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Geeks Mania Arcade in Madison, Wisconsin Has New and Classic Thrills
Geeks Mania Arcade in Madison Has New & Classic Thrills
February 3, 2026
I just like retro games better than indie games now
Indie Games and Retro Games Are Both Awesome
January 23, 2026
No Man's Sky is the Space Game Everyone Wanted
Why This Seven Year Old Space Game is Awesome
January 19, 2026
2025 Midwest Gaming Classic Late Review and Photo Dump
2025 Midwest Gaming Classic (Late) Review & Photo Dump
January 18, 2026
The Nintendo Wii is Still a Great Option
The Nintendo Wii Is Still Great For Families on a Budget
December 7, 2025
Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum in McLean, Illinois
Visiting Arcadia: America’s Playable Arcade Museum
March 11, 2025
LEGO Batman: The Video Game - All the Cheat Codes (A Bat Guide)
The Bat Guide to Cheat Codes for LEGO Batman: The Videogame
February 25, 2025
What’s the Best Way to Play Stardew Valley? PC vs. Console vs. Mobile?
February 20, 2025
Why Gaming on a CRT TV is Better and Where to Get One
Why Gaming on a CRT TV is Better and Where to Get One
January 14, 2025
Matt and Jay, Retro Heroes of The Purple Stuff Podcast
January 10, 2025
Gar-Type A Gorefield Shmup Review
Gar-Type by Lumpy is a Horrifying Gorefield SHMUP on Itch.IO
January 9, 2025
Positivity as a Gamer Geek and a Real Human - Dave on TV
Positivity as a Gamer Geek and a Real Human
January 7, 2025
LEGO Marvel's Avengers Cheat Codes Guides Featured Image Showing Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, and Iron Man With a Bright Title
Guide to LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Cheat Codes
October 27, 2024
Featured Images for LEGO DC Super Villains, Reads "All the Cheat Codes" and below that "A Villainous Guide"
LEGO DC Super Villains Is A Blast, And It Has Cheat Codes
October 22, 2024
How to Use Cheat Codes in LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 and Years 4-7
LEGO Harry Potter Cheat Codes (A Wizard’s Guide)
October 13, 2024
2024 Midwest Gaming Classic a Retro Gamer's Paradise
Highlights From The 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic
September 13, 2024
Jack Move Review Blog Post
Jack Move is High Energy Fun With Cyberpunk Thrills
August 20, 2023
Terraria Classic Review
Terraria – First Impressions of an Indie Survival Classic
August 16, 2023
Travellers Rest Review
Travellers Rest Has All I Want in an Innkeeping Sim
August 6, 2023
Inkbound Blog Review
Inkbound is a Fantastic Indie MMO & Magical Rogue-Like You’ll Love!
July 29, 2023
Black Skylands Preview
Revisiting: Black Skylands – an Amazing Accomplishment in Game Design
July 15, 2023
Potion Craft Tutorial
Potion Craft Tips, Tricks, and Secrets You Need
July 9, 2023
Wingspan tutorial
How to Play Wingspan – A Tutorial for Beginners
June 30, 2023
Untitled Goose Game Cheat Mod
How to Cheat in Untitled Goose Game With Mods
June 16, 2023
Cuphead Easy Mode
Does Cuphead Have an Easy Mode? Not Really, but Kind of…
May 24, 2023
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Hollow Knight is Charmingly Spooky, and an Award-Winning Classic
May 6, 2023
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I’ve Been Playing Hogwarts Legacy on Easy Mode and it’s GREAT!
May 5, 2023
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Still Dropping into Minecraft to Check on my Farm
April 29, 2023
How to to Play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a Half Shell Card Game (1990)
How to Play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a Half Shell Card Game (1990)
March 4, 2023
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Bear & Breakfast is a Life Sim With All The BEAR Necessities!
January 31, 2023
Wanderful, is a Cozy Puzzle Strategy Game on The Horizon From “Tiny Roar”
January 29, 2023
How to Limit Bandwidth
Why I Intentionally Slow my Game Download Speed
January 22, 2023
Grow Song of the Evertree Logo
Grow: Song of the Evertree Is a Unicorn Wrapped in Cotton Candy
January 20, 2023
Spiritfarer Farewell Edition Review
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition is Excellence Beyond the Veil (I Finally Tried It)
January 18, 2023
Nintendo Switch screenshots transfer to PC
How to Transfer Nintendo Switch Screen Captures to Your PC with USB
January 17, 2023
Stardew Valley Beginner's Guide
Beginner Guide – Walkthrough, Tips, Tricks, and SECRETS – Stardew Valley
January 16, 2023
Cult of the Lamb Review
Cult of the Lamb is an Odd but Amusing Game
January 14, 2023
Astroneer Cheat Engine
Easy Way to Install Cheat Engine for Astroneer & Other Games
January 12, 2023
Dungeons and Dragons Tarot Deck
The Dungeons & Dragons Tarot Deck – Useful Tips For Beginners
January 10, 2023
Stardew Valley Mods Guide
How to Install SMAPI for Stardew Valley + Cheats Mod
January 3, 2023
Nordic Ashes Art
Nordic Ashes Takes on the Enemy Hell Genre With Viking Warriors
January 1, 2023
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“Grey Block” Daringly Intermingles Conspiracy and Paranoia
October 27, 2022
Terrene an Evidence of Life Game Logo
Have You Tried Terrene? Check Out This Indie Bit-Art Space Dev
October 21, 2022
DreamCell: Lost in Nightmares Logo
