Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo
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Posted on August 15th, 2025 by
Donkey Kong Bananza is the newest 3D platformer on Nintendo Switch 2, and of course they made an amiibo figure out of it. And of course I got it, too, so let’s take a look at it.
Hogtie (Switch, PC)
Posted on August 13th, 2025 by
I’ve reviewed lots of “Sokoban” style puzzle games where you push blocks around to solve puzzles. But the problem is that they may have different coats of paint, they’re still mostly all the same. So it’s nice and refreshing to play one that has new ideas. In Hogtie, you play as a cowboy who must rope pigs and drag them to their pen. But you’ll have to deal with aspects like the placement of the pig, avoiding mud (pigs won’t go in their pen dirty), barrels that block your way and how you can use your rope to move them around, and much more. Hogtie is available on Switch and PC but reviewed on Switch here.
Cottonville (Switch, PC)
Posted on August 11th, 2025 by
If you want a game that combines farming with fashion, then Cottonville is for you. Create a character and move into a farm where you’ll grow crops. But these crops aren’t for eating. You’ll use them to make fabric and dyes, and then sew them to make all sorts of clothes. Your house also doubles as a shop, and when you have enough, you can sell your clothes to customers to buy more seeds so you can grow crops and make more clothes, and repeat the process indefinitely. Cottonville is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Minecraft Cookies!
Posted on August 8th, 2025 by
Pillsbury has some pre-cut ready to bake cookies featuring Minecraft. I found them at a grocery store near where my mom lives (Brookshire’s, a local Texas chain you see around smaller towns), and we bought them and baked them last time I was visiting her. So let’s take a look at them!
Regina & Mac (Switch, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on August 6th, 2025 by
This game is obviously trying to imitate Banjo-Kazooie. Your characters are a lizard who doesn’t talk (Mac), and a wisecracking parrot who rides on him (Regina). You travel across 3D platforming worlds collecting stuff, but instead of notes and jigsaw piece “Jiggies,” you are collecting cubes and golden “Floppies” (disks). Even the music uses the same kinds of instruments (meaning lots of bari saxophone and xylophone). Regina & Mac is available on some consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Neon Noodles (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S)
Posted on August 4th, 2025 by
This one claims to be a cooking game, but I think it’s more an exercise in visual programming using STEM skills and such. The story is that in a dystopian future, most folks can’t afford real food and just eat some kind of synthetic nutrition paste. But rich people can afford real food, so you are a chef and prepare food for the rich by arranging neon colored icons to perform actions. Neon Noodles is available on all current consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
The Pizza Pixel Podcast: 25th Episode Anniversary Special
Posted on August 1st, 2025 by
We hit a big milestone with our podcast! It’s our 25th episode! Come celebrate with us as brother Jeff and I talk about our favorite things to do together over the years. But mostly about our favorite video games to play together. Please click on the link and give it a listen, and thanks for all your support! –Cary
Stuff It! (Switch)
Posted on July 30th, 2025 by
Man these games where you fit things inside a box must be pretty popular, or easy to make. Because in the past year, I’ve reviewed these types of games where you fit cats into boxes, zoo animals on a pool float, dogs on a bed, lunch in a bento box, and pastries in a breadbasket. Now we’ve got one a bit more mundane as you fit kitchen utensils into plastic drawer organizers. Hey at least there are 3D graphics in this one, called Stuff It! for Switch.
Flora and Fang: Guardians of the Vampire Garden (Switch, PC)
Posted on July 28th, 2025 by
When game makers want to imitate a classic from the arcade, they’ll usually go with something popular and familiar, like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Tetris, etc. But I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a game try and imitate Donkey Kong 3. Probably because that game wasn’t as popular, since it was more of a shooter than a platformer. It was also the one and only appearance of Stanley the Bugman. But here comes Flora and Fang, which is very much like Donkey Kong 3. Dracula has to go away on a trip, and leaves two young vampire siblings Flora and Fang in charge of protecting his pumpkin patches from bugs. Flora and Fang: Guardians of the Vampire Garden is available on Switch and PC but reviewed on Switch here.
New Alarms for Alarmo!
Posted on July 25th, 2025 by
Last year I wrote about Nintendo’s alarm clock, the Alarmo. Well since then they’ve added a few new alarms you can download, so I thought I’d write about them here.
