Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

IGN writer FT but had bylines in every major mag/site since '06. Platform agnostic. Digs a hard difficulty. YTs for kicks. Adores games, not the side discourse. youtube.com/@GrizGaming Sydney Joined May 2013

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

4 months ago

Catch my 'Clocked It On Ultra-Nightmare Difficulty' thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages on May 9th! @Bethesda_ANZ #DoomTheDarkAges

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

6 months ago

The Nintendo DS turns 20 in Oz today. A brightly backlit frontier opened up to me when I first opened the clamshell of this silver beast. In time, it birthed the DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL to the tune of 154M units sold. Also, bangers aplenty in its insane 3,000+ games library.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

7 months ago

Well, I'm addicted to #EldenRingNightreign and the zippy as hell, bane of kidneys everywhere Duchess class. Here it is running on a PS5 Pro rather well indeed. Can't wait to play more. youtu.be/8sosoHGVX3w?si…

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

7 months ago

Gran Turismo 2—two PS One discs I played the absolute scratch 'n' sniff off of, for an "authentic pit stop smell"—is 25. Just a brilliant sequel with more cars (650) and more tracks (27 plus rallying) and my very first exposure to Laguna Seca's corkscrew. Thanks for signing, Kaz.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

Kirby's Fun Pak (aka Super Star) is 28. This 8-game platformer omnibus was uncommonly equipped with two-player co-op. A mate and I loved playing Spring Breeze (Kirby's Dream Land abridged) and The Great Cave Offensive (a Metroidvania teeming with Nintendo stablemate references).

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

It's been 16 years since we (repeatedly and hilariously) flung ourselves down Mega Compounds and into the Hall of Meat in Skate 2. This sequel was a pretty phenomenal upgrade over the OG, and cemented the franchise as a proper threat to the Birdman's Pro Skater empire. Holds. Up.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

Super Mario Kart is 32. My neighbour got this at launch and months were spent perfecting green shellings and powerslides in 2P grudge matches. The combat racing concept hooked us from the very first green light. There's little wonder why this is now a 180M-copies-sold series.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

LittleBigPlanet 2, that sacktacular PS3 classic that elevated 2.5D platforming and user-generated content to new heights, is 14. My mates and I sunk tons of hours into the co-op campaign and then the hilaribad physics of Super LBP Fighter II Turbo. Truly, a golden age of UGC.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

It's been 29 years since I used an ice cream van to dispense post-apocalyptic vehicular violence with a clown instead of overpriced Cornettos. That inaugural Twisted Metal would go on to spawn 10 titles produced by a variety of devs, plus a surprisingly decent TV show.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

Happy 37th birthday Metroid. I played the absolute cartridge pins off you in the Aussie bicentennial obsessed year of 1988. You've been on an unstoppable [morph ball] roll ever since.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

I've cooked a trash can roast feast for the 32nd birthday of Streets of Rage 2, a seminal beat 'em up and massive personal favourite I played the cartridge pins off. Most notably, this ever rightward punk-punch-a-palooza had one of the most jam-pumping OSTs of its time.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

8 months ago

Darksiders is 15! It didn't gallop the genre forward, but was an intoxicating amalgamation of 2000s-era mechanics. Worth saddling up for deity infights, Joe Mad art, and to finally see what War is in fact good for (mass slaughter with a sword the size of God's own letter opener).

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

9 months ago

In addition to Jeebus, I'm celebrating the 28th birthday of Christmas NiGHTS, arguably gaming's greatest goodwill limited edition freebie. I adore this advent calendar / demo disc. Play it every year without fail.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

9 months ago

In early 2004, I heard excited whispers of a Japanese game where one hunted colossal monsters. An impulse import was made. An immense language barrier (and claws and fangs) were overcome. Today, that copy became a signed trophy of triumph thanks to Series Producer @RyozoTsujimoto

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

9 months ago

Happy 26th (Aussie) birthday, Ocarina of Time. I still adore you.

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Adam Mathew/GrizGaming @Grizwords

9 months ago

I'm using some Yoshi eggs to make a 31st cake for Super Mario All-Stars. Way back when, if you owned this cart and a SNES, you were livin' large and envied by many. The best feature add-in here? Saving. No more leaving the console on for days and getting yelled at for you!