Looking forward to an awesome Saturday. Wrapping up a third-ever playthrough of "Escape from Monster Manor", this time on the brand new FZ-10. I've been taking lots of screenshots. I think I'll create a whole, dedicated static-page 3DO section on the SA Review Wharf, just to talk about the games, along with tons of screenshots.

I got copies of "Crash N Burn" and "The Horde" in the other day as well. Printed out some custom jewel case art for them. I'll be playing and reviewing those in the coming weeks. I had "The Horde" back in the day, but have-- surprisingly!-- never played "Crash N Burn", which for those who don't know was the Panasonic FZ-1's launch title in 1993.

I get different impressions of game hardware as I learn more and get older. Lately the 3DO has been feeling a lot like some kind of hybrid, parallel universe 486 multimedia PC: it's like an "Ultima Underworld, times two" sort of machine. That was my comparison point back in the day, and I really feel it today too. Versus the PlayStation, which is more like a Pentium PC-- much faster, but a little more generic feeling.

Daughter's copy of the new Pokemon game came in yesterday. I'll probably watch over her shoulder as she plays it a little today. She got the Pokemon special edition Switch Lite the day it came out back when, but has barely touched it-- just hasn't taken off as a platform for her. Her Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 (with keyboard) has been practically tethered to her hip for the past few years, by contrast. But this game will get her back to the Switch a bit, I wager.

Her and I are also-- very slowly, mind you-- working our way through "Tales of Arise", on the PlayStation 5. Solid game, but not particularly remarkable either. We'll play more today. I've also been chipping away at my "Pro Evo 2021" Master League team on the Series X, I'll probably play a few matches today.