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9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (NDS)


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Spoilers: this game has more than 9 persons and more than 9 doors in it, and will take more than 9 hours to finish.

But seriously, this was a pretty good game. And by game I mean it's basically a visual novel with some puzzling elements (that's 3 for 3 this year, hrm). Think Myst, but with other c...

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Dangan Ronpa 2 (PS Vita)


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More of the same as Dangan Ronpa 1 - which means crazy characters and plot twists. I'm not sure which I like more, though the mini games (during class trials) of the second are a bit more annoying, and I had a couple of times when I couldn't really work out what they wanted me to use, even though I...

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Dangan Ronpa (PS Vita)


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If you don't mind (anime-style) visual novels and murder mysteries, get this. I could 'bearly' put it down, and ordered the sequel before finishing it, because I don't want to have to wait too long in between playing the games.

Pretty easy on normal difficulty though, I'm not sure if harder diffi...

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Sega in PAL


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I've recently become a Sega Megadrive enthusiast.

For PAL regions in the 80s and 90s, the Nintendo platforms were never as popular as Sega's: poor third party marketing never stood a chance against Sega's hands-on approach. Perhaps the consoles and games were equally coveted between the systems, h...

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Magazines, and retro


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My family and I have a history with magazines. I've thrown away and cut up more than I could ever count, and often regretted it. They are a permanent reminder of times past - the few computer gaming magazines I have kept still shock me with 60GBP prices on a Street Fighter 2 cartridge for the Super...

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