1986: The Year In Music

1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, killing all 7 crew members. The Chernobyl nuclear power station explosion sees 31 die and radioactive contamination across Western Europe. The World Health Organization announces first global effort to combat AIDS. Yikes … hopefully the music can raise our spirits! I’ll beContinue reading “1986: The Year In Music”

Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Stolen Turnabout” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 2)

“The Stolen Turnabout” is a filler case, no doubt about it, but it remains one of the fanbase’s favourite filler cases in the series. That being said, I have my personal gripes … I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categories and giving a score out of ten for each. This will give aContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Stolen Turnabout” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 2)”

1985: The Year In Music

1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader. An 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City kills an estimated 10,000 and leaves 250,000 homeless. The charity single “We Are the World” releases. Yikes … It’s a good thing Live Aid was also in this year, otherwise it would’ve sucked! I’ll be looking at the popularContinue reading “1985: The Year In Music”

EVERY Assassin’s Creed Game Ranked (Including MIRAGE)

It’s been a year and a half since my last Assassin’s Creed series ranking, and since then I’ve played “Mirage” as well as replaying pretty much every entry in the franchise. Some games that I disliked I now love, and some that I thought were untouchable have now fallen a few places in my rankingsContinue reading “EVERY Assassin’s Creed Game Ranked (Including MIRAGE)”

Led Zeppelin IV – Every Song Ranked

Led Zeppelin released so many great albums in their day, but one stands head and shoulders above the others – “Led Zeppelin IV” remains a personal favourite, and few Rock albums have ever topped it. I’ll be ranking all eight tracks thanks to the suggestion by commenter “Daniel” – make sure to get in contactContinue reading “Led Zeppelin IV – Every Song Ranked”

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – “Stardust Crusaders” Episodes Ranked

Gone are the wishy-washy powers of Hamon — it’s Stand time, baby! “Stardust Crusaders” is a much more episodic season of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure than the others, which I liked … at first. The varying quality of Stands and storylines means this season is perfect for a ranking list, so I’ll do just that forContinue reading “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – “Stardust Crusaders” Episodes Ranked”

1984: The Year In Music

1984 – Iconic films such as James Cameron’s “The Terminator” and Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” premier. Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer in a Super Bowl TV ad directed by Ridley Scott. Britain’s Torvill and Dean dominate the ice dancing at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics. Not much happening inContinue reading “1984: The Year In Music”

Every James Bond Villain Ranked

When you watch a James Bond film, a few things are a certainty – Bond will be suave, the action will be blood-pumping, the women will be hot, and the villains will be delightfully evil. I’ll be ranking each movie’s villain (plus their respective henchman) based on personal preferences – I may have missed someContinue reading “Every James Bond Villain Ranked”

Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Memories” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 1)

Ace Attorney had amassed quite a cult following by 2004, so Shu Takumi and his team needed to pull out all the stops to make the final game in their trilogy a memorable one. The end result, “Trials & Tribulations”, exceeded expectations and then some – and the first case “Turnabout Memories” got it offContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Memories” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 1)”

1983: The Year In Music

1983 – A record 125 million people watch the final TV episode of “M*A*S*H”. The videogame “Mario Bros.” is released as a Nintendo arcade game in Japan. The first mobile phones are introduced to the public by the Motorola Company. 26 million pounds worth of gold, diamonds and cash are stolen from Brink’s-Mat warehouse atContinue reading “1983: The Year In Music”