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?”
Author Archives: Paul Werkema
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”
Review of A Casual Revolution by Jesper Juul
I found this book to be interesting from a video game history standpoint. Casual games and casual gameplay is talked about in a way that makes the subject understandable. This was written before smartphones and tablets. This makes it a little dated, but the book has a lot of great information. The book was publishedContinue reading “Review of A Casual Revolution by Jesper Juul”
Contra: The Alien Wars — Yokoi Corner
This was one of the first Game Boy games I received when I got my first Game Boy. It’s an excellent game, and it’s my favorite Contra game. I know that’s weird, and you’re probably thinking how could this game possibly be better than Contra Force or Legacy of War? That was probably a badContinue reading “Contra: The Alien Wars — Yokoi Corner”
BurgerTime Deluxe — Yokoi Corner
BurgerTime is one of my favorite games. This is mainly due to the memories of playing it on the NES with one of my friends. I’ve written about the series as a whole, but I want to focus on the Game Boy version of the game this time. The version on the Game Boy isContinue reading “BurgerTime Deluxe — Yokoi Corner”
Review of Creating Q*Bert by Warren Davis
This was one of the better books from a game developer. Warren has lived a very interesting life and made some very unique games. He’s made some bizarre games as well. Even when they weren’t as successful, he learned something from his work on them. I learned quite a bit about the games Warren workedContinue reading “Review of Creating Q*Bert by Warren Davis”