DreamCell Is a Dark But Not Scary Rogue-Like, and I Got To Name Some of the Characters
October 17, 2022
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If You Like Starship Troopers and Anime, Check out Stories From Sol
September 27, 2022
Neuronet Mendax Proxy
NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy is a Stunning New Visual Novel
September 22, 2022
Kraino Origins Spins My Spooky Indie Wheels
September 20, 2022
XBox Game PaSs Indies
Xbox Game Pass Is THE Place for Free(ish) Indies
July 5, 2022
Why Are Indie Games Popular Now? – The Truth
July 1, 2022
Overboard! Is a Hilarious interactive fiction With Surprising Twists
June 19, 2022
New Indie Game Binge During May 2022
June 1, 2022
free games on Steam
How to Find Free Games on Steam
May 24, 2022
How to Use JoyToKey
JoyToKey and How I Use It To Keybind Controllers for Gaming
May 22, 2022
Hayai is an Awesome Artistic Enemy Hell With Samurai Action
May 22, 2022
Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue is a Neat 2.5D French Firefighting Game
May 17, 2022
Haiku the Robot is a Surprising New Indie I Played
May 14, 2022
A Showcase of Vesper: Zero Light Edition (On Switch)
May 13, 2022
Rotund Zero is a Super Cheap Preview of the Rotund Franchise
May 12, 2022
Starbound Beginner's Guide
Starbound – Completing the First Planet Quickly For Beginners
May 11, 2022
Galacticon Really Plays Like an Old Arcade Cabinet Style Game
May 5, 2022
Jaded – First Impressions of a Stylish New Platformer
May 4, 2022
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Peglin and its Pachinko Goblins
May 3, 2022
BIOTA
BIOTA the Robot Action Monochrome Indie
May 1, 2022
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Labyrinth City – A Family Friendly Where’s Waldo? Type Game
April 30, 2022
Ducksoup Dungeon Review
Recommendation: Ducksoup Dungeon
April 27, 2022
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Dogurai – Heck Yeah, a Doggo Samurai!
April 25, 2022
Bumballon
I Found the SNES Style Bumballon for Under a Dollar, and it was GREAT
April 23, 2022
Tadpole Tales
Earth Day Game Pick: Tadpole Tales
April 22, 2022
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Hivemind 2: Stargrove Scramble is a Stylish & Satisfying New Indie
April 20, 2022
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Moonstuck is Literally Impossible, Stop Now
April 20, 2022
octarina
Octarina, A Game About an Octopus Trapped in a Sushi Factory
April 20, 2022
with you game
With You is a co-op game For couples
April 20, 2022
Bunny Bye-Bye
Bunny Bye-Bye is a Cute, Simple Indie Game
April 20, 2022
Super Star Duck
Easter Pick: Super Star Duck
April 20, 2022
gummy shooter
Gummy Shooter is a colorful pixel graphic blaster game
April 20, 2022
Eats Shoots Leaves itchio
ItchIO Spotlight: Eats Shoots and Leaves
April 20, 2022
Space Adventure by e9k9
More ItchIO Binging: Space Adventure by e9k9
April 20, 2022
Daydream ItchIO
Random Free JAM Games: Daydream (Kowzak)
April 20, 2022
exoblast
Exoblast is Basically Cyberpunk Pong
April 20, 2022
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Caves Ablaze Feels like a Super Old School Platformer
April 20, 2022
Village Monsters: A Pleasant Town Sim Borrowing From Made Up Myths
April 13, 2022
PomPom The Great Space Rescue Featured Image
Pompom is A Challenging, Colorful Hamster Platformer
April 10, 2022
Moonglow Bay Tells Tales of the Maritimes in this Great Indie Catch
March 16, 2022
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Pupperazzi – Cute Dog Photography Game
March 15, 2022
Donut County is Definitely Immature and Has GREAT Dialogue
March 14, 2022
Eternia Menu
Eternia is a Unique Visual Novel About Pets I Played For No Reason
March 12, 2022
Moonlighter is a Much Better Game Than I Thought
March 10, 2022
Inked: A Tale of Love Is a New Hand-Drawn Game (Nintendo Switch)
February 23, 2022
Mago is a Colorful SNES Style Indie Platformer About a Sorcerer
February 10, 2022
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Fayburrow is a Free Cozy Student Made Interactive Fiction
February 3, 2022
Dadish 2 is an Amazing Radish-Themed Epic Adventure
January 31, 2022
Playing “Make The Burger” Because It Looked Cool, and it Kinda Was
January 30, 2022
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I Played Owlboy With a Library Copy on Switch – This is a Classic
January 29, 2022
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Is Pizza Express the Predecessor to Good Pizza, Great Pizza?
January 28, 2022
Necrow Co. is a Fun Little Platformer
January 23, 2022
What Lies in the Multiverse is a New Game With One VERY Interesting *Feature*
January 22, 2022
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Soul Delivery is Absolutely Stunning
January 21, 2022
Celeste is a Top Indie Pick and Superior Platformer
January 19, 2022
Unpacking is Great For People Who Obsess About ORGANIZING But Need To CHILL While They Organize
January 14, 2022
Indie Spotlight: Down In Bermuda is a Tropical Hidden Gem on Switch
January 5, 2022
Geeks Mania Arcade in Madison, Wisconsin Has New and Classic Thrills
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Geeks Mania Arcade in Madison Has New & Classic Thrills

