Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Cary’s Best Games of the Year 2015 Awards Show!
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Posted on January 8th, 2016 by
Can you believe that 2015 is already over? What I like to do around this time is write about the best games of the past year. Keep in mind that no outside opinions went into the making of this list. It’s just my own picks. And if a game is missing from my list, it either didn’t appeal to me as much, or I just simply haven’t played it yet. Can’t play all the games out there, you know! Plus I do apologize if this list leans toward the Nintendo side. I don’t have an Xbox One or PS4 yet, so you’ll just have to deal with it. So with that out of the way, welcome to my Best Games of 2015 Awards Show!
Pokémon Picross (3DS)
Posted on January 6th, 2016 by
There’s a new free-to-play Pokémon puzzle game that you can download on the 3DS, and this one is based on the logic picture puzzler Picross. Use number clues to reveal pictures of Pokémon, and then catch them so they can help you solve future puzzles! Since the game was free to start, I decided to write a little review of it anyway.
Nintendo Badge Arcade (3DS)
Posted on January 4th, 2016 by
Nintendo has a new free-to-play game on the 3DS, and it’s an arcade full of crane games! You can grab badges of various Nintendo characters, and even use them outside the game to decorate your Home Menu. Since it’s free, I decided to download it and write a little review!
Animal Crossing 2016 Calendar
Posted on January 1st, 2016 by
Happy New Year! Usually every year for Christmas, I get a new calendar for the coming year. For the past few years, it’s been a video game related calendar and I’ve usually written about it here. Well this year it’s the same way as I got an Animal Crossing calendar! So I thought I’d share some pictures of it along with a few other things I got for Christmas.
Rodea: The Sky Soldier (Wii U, 3DS)
Posted on December 30th, 2015 by
Emperor Geardo rules a terrestrial land that is having an energy crisis, so he plans to invade the floating islands of Garuda because they have a limitless energy source. Once every 1,000 years, Garuda floats over Emperor Geardo’s land, so he plans to use an artifact called the Time Key to make Garuda stop moving. The princess of Garuda and her humanoid robot bodyguard Rodea snatch the Time Key and split it into two, preventing this from happening. But when Geardo attacks, the princess and Rodea are separated and Rodea falls into a desert and gets buried for 1,000 years! He is discovered by a mechanic on Garuda, but when they return home, a hologram of the Emperor threatens to take over again! Can Rodea protect the floating islands and prevent history from repeating itself? Rodea: The Sky Soldier is available for Wii U and 3DS, but reviewed on Wii U here.
Minecraft Story Mode: Episode 2: Assembly Required (PS3, PS4, 360, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android)
Posted on December 28th, 2015 by
Minecraft is an incredibly popular open-world building adventure game with stylishly blocky graphics. It’s become a bit of a phenomenon since its release a few years back, especially with kids. And now, point and click experts TellTale Games has crafted an adventure based on the Minecraft universe called Minecraft: Story Mode. It is split up into five episodes, like most other TellTale titles, and this is a review of the second episode. It’s available for nearly all current home consoles, PCs, and tablets, but reviewed on PS3 here.
Moco Moco Friends (3DS)
Posted on December 25th, 2015 by
In a magical, pastel-colored land live creatures called Plushkins. They are like stuffed animals that are alive. Wild Plushkins live in dungeons and other outside areas, and can sometimes be dangerous to people, so it’s up to trained witches to tame Plushkins so they can help everyone out. Play as Moco, a young girl witch-in-training and help her to become a Plushkin master in this entry-level dungeon crawler RPG for the Nintendo 3DS.
Family Fishing (3DS)
Posted on December 23rd, 2015 by
Family Fishing is a quick-play, arcade action competitive fishing game from Arc System Works, makers of popular 2-D fighting games like BlazBlue and Guilty Gear (oh man, wouldn’t it be cool to play a fishing game with characters from those series?). Play as a member of a family out on a fishing trip, and in a given time limit, try to catch more and better fish than everyone else. Family Fishing is available to download on 3DS.
Christmas Fall and Winter Movie Roundup!
Posted on December 21st, 2015 by
Usually at the end of summer, I’ll write a blog about the movies I saw during the past few months, as I see a lot of movies during that time. It’s pretty rare for me to see a bunch of movies any other time of the year, but this Fall and Winter I did. So I decided to write a little blog about what I saw, just for fun. I’ll try to keep the spoilers to a minimum, but just in case something slips out, you’ve been warned!
Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Wii U, PS4, Vita, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on December 18th, 2015 by
Originally a short PC project, Octodad is a 3-D action game where you play as an octopus disguised as a human. Somehow along the way he’s been able to get married and have two kids (best not to think too much on that). In the original game, you would try and do household chores while controlling the octopus’ legs and arms separately; which isn’t as easy as it sounds and oftentimes would lead to funny sights. In the new game, Dadliest Catch, not only must you do household chores this way, but you must also take the family to the grocery store as well as an outing to the aquarium, which doesn’t make Octodad too happy to be there. You’ll also have to make sure not to make too many mistakes or draw attention to yourself or you might get caught by one of the aquarium’s many marine biologists (the game claims they “know a fish when they see one”), or a revengeful French chef who is out to get you! Octodad: Dadliest Catch is available to download on most of the current-gen game consoles, but reviewed on Wii U here.
