Right now NHS workers are doing their very best to battle the coronavirus (COVID-19) while many of us rightly stay at home. To show support I will be streaming to raise money for NHS Charities Together (please click the link below) and will be donating £50 myself to start, with a target set of £200. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/switchedonsi Please click on the JustGiving link above and let … Continue reading NHS Charity Gaming Stream
By far one of my favourite games on the Sega Dreamcast (and my first online gaming experience), Phantasy Star Online (PSO) was an incredible experience at that time. Never before had I played as part of a team of real people to take down giant dragons and hordes of monsters while hoping my dial up internet connection didn’t disconnect if I received a phone call. … Continue reading Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud for Nintendo Switch
Back in 1987 Capcom created their one on one fighting franchise that would set arcades on fire across the world for years to come and helped pioneer the eSports scene as we now know it. Thirty years on thanks to Capcom and Digital Eclipse we get all twelve of the classic arcade versions of Street Fighter, from the very beginning up to the final version … Continue reading Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Review
Before F-Zero the futuristic high speed racing category was non existent, this was the beginning, without F-Zero we would have no Wipeout, Fast RMX or Redout and all the other games inspired by it. It’s silky smooth fast gameplay was unrivalled when it released in 1990 on the Super Nintendo/Famicom, further sequels on Nintendo 64 and GameCube (thanks to Sega) got faster and faster. Indeed … Continue reading F-Zero – now is the time for its return.
For many gamers the official word from Nintendo that Virtual Console would not appear on Switch was a bitter pill to swallow, since it’s launch gamers have been dreaming of playing all those retro games (most of us have a huge library we would love to transfer over from Wii U) again on the go and at home. Bad news, you can’t. But does it … Continue reading Goodbye Virtual Console
Nintendo have given us the full lowdown on their online plans, Switch Online is Nintendo’s answer to PSN and XBox Live. From September, you’ll need a Switch Online account to carry on playing games such as Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 2 Online. Nintendo will also be adding cloud saves (yes) so your Breath of the Wild progress will be stored for prosperity. Twenty NES … Continue reading Switch Online Update
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