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Down Memory Card Lane: 5 Of The Best Retro Moments
Posted on November 28, 2013We all have them: those moments in gaming where we thought 'wow'. Those precious moments when games can surprise, delight and even shock in one stroke of design genius. This article will look at some of my personal faves from the gaming archives; this isn't analysis and this isn't critique, this is just a life long joypad jockey sharing some of those things that made us all go “This is why I play”. -
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Why has there not been a good Super Mario Bros. Film?
Posted on November 12, 2013Jonas goes back to 1993 to question what went wrong with the Super Mario Bros. film and wonder why no one has tried it since? -
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A HISTORY OF VIDEOGAME MOVIES: DOUBLE DRAGON (1994)
Posted on October 21, 2013With Billy and Jimmy making the leap from classic game Double Dragon to the big screen how did this little foray into film turn out? Resident cinephile Gary Jive looks back at a cult classic. -
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A History of Video Game Movies: Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Posted on October 2, 2013Gary dips into a 'classic' video game movie from 20 years ago, Super Mario Bros. Did it deserve it's panning from critics and video game fans alike or was it unfairly judged? With a new 'sequel' comic out what kind of legacy does this video game movie leave behind? -
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The Top 12 Moments in Breaking Bad (So Far)
Posted on August 8, 2013Max looks at the top moments in one of his favourite shows - Breaking Bad -
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Too Hype Or Not Too Hype: A Look At The Gaming Press
Posted on July 25, 2013In today's world of entertainment the media machine is a factory process line; from preview to review, it's a step by step construction/destruction of what ever is in its way. It is a catch 22, vicious cycle; for something to be big it needs to be popular and for something for popular it needs to be big. But big isn't enough and passion is now obsession; the gaming press feed off the cries of the huddled masses waiting for the tiniest morsel of information. Where did the journey begin? And is there a way to get off? -
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The Top 7 Greatest Games Based On Movies
Posted on June 25, 2013Movies that are based on games get a hard time, should games based on movies get the same? -
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Top 5 Forgotten Marvel TV Pilots (Part 5): Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Posted on June 3, 2013This week Gary looks back at Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D featuring David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff. Was it panned to early or did it deserve a chance? -
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Five (and a bit) Reasons The Simpsons Needs To End
Posted on May 28, 2013Martin runs down some reasons as to why The Simpsons has been running too long and should probably call it a day. -
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Top 5 Forgotten Marvel TV Pilots (Part 4): Power Pack
Posted on May 20, 2013Gary Jive continues his journey into mystery, delving into the world of Marvel's forgotten TV pilots. This week, he discovers the schmaltzy delight that is the Power Pack TV pilot. -
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Top 5 Forgotten Marvel TV Pilots (Part 3): The Incredible Hulk Returns
Posted on May 14, 2013Come with Gary Jive on a journey into mystery as he unearths the top 5 forgotten Marvel TV pilots! This week: Hulk meets Thor! -
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Top 5 Forgotten Marvel TV Pilots (Part 2): Doctor Strange
Posted on May 8, 2013Gary Jive continues his journey into television mystery by tackling the largely forgotten 1978 pilot for Marvel's Doctor Strange! -
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Top 5 Forgotten Marvel TV Pilots (Part 1): Generation X
Posted on April 30, 2013Come with Gary Jive on a journey into mystery as he unearths the top 5 forgotten Marvel TV pilots! -
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The Worst Superhero Cartoons Ever Made
Posted on April 15, 2013Martin takes a look at some of the worst animated series about superheroes to ever foul a TV screen. -
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Hollywood Hard Bastards: Volume 6
Posted on April 5, 2013The sixth week of our man's harebrained, bullet-riddled mission to watch an action flick a day for an entire year. This week Arnie caps an alligator, Van Damme deep fries a penguin and Stallone invokes nightmares with his meat and two veg... -
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Hollywood Hard Bastards: Volume 5
Posted on March 28, 2013It's week 5 of our man's foolhardy quest to watch an action movie a day for a whole year to discover the hardest action dude of all. This week, Arnie is old, the Stath is evil and Bruce Willis shoots a guy in the nipples. Ouch! -
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Hollywood Hard Bastards: Volume Four
Posted on March 22, 2013Week Four of Gary Jive's year-long movie-a-day mission to discover the hardestliving mofo in Hollywood. This week, Stallone runs down innocent civilians, Arnie teams up with Starsky, and Guy Ritchie disappears up his own arse. -
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Hollywood Hard Bastards: Volume Three
Posted on March 15, 2013Week three of our man's mission to watch an action movie a day for a whole year. Seagal sits on his arse, Stallone is upstaged by his mother and Willis kills a helicopter with a car. -
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The Most Outrageous Moments In South Park: Piss Out The Ass
Posted on March 8, 2013Max looks at the most disgusting moments from South Park. -
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Hollywood Hard Bastards: Volume Two
Posted on March 7, 2013In week two of our man's mission to watch an action flick a day for an entire year, Clint Eastwood is a wet blanket, Dolph Lundgren disappoints and Bruce Willis singes his arse.