got on Super Nintendo in the US, Final Fantasy II was quite different than Final Fantasy IV in Japan. The game was made easier for the folks in the US and many special abilities were removed entirely like Cecil's darkness attack and more. Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster adds a few quality of life improvements like a quick save feature to save anywhere you... Read All


"The game brings the groundbreaking action movie ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ to life with the trademark adrenaline-pumping arcade gameplay and glorious pixel artwork the Bitmap Bureau team are known for. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at how the team tackled the challenge of translating one of cinema’s most enduring cultural touchstones into a complete arcade experience, capturing the unforgettable scenes and moments that helped shape a generation."

A new Terminator 2 game launching on all the platforms on September 5th? No problemo.