The Super Mario Multiverse – Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker!

Hello dear readers and welcome to this special edition of Shoot the Rookie! Why special you ask? Well today’s post is part of a huge collaboration in which bloggers from around the world write about different games from the Super Mario universe. Organised expertly by the Well-Red Mage, we will be deep-diving into the world of Mario looking at each of the titles individually, so make sure you head on over to the main page where Red himself has put together the ultimate guide to this collection of writings which is commonly known as the Super Mario Multiverse. Continue reading “The Super Mario Multiverse – Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker!” →

March 10, 2020 4

Caution! Video Game Women at Work! [Re-post]

[This is a re-post of Sunday’s article because I accidentally deleted it…]

Hello dear readers and welcome to this special post here on Shoot the Rookie written to celebrate International Women’s Day. I’ve chosen not to take the subject too seriously and therefore today I’m looking at the cool jobs and roles that some of my favourite women and girls in video games have, so why not join me! Continue reading “Caution! Video Game Women at Work! [Re-post]” →

March 9, 2020 4

Valentine’s Day Shipping Extravaganza!

Hello dear readers and a very Happy Valentine’s Day! I know some of you hate Valentine’s Day, or at least try and willfully ignore it, but please don’t let that put you off! It is clear that Valentine’s is in many ways just a big corporate mess, but for me, having a day designed to celebrate love can hardly be the worst thing that could happen, particularly in these dark days. Therefore, I thought I’d get into the spirit of things and have a bit of fun celebrating love and romance in video games…

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February 14, 2020 0

Persona 5 – Facts, Figures & Favourites

Hello dear readers and welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! As you may know if you follow me on Twitter (that’s @pix1001 if you don’t!) I have recently completed Atlus’ heart-changing JRPG, Persona 5. You may also know that I am rather fond of it. As such I’m planning a couple of articles about the game but I wanted to kick off with a simple collection of facts and figures detailing what I achieved in the game, so please join me for this number crunching run through my time in Persona 5! Continue reading “Persona 5 – Facts, Figures & Favourites” →

January 27, 2020 10

My Favourite Series, part 5: The Legend of Zelda

Hello readers and welcome back to another My Favourite Series post! Strictly speaking this feature was supposed to be wrapped up by now but ho-hum, I guess I got lazy! This time I’m taking a look at The Legend of Zelda and the things about this iconic series which make it one of my favourites! Continue reading “My Favourite Series, part 5: The Legend of Zelda” →

January 20, 2020 8

The Gamer’s Guide to Glasgow 2020

Hello readers and welcome to the second edition of the Gamer’s Guide to Glasgow, now updated for 2020! A few things have changed in the city since I released the first edition (for better and worse), and there is a whole new calendar of events to attend this year so why not take a look and see if anything inspires you. Continue reading “The Gamer’s Guide to Glasgow 2020” →

January 13, 2020 9

The Rookie’s Games of the Decade!

Hello dear readers! Well here it is. The end of the month, the end of the year, the end of the decade. To celebrate the last ten years of gaming I’ve put together a list of my top 15 games released in the 2010s. So before we get round to the bells (at least in my part of the world) lets take a look at my favourite games of the decade! Continue reading “The Rookie’s Games of the Decade!” →

December 31, 2019 13

Secret Blogger Santa!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas dear readers! I hope everyone is having a fantastic time doing whatever it is you choose to do at this time of year. For me, I am here to give a gift to a fantastic blogger whose name I drew in Lightning Ellen’s awesome Secret Blogger Santa event. That blogger’s name just so happens to be Jack from Screen Streams! Continue reading “Secret Blogger Santa!” →

December 25, 2019 0

What’s Your Type? A Charming and Open Response!

Hello readers and apologies for the long absence! Today’s article is a response to a question posed to me by Ian from Adventure Rules as part of his returning Charming and Open community event. In this event bloggers from around the globe take turns to pose a question for Ian and in return he gives each blogger a question of their own. My question is all about the type of video game characters I like so why not read on and find out just who Pix’s type really is *winks awkwardly* Continue reading “What’s Your Type? A Charming and Open Response!” →

December 19, 2019 0