Just finished a new Gamer Dad Review — and this one hits the nostalgia button hard.
Dyna Blaster was one of the first games I truly loved as a kid, so letting my son experience it felt like sharing a piece of who I was then… with who I am now.
Explosions? Plenty.
Laughs? Even more.
Lessons learned? Absolutely.
\o/ Check out our Review:
#GamerDad #RetroGaming #DynaBlaster #GamingWithKids #ParentingWins #Bomberman
Some landscapes in games are so full of awe, that you just have to put down the controller and breathe it in.
I just released a new reflective video, a personal story about the beauty of nature and scenery found in games that shaped this love into an in-game habit.
If you enjoy cozy, scenic, or emotional gaming stories, you’ll like this one.
#cozygaming #ScenicGames #storytime #gaminglandscapes #natureingames #gamingbeauty #inspiringstory
lotro back in the day 06/07 was like that.
running around then stopping in awe as you easily recognized places from tolkiens world.
my fav was coming thru the mountain pass to come upon rivendel in the distance (this was back in the alpha/beta when they had just opened the area up there was no quest to go there yet....we all just went looking
a close second was exploring an area called the trollshaws and realizing i was in the area where bilbo and company encountered the trolls so i looked for landmarks… See More
from the hobbit and dmaned if i didnt find three troll statues
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That is amazing story and sooo relatable!
I often admire the scenery in games too. I know SKYRIM pretty well.
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Took Junior on a retro adventure, right into the 16-bit world of Dyna Blaster!
He loved the power-ups, the boss fights, the chaos… and he couldn’t believe I used to save progress using handwritten passwords in a notebook.
If you’re into old-school charm or father–child gaming moments, I just posted a full review on my Substack.
ropname.substack.com/p/a-gamer-dads-review-dyna-blaster
Would love to hear your own favorite retro memories!
#RetroGaming #GamerDad #Bomberman #DynaBlaster #FamilyGaming… See More
As for typing in passwords to "save" progress by skipping to a certain level, Lemmings was one I remember that for.
Played the MS-DOS version at school.
Were a few games I played a lot around that time on a Windows 95 laptop.
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker being another I remember well, alongside ofc the default installed Solitaire, Minesweeper, Hearts and Freecell.
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In the latest Elite: Dangerous Music Video, I explored Traikoa FL-P e5-4 system.
They call it The Black Treasure — a black hole resting inside a deep blue nebula, 5,000 light years from Sol — the most beautiful one yet!
Offering a Trippy Dance of Optical Distortions and Cosmic Beauty, and paired with an Epic and Dreamy song... this one gave me shivers!... so, maybe you'll enjoy it too.
My latest Substack post is a reflection on my love for nature and the moments in games that bring it back to me — Skyrim, The Long Dark, Brothers, ETS2, and more.
It’s cozy, a bit nostalgic, and yes… I added my signature audio narration filled with music and ambiance
🏔️ Take a break, enjoy a story:
ropname.substack.com/p/where-mountains-meet-memory
🏕️ #GamerDad #Substack #GamingStories #VirtualTravel #Skyrim #TheLongDark #BrothersATaleOfTwoSons #ETSimulator2 #GamingLife #CozyGaming #Mountains… See More
Sounds like he was having a blast.
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