The not-so-pro gaming blog
Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is sure to be a very silly one but it should be a lot of fun too because today I’m revealing my top 5 haircuts in video games. So why not grab the straightening irons and some Elnett and come join me for some hair-raising silliness!
Continue reading “Top 5 Video Game Haircuts!”
Hello dear readers and welcome to another Seriously Geeky Sunday! Today we are celebrating celebrations (not the chocolates, although they are also good), so why not join me for this party filled post!
Continue reading “Seriously Geeky Sundays: Celebration Time!”
Hello readers and welcome to today’s post! Despite the title, this post isn’t about the inner workings of my imagination, but rather is a follow on from an article I wrote way back in October 2018 as part of Adventure Rules ‘Charming and Open‘ series, where I tackled a question along the lines of: ‘what video game would I turn into an anime?’. I found choosing one an interesting process and whilst I was thinking about it I realised that there is already a lot of crossover between anime and video games. Wanting to explore this further, today I’m taking a look at some anime’s which are based on video games. Continue reading “When Video Games and Anime Collide!”
Hello readers! Please join me in welcoming back to the stage a (supposedly) regular feature here on Shoot the Rookie – My Favourite Series. Now onto part 4, today I will be taking a look at a fighting game series now in its seventh mainline iteration: Tekken! Continue reading “My Favourite Series, part 4: Tekken”
Hello readers and welcome to the Eleventh Day of Blogmas as we join in with this fabulous Christmas sing-a-long, all brought to you by the fantastic mind of Athena from AmbiGaming. Continue reading “… On the Eleventh Day of Blogmas”
It’s Later Level’s Question of the Month time again and as defending champion (yep, I just made that a thing, come at me!) I’d better think of an awesome answer to August’s question, which has been expertly set by the fabulous Brandon from the That Green Dude blog. Continue reading “It’s All in the Genes: A QOTM Response”
After a brief sojourn in which I didn’t discuss the main theme of Shoot the Rookie at all, I’m now returning to the subject of difficulty in video games with a look at one of the genres often described as being difficult for newcomers – Fighting Games. Continue reading “Get Ready for the Next Battle!”
Ok, so, goggles. Mostly flying goggles, but anything goes around here! Many video game characters wear them, and generally they look a bit ridiculous. Ever wondered who would make it into a clearly thought out and well researched list of the top 5 goggle-wearing video game characters? No? Well I’m going to tell you anyway, minus of course the well researched and clearly thought out bit… Continue reading “Looking Good in Goggles: A Gamers Guide”
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