Three Decades Later, My Mum Is Rediscovering Her Love For Gaming
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My first taste of gaming was in the early 2000s, in the midst of the PlayStation renaissance. The family PSOne was filled with hits like
Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot, MediEvil and
Ape Escape all classic games I cut my teeth on. There was nothing better than settling down to a nice afternoon with my family at the age of 5 or 6 and taking turns tackling each level.
There was a formula we all followed, particularly when it came to
Crash Bandicoot. My brother would take on the adventure levels in
Three Decades Later, My Mum Is Rediscovering Her Love For Gaming
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Image: Crash Bandicoot 4
My first taste of gaming was in the early 2000s, in the midst of the PlayStation renaissance. The family PSOne was filled with hits like
Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot, MediEvil and
Ape Escape all classic games I cut my teeth on. There was nothing better than settling down to a nice afternoon with my family at the age of 5 or 6 and taking turns tackling each level.
There was a formula we all followed, particularly when it came to
Crash Bandicoot. My brother would take on the adventure levels in
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After releasing for the Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch just earlier last week, Activision has finally announced the release date for the PC version of
Revealed at the end of the next-gen release trailer, the beloved platformer will be arriving on PC on March 26. Priced slightly cheaper than the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions (which currently go for $60 USD), the computer version will be available on Activision Blizzard’s Battle.net store for $40 USD, just like the Switch.
The eighth installment of the
Crash Bandicoot franchise, the latest title follows the titular character and his sister Coco as they try to recover the mystical Quantum Masks in order to stop Doctor Nefarious Tropy and Doctor Neo Cortex from taking over the multiverse. Aiding this quest is their former enemy Dingodile, along with an alternate-dimension version of Crash Bandicoot’s old girlfriend Tawna.
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After a 20-year hiatus, Crash is back! Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is a direct sequel to 1998’s Crash Bandicoot: Warped, taking place right where the PlayStation classic left off. Keeping true to its roots, the action-platformer maintains its style, charm, and gameplay while amping up the graphics and feel to modern standards. While Crash’s facelift is fresh and exciting, Crash 4 also perpetuates some of the issues that have plagued the series since the beginning, with inaccurate platforming and irritating difficulty that will frustrate you into ripping up your favorite pair of jorts. Regardless, Toys For Bob has brought forth an authentic rendition of a gaming legend, allowing series fans and newcomers alike to experience the marsupial madness that tried to take down Nintendo’s platforming juggernaut.