Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
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Posted on November 12th, 2021 by
For several generations, youngsters have enjoyed watching shows on the Nickelodeon cable channel for kids. Heck, even when I was little back in the 80’s, I enjoyed watching Nick shows such as You Can’t Do that on Television, Danger Mouse, and Double Dare. Even more recently I’ve been known to watch shows on that channel like Invader ZIM and The Penguins of Madagascar. My younger brothers would watch shows on Nickelodeon, too, such as Rugrats and SpongeBob Squarepants. And now there is a fighting game featuring Nick’s vast history of cartoon stars. So yeah, it’s basically Smash Bros. with Nickelodeon characters. It’s available on nearly all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Pokémon Unite (Switch, Mobile)
Posted on September 10th, 2021 by
I don’t really play a whole lot of PC games, so I’m not familiar with MOBA titles. MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, by the way. But when a free-to-play Pokémon themed MOBA came out a while back, I knew I had to try it and review it! In the game you control your Pokémon directly as you work in teams of five to score goals on your opponent’s side. If you wanted me to describe it in my own inexperienced words, I’d say it’s like Pokémon mixed with basketball. I know people would disagree with that description, but that’s how I saw it. Anyway, Pokémon Unite is available for Switch and mobile devices, but reviewed on Switch here.
Sam & Max: This Time it’s Virtual (Oculus)
Posted on August 20th, 2021 by
OK I’m going to tell you a couple of things about myself that you may or may not already know. First, I’ve been blind in my left eye since birth. It doesn’t keep me from doing much, but I can’t drive because my lack of depth perception and peripheral vision wouldn’t be safe. I also can’t catch thrown objects to me very well, also due to the lack of depth perception, and I can’t see 3-D effects in movies and such. This means I can’t see the full effects in VR games either. Anyway, another thing about me is that I’m a big fan of Sam & Max. Sam is a genial 6-foot tall talking dog wearing a suit, and Max is his maniacal rabbity razor teethed sidekick thing. Together they dispense their wacky brand of justice as the Freelance Police, and have starred in comic books, point and click video games, and even a Saturday morning cartoon! And now they have their own VR game with Sam & Max: This Time it’s Virtual. Even though I can’t use VR to its fullest potential, I just had to play this game since I’m such a big fan of Sam & Max. So thanks to the help of my brothers and their Oculus Quest, I was able to review it!
Dreamworks’ Spirit: Lucky’s Big Adventure (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on June 28th, 2021 by
I have a younger cousin who lives in Alabama who just loved horses as a kid. One time when I came to visit she had a N64 and a copy of Ocarina of Time and wanted me to help her get to the part of the game where she could ride the horse. So I played to that point and gave the controller to her and that’s all she did! A few years later when I came back to visit, there was an animated movie in theaters that we took her to see called Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and she loved it! Bottom line is, kids love horses. And why wouldn’t they? Horses are pretty cool animals. And now there is a computer animated spin-off series of Spirit on Netflix, plus a new movie based on the Netflix show out now in theaters. And now you can play a game based on the new movie and Netflix series with Dreamworks’ Spirit: Lucky’s Big Adventure. It’s available on nearly all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Pocoyo Party (Switch, PS4)
Posted on May 28th, 2021 by
Pocoyo is a children’s TV show co-developed by Spanish and British producers. It kind of reminds me of those old British clay animated kids programs from the 70’s and 80’s, which were also parodied by shows like Saturday Night Live’s Mr. Bill or Aardman’s Pib and Pob. Anyway, Pocoyo stars a four year old boy and his animal friends, like a duck and elephant, as they play games and learn lessons. Even though it’s computer animated, it still has that Claymation feel to it. In the US, the show was on Nick Jr. for a while, but hasn’t been on in a long time. But I think the show has found new life on YouTube. Anyway, now there is a multiplayer video game for very young players starring Pocoyo. In Pocoyo Party, Pocoyo is making invitations for his friends to come to a get-together. Angry Alien flies by and doesn’t see an invitation for him (Pocoyo just hasn’t drawn it yet). But Angry Alien gets, well, angry and steals all the invitations. Now it’s up to Pocoyo and friends to play mini-games to get them back. Pocoyo Party is available for Switch and PS4, but reviewed on Switch here.
What The Dub?! (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X, PC)
Posted on May 14th, 2021 by
You wanna know what my all-time favorite TV show in the whole wide world is? It’s Mystery Science Theater 3000. Man I love that show! In it, a guy and two robot puppets are sent out in a space station by two mad scientists, and are forced to watch bad movies and make fun of them. You might’ve seen this show and not even realized it, because most of it is just the old movie with a silhouette of theater seats and the characters at the bottom talking all throughout the movie. It hasn’t been on TV in a long time, but you can still catch it in syndication and on Netflix. Some of the show’s creators and stars have gone on to do similar works, like Rifftrax, which are great, too. But MST3K is still my favorite. Since I like video games a lot, I always thought it would be neat if they made an MST3K video game. But until they do, What the Dub?! may be the closest thing to that. It’s a party game where you watch clips of old movies, type in missing dialogue in your phone, and vote on the funniest submissions. It’s available for nearly all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Cary’s Favorite Pokémon Spin-Off Games
Posted on April 30th, 2021 by
I’m really excited about the upcoming release of New Pokémon Snap. The original was a special game to me, and I’ll explain why in this blog. The mainline Pokémon games are great, but I haven’t played any of the more recent ones because I feel they are all pretty much the same game. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Why fix what isn’t broken? And with every new generation of Pokémon game comes a new generation of kids to enjoy them, and while they may be the same game to me, it’s new to them. While I haven’t played a new mainline Pokémon game since Black & White, I still like the Pokémon settings and characters and do enjoy a lot of the spin-off games. So in this blog we’re going to take a look at some of my favorite Pokémon spin-off games in honor of the upcoming release of New Pokémon Snap!
Family Feud (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Stadia)
Posted on December 30th, 2020 by
There are countless TV game shows out there, but most don’t last very long. Sometimes you might get a remake of one, such as Press Your Luck (one of my guilty pleasures). But there are some game shows that seem to have been on TV forever! Or at least as long as I can remember. Some of these include Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and The Price is Right. Another one is Family Feud, and any time it’s on, me and whoever I’m watching it with like to try and guess the survey answers. And now you can play a video game version of it on most current consoles, but it’s reviewed on PS4 here.
Video Game Themed Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornaments 2020
Posted on December 4th, 2020 by
Hallmark always has a wide annual selection of new Christmas ornaments and series, and in the past few years they’ve even done video game related ones! This year they had more than ever, and I got most of them, so I thought I’d share them with you here. Most are from Nintendo games.
Funko Pop Blitz (Mobile)
Posted on November 25th, 2020 by
Those big-headed, soulless black eyed Funko Pop figurines are EVERYWHERE! And pretty much any movie, TV, comic book, even food commercial characters have their own figure. I’ve tried to stay away from them, myself, since I’m already so bad with amiibo figures, but even I have a few of them. I had to have all the Pac-Man ones, because you know I would. Plus I’ve got a couple of other video game related ones I’ve found on sale. And now there is a match three puzzle game on mobile devices featuring Funko Pop characters!
