BMXs are very, very cool. Everything about them is cool. I absolutely loved my BMX back in the 80s. I never raced it properly though, and I never learnt any proper freestyle tricks. But I just loved riding round the neighbourhood on it. Freewheeling down…
We all know that arcade games are still extremely popular in Japan, as is the game of Pachinko. But what other games are popular in the rest of Asia. Macau has fast surpassed Las Vegas to become the world’s gambling capital. The sleepy fishing village…
Re-live the best moments (or wince at the memories) of your childhood. From 80s fashion to retro game consoles and the latest musical revival (and a zig-a-zig-ah), research by Raleigh reveals the most popular comebacks in 2019. “2019 has reached the peak of nostalgic revival…
If there’s one thing that is becoming more certain in this brave new digital world we are living it, it’s how much we idolise the past. Legions of adults still take to the streets to catch the Pokémon that defined their youth, while the eagerly…
I recently rewatched all of the Fast and Furious movies as part of my deep dive into the #FastandFuriverse. One thing that struck me was how integral the big set piece stunts were in the franchise. Many of the films have incredible stunts, done in fresh ways that actually…
Planned and designed by Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man is without doubt one of the most iconic video games of all time. Obviously, Mario and Sonic are universally known to gamers and non-gamers alike, but I would argue that the aliens from Space Invaders and the Pac-Man…
I sometimes get offered gifts from companies who are looking for reviews, but I normally refuse them because the items being offered aren’t very relevant to me, and I would only want to receive something that was genuinely something I would be interested in and…
Definitions of exactly what constitutes “retro” gaming are ten a penny. Everyone’s got an opinion about retro, and it usually boils down to when you were born and what sort of games you played when you were younger. For some, retro means 1980s, NES, Sega…
In my continuing excitement about the upcoming Spectrum Next computer, which continues the legacy of the classic Sinclair ZX Spectrum and all its iterations, I’ve been reminiscing about just how great the UK gaming scene has been over the years, and still is now. Even…
I wrap up my Fast and Furious deep dive by watching The Fate of the Furious. I’m going to watch Hobbs & Shaw at some point but I’m not rushing to see it for this series of blog posts, as I understand that the story…