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.
Sonic the Hedgehog Fruit Snacks
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Posted on August 26th, 2022 by
Hey everyone! Guess what I found at the grocery store the other day? Sonic the Hedgehog fruit snacks. Now the speedy blue blur can grace your kids’ lunchboxes this school year! I got a press release a few months ago saying that they were going to come out with Sonic fruit snacks plus a Sonic cereal. So I guess the fruit snacks finally came out. I haven’t seen the cereal yet but if I do, you’ll know I’ll buy it and definitely write about it! You’d think they would’ve had this kind of Sonic foodstuffs before now, but they haven’t. So let’s take a quick look at the fruit snacks!
Lost In Play (Switch, PC)
Posted on August 24th, 2022 by
A brother and sister are playing together and living out their fantasies as they play pretend to make their way back home. You’ll seamlessly switch between fantasy and reality in this point and click style adventure that uses no words. It actually reminds me of a game I reviewed a little over a year ago called Fire: Ungh’s Quest. Lost in Play is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Arsonist Heaven (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S)
Posted on August 22nd, 2022 by
You are a dude in a fire retardant hazmat suit and you must go around burning up all the monsters in a level. Armed with a flamethrower and a jetpack, you’ll tromp around 2-D scrolling stages with retro pixel graphics. Arsonist Heaven is available on all current consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak amiibo
Posted on August 19th, 2022 by
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak is an expansion to Capcom’s popular Monster Hunter Rise game. I hear it’s a pretty big addition, too. So much so that it got three new amiibo figures! I had to import these, as I never saw where I could get them in the US. Actually I think Capcom USA had a special edition of the game that came with one of the amiibo figures (the dragon), but I wasn’t about to pay hundreds of dollars for that plus a game I’d never play. But luckily, importing these wasn’t very costly at all! I was surprised. So let’s take a look at them!
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium: Part 2 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on August 17th, 2022 by
There are so many games on Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium that I had to split my review into two parts! So here we’ll look at the rest of the games on this collection, as well as my general overall impressions and Kid Factor! Let’s keep going!
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium: Part 1 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on August 15th, 2022 by
It’s Capcom week here at GamerDad.com! Capcom is one of my top favorite video game companies. In fact, I think they’re my number three pick, right under Namco and Nintendo. Part of the reason why I enjoy Capcom so much is all their memorable arcade games, since I grew up during the 80s and 90s when arcades were at their prime. So I was really happy to be able to review Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, another collection of Capcom’s various arcade hits over the years (I wish I could’ve reviewed the first one, but oh well). There are so many games on this collection that I had to split this review into TWO parts! Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium is available for most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. Let’s first take a look at the games!
LEGO Super Mario Starter Set
Posted on August 12th, 2022 by
When I was a kid back in the early 80s, I loved going to arcades. But I didn’t always have easy access to them or the games. I might be able to see or play a game at a gas station or in front of a grocery store, but going to an actual arcade was a rare treat. So sometimes when I was at home, I’d play ‘pretend’ arcade games. One time I got a bunch of my dad’s dot matrix printer paper and spread it out from the front door to the back door. On one side of the paper I drew a Xevious map, and on the other side I drew a Zaxxon map. Then I got out my toy spaceships and played ‘pretend’ Xevious and Zaxxon with them. Of course I got in a little bit of trouble for using so much of my dad’s printer paper! Another time I cut out a paper chef’s hat and pepper shaker and played ‘pretend’ Burgertime around the house! And I think that aspect of pretend play is the main inspiration for the LEGO Super Mario sets. A couple of years ago, LEGO and Nintendo teamed up to make these, and there are tons of sets and expansions for them. I got the LEGO Super Mario Starter Set for Christmas and finally got around to putting it together with my brother Jeff, so let’s take a look at it!
Avenging Spirit (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S)
Posted on August 10th, 2022 by
Avenging Spirit was a 1991 arcade title by the now defunct Jaleco. Jaleco made mostly average games. I think their biggest claim to fame was the Bases Loaded series on the NES. Anyway, I had never heard of Avenging Spirit until the Game Boy version was brought to the Nintendo 3DS eShop around ten years ago! In the game, you are a ghost and can possess people, and then you can control them and have use to their various attacks and moves as you tromp through half a dozen 2-D side scrolling platform levels. This port of the arcade version is available on all current game consoles, but reviewed on Switch here.
Rayland (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on August 8th, 2022 by
Use angled mirrors to reflect a laser so that it hits a crystal in Rayland. You’ve seen puzzles like this before in other games like Zelda dungeons and such. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Pizza Pixel Podcast Episode 9: Top Five Favorite Sports Games
Posted on August 5th, 2022 by
On this episode of the Pizza Pixel Podcast, my brother Jeff returns and we talk about our favorite sports video games. Neither of us are really into sports, but we do have our favorite sports video games here and there. There’s some unusual picks, so it should be an interesting discussion to listen to! So please check it out with the link provided below!
