I’m a huge fan of Christopher Nolan’s work, so naturally, I had to catch his recently released The Odyssey on the big screen in IMAX. And so I did. But after experiencing that cinematic spectacle, I felt like revisiting some of Nolan’s older films. One of them was Dunkirk, which I saw in cinemas when it was released in 2017 and found incredibly boring. His dullest film to date, according to my ten-years-younger self. What a mistake that was! Continue reading
As a fan of the Jurassic Park franchise, I’ve had a little voice in the back of my mind telling me to revisit the third instalment for years. I watched this mediocre movie ages ago, probably around the time it was released, and considered it the black sheep of the series. But with so many sequels coming out over the years, the bar has gradually been lowered. And recently, the time finally came. I watched Jurassic Park III again! Continue reading
When I think of the Dutch folk fest Sinterklaas, I think of Pokémon. Not because I still do anything with those charming Japanese creatures today, but because it takes me straight back to December 1998. The month I received Pokémon Red and my world instantly became a little more magical.
The Nintendo Switch 2 has arrived. While not everyone is equally thrilled about the one truly must-have launch title, Mario Kart World, the console is selling like crazy. Still, there are plenty of issues that, in my opinion, make this one of the worst Nintendo console launches ever. Here’s why.
It must have been around the year 2000, maybe a year later or so. I was visiting my grandfather, and we stopped by a toy store. There stood a Game Boy Advance demo pod with Mario Kart Super Circuit on it. I played the game and couldn’t believe my eyes! The Mario Kart 64 that I loved so much, now in the palm of your hand? How was this possible?! Continue reading
In a distant past, probably sometime in the late nineties, my father bought an Atari Lynx and a few games with it. One of these games was World Class Soccer. At that time, my brother and I were obsessed with our Nintendo Game Boy. But a handheld where the games could be played in color—that was really something new for us. Continue reading
Vampires are eternal. Hundreds of years ago these folklore creatures scared the shit out of people and even now vampires are leading figures in movies and video games. So let’s hide in the shadows, cause here is our top 5 vampires in gaming! Continue reading
A good console is nothing without a good controller. It’s extremely hard to make something that everyone likes judging by the pieces of crap platform holders have made over the years. Here seven of the worst gaming controllers ever made! Continue reading
Japan, the land of the rising sun and the craziest people on earth. You might know about those weird Japanese tv shows, but they are also very good in developing insane video games. Let’s go crazy with these 7 Crazy Japanese games you should know about if you want to call yourself a gamer. Continue reading
With the Coronavirus outbreak happening at this moment, a little part in us is curious about potential ‘what if’-situations. This is proven by the recent popularity of Contagion (2011) in the Apple iTunes movie store. Let’s have a look at some other examples of popular media like movies, video games and even board games which use a virus outbreak as their main theme. (You won’t find any extraterrestrial viruses or zombiepocalypse movies in here by the way.)