Tomba Special Edition (Switch)
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Posted on February 11th, 2026 by
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 game at the very first E3 I ever went to and someone dressed as Tomba gave me a demo disc. I got to review both games in the series when I worked at The Dallas Morning News, too! Did you know that one of the guys who helped make the Tomba games also used to work for Capcom and helped make some of the early Ghosts N Goblins and Mega Man games there? A year or so ago they re-released this game on Switch and even made a special edition of it. I normally don’t spend that kind of money on these things, but sometimes I splurge and I got it. I’ve had it for a while and decided I would show it off when I didn’t have many games to review. Well we’ve gotten to that point so here it is!
Pokémon Valentines
Posted on February 6th, 2026 by
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, what the heck and decided to write about them anyway. So let’s take a look at them!
Cary is Looking Forward in 2026
Posted on January 23rd, 2026 by
Around this time, I like to make a list of games I’m looking forward to in the coming year. Of course, this won’t be a complete list, as there will surely be titles announced throughout the year that we don’t know about yet. Especially with the new Switch 2 console being out and all. Heck, this time last year we didn’t even know when the Switch 2 would be coming out! But these are the ones I know about so far that I want to try. So let’s begin!
Cary’s Best Games of 2025 Awards Show!
Posted on January 16th, 2026 by
It’s time for my “Best Video Games of 2025 Awards Show!” Keep in mind that this is my list only and no other outside opinions contributed. And if a game isn’t on this list, it either just didn’t appeal to me as much or I haven’t had a chance to play it yet. Ok with that out of the way, let’s begin!
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond amiibo
Posted on January 9th, 2026 by
After almost a decade, Metroid Prime 4 Beyond was finally recently released. And of course they have amiibo figures and I got them so let’s take a look!
Kirby at Kura Sushi
Posted on January 2nd, 2026 by
Did you know that in Japan, they have café restaurants with a Kirby theme? You can get Kirby themed food, get Kirby souvenirs at the gift shop, and even the music in the background is remixed music from the game! I would totally go to one of those if I ever went to Japan, but I don’t think I could afford to go there in the foreseeable future. So it’s lucky that Kura Sushi is doing a promotion as of this writing with Kirby! Kura Sushi is a chain of conveyor belt sushi restaurants. When you go there, if you eat enough sushi plates, you can get little prizes! Most of the time, the prizes are anime related, so I’m usually not interested in that. But a few years ago, they had Pac-Man prizes so you know I had to go to that and I even wrote an article about it here. A little while later they had Tetris prizes, but I didn’t like any of those so I didn’t go then. But a couple of years later they did have Pikmin prizes so I wrote an article about that, too. So now let’s take a look at the Kirby stuff they have this time. The promotion lasts until the end of January, so depending on when you read this, you might be able to check it out yourself, too!
Sonic the Hedgehog Toys in Burger King Kids Meals
Posted on December 26th, 2025 by
Back in November, Burger King was doing Sonic the Hedgehog toys in their kids meals. They’re not doing it now, as of this writing it’s now SpongeBob. But I managed to snag a few of the Sonic toys in November so I thought I’d show them to you.
Kirby Air Riders amiibo: Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee
Posted on December 19th, 2025 by
Kirby Air Riders was recently released, and of course I got it. I’m a big fan of the first game on the GameCube (and Kirby in general) and this was really the game that sold me on the Switch 2. And of course they have amiibo figures to go along with it. The first batch of them is Kirby on a Warp Star and Bandana Waddle Dee on a Wing Star. The cool thing is that you can swap them out of their rides and onto the other, kind of like Skylanders: Swap Force. So let’s take a look at them!
My Brother and Nephew’s Second YouTube Video!
Posted on December 12th, 2025 by
Earlier this year, my brother and his stepson made a ‘Let’s Play’ YouTube channel and their first video was playing Party Animals. Now they have a second video up where they play Fall Guys! So I thought I’d share it with you here.
Unplugged: GamerDad Holiday Guide 2025
Posted on December 11th, 2025 by
Happy Holidays! After two decades of a GamerDad Unplugged Holiday Guide I think it’s finally time to say boardgaming has officially gone mainstream. There’s no better time to get (or get your friends and family) into the hobby than an extended holiday break. There are boardgames out there to meet up with almost any taste. Boardgames are timeless, just as good today as they will be years in the future, so a purchase today will still be serving you well into the future. As we at GamerDad have done for the past 20-odd years, it’s time for an annual rundown of recent boardgames well worth your time. Feel free to delve into some past year’s guides for 2024, 2023, 2022, or older as they’re still great candidates for your consideration. You might not find all these titles at your local mega-mart but many can be found online or in a friendly local game store. Some may argue $70+ boardgames (or more) are expensive, but compare that to video gaming (and where multiple copies are required for multiplayer play) and the economics of boardgaming shows their true value. For each game, I’ve provided the publisher (to help you find it), an approximate MSRP (you can probably find it lower), the number of players, the expected time for one game, and the manufacturer’s recommended ages. These age listings are often set for legal reasons and I would say most could easily be skewed lower for experienced younger gamers.
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