Animal Crossing is one of my favorite video game series of all time (second only to Pac-Man), so I love the LEGO sets they have for it.  We’ve talked about them here at GamerDad.com in the past, with a few of the smaller sets and mini-packs.  They’re the only ones I can afford as LEGO […]

Here’s a fact about me.  I’ve never liked math.  If I ever became a super villain, there are two ways you could defeat me.  My only two weaknesses are country music and math.  So when I get a press release claiming a game will make me like math, I’m like, “OK, challenge accepted.”  So here’s […]

In the mythical land of Judanest inhabited by bird people, an owl prince and his band of warriors protect the kingdom.  One day an evil crow named Omega Wing releases all the Tengu and uses a Dark Feather to hypnotize the prince’s troops.  Now it’s up to the owl prince to stop him in this […]

Even though they’re no longer around, game maker Irem made some of the most popular games in the arcades back in the 80s.  Some of these include Moon Patrol and Kung Fu Master, but probably their most famous was the shooter series R-Type.  Consoles back then would often times show off their version of R-Type […]

Back when I was writing game reviews for The Dallas Morning News in the late 90s, I was designated as the resident Pokémon expert.  This was back during the initial boom, so I was writing Pokémon articles left and right.  I’d like to say that Pokémon helped pay my way through college.  But it also […]

Last year I reviewed Soldner X, a 2D horizontally scrolling shooter.  And now here’s the sequel.  It’s available on Switch and PS4, but reviewed on Switch here. Controls are pretty simple.  Just move with the control stick and press the button to fire.  You can select different difficulty levels and play single or two player […]

Bluey is one of the most popular shows streaming right now, and it’s no wonder why.  It may be a preschool show on the surface, but it deals with subject matter that any age can enjoy.  The show is about Blue Heeler dog Bluey, her sister Bingo, and their parents, family, and friends as they […]

The 16-bit Super Nintendo is my favorite game console, and one of my favorite genres on that console were top down action RPGs.  These include obvious ones like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, as well as more obscure ones, like Soul Blazer.  So when I heard about Elementallis, which takes major […]

It may sound like an Internet security program, but CyberBlocker: Complete Edition is actually a game that combines paddle and ball block breaking action like BreakOut or Arkanoid, mixed with 2D shooters with a power-up system similar to Gradius.  And it’s also really fun and one of the best Arkanoid clones I’ve played in decades!  […]

I got some more amiibo figures recently.  This time they are from new Capcom games.  We’ve got three from Monster Hunter Stories 3, and one from Pragmata.  So let’s take a look at them! First let’s check out the Monster Hunter Stories 3 amiibo.  Here they are in the boxes. And here they are out […]

You are Korvald, an old scribe who lives in a Nordic village.  When crusaders come and invade, you are kidnapped and tortured to near death.  But then a demon comes and gives you strength to fight back in this 2D action hack and slash platformer.  It kind of reminds me of a mix between Odin […]

On this episode of the podcast, brother Jeff and I discuss our favorite museums, both in real life and virtual ones in video games!  So please give it a listen! The Pizza Pixel Podcast Episode 27: Favorite Museums In the comments section, let me know what your favorite museums are, both in real life and […]

In this game you play as Nia, a teenager who just moved temporarily to a remote island with her parents.  She’s not too thrilled about being away from civilization, but after accidentally touching a shrine and falling down a pit, she is tasked with collecting four gears that’ll activate the island, which is actually a […]

This game reminds me a bit of one of my favorite classic puzzlers: Pipe Dream.  Make the water (or lava) flow through all the destinations by rotating pieces of pipe in three biomes: Forest, Volcano, and Winter, with 50 levels in each biome.  Tiny Biomes is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed […]

Hey folks, got some cool news for you.  You might know that I’m a pretty big fan of the Bluey cartoon show.  Well recently I got to guest star on a cartoon podcast about Bluey with some of my friends.  I’m really glad they invited me for this one.  Anyway, it turned out really good […]

The two Tomba games are some of my favorites on the PSOne.  They’re 2.5D platformers that are kind of like a cross between Klonoa and the Wonder Boy games.  You play as a caveboy wild kid with pink hair named Tomba, and you fight these evil pig guys.  I remember when I first saw this […]

Dole is no stranger to video game promotions when it comes to their bananas.  Anyone remember Super Monkey Ball?  The Dole logo was placed all over the game, from the bananas you collect to balloons and blimps in the background.  And now Dole is teaming up with Minecraft for an even weirder promotion!  So let’s […]

A few years ago, I bought a Pokémon Valentine kit that has those little valentines like you would give out in elementary school.  But I didn’t write about them because they were on clearance at Hallmark after Valentine’s Day.  However, I went to Hallmark again recently and they were still selling them, so I figured, […]

I saw these Pokémon themed Goldfish cheese crackers at the grocery store and had to get them. So let’s take a look at them! Here’s a bigger picture of the front of the bag. And here’s the back of the bag. And here’s what they look like inside. You’ve got a Poke Ball, Pikachu, and […]

There’s imitating a game, and then there’s downright ripping off a game.  Which do you think Heroes Battle Awakening is?  This is pretty much just the same game as Plants vs. Zombies, with a new coat of paint.  It now just has a cartoony medieval fantasy theme.  It’s available on all current consoles, but reviewed […]