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Matt and Jay, Retro Heroes of The Purple Stuff Podcast

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 10, 2025
Post category:PIZZAPOST

If you ever wondered what the backstory behind apple Slice soda or Real Ghostbusters Kenner Proton Packs were, you may have heard of Matt and Jay of The Purple Stuff Podcast. They also go by the internet pseudonyms of Dinosaur Dracula (Matt) and Sludge Central (Jay). Matt and Jay have been broadcasting The Purple Stuff Podcast everywhere you can download podcasts and on Patreon since 2015. They are what I would call experts of all things retro and use their platform to talk about anything and everything nostalgically remembered by the youth of the 1980s and '90s with a passion…

The Ghostbusters are Back and Even Better in Their New (remastered) Game

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:November 18, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS HALLOWEEN GAMES

Nobody asked for a Ghostbusters Video Game Remastered review in 2021, it's sure to be overshadowed by the mega Afterlife release coverage, but maybe, just maybe, you weren't sure who to call. So, that's where I spawn my digital specter presence and declare, "No, Mr. Parker, no I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts." I'm not sure if there's anybody on the planet who has never seen Ghostbusters, so to those who want to know more, let me indulge you in this review of an updated Switch version of a game that revived a great continuation of the Ghostbusters universe.

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid is a Morphin’ Good Time

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:May 26, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

The Power Rangers Battle for the Grid DLC packs showed up on Steam today. I remembered I have been eager and hopeful about the core game which is available on Xbox Game Pass, and I knew what I had to do, review the core game! Whatever your cultural disposition, I suspect it's probably not hard to be aware of the Power Rangers--whatever your impression of them may be. For me, it was a show that catered to cool heroes fighting the ever-creative monsters on weekdays after school on TV!

City of Heroes is The Best MMORPG That’s Now Defunct

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:February 25, 2021
Post category:PIZZAPOST

Well, quick FYI, City of Heroes hasn't had a live official server in years. There was never anything wrong with it. I'm not really sure why they even shut it down, many people today still would like to play it. But I guess they just felt it was dated or didn't make money, or they just didn't want to produce content for it anymore. I don't know, but I would love to step foot in Paragon City once again. What was it? City of Heroes was an MMO that simulated player life as a superhero that you could play with…

Art of Rally and My First and New Impressions

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:February 20, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Somewhere in my past, I played an awesome rally game that came fully loaded with mud-flapping corners and virtually no control over anything. I also know that these aren't a grapevine of hits in the racing genre, but rather a genre unto itself. That said, I had no idea before Art of Rally that rally races have a rich aesthetic history that looks darn fine low-poly rendered on a computer screen. Okay, let's get meta. Art of Rally: Go I don't want to bog this down with too much research, because I know there's some treatise on the themes of…

NES Nostalgia: Games From My Youth

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 26, 2021
Post category:PIZZAPOST

I wanted to call this "NES Games That Influenced Me" or something like that. Honestly though, I can't totally remember WHY I remember these games, only that they evoke some mood or emotion when I play them. I guess you could call it nostalgia. Yeah, that's probably it. The main reason for this is I wanted to try writing about something I haven't tried.

Yoshi’s Crafted World is A Beautiful Cardboard Dream

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 13, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I had to remember how to play this game, but once I did I remembered how care free it is to play this game, a nice array of forgiving obstacles and a high attention to detail in its very particular artistic style. I meant to write something about it a while ago, but I kept overthinking it. Today I have some video, screenshots, and seasoned thoughts on Yoshi’s Crafted World.

The Best Pinball Video Games For Your Budget

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:September 25, 2020
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Remember pinball? Not only remember it but are you a "pinball wizard" as it were? Well, here we go again. Today I'm going to share a game that is available on both Mobile and PC platforms. The game is Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded. There is also apparently some background with Blackberry devices long before that for this publisher, but I don't know much about that. Before this post, I tried to load up an Android emulator to see if I could try the Google Play version on my Windows machine, but it didn't really work and it was easier to just…