Summer Fun With Nintendo and Yogurtland!
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Posted on July 27th, 2016 by
Yogurtland is a chain of frozen yogurt stores, and now they’ve partnered with Nintendo for some summer fun. From now until the end of August, you can go to participating Yogurtland locations to get flavors based on popular Mario characters! They decorated their stores and everything, so I took some pictures so you all can see what they did!
PS Vita, We Hardly Knew Ya!
Posted on July 15th, 2016 by
For the longest time, I didn’t own Sony’s newest handheld, the PS Vita. Which may seem strange at first, because I loved the PSP, Sony prior handheld. In fact, other than the Neo Geo Pocket Color, the PSP was the only other handheld I bought that wasn’t made by Nintendo! There were lots of PSP games I loved to play: Loco Roco and its sequel, Ys Seven, Half-Minute Hero, Gurumin, Mega Man Powered Up, and many more. But the Vita just didn’t have as many games that I wanted to play, or at least not enough to warrant purchasing one. But after a few years they’ve built up enough games that interest me, and since I couldn’t think of anything to ask my family to get me for Christmas, I just threw a Vita on my list and to my surprise I got one late last year as a present! So here’s my impressions on the Vita and some games I got for it (probably a little too late, but hey, better later than never).
Unplugged: TANKS – a beginner’s miniatures wargame
Posted on July 14th, 2016 by
TANKS: Panther vs Sherman Starter Box
Designers: Andrew Haught, Chris Townley, Phil Yates
Publisher: Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players: 2
Ages: 8ish
Time: 30 minutes
TANKS is a new, lightweight system of miniatures from Gale Force Nine, focusing on (surprise) the tank battles of World War II. The idea is to have a fast-playing miniatures wargame to serve as an introduction to the hobby. This is the first wargame by Gale Force Nine, who produce a prodigious amount of pre-painted battle terrain, presumably usable in TANKS games as well as the more complex Flames of War game owned by GF9’s parent company, Battlefront Miniatures.
Unplugged: Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters (Boardgame)
Posted on July 12th, 2016 by
In the past decade, the idea of cooperative boardgames, where everyone wins or loses as a team, has blossomed. As dad of young boys, I enjoy playing games together where we can all be on the same side. In Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters!, players move through a haunted mansion to collect all the Treasure Jewels and escape the house before it is overtaken with ghosts. It is that rarely-seen gem of a game that can be enjoyed by kids or adults.
Cary’s Best Games of 2016 SO FAR Awards Show!
Posted on July 8th, 2016 by
Can you believe this year is already half over? What I like to do this time of year is write about the best games of the year so far. Everyone is all excited over recent E3 announcements, and most of the really good titles come out during the Christmas season at the tail end of the year, and the games that come out earlier tend to be forgotten. So this is where those games get their due.
Kirby Amiibo!
Posted on July 6th, 2016 by
I’ve got another batch of amiibo figures to show off, and these are based on the Kirby series! I like Kirby games even better than Mario ones, so I was pretty excited for these. Let’s check them out!
Skylanders Superchargers (and PowerPuff Girls) Toys in McDonald’s Happy Meals
Posted on June 21st, 2016 by
This month, Skylanders Superchargers (and PowerPuff Girls) toys are in McDonald’s Happy Meals. Since Skylanders is a pretty big deal here at GamerDad, I figured I’d post a bit about it. Click for more pictures and info!
E3 2016 Notes
Posted on June 20th, 2016 by
Well another E3 has come and gone, and this was the first year in a long time that I wasn’t quite as interested in it as I usually am. But there was still enough stuff that I could write a blog about, so here it is!
Cary’s Favorite Mech Games
Posted on June 17th, 2016 by
A new Kirby game was released on 3DS recently, called Kirby: Planet Robobot. In this game, Kirby can pilot a robot mech to smash enemies and solve puzzles. So that got me to thinking about other mech games that I like, so here’s a blog about them!
Mega Yarn Yoshi Amiibo!
Posted on June 1st, 2016 by
I FINALLY GOT IT! The one amiibo that was missing from my collection is finally in my possession. It’s a large version of the Yarn Yoshi amiibo. Click here for pics and stuff.
