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When I do one of my podcasts with my brothers, I try to think of a topic that we can both talk about enthusiastically.  My brother Ben, who is the oldest of my younger brothers on my dad’s side, he’s really into music.  I’m into music more than what you might think I am, too, I just don’t talk about it as much.  So I thought a topic we could both talk about together is our favorite video game music composers.  I hope you all get to listen to this one and maybe even learn a thing or two!

Hey folks, guess what?  My birthday is coming up! (Sept. 15)  So let’s have a pretend birthday party right here on my blog!  It may be my birthday, but the presents are for you!  I’ve got you all some game reviews I’ve recently written over at GamerDad.com.  Just what you always wanted, right?  Anyway, please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a ‘like’ or comment or two.  I’d really appreciate it.  And since it’s my birthday, let’s do what I always do and have you folks write in pretend presents for me in the comments section.  It can be anything you want to give, it’s the thought that counts…literally!  It’s just always fun to see what you folks come up with!

Games Beaten

Donkey Kong made me a fan of Nintendo very early on. To this day, DK is my favorite arcade game of all time. I loved it for being one of the most colorful, expressive games out there. It was probably as close as you could get in the early 80s to having a playable cartoon show. So naturally, when more Nintendo games started showing up at the arcade, my young self was excited. And if any game could tear me away from DK, it was Mario Bros. 

Today the flooding shut down work so I played. I caught up with my general and Game Pass rewards quests, bought a new game, and dove back into Minecraft for a bit. 

The third episode of my podcast is up!  This time brother Jeff and I talk about our top five favorite handheld game consoles.  And we also talk A LOT about Pokémon!  So click on the link to find out where to listen and more!

I'm really trying to play more stuff but Minecraft has my soul at the moment. Mark and I are just playing it like there was no other game in the world. What can I do? It's endlessly interesting. However, I did squeeze in one other game this weekend. 

Hey folks!  Got another batch of game reviews I’ve written recently over at GamerDad.com!  Please click on the links and read as many as you can and maybe post a ‘like’ or comment or two.  I’d appreciate it.  OK, let’s begin!

When I was a kid in the pre-NES days, vertical shooters were a large part of my gaming diet, as they were a huge part of the gaming landscape. Since my family had home computers, I played clones more than I did the arcade originals or their official home versions on consoles like the 2600. These games generally fell into one of three major categories: Space Invaders clones, Galaxian clones, and Centipede clones. In this blog I will talk about the games that spawned the third type of shooter - Centipede and Millipede.