"content":"It took me almost a year to finally hook up the GameCube to my work screen, as I had intended when setting up my office space. The Dell U2421E—the source of much work enjoyjment this year—has multiple video in ports: the USB-C is used to connecte...",
"content":"It took me almost a year to finally hook up the GameCube to my work screen, as I had intended when setting up my office space. The Dell U2421E—the source of much work enjoyjment this year—has multiple video in ports: the USB-C is used to connecte...",
"content":"And out of nowhere, it suddenly was December. I’m struggling to keep up with time lately, and typing this makes me feel very old.\nI’ve spotted a trend in many other blogs I read: the weekly or monthly “what happened” meta posts and blogrolls ...",
"content":"And out of nowhere, it suddenly was December. I’m struggling to keep up with time lately, and typing this makes me feel very old.\nI’ve spotted a trend in many other blogs I read: the weekly or monthly “what happened” meta posts and blogrolls ...",
"content":"And out of nowhere, it suddenly was December. I’m struggling to keep up with time lately, and typing this makes me feel very old.\nI’ve spotted a trend in many other blogs I read: the weekly or monthly “what happened” meta posts and blogrolls ...",
"name":"Bug Fables: Almost, but Not Quite, Paper Mario 3.0",
"content":"Apart from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, the game that came packed with our shiny silver GameCube back in 2003, Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door must be my favorite GC game—or more importantly, my favorite Mario game ever. Mario & Luigi: Supersta...",
"name":"Kathy Rain: A Forgotten 1995 Point & Click Jewel",
"content":"Adventure games are dead—the title of a forum post that pops up every few months since 1996 or so. Then devs reveal a promising title at E3, the hype is real, the tension rises, the game is released, and everybody posts adventure games are dead aga...",
"content":"Few games are as dear to me as Gobliins 2 thanks to fond memories of me playing the quirky early nineties adventure game together with my father on his brand new 80486 machine. He had to drive to Brussels to get hold of the latest and greatest piece ...",
"content":"Few games are as dear to me as Gobliins 2 thanks to fond memories of me playing the quirky early nineties adventure game together with my father on his brand new 80486 machine. He had to drive to Brussels to get hold of the latest and greatest piece ...",
"content":"Collecting Skull and Bones—no, not the 2001 Cypress Hill album—is part of the October/November Halloween fun. Flipping Death, a 2018 game from Zoink, a Swedish developer I never heard of before, perfectly fits your autumny morbid craving. Zoink i...",
"content":"A friend of mine is always on the lookout for great gaming deals. Recognizing the thrill of the hunt, I too sometimes like rummaging through bins of “last pieces available” when grocery shopping. Last week, I picked up Rayman Legends for the Nint...",
"content":"Since taking blogging a bit more serious a few years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some truly wonderful people. This is a short ode to blogging. It might spark others to start writing for themselves too. There are lots of “you should real...",
"content":"Since taking blogging a bit more serious a few years ago, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some truly wonderful people. This is a short ode to blogging. It might spark others to start writing for themselves too. There are lots of “you should real...",
"name":"Castlevania Advance Collection: Are GBA Vanias Still Worth It in 2021?",
"content":"You enter the Castle Corridor with a knife, handed to you by Alucard, who ushered you in, to “go to the throne room, all will be revealed”. Zombies appear to come from all nooks and crannies, secreting fedit mucus spilled all over the slippery fl...",
"name":"Castlevania Advance Collection: Are GBA Vanias Still Worth It in 2021?",
"content":"You enter the Castle Corridor with a knife, handed to you by Alucard, who ushered you in, to “go to the throne room, all will be revealed”. Zombies appear to come from all nooks and crannies, secreting fedit mucus spilled all over the slippery fl...",
"name":"Super Mario Land: Mario's Weird World Tour",
"content":"Somehow, I never managed to beat the first installment of the Mario Land series when I was younger. My sister got the game bundled with her Game Boy, while I got the traditional Tetris and later on bought myself straight into Mario Land 2: Six Golden...",
"content":"A running game meme I first encountered in Ruben Schade’s blog post, and then a “but different” version at avoiderdragon.com. I love reading and writing about (retro) games, thus these posts immediately got my attention. It’s always interesti...",
"content":"A running game meme I first encountered in Ruben Schade’s blog post, and then a “but different” version at avoiderdragon.com. I love reading and writing about (retro) games, thus these posts immediately got my attention. It’s always interesti...",
"content":"A running game meme I first encountered in Ruben Schade’s blog post, and then a “but different” version at avoiderdragon.com. I love reading and writing about (retro) games, thus these posts immediately got my attention. It’s always interesti...",
"content":"A running game meme I first encountered in Ruben Schade’s blog post, and then a “but different” version at avoiderdragon.com. I love reading and writing about (retro) games, thus these posts immediately got my attention. It’s always interesti...",
"content":"E. A. Sports. It’s In The Game!—who doesn’t remember that jaw-dropping introduction? Just in case you do need a reminder on how awesome it was to boot up FIFA Road To World Cup 98 in 1997, here’s a video highlighting all the exciting moments ...",
"content":"E. A. Sports. It’s In The Game!—who doesn’t remember that jaw-dropping introduction? Just in case you do need a reminder on how awesome it was to boot up FIFA Road To World Cup 98 in 1997, here’s a video highlighting all the exciting moments ...",
"content":"As I was writing my Evercade gaming device review, I noticed that the battery life of the new handheld machine wasn’t quite up to par, clocking in at about four hours playtime, fairly independent of the screen brightness settings. Of course I’m h...",
"name":"The Evercade: A Cartridge-based Modern Retro Handheld",
"content":"In 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, Brittany-based company Blaze came with the solution: it is not vaccine jabs, but cartridge jabs we require! Salvation at last! The Evercade handheld console site simply states:\n\nPlay Retro on the go\n\nNow wh...",
"content":"I’m a metroidvania fanboy, but to my shame, I never really finished one of the granddaddies of the genre: Super Metroid, released in 1994. Now that I finally have (spoiler: it was great), I’m keen to replay the Game Boy Advance Metroid games: Met...",
"content":"I’m a metroidvania fanboy, but to my shame, I never really finished one of the granddaddies of the genre: Super Metroid, released in 1994. Now that I finally have (spoiler: it was great), I’m keen to replay the Game Boy Advance Metroid games: Met...",
"content":"Metadata stashed in Frontmatter, isn’t it great. A neat and simple way to add some context to your writing, be it tags, categories, or whatever. Don’t forget an appropriate subtitle. Or perhaps a featured image, akin to my fancy looking sound bla...",
"content":"Metadata stashed in Frontmatter, isn’t it great. A neat and simple way to add some context to your writing, be it tags, categories, or whatever. Don’t forget an appropriate subtitle. Or perhaps a featured image, akin to my fancy looking sound bla...",
"content":"Well isn’t that typical. Just as I post my tirade on giving up Hollow Knight @https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/reviews/hollow-knight/ because of the Traitor Lord, I beat the sucker in “one last try”. Now I have to press on… Great.\n\n\n\nEnclos...",
"content":"I much prefer Sonic Mania’s Lock On to Belgium’s third Lock Down. Sigh. At least 16-bit 2D platformers make me smile: https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/reviews/sonic-mania/\n\n\n\nEnclosed Toot image",