Rambles about games…
"Who better to get the children through Jurassic Park than a dinosaur expert" - John Hammond ... to be said in a warm Scottish accent... Who better indeed than Alan Grant? The embodiment of Good-Sam-Neil; as oppose to Bad-Sam-Neil that we all know and were terrified by in Event Horizon. The latest in my very... Continue Reading →
... You know that bit where John Hammond spoils the magic of the flea circus by telling Ellie that it was all motorised? Well, I'm not like John. This article contains spoilers about the bizarre & obscure PC title Jurassic Park: Trespasser, you have been warned... After the excitement of that first groundbreaking movie, the... Continue Reading →
My only guidance was a few grainy images from in a well-thumbed issue of ‘Mean Machines Sega’, but as a child I had made up my mind that the Sega CD’s Jurassic Park Game was the definitive way to experience first-hand the wonder of John Hammond’s ill-fated theme park… For those of you who havn’t... Continue Reading →
Movie tie-in games are trouble... More than any other design angle, taking a movie (or series of movies) as the inspiration and basis for a game is a treacherous path seemingly filled with more dangers than even the oft-lamented 'Series Reboot'. Whatever angle designers come at it there is are a sprinkling of hurdles designed... Continue Reading →
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