family gaming

What I’m Playing – Knack

Knack is underrated. Knack is NOT an amazing game. Some of the criticism it has received about its simplistic and repetitive combat is warranted (if not over-emphasized). Despite its flaws, Knack holds up as a solid action-adventure title.  Visuals From the opening scene, it’s evident that this game couldn’t run on a last-gen system. It looks …

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We Still Use Our Wii

Wii will never die I came home from work to a surprisingly quiet house. I usually open the door to a cacophony of noises. It’s a glorious combination of celebration and fights to the death. What was wrong today? Why were my children so quiet? I look at the TV and see that my 8-yr-old …

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The Journey of This Gamer Dad

It began with a little triangle shooting dots at flying circles. It was 1987, I was bouncing off the walls with excitement. It was Christmas morning, and I FINALLY had my 5-yr-old hands on a piece of tech that I was sure would change my life forever… The Etch-a-Sketch Animator. This little beauty took all the …

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