Category Archives: What I’m Doing With My Joystick

The only way to survive the horror is to run and scream

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Daniel

When the survival horror genre was going strong in the early 2000s, game companies wanted to find ways to make the experience different. One way was to make “run and scream” games as I like to call them. In an … Continue reading →

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Blasting through the past at the speed of light guns

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Daniel

I was a total light gun game whore back in the early 2000s, but because there were so few horror-themed light gun games, I would also have to resort to crap like Time Crisis and Die Hard, where you go … Continue reading →

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Entering The Ring on Dreamcast

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Daniel

Amazing that The Ring video game was released for the Dreamcast two years before the U.S. remake of Ringu even made it to theaters. That’s why the supernatural threat in this game is Sadako, not Samara. Just like the Ringu … Continue reading →

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Video game nostalgia trip—riding on rails through The House of the Dead remake

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Daniel

The long-running series finally makes the jump to the PS4…several years into the life of the PS5…with a remake of the game that started it all. Yay! It has been so long since I played the original The House of … Continue reading →

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I got Carriered away on Dreamcast

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Daniel

Much like Resident Evil 2, Carrier offers two scenarios, first with a character named Jack then another with a character named Jessifer. The big difference is that you’re on a carrier ship on the seas after a previous search team … Continue reading →

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DREAMCAST DAYS: revisiting survival horror game Blue Stinger

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Daniel

Rather than just rely on the big name in survival horror back then (Resident Evil), Dreamcast scored a handful of exclusive takes on the genre (none of which turned into cherished franchises ). Blue Stinger has familiar elements of survival … Continue reading →

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When a Daymare turns into a nightmare

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Daniel

As far as I understand, Daymare 1998 started as a fan remake of Resident Evil 2, but then the Resident Evil 2 remake happened so no one else could steal Capcom’s thunder. Rather than scrap the project, the developers transformed … Continue reading →

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Two video game adaptations and a serious creature feature

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Daniel

A werewolf comedy, a battle with inner demons, and the Resident Evil reboot. My latest triple feature was a total mix of subgenres, so I can appreciate the variety. But did I appreciate the movies? Let’s find out. WEREWOLVES WITHIN … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new Silent Hill

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Daniel

It may not actually be a Silent Hill game, but Little Hope for PS4 is as close to the feel of that series that I’ve experienced in a while playing a video game. Based on the “choose your own adventure” … Continue reading →

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The House of the Dead game I didn’t know existed

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Daniel

I’m not sure what made my mind stray to this series (okay, it was the lack of stimulation I was getting from one of the boring movies I recently blogged about), but I was shocked to discover that House of … Continue reading →

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