Monthly archives: August, 2022

Pickups: 055 – Game Boy Advance Games

Sonic Advance – Nintendo Game Boy Advance Sonic the Hedgehog has arrived for his first ever adventure on a Nintendo console. Sonic Advance combines elements from the original Sonic series on Sega’s Genesis, as well as from the Dreamcast Sonic Adventure series.Choose from Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, or Amy and take them through level after level…


Pickups: 054 – Birthday goodies

So it was recently my birthday, not the big one…….yet, but I got some fantastic gifts so lets dive in shall we? Barratt’s Sonic the Hedgehog Candy Stick Cards Released in 1991, these cards came from packets of candy sticks. There were 48 card in total, featuring screenshots of popular Mega Drive games along with…


Pickups: 053 – Streetshouseofsplatterrage 3

Recently I had the opportunity to buy these 2 games, now while normally I don’t like the idea of having fake games in my collection, I just couldn’t pass these up. I would like to own the original games in the future but for now I’ll stick with these for now. Splatterhouse 3 – Sega…


Pickups: 052 – Cashies Loot

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped – Sony Playstation The third title in Sony’s popular Crash Bandicoot series, Crash Bandicoot 3 is the first to feature Coco as a playable character, and uses the “tunnel” 3D popularized in the earlier Crash games.As in Crash Bandicoot 2 you have to collect 25 crystals that are scattered across time…


Pickups: 051 – August Gaming Box

Well the missus has done it again, this month’s box is another fantastic one. She has missed her calling as a personal shopper. Streets Of Rage Fleece Blanket I love this. It’s really good quality and very soft. It is just a shame I cant have this on our bed, but I may pin it…


Pickups: 050 – Alien Storm – Sega Master System

The aliens are invading Earth, and it’s up to the “Alien Busters” to wipe them out and destroy their creator. The Busters consist of Karla, Gordon, and Scooter. Each one of them has their own weapons and special attacks.When you start the game, you can select any one of these characters to play as. There…


Trip to Blackpool Arcade Club


Pickups: 049

Nintendoland – Nintendo WiiU Nintendo Land is a collection of mini-games designed to showcase various features of the Wii U GamePad. Set inside a virtual theme park of the game’s namesake, each of the twelve games, referred to as “attractions” is inspired by a classic Nintendo franchise.The games are split into three categories: 3 co-op,…


Pickups: 048 – Ikea Frekvens Speaker

Ikea Frekvens Portable Bluetooth Speaker The Frekvens collection was a one-time collection between Ikea and Teenage Engineering, a Swedish consumer electronics company. The collection was released in early 2020 and consisted of two Frekvens speakers, a large party speaker and a smaller, more portable speaker. I have the smaller Frekvens portable speaker, which is a…


Pickups: 047 – Lylat Wars – Nintendo 64

Fox McCloud returns to once again rid evil from the Lylat System in this 64-bit remake of the SNES hit. The main aim of the game is to fly your Arwing through many levels of deadly enemies and huge end bosses with three wingmen (Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and Falco Lombardi) following to help you…