James 🏴
@whyalwaysjamesy.bsky.social
Football Trading ⚽📈 Calisthenics 💪
Learning to live with Afib ⚡❤️🩹
Enjoys a bit of older video games too. 🎮
Chat politics get blocked ❌
It's hard being a misunderstood genius.
Learning to live with Afib ⚡❤️🩹
Enjoys a bit of older video games too. 🎮
Chat politics get blocked ❌
It's hard being a misunderstood genius.
Game 26 of 2025 stitched up, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
An incredibly charming and colourful platformer that really showcases the best of Yoshi as an independent character. Offers a considerable challenge on some later levels too. Think I prefer this to Crafted World.
An incredibly charming and colourful platformer that really showcases the best of Yoshi as an independent character. Offers a considerable challenge on some later levels too. Think I prefer this to Crafted World.
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Game 26 of 2025 stitched up, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
An incredibly charming and colourful platformer that really showcases the best of Yoshi as an independent character. Offers a considerable challenge on some later levels too. Think I prefer this to Crafted World.
An incredibly charming and colourful platformer that really showcases the best of Yoshi as an independent character. Offers a considerable challenge on some later levels too. Think I prefer this to Crafted World.
I've sent you an email regarding this 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I've sent you an email regarding this 🙂
Definitely worth wishlisting and picking up in a sale if you want to experience it. If you like Streets of Rage you'll fucking despair at this 😖
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Definitely worth wishlisting and picking up in a sale if you want to experience it. If you like Streets of Rage you'll fucking despair at this 😖
I haven't played any PlayStation since PS3, so not familiar with the worst of PS5 library. Cyber Fight is one of the worst games not only of the current generation, but one of the worst games I've ever attempted. Fairly sure it's a Switch Exclusive shovelware title, mind.
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I haven't played any PlayStation since PS3, so not familiar with the worst of PS5 library. Cyber Fight is one of the worst games not only of the current generation, but one of the worst games I've ever attempted. Fairly sure it's a Switch Exclusive shovelware title, mind.
Nah Resi 2 is best enjoyed on Dreamcast, it's head & shoulders above every other version. Silent Hill would have been good on the console, hopefully someone talented can bring it over someday.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Nah Resi 2 is best enjoyed on Dreamcast, it's head & shoulders above every other version. Silent Hill would have been good on the console, hopefully someone talented can bring it over someday.
Is this the last date for guaranteed done and returned by Christmas or is it too late for that now? Got a couple of consoles I want to send in, hopeful of getting them back before Xmas but it's not the end of the world if I don't 🙂
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is this the last date for guaranteed done and returned by Christmas or is it too late for that now? Got a couple of consoles I want to send in, hopeful of getting them back before Xmas but it's not the end of the world if I don't 🙂
The old 'it looks like a PS3 game' insult used by the kids on twitter lol. Though since 3D *really* took off in the 6th gen, every generation that's followed just feels like a pro version of the previous rather than a revolutionary leap.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The old 'it looks like a PS3 game' insult used by the kids on twitter lol. Though since 3D *really* took off in the 6th gen, every generation that's followed just feels like a pro version of the previous rather than a revolutionary leap.
Generational leaps just aren't what they were, it's like the law of diminishing returns in video game form. Although if I ask the teenage lads in my work the question it'll be absolutely retro, to them. Just not to me. There's a set line where something becomes retro and it's different for everyone.
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Generational leaps just aren't what they were, it's like the law of diminishing returns in video game form. Although if I ask the teenage lads in my work the question it'll be absolutely retro, to them. Just not to me. There's a set line where something becomes retro and it's different for everyone.
To put that into perspective, Fallout 4 and Witcher 3 were 2015 releases
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
To put that into perspective, Fallout 4 and Witcher 3 were 2015 releases
I define retro as what my parents bought me vs what I got with my own money. That's why Dreamcast is retro to me and Gamecube/PS2 aren't, despite being the same generation. PS3/X360 being retro is laughable to me, but to the 16yo new starter in my work it'll be a VERY different story.
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I define retro as what my parents bought me vs what I got with my own money. That's why Dreamcast is retro to me and Gamecube/PS2 aren't, despite being the same generation. PS3/X360 being retro is laughable to me, but to the 16yo new starter in my work it'll be a VERY different story.
This would be an interesting choice seeing as he's barely covered the genre. @carrythegary.bsky.social will give him a prawn vindaloo inspired fart to the face if he scores it less than 10/10 too 😏🤣
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This would be an interesting choice seeing as he's barely covered the genre. @carrythegary.bsky.social will give him a prawn vindaloo inspired fart to the face if he scores it less than 10/10 too 😏🤣
It was 1997, I was lagging behind still on the Mega Drive while they'd all moved onto the next generation of consoles, mainly the PlayStation. Might explain why he never missed it.
