GRAMEPA’S GAMING GANDER — ISSUE #019
THE GAMES THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING… AND THE MOMENTS WE REMEMBER
Some games are just games.
Others arrive and suddenly everyone is asking:
“How the hell did they do THAT?”
From the moment games started breaking new ground to the little moments that stick in our heads for years, this issue is about the games that changed what we thought gaming could be — and the memories we made while playing them.
Inside Issue #019:
TOP STORY — THE GAMES THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Super Mario 64 turns 30, and it’s a perfect excuse to look at the games that didn’t simply entertain us — they changed gaming itself.
GAMING NEWS — THE AUTUMN GAMING TSUNAMI
September has been throwing games at us like there’s no tomorrow. And with GTA VI getting closer, the backlog isn’t exactly going to get any smaller.
GAMING ODDITY — WHEN GAMES DID SOMETHING WEIRD
Fishing. Cooking. Housing. Dancing. Goat simulation. Somehow, these things became part of gaming.
COMMUNITY GANDER — THE GAMES WE ALL PLAYED
Before Twitch, YouTube and Discord, there were the games that seemed to be everywhere. Different generations, different games, same excitement.
WALLET WATCH — YOUR BACKLOG IS NOT A TO-DO LIST
You don’t have to finish everything you own.
You don’t even have to play everything you bought.
And buying another game when you’ve already got 47 waiting…
Well, that’s between you and your bank account.
WORTH A GANDER — ANOTHER CRAB’S TREASURE
A colourful little adventure about a hermit crab on a mission to get his shell back. Surprisingly deep, wonderfully strange and very different from the usual gaming fare.
GRAMEPA’S CORNER — AZEROTH ADVENTURES
THE STORY CONTINUES…
This week, I finally managed to complete the escort quest for the robotic chicken OOX-17/TN.
Yes.
A robotic chicken.
And after what seemed like an unreasonable amount of time, the bloody thing actually survived.
Small victories in Azeroth.
GRAMEPA’S LOS SANTOS STORY — WHY DOES LOS SANTOS FEEL SO REAL?
We’re taking another look at GTA V’s world — the people, the traffic, the businesses, the adverts, the ridiculousness and the surprisingly believable world underneath all the chaos.
ARCADE FILES — THE GAMES THAT FILLED THE ARCADE
Which machines caused queues?
Which ones made money?
Which ones surprised us?
And which ones looked fantastic but nobody actually played?
Gramepa was on the other side of the cabinet, so this one comes with a few memories from the arcade floor.
GRAMEPA IS CURRENTLY PLAYING
World of Warcraft Classic
Grand Theft Auto V
GRAMEPA SAYS…
“The best game ever made is the one YOU had the most fun playing.”
GAMING MOMENT — THAT FIRST WOW MOMENT
That moment when you load a game you’ve never played and suddenly realise:
“Oh… games can DO this now?”
XP TIP — PLAY SOMETHING OLDER THAN YOU ARE
Pick a game from before you started gaming and see what all the fuss was about.
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED — I WAS THERE
+500 XP
GANDER CHALLENGE — PLAY A GAME THAT CHANGED GAMING
Pick one. Play it. Then decide whether you can understand why it mattered.
DUCK OF THE WEEK
“Wait… I can walk BEHIND the camera now?”
COMMUNITY POLL — WHICH GAME CHANGED GAMING FOR YOU?
Super Mario 64?
Doom?
GTA III?
World of Warcraft?
Minecraft?
Or something completely different?
Now it’s your turn.
What game changed gaming for YOU?
And perhaps more importantly…
What game gave you one of those moments you’ll never forget?
100% Human Curiosity. Assisted by Artificial Intelligence.
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