Pinball has inspired a mania. Surviving countless decades through offering players of varying levels of competency: extraordinary high scores, an intoxicating balance of skill and luck, and relatively low barriers to entry. The classic game is no stranger to elaborate themes and styles, some revamping … Continue reading Groove is in the heart, baby! Part 6: Austin Powers Pinball (2002)
While it seemed hard to top the initial success that was the first Austin Powers, trying to one-up The Spy Who Shagged Me is going to be even more daunting. As the swinging sixties move further away and the disco-tinged 70s taking up the same … Continue reading Groove is in the heart, baby! Part 2: Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Association football is a game that transcends cultures, ages, and other demographics to be a universally beloved staple, but it is not alone. Another property that achieves the same status is the colourful plastic bricks of Lego. Inspiring minds and imaginations for countless generations. In … Continue reading Lego Football Mania (2002)
The decade between the 1970s and the 1990s can be safely classed as iconic. V.H.S. and Walkman’s helped encapsulate the era in an almost mythical quality. But with the fashion and technology being so different from the following years, it can be wild to reminisce. … Continue reading That ’80s Show (2002)
Those of us in modern ‘civilized’ society would like to think that we have moved on from the barbaric blood sports of old. Yet violence remains a part and parcel of our entertainment, contact sports and life-threatening injuries have become commonplace, and corporate monopolisation and … Continue reading Rollerball (2002)
With the new millennium, a sense of danger and expressionism found its way into the purview of modern sports. This rise brought some underground pursuits to the forefront and obscure terms entered the vernacular, it was thanks to simulations of these sports, such as the … Continue reading Treehouse of Simpsons Spinoffs Part 4: The Simpsons Skateboarding (2002)
Five films ago Hellraiser set the horror world alight, with each film being a cinematic success story, With the films going further and further away from the simple premise that made it resonate, a certain reassessment is needed to make sure the franchise is on … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VI: Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker (2002)
The Gulf War, aside from a couple of films, and references in a couple of shows here and there, it’s not a conflict that gets a lot of media attention, let alone video game adaptations. But it can be done. In 2002, Pivotal games and … Continue reading Conflict: Desert Storm (2002)
It’s rare to get a focus on other faiths during the Xmas period, with the focus being on the birth of Jesus on the 25th of December. Pop culture will occasionally recognise the festival of Hanukkah but never give it its own light (no pun … Continue reading Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
The internet, my goodness! You can’t go half a millimetre anywhere without hitting it, it’s inescapable and has become part and parcel of our lives. But there was a time and place when the technology wasn’t so ubiquitous, a time when it was mysterious and … Continue reading Feardotcom (2002)
