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Quick Read: The Other Goldeneye
[Midweek Read] A look at The World Is Not Enough on Nintendo 64
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The Best Game From Every Year Of The New Millennium
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The Best Retro Games From Every Year (1985-1999)
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Popular Games I Just Don't Like
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The One Game I Can't Stop Playing
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Quick Read: A Trip To CEX
[Midweek Read] Heading out to my local retro shop
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The Game That Made Me A Gamer
[Retro Review] Another trip back in time to Ocarina Of Time.
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Quick Read: Switch 2 Or PlayStation 5?
[Midweek Read] Comparing Nintendo's newest with Sony's dominant machine.
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Coming Next: February 2026
Mapping Out The Month
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My Other Great Love: Literature
[Off-Topic] On writing, my history as a writer and my favourite books.
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The Best Retro Games From Every Year (1985-1999)
[List] Picking the best 2 games from every year of classic gaming.
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My First 125 Hours Of Europa Universalis 5
[Modern Review] Reviewing the successor to a foundational strategy title.
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Quick Read: I Prefer NES Metroid To Zero Mission
[Midweek Read] One of my retro gaming hot-takes.
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The Vampire Metroidvania That Birthed The Genre
[Retro Review] Returning to Castlevania as Alucard
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