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Here we are at the end of yet another year...so welcome to the traditional end-of-year roundup! As always, a lot was going on this year so I was again unable to keep up the monthly news/review cadence. But plenty of updates and game information was sorted out, and below another tradition will be continued with a handfull of mini-reviews! This time around I've picked out four games which are presented below in ascending order, from worst to best. Outside of the the classic games realm, what games have I been playing this year? I wish there was more time, so not much and I'm probably not the person to look to if you want reviews of the very latest and greatest. This year, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Wonder have been my games of choice; I highly recommend both, they're outstanding! Meanwhile, my nephew has been engrossed in Minecraft and Roblox; he doesn't seem to be taking to the adventures and RPG's that I love. Could be he's still too young or just has different tastes, but either way I'm glad he's having fun! That's enough rambling for now, let's get to it...

Summer is definitely underway! The weather has been extrememly hot and humid, so yard work is out of the question most days. Instead, I've been indoors enjoying some games, and now it's time for some site maintenance and upgrades. Throughout July you may occasionally notice some brief downtime or other oddities as work is being done behind the scenes. The updates need to get done eventually, so might as well work on it while hanging out in the air conditioning is desirable. In the meantime, hopefully your summer is going well, a little late but happy pride month, and until next time take care!

Heading into the late 1980's after having worked on a number of successful games for Gametek, CBS Software, and more, Roger Pedersen attempted going out on his own with a handful of games published under the Pedersen Systems, Inc. banner. It's been a while since I've posted a game review, so let's take a look at one of these games. This time around it's Cyber Cop, an amazingly awful action game. Thanks to a decent idea and CGA graphics that aren't too bad, this one can almost look good if you squint; but, it's not...