Videogames

  • Super Mario World – Does It Hold Up?

    This week the Nostalgia Goggles are coming off to look at Mario’s first outing for the Snes as we ask, does it hold up?   Super Mario World | Does It Hold Up?Watch this video on YouTube Nostalgia Googles is a weekly show, Make sure you subscribe, like and...
  • Revisiting Crash Bandicoot – Does It Hold Up?

    Welcome to Nostalgia Goggles! A new show focused around revisiting retro games to see just how well they hold up. With Crash Bandicoot making his welcome return to the Ps4 we thought it high time to revisit that original game to see where it all began! Crash Bandicoot |...
  • Ghost Recon: Wildlands Review

    I’m new to the Ghost Recon franchise, and, having missed previous entries in the series, it wasn’t really on my radar until I had a chance to try out the first closed Beta. Even then, as much as I enjoyed the sizable portion of the map and missions available...
  • Nintendo Switch Games Won’t Have to Offer TV Mode

    Earlier this week, Rayarks free to play rhythm game, VOEZ, was confirmed as a €20.99 European launch title for the Nintendo Switch. According to an FAQ on the games site, it will not offer a TV mode, and can only be played with the Switches touch interface. Until this...
  • Overwatch Season 3: A Post Mortem

    Season 3 has ended; we’re now in that period of anxiously twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the next one to begin. When it starts next week, Season 4 will likely give us another Meta shift; most heroes are getting small changes, with larger ones coming to Bastion and Roadhog....
  • 5 Games I NEED To Get Physical With On The Nintendo Switch

    Originally posted by Allan Rafferty It’s only weeks to go until the Nintendo Switch is released and whilst I am excited about a brand new Legend of Zelda game to sink my teeth into, other features have also captured my imagination. Most of all the joy controllers. With the...
  • For Honor Beta Impressions

    Originally posted by Alex Ashcroft For Honor, created by Epic Games and published by Ubisoft Montreal, is a Medieval action fighting game which pits 3 factions against each other in a bid to decide who is cooler; Knights, Vikings or Samurai. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they can’t agree. The Open Beta...
  • Hands On with The Nintendo Switch

    Guest Writer Jamie Martin had a chance to get his hands on Nintendos latest handheld/console hybrid, but did it live up to his expectations? Yesterday I was given the chance to go hands-on with NIntendo’s latest hardware offering, the Switch. This was a big moment for me. Anyone who...
  • 5 Games That Don’t Need Gritty Film Adaptations

    Originally posted by Joe McCarthy Back in September last year, news broke that Firewatch was receiving a film adaptation. For those of you that haven’t played Firewatch, and you really should, it is probably best described as story driven-mystery-first person-adventure game. The game focuses on Henry, a middle-aged man...