That was the year it was: 2018

And so another year comes to an end. And with the end of the year, Game Tumor goes into hibernation and I am liberated from the pressures of coming up with more posts for this corner of cyberspace (at least until next year....).

So what has 2018 has to show for itself? Well I had the pleasure of casting more games from my Hall of Shame: Homeworld and God of Thunder were both beaten at long last, Trails in the Sky SC was finally concluded and Oxenfree turned out a massive delight; I finally entered the current console generation with the purchase of an Xbox One; mini retro consoles are proving to be a huge success; and Blizzard has made a major mistep that has thrown the internet into all sorts of chaos.

But whatever.
You may have noticed that this post marks the 900th post to this blog. Yeah, I can hardly believe it myself. So after nine years and 900 posts this blog is still going.
It just refuses to die!
One would think that I would eventually run out of things to say (especially considering that I'm shooting out fewer posts annually than previously) but apparently not. One would think that, seeing as this blog has lasted longer than the usual internet time span, that it's time has well and truly gone but no. I suppose as the wonderful world of gaming keeps trucking on, i will have things to say. And as long as I keep having games left unplayed, this blog will keep on going.

So here's the future and I hope to speak you all again when the curtain rises on 2019.

This was a triumph

Here's something that caught me completely by surprise. Someone redid Portal as a C64 game!:

Original video located here. Accessed 9th November 2018

I tend to view demakes with a conflicting eye: On one hand it's impressive that someone went to so much trouble but on the other hand I am left wondering what the point of it all was.

But who am I kidding? This is nothing short of impressive. It's astonishing that someone managed to get something of this quality out of an ancient hardware. Okay sure the ratio of time spent in the rooms to the time spent listening to GlaDOS' dialogue is off but I still take my aht off to the man who came up with this.

A small addition

It would seem that this whole 'mini-retro-console' sensation is one that can't be under-estimated. Never mind the huge sales, it would seem that someone was busted for hacking into a Mini-SNES and added some more games to it.

Clearly the line up of games that came with it wasn't strong enough.

I suppose in this day and age it shouldn't come as a surprise that someone manged to hack a mini console (although I personally have never heard of anyone hacking a console that wasn't a Dreamcast) but I am surprised that someone felt that the games offered on the console mini needed some improvements (if any).

Caving into the Dutch

So this is Dutch in his Red Dead Redemption 2 incarnation:

Original image located here. Accessed 14th November 2018

Funny thing, the first time i saw this artwork I couldn't help but think he had some sort of Nick Cave vibe going....

World's Greatest Detective

So this is a thing apparently:

Original video located here. Accessed 16th November 2018

Ermmm................what?
I myself have no attachment to Pokemon but this is still perplexing to say the least.  I suppose the crazy success of the Dead Pool movies has given Ryan Reynolds a free reign to do whatever he wants but it is odd to see Nintendo use one of their recognizable brands in such a manner.

Still, we can only wait and see....

R.I.P. Stan Lee

R.I.P. Stan Lee

Colder than the coldest Blizzard was cold

I think it's fair to say that this moment  is well and truly on it's way to gaming infamy:

Original video located here. Accessed 12th November 2018

Who would've guessed that silence could be so deafening?
Still, it is rare to see a big name, let alone Blizzard, make such a misstep. So it would be interesting to see how they will recover.