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What’s your all-time favourite game series?

The Legend of Zelda. Ocarina of Time remains my favourite game decades on from when I first played it, while games like Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker are also gems in my book. I haven’t finished Breath of the Wild , which is shameful I know, but I’m getting there!

NOVEMBER 2021

1 POKÉMON

DYLAN BLEREAU @ JB Hi-Fi Booragoon,WA

BRILLIANT DIAMOND

2 CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD

What have you been playing lately?

3 BATTLEFIELD 2042

Despite not particularly liking golf in reality, I’m a huge fan of Everybody’s Golf on PS4. It’s the perfect relaxation game to play after a busy day. The gameplay is simplistic, but the sheer number of courses and customisation ensure it never feels stale. Otherwise, I’ve been making my way towards the platinum trophies in Crash Bandicoot 4 and Resident Evil Village , two very different but extremely enjoyable games.

What’s the best thing about working in games at JB?

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SHINING PEARL

Being able to share my gaming opinions and experiences with others is probably my favourite thing about working in games. The fact that I’m surrounded by products I’m passionate about makes it really easy and enjoyable to chat with customers. I can talk about games for hours, so to be able to do that for a job is awesome!

5 FIFA 22

6 JUST DANCE 2022

7 MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS

What would be your desert island console?

What’s your earliest video gaming memory?

It would have to be the Nintendo GameCube. It was the first console that was truly my own and I’d happily spend my time on a desert island churning through the myriad quality titles. Why search for food when you can just play Super Mario Sunshine or Luigi’s Mansion ?!

8 NBA 2K22

Playing Crash Bandicoot on the original PlayStation is the earliest I can recall. I remember being instantly enamoured by it and playing it so much that my dad would constantly say, “If you sit in front of the TV much longer then you’ll go square- eyed!” 20 years on and I haven’t stopped gaming, nor have my eyes gone square!

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10 FORZA HORIZON 5

GAME CHANGERS! A YEAR IN GAMING The new consoles kept coming, with a focus on taking them on the go. Arcade machines got bigger and their games became more intricate, while the animation in a new home computer game made gamers gape in awe… 1989

Nintendo led the way in changing how we gamed, with the release of their handheld Game Boy. That it only had a monochrome screen with no backlighting didn’t slow sales

Atari boasted that their new racing game Hard Drivin’ was “The industry’s first real driving simulator”, and few took time to argue as they pumped machines the world over full of coins. The secret to the game’s realistic (for the time) graphics was the use of polygons, with the experience benefitting from a

Starting life on the Apple II computer, a game called Prince of Persia by Karateka creator Jordan Mechner first hit home,

down, as the machine – cannily sold with Russian puzzle addiction Tetris included – became the must-have accessory of the year. Later in 1989, Atari released their Lynx handheld unit. Despite boasting a

force feedback steering wheel, gearstick and three pedals. The first-person view was also quite novel, as players went for speed and

and set the jaws of the

backlit colour screen and a cool range of arcade hits, it never quite took off.

few who then saw

it dropping at its incredible rotoscoped animation. While story-wise it was pretty standard fare – unnamed protagonist must defeat a big bad and save the princess – once PoP made its way onto formats such as the PC word spread quickly, and it became a franchise that continues to this day.

pulling off successful stunts.

DECEMBER 2021

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