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The Blessing and Bane of Video Game Emulators
Starting Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Wii Virtual Console. (Image: Chuck Lawton) With age comes nostalgia, and having grown up on the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System, there is a certain level of...
View ArticleSkylanders Swap Force Full Level Play Through With Studio Head
Here’s my big 30-minute play through of Skylanders Swap Force. Along the way we use some new characters: Hoot Loop, Magna Loop, Blast Loop, Hoot Charge, Grim Creaper Lightcore, Star Strike Lightcore,...
View ArticleSkylanders Swap Force Wii Support, Rhythm Action Attacks and Character Gender
I finally had some time to edit and review my long interview with the CEOs on Skylanders Swap Force and discovered that some interesting new facts emerged. PS4 and Xbox One Version The next generation...
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First Skylanders Swap Force PS4 Gameplay
Drilla Grilla – Skylanders Swap Force Gamescom opens its doors and with them a rush of wind into the sales of Skylanders Swap Force. Here are my exclusive game-play videos for previously unseen...
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Skylanders Swap Force Review
Skylanders Swap Force With Skylanders Swap Force out today in the US and soon to arrive on other shores, here’s my family first-look review after working through much of the experience with my kids....
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Mom, Dad, Son, Daughter, Friends Play Through Skylanders Swap Force
Let’s Play Swap Force Skylanders is not a cheap game, to offer real value it needs to work on a number of levels. This not only means that both the physical toys and the video game need to be engaging,...
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What’s Inside? Unboxing the Wii Mini
As we head toward the holidays, I can never be sure what manner of weird and/or wonderful products will make their way to my door. Case in point: last week an unexpected parcel arrived from Nintendo of...
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OUYA: A Good Gaming System for Geeks
OUYA Gaming Console I have to admit, when I was first approached to review the OUYA I was pretty skeptical. I had read the reviews like everybody else, that it didn’t offer any games you couldn’t find...
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Wii Fit U Put to the Family Test
Wii Fit U Fad diets, exercise regimes and fitness gadgets are all well and good, but do they really help? I wanted to put Wii Fit U to the test and discover what this new version of Wii Fit had to...
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Wii Fit U Understands Your New Year Blues
Wii Fit U Week 4 As you will have seen on GeekDad recently, we’ve been putting Wii Fit U through its paces with some real life testing. This week we have the fourth installment for you offering some...
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Review: Mario Golf: World Tour
Review: Mario Golf: World Tour (via Lazygamer) I have a weird relationship with Mario sports games. Is videogame golf more or less of an experience when Mario is involved? I say he doesn’t add much to...
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Picking The Optimum Skylanders Trap Team Version
Skylanders Trap Team was announced last week. As far as we could tell the demonstrations were all on PlayStation 4. However we now have screen shots from different platforms, so this HD Trap Team...
View ArticleJust How Much Better Is Mario Kart 8?
In this side-by-side comparison of Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8 Wii U you get a sense of just how far the kart racer has come. Thanks for reading GeekDad. Please consider clicking through to our...
View ArticleDecoding E3 For Families
I’m often asked what this yearly event is that I keep jetting off to, and not just by my kids. To that end I asked a colleague to put together a family guide to E3 along with our expectations about...
View ArticleBuzzer Beak is Next Skylanders Trap Team Villain
With E3 only a day away from opening its doors, I was excited to get an exclusive hands-on with a new Trap Team villain. Buzzer Beak is an Air villain that offers impressive flying and swooping...
View ArticleAnimal Crossing Style Game On iPad
Not got a 3DS or Wii and want to play Animal Crossing. If you are in Canada this game, Castaway Paradise, has you covered (for the rest of us it is coming soon): Thanks for reading GeekDad. Please...
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Wii Sports Club Hits Retail Shelves
Though I talked about its impending digital release last fall (and surely most of our readers remember the massive family appeal of the original Wii release), the recently uprezzed Wii Sports Club has...
View ArticleJust Dance 2015 Includes Sing-Along Let It Go
Perhaps the perfect mix of singing and dancing, we testing Just Dance 2015 on one unsuspecting family. Thanks for reading GeekDad. Please consider clicking through to our site, we'd love to have you...
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‘Splatoon’ Global Testfire: A Lesson in Patience
When we heard that Nintendo was having another Global Testfire of their upcoming game Splatoon on May 23rd, there was a lot of excitement at our house. My husband and eight-year-old daughter had played...
View Article‘Skylanders SuperChargers’ Goes Online
The UK pre-order packaging for Skylanders Superchargers details online modes, first 10 Supercharger duos and Race as Villain expansion packs. If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via...
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