Well, I've been holding onto this little side trip to Geeks Mania since around March of last year, but since I enjoy writing up these little gaming destinations for you,…
Posted by mrdavepizza February 3, 2026
I just like retro games better than indie games now
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Indie Games and Retro Games Are Both Awesome

As many of you might know, I put my heart and soul into indie games for multiple years here and on YouTube. They are my foundation as a content creator…
Posted by mrdavepizza January 23, 2026
No Man's Sky is the Space Game Everyone Wanted
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Why This Seven Year Old Space Game is Awesome

Well, I realize I'm hecka late to this space party, but I usually am when it comes to games, so let's just dive right in. In this post, I want…
Posted by mrdavepizza January 19, 2026
2025 Midwest Gaming Classic Late Review and Photo Dump
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2025 Midwest Gaming Classic (Late) Review & Photo Dump

Back for another convention, yes I have returned to the Midwest Gaming Classic for 2025 and have wonderful things to say. This post is a bit late, since the convention…
Posted by mrdavepizza January 18, 2026
The Nintendo Wii is Still a Great Option
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The Nintendo Wii Is Still Great For Families on a Budget

The new year is quickly approaching, and I’m feeling more festive than I ever have in the past. I’ve been working on my eBay game shop and selling various Nintendo…
Posted by mrdavepizza December 7, 2025
Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum in McLean, Illinois
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Visiting Arcadia: America’s Playable Arcade Museum

This weekend, I had a very fun opportunity to visit Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum in McLean, Illinois. Arcadia is located just off of Route 66 right outside of Bloomington.…
Posted by mrdavepizza March 11, 2025
LEGO Batman: The Video Game - All the Cheat Codes (A Bat Guide)
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The Bat Guide to Cheat Codes for LEGO Batman: The Videogame

If you’re a fan of LEGO Batman: The Videogame, you know it’s all about exploring Gotham, battling villains, and unlocking cool characters. But did you know that there are cheat…
Posted by mrdavepizza February 25, 2025
What’s the Best Way to Play Stardew Valley? PC vs. Console vs. Mobile?
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What’s the Best Way to Play Stardew Valley? PC vs. Console vs. Mobile?

Stardew Valley is one of the most beloved farming simulation games--a true indie classic, and I have covered it many times throughout this website and my YouTube channel. But with…
Posted by mrdavepizza February 20, 2025

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