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It was 1997, I was lagging behind still on the Mega Drive while they'd all moved onto the next generation of consoles, mainly the PlayStation. Might explain why he never missed it.
It's hard to see past Diddy Kong Racing, but I do have a soft spot for Pac-Man World Rally, which has some cool unique features which I won't spoil for you, as I know it's one you're itching to try.
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's hard to see past Diddy Kong Racing, but I do have a soft spot for Pac-Man World Rally, which has some cool unique features which I won't spoil for you, as I know it's one you're itching to try.
When I was a kid my Mum was strict AF when it came to 'violent' video games, wouldn't even let me buy Streets of Rage. When I was 12 I borrowed SoR2 from a friend in school so I could enjoy it without my Mum knowing, and enjoy it I certainly did!
Which reminds me, I still need to give it him back...
Which reminds me, I still need to give it him back...
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
When I was a kid my Mum was strict AF when it came to 'violent' video games, wouldn't even let me buy Streets of Rage. When I was 12 I borrowed SoR2 from a friend in school so I could enjoy it without my Mum knowing, and enjoy it I certainly did!
Which reminds me, I still need to give it him back...
Which reminds me, I still need to give it him back...
Just look up 'Luigi's Mansion FPO', there's a separate mod of it that runs in VR too.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just look up 'Luigi's Mansion FPO', there's a separate mod of it that runs in VR too.
There's a mod of this that adapts the entire game to a first-person view while upping the difficulty. Brilliant way to play the game, more so than the official version IMO
October 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There's a mod of this that adapts the entire game to a first-person view while upping the difficulty. Brilliant way to play the game, more so than the official version IMO
Nah he just voiced the role
October 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Nah he just voiced the role
Not quite Hollywood actor, but I thought at the time Marilyn Manson did a pretty epic Edgar the Grey in Area 51 on PS2, shame he disgraced himself. I always suspected he was a wrong'un, mind...
October 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not quite Hollywood actor, but I thought at the time Marilyn Manson did a pretty epic Edgar the Grey in Area 51 on PS2, shame he disgraced himself. I always suspected he was a wrong'un, mind...
If you think this is bad, just be thankful Taz Express was never released that side of the Pond. This is a masterpiece in comparison 😖
October 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you think this is bad, just be thankful Taz Express was never released that side of the Pond. This is a masterpiece in comparison 😖
The disappointing thing about this one - the Western releases anyway - is the framerate being locked at 30fps. The 🇯🇵 game runs at 60fps. Beyond that I think it's (particularly Saturn) fans regarding the original so highly that nothing could ever come close.
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The disappointing thing about this one - the Western releases anyway - is the framerate being locked at 30fps. The 🇯🇵 game runs at 60fps. Beyond that I think it's (particularly Saturn) fans regarding the original so highly that nothing could ever come close.
Carrier is a not too shabby Resident Evil clone with some unique features. Bought it from Game in 2001/2 in a 4 for £10 bargain bin deal. Wouldn't say it's worth the money it commands nowadays 😧
October 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Carrier is a not too shabby Resident Evil clone with some unique features. Bought it from Game in 2001/2 in a 4 for £10 bargain bin deal. Wouldn't say it's worth the money it commands nowadays 😧
I like it too but SoR2 was always going to be a hard act to follow. Any follow-up to one of the all-time greats seems to suffer for it. Zelda Majora's Mask and Medal of Honor Rising Sun are other examples that spring to mind.
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I like it too but SoR2 was always going to be a hard act to follow. Any follow-up to one of the all-time greats seems to suffer for it. Zelda Majora's Mask and Medal of Honor Rising Sun are other examples that spring to mind.
Credits rolled on game 25 of 2025, Limbo.
It's a decent enough little puzzle-platformer but I'm struggling to see what's so special about it. Yet another game raved about by the community that I've found... better than average, at best. Worth a go for less than £2.
It's a decent enough little puzzle-platformer but I'm struggling to see what's so special about it. Yet another game raved about by the community that I've found... better than average, at best. Worth a go for less than £2.
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Credits rolled on game 25 of 2025, Limbo.
It's a decent enough little puzzle-platformer but I'm struggling to see what's so special about it. Yet another game raved about by the community that I've found... better than average, at best. Worth a go for less than £2.
It's a decent enough little puzzle-platformer but I'm struggling to see what's so special about it. Yet another game raved about by the community that I've found... better than average, at best. Worth a go for less than £2.