Mr. Do! is a bizarre game that feels like a clone of Dig Dug. I thought it was in the Dig Dug series and was a spin-off like Mr. Driller. I was very wrong. The first time I played Mr. Do! was on the Atari 2600. I did a short video on it for myContinue reading “Mr. Do! | Yokoi Corner”
Author Archives: Paul Werkema
Review of Back into the Storm by Bil Herd
This is a wonderful book. Bil Herd has a unique story to tell. It’s a very different story from the other books about engineers or the computer industry. Bil worked at Commodore in the mid-80s when the company was riding high off the success of the C64. He also left before they came plummeting backContinue reading “Review of Back into the Storm by Bil Herd”
Tetris | Yokoi Corner
The story of Tetris has been told many times. It was created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 and had a complicated journey to the Game Boy. I’ve read a few books about it, read the story in other books, and watched plenty of videos about Tetris. Tetris is a spin on the puzzle game Pentomino.Continue reading “Tetris | Yokoi Corner”
Dr. Mario | Yokoi Corner
Dr. Mario is one of those puzzle games that I thought would be more interesting than it is. Let me back up a bit. When this game first came out, I didn’t know it was a puzzle game. I’m talking about the NES version of the game. When I was little, I didn’t have NintendoContinue reading “Dr. Mario | Yokoi Corner”
What is an RPG?
Over the last few years, I’ve read a lot about video games. Some of those books deal with role-playing games in general or with one of the games. Two of the books in particular deal with Dragon Quest. These two have some weird things in them regarding the origins of the sub-genre of Japanese Role-PlayingContinue reading “What is an RPG?”
Alleyway — Yokoi Corner
This is a clone of Breakout. It’s a very good clone of Breakout, and hey, it has Mario in it. This was a launch title for the Game Boy. This means it might not be as good as some other games. It is also a straightforward game. Nintendo didn’t seem to want to rock theContinue reading “Alleyway — Yokoi Corner”
House of the Dead Remake | Review
There is a House of the Dead remake on the Switch. I’m a little conflicted about it. I like how it looks, but I’m not a fan of the controls. I’m a big House of the Dead fan! I love all rail shooters, but House of the dead holds a special place in my heart.Continue reading “House of the Dead Remake | Review”
Swamp Thing – Yokoi Corner
Swamp Thing on the Game Boy is awful. I will do my best to find something nice to say, but man, is it bad. I get what they were trying to do. It just feels like the ideas they had didn’t work. This was also released on the NES. This made me think that itContinue reading “Swamp Thing – Yokoi Corner”
Commodore Books by Brian Bagnall
This was a series of books that taught me a lot about Commodore. I had never heard of the company or its computers until ten years ago. Reading about Commodore was great, and I think it gave me quite a bit of insight into the computer industry in the 80s. That being said, I don’tContinue reading “Commodore Books by Brian Bagnall”
Castlevania: The Adventure — Yokoi Corner
I’m going to try to be nice to this game. It’s going to be hard, though. I like Castlevania! It’s one of those classic franchises I remember playing when I was little. I think we rented it a few times, but I can’t be sure as it was thirty years ago. I remember the secondContinue reading “Castlevania: The Adventure — Yokoi Corner”