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.
RAW: Realms of Ancient War (360, PS3, PC)
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Posted on September 26th, 2012 by
In a land torn by warring humans, elves, and dwarves, the four kings of the north, south, east, and west assemble together for a truce. But at the meeting spot, the rulers unleash an unspeakable evil, so now it’s up to three warriors to bring peace to the land. RAW is a hack and slash, action RPG where you can play as three different kinds of fighters in single player or co-op, available for download on 360, PS3, and PC (360 version reviewed here).
We Love the Wii, Part 4: Sports and Fitness
Posted on September 25th, 2012 by
Thanks to Wii Sports being a pack-in game with every initial Wii, sports games became very popular on the console and showed us new ways to play our favorite athletic events with motion controls. There were many Wii Sports imitators: some good, some bad. A couple of years later, Nintendo repeated the same success with Wii Fit, so fitness games became all the rage, too. Again, some were good, some not as much. So in this part of my blog series, we’re going to take a look at the best sports and fitness games on the Wii!
Double Dragon Neon (PS3, 360)
Posted on September 24th, 2012 by
Back in the 80’s, Double Dragon was a huge hit in arcades, and is considered to be the first co-op side scrolling beat ‘em up. Or at least the first one to do it right anyway. The game became insanely popular, and spawned many sequels and ports, a cartoon show, and even a live action movie! Now, Majesco and WayForward have teamed up for a totally bro-dacious Double Dragon remake, dripping with 80’s rad-ness, downloadable for PS3 and 360 (PS3 version reviewed here).
We Love the Wii, Part 3: Virtual Console and WiiWare
Posted on September 23rd, 2012 by
One of the things that got me excited for the Wii initially was the fact that you could download and play classic games from other consoles on it. When I was at E3 in 2006, I was just as excited to play Bonk’s Adventure on the Wii just as much as Wii Tennis! With the Wii Virtual Console, you can play games from consoles like the NES, SNES, N64, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, Genesis, Neo-Geo, even TG-16! And due to the popularity of original Xbox LIVE and PSN games, later on the Wii let you download original games as well with their WiiWare service. So in this part of my blog series, we’ll look at some of my favorite Virtual Console and WiiWare games.
We Love the Wii, Part 2: Game Collections
Posted on September 22nd, 2012 by
One of my favorite video game genres are collections of old arcade games or other retro compilations. So I decided to make a whole blog about my preferred ones for the Wii in Part 2 of my blog series on my favorite Wii games. I know these kinds of games don’t use the Wii’s motion control strengths, and some of these can be found on other consoles as well. But I enjoyed them most on the Wii so they go here anyway.
Retro Pocket (DSiWare)
Posted on September 21st, 2012 by
If you enjoyed the old LCD handhelds or digital watch games like Nintendo’s Game & Watch or Tiger Electronic’s offerings, then you might want to take a look at Retro Pocket. It’s a collection of eight retro-styled original LCD themed games. The compilation is available to download for the Nintendo DSi and 3DS.
We Love the Wii, Part 1: Intro and Fighters
Posted on September 20th, 2012 by
With the release of Kirby’s Dream Collection out of the way, I feel that I’ve probably played the last great Wii game. Oh sure, they’ll be a few good stragglers here and there, like Epic Mickey 2, but I’ll probably end up playing that one on the 360 or PS3. So when a new console comes out (like the Wii U), and I know that there aren’t any more significant releases on the old console (like the Wii), I like to make a blog featuring and honoring all my favorite games on the previous console. There were so many fun games on the Wii, though, that I decided to make this blog a multipart feature consisting of several short blogs, one every couple of days or so.
Joe Danger 2: The Movie (PS3, 360)
Posted on September 19th, 2012 by
Video gaming’s most courageous stuntman is back! Now Joe Danger is braving obstacle-laden courses to make action-filled movie parody scenes, spoofing Indiana Jones, James Bond, Jurassic Park, and more! And is it just me, or does Joe Danger remind anyone else of Super Dave? Does anyone else know who Super Dave is, or am I just aging myself again? (360 downloadable game reviewed here)
The Games of the 20th Anniversary Kirby’s Dream Collection (Wii)
Posted on September 17th, 2012 by
It’s Kirby’s 20th Anniversary! In honor of the event, in this blog we’re going to look at all the cool things and games you get with the 20th Anniversary Kirby’s Dream Collection for Wii! It’s a fantastic collection that no Kirby fan will want to be without!
My Birthday Cake 2012
Posted on September 15th, 2012 by
Today, September 15, is my birthday, so during work on Friday, a co-worker brought in a birthday cake she made. Since it is video game related, I thought I’d share with you all some pictures of it. It’s a pretty neat cake!
