Joseph Barron
@joebarron.bsky.social
Franchise Strategy Manager for F1 at EA Sports. Previously: Slightly Mad Studios, GameSpot. Sim racer, old games hoarder, and fan of red sports teams. Views are my own.
Our Iconic Edition simply had to be red this year.
March 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our Iconic Edition simply had to be red this year.
Finished this game in one sitting today for well over the 100th time in my life. Locked-on with Sonic 3, naturally.
December 27, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Finished this game in one sitting today for well over the 100th time in my life. Locked-on with Sonic 3, naturally.
My wife absolutely nailed it with the gifts this year! Happy Crimbo everyone.
December 25, 2024 at 12:59 PM
My wife absolutely nailed it with the gifts this year! Happy Crimbo everyone.
Ah yes. The Game Awards. My annual reminder that I should probably write a book about one particular chapter in my career...
December 13, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Ah yes. The Game Awards. My annual reminder that I should probably write a book about one particular chapter in my career...
Every year I think I’ve played a great variety of games. Every year it’s the football game that comes out on top. It’s a sickness! Glad that FF7R, Infinite Wealth and Astro Bot made it into my top 5 though. I’ll just pretend my number 4 wasn’t last year’s football game too…
December 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Every year I think I’ve played a great variety of games. Every year it’s the football game that comes out on top. It’s a sickness! Glad that FF7R, Infinite Wealth and Astro Bot made it into my top 5 though. I’ll just pretend my number 4 wasn’t last year’s football game too…
This is one of the most underrated games and soundtracks on the Mega Drive. Well worth a look if you’ve never tried it. #retrogaming
December 7, 2024 at 6:23 PM
This is one of the most underrated games and soundtracks on the Mega Drive. Well worth a look if you’ve never tried it. #retrogaming
Is this house we worship at the altar of “Lock-On Technology.” #retrogaming
November 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Is this house we worship at the altar of “Lock-On Technology.” #retrogaming
I’ve been playing the MvC collection all afternoon, so inspired by my Capcom mood, here’s today’s random game from my collection. Probably Capcom’s worst early 00s fighter, but an interesting curiosity because of the unusual mix of sprites & artwork taken from a variety of other games. #retrogaming
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
I’ve been playing the MvC collection all afternoon, so inspired by my Capcom mood, here’s today’s random game from my collection. Probably Capcom’s worst early 00s fighter, but an interesting curiosity because of the unusual mix of sprites & artwork taken from a variety of other games. #retrogaming
Four games I've worked on:
I could have gone with just racing games, but I had to find at least a bit of variety!
I could have gone with just racing games, but I had to find at least a bit of variety!
November 19, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Four games I've worked on:
I could have gone with just racing games, but I had to find at least a bit of variety!
I could have gone with just racing games, but I had to find at least a bit of variety!
Today’s random game from my collection is the Neo-Geo CD version of Windjammers. One of my favourite ever 2-player games. The manual for this version has some lovely artwork and great little backstories for the characters. I love the arranged soundtrack too. #retrogaming
November 16, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Today’s random game from my collection is the Neo-Geo CD version of Windjammers. One of my favourite ever 2-player games. The manual for this version has some lovely artwork and great little backstories for the characters. I love the arranged soundtrack too. #retrogaming
Todays random game from my collection is one I’m replaying at the moment. A flight game that’s all about the journey, adventure, & good vibes, rather than combat. With great music by Kow Otani who went on to compose for Shadow of the Colossus. #retrogaming
November 9, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Todays random game from my collection is one I’m replaying at the moment. A flight game that’s all about the journey, adventure, & good vibes, rather than combat. With great music by Kow Otani who went on to compose for Shadow of the Colossus. #retrogaming
It’s about time I join in with the #retrogaming crowd posting a random game from their collection on Saturdays. Here’s a recent acquisition that I’d been hunting for a good couple of years.
November 2, 2024 at 5:38 PM
It’s about time I join in with the #retrogaming crowd posting a random game from their collection on Saturdays. Here’s a recent acquisition that I’d been hunting for a good couple of years.
I think this Xbox Live Arcade title was the first review I got paid for by GameSpot in 2010. As @alexnavarro.bsky.social said, there was a time where you could make a decent living writing about smaller games, but sadly those days are long gone.
October 29, 2024 at 10:01 AM
I think this Xbox Live Arcade title was the first review I got paid for by GameSpot in 2010. As @alexnavarro.bsky.social said, there was a time where you could make a decent living writing about smaller games, but sadly those days are long gone.