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@gametripperuk

Games and LEGO writer for Forbes | Indie game supporter | Leeds | Hartlepool/Pittsburgh/Leeds fan | GamePupper cameos

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2025’s Epic LEGO Mario Kart Set Gets Perfect Luigi & Mach 8 Sequel Exactly one year since LEGO announced Mario & Standard Kart (72037), it has once again marked “Mario Day” with a gorgeous, Luigi-themed follow-up.

Happy MAR10 Day, says LEGO, unveiling a set that once again promises to destroy what little shelf space and disposable income I still have

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10.03.2026 15:50 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A fully built LEGO Scaled-Up Racing Driver Minifigure set (40819)

A fully built LEGO Scaled-Up Racing Driver Minifigure set (40819)

I love this little/big fella

09.03.2026 22:49 👍 48 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
The Minishoot' Adventures promo graphic, with a cartoonish yellow ship shooting at a purple mechanical area monster with tentacles

The Minishoot' Adventures promo graphic, with a cartoonish yellow ship shooting at a purple mechanical area monster with tentacles

Minishoot' Adventures is one of the best games I've played in ages.

Don't let the lacklustre name and lo-fi promo graphic put you off. It's a great little mix of old-school Zelda and twin-stick shooter. Free on Game Pass

08.03.2026 20:17 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It gets more intuitive with time, but I don't blame you!

08.03.2026 17:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What a game. Gets pretty tough too!

08.03.2026 15:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Aww, look at Trump, pretending to be Christian.

08.03.2026 00:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh mate, like you wouldn't believe! I'd have at least seven fewer recurring nightmares

08.03.2026 00:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Took me my second playthrough to learn this was even a thing, which tracks with my life

07.03.2026 23:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This one really disappointed me and I'm glad I didn't buy it. I quite enjoyed the Star Wars one though!

07.03.2026 23:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The enemy design is more stunning than scary. But, you know, also still very scary

07.03.2026 09:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's a hard pup life, sleeping 18 hours a day!

06.03.2026 21:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A small black dog with a white chest and belly laying back on a couch looking a bit chubby and tired

A small black dog with a white chest and belly laying back on a couch looking a bit chubby and tired

Dear god GamePupper, have some modesty

06.03.2026 21:33 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I get it, but it didn't hit it for me. It was definitely better than Quantum, at the very least!

06.03.2026 00:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think I just love the hammier Bonds. CR was the first one to go hard and fast, and was a drastic departure. Give me space lasers, obvious blaxploitation, Blofeld getting dropped in a chimney, and guns made from cigarette packets any day.

That said, Spectre was WILD

06.03.2026 00:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Now GoldenEye is S-tier!

06.03.2026 00:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The car flip is beautiful but otherwise it's a hard no from me pal

06.03.2026 00:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I buy a lot of things for my 80yo mum, and she pays me back in cash. I like it, because I use it on special occasions and I feel the value of it more - meals out, presents, etc. it's also much easier to budget with - I barely check my bank account until the end of the month, which is dicey

06.03.2026 00:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A man so bad they named him twice

05.03.2026 23:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 👍 26022 🔁 10185 💬 73 📌 200

This reads like the subtext of a Telegraph editorial

04.03.2026 20:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hey, you know, I can think of worse things, and I'm a dog guy!

03.03.2026 23:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

HA please tell me their backup plans. Tinned food and guns yeah?

03.03.2026 23:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh man, I knew there'd be more to it - and definitely sounds like something I'm very happy to wait for!

03.03.2026 15:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Lol I Love Every Second Of It You Dont Even Know GIF Alt: Lol I Love Every Second Of It You Dont Even Know GIF
03.03.2026 14:56 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My pleasure. Really looking forward to how ShipShaper turns out!

03.03.2026 14:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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03.03.2026 14:11 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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11 Must-Play Indie Game Demos From Steam Next Fest 2026 Plenty of indie games have jumped on the annual Q1 demo bandwagon. Here are a few brilliant game previews to check out as soon as you can.

Did a list. Some bloody good games on this one - some you might have seen, others overlooked.

03.03.2026 14:06 👍 26 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 3

It's a great thing to have pal!

02.03.2026 23:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, with trees, flowers, and a footpath in front of it

The ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, with trees, flowers, and a footpath in front of it

The world seems like a load of shit right now, but I love being able to take the dogs for walks around a ruined monastery about 15 minutes from my house. 2026 feels like a "grateful for lucky things" kinda year

02.03.2026 21:38 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

It looks like a Cacodemon, in the best possible way

02.03.2026 08:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0