Here’s a bunch of pictures I took at Play Blackpool this past weekend! I played so many things, including but not limited to: a jockey simulator and TxN on the Oculus Rift (the Rift might be really interesting once it’s out!); Steel Battalion, including the full, massive controller; many, many arcade games, including the original Star Wars (which is amazing!) and Point Blank 2 (twice!); R Type on an actual, real-life PC Engine; Aliens on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where I accidentally set off the self-destruct sequence and couldn’t figure out how to turn it off; Wulver Blade, a beatemup due to come out in September; a full-on F1 simulation with a full size car (it was so good and felt so real omg); and loads of shmups, two of which I got high scores on, Azeal and Super Stardust Ultra!

I also went to an Ask Me Anything with Jeff Minter and think he’s a really cool guy. I especially liked how he went on a tangent about Skyrim for several minutes!

Overall, I had a great time, and I think I've rediscovered a love of videogames that I hadn't realised had left me. Gaming has left me cold recently, and being surrounded by so much love and by games that are just happy to exist has reinvigorated me!