XP comes with age
The schedule for our 50-day challenge for GameBlast20 made use of a theme for each day of the week. For example, Indie Mondays gave us as chance to play some … Continue Reading <em>Herdy Gerdy</em>: my little gaming secret
It’s time for some sentimentality and yearning for a return to past periods in my gaming history, with some particular titles that evoke the feeling of nostalgia for me. This … Continue Reading A trip down nostalgia lane
When I was a teenager in the mid-1990s, I used to visit the London Trocadero on weekends. At the time it was home to a SegaWorld amusement arcade that included … Continue Reading Namco Funscape London: a round-up
Although spring is now on the horizon, we’re unfortunately still in that time of year where bugs are lurking everywhere. There are people sniffing on the train during the commute … Continue Reading Under the weather: gaming when you’re ill
Adventures: video games full of amazing stories, colourful characters and challenging puzzles (not to mention dialogue trees and pixel-hunting). The genre may have its flaws but it has also been … Continue Reading Adventures: not even their final form
Gaming. We love it because of those moments it gives us. The unexpected that can make you smile, curse, gasp or scream. There’s no other medium like it and why, … Continue Reading Great gaming moments
The Twelve Days of Christmas is one of those tunes you either love or hate, but you can’t deny that receiving 364 gifts in less than two weeks is impressive. … Continue Reading On the first day of Blogmas
While thumbing my way through the news feed on my mobile during my commute one morning (which I’ve since stopped doing because I’m sick of reading about Fallout 76 and … Continue Reading Video games: stuck on repeat
December’s Question of the Month is brought to you by Daniel from Home Button: action-adventure fan, Nintendo aficionado and photo-mode lover. To find out more about him and his site, … Continue Reading Who needs Santa (a <em>QotM</em> answer)
Towards the end of the evening while volunteering for SpecialEffect at the Twitch LDN meetup recently, I got into a conversation with a couple of others about GAME. This shop … Continue Reading When the GAME’s no longer fun
October’s Question of the Month is brought to you by Ian from A Geeky Gal: long-time blogger, video game player, anime watcher and all round lovely lady. To find out … Continue Reading <em>Shivers</em> down your spine (a <em>QotM</em> answer)
I became a backer for the Myst 25th Anniversary Collection in May after hearing that Cyan had decided to complete a ‘never-been-done’ before historical anthology of the series. Although you’d … Continue Reading <em>Myst</em>: one of the best video game beginnings
As I’m sure many regular Later Levels visitors are aware, The Secret of Monkey Island had a huge impact on me as a child. This was the game which taught … Continue Reading Personally-defining games: on their way out?
In my post last month, I mentioned how I’d managed to find a copy of the first Simon the Sorcerer PC game at the London Gaming Market recently. A photograph … Continue Reading 2D to 3D: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
In a post in early April, Brandon from That Green Dude asked the WordPress community whether they considered the seventh generation of consoles to be retro now. This was a … Continue Reading Retro consoles: an age experiment conclusion
Ever since playing The Secret of Monkey Island as a kid and realising that stories can come alive through pixels, I’ve loved adventure games in all their forms. There’s nothing … Continue Reading Classic adventures (which aren’t <em>Monkey Island</em>)
