Joystick Generation

Joystick Generation is a Tumblog run by me, an English guy in his late 20's, currently living in Dublin, Ireland.

I have a regular, grown-up day job as well as a side job, both of which are neither to do with video games. Video games are purely a passion and favourite leisure activity (well, second favourite since going to the pub became legal) since the mid-to-late 1980's. Yes, I'm old by Tumblr standards.

My video game experience started with the ZX Spectrum or the Atari 2600 (I can't remember which came first, but hence the 'joystick' in the title) and spanned every generation until the current day (360 owner, but no 'fanboy' bias here).

Expect videos, rants, raves, recommendations, opinions and my failings as a gamer.


Recent Tweets @hoodle84

In two and a half hours, I’ll be in Paris.

For work. Not ‘cray’.

Who am I trying to kid, I want a big ol’ coffee.

To be honest, I couldn’t have cared less about the Tomb Raider reboot previously, but after seeing the trailer (8 months after it was first released), consider me 100% sold.

The visuals…holy mother of God. Yes, it’s a pre-render. But oh so pretty nonetheless.

herochan:

Thundercats 

Inks:  Dexter Vines

Flats:  Ludwig Olimba

Colors:  Ivanna Matilla

Ah, childhood nostalgia is flying back!

(via gamefreaksnz)

masseffectheadcanons:

“Hanar make great DJs.”

Submitted by susuwatari42.

I’m playing through Mass Effect 2 one last time, in it’s entirety, including all add-ons (Overlord, Lair Of The Shadow Broker etc), before Mass Effect 3 is released in Europe on March 9th.

Damn, I love this video game series.

528 plays [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Jack Wall & various other composers,
Mass Effect 2

videogameosts:

Mass Effect 2 / Suicide Mission

Never forget the first time I heard this playing the final mission - heart pounding, palms sweaty, first time a video game had me like that.

gamefreaksnz:

I Am Alive: latest trailer is all about survival

Ubisoft has revealed the latest trailer for their post-apocalyptic themed survival game, I Am Alive.

This looks like it could be worth the 1,200 MS points.

Name the song and which video game it was used in…go!

Buy these consoles:

Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Dreamcast
Game Boy Advance
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

As well as the Top 25 games for each console…

Like stamp collecting. But even nerdier.