Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of - fun and informative read!

If you're a fan of Stuart Ashen and retro gaming, you may have noticed a little while ago that he released a book entitled Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of.

Those familiar with his Youtube channel 'Ashens' will know that he examines and reviews cheap and dodgy tat, worryingly unappetising foods and other assorted oddities from bargain stores the world over.

He also sometimes looks at gaming machines, both quality and knockoff in nature - all of which makes for a very entertaining watch.

This book combines the best of both worlds, with Ashens revisiting what seem to be some of the very worst old games he has played throughout his life for a variety of different systems.

My wife treated me to a copy of the book for Valentine's Day and I have to say it feels very nice and sturdy, as well as looking lovely and colourful.

There are a good number of games to read about, as well as interviews with several people from different parts of the industry with their own take on the bad games scene.

Each of the featured games generally has a couple of pages dedicated to it, with Ashens reeling off what he feels makes each of them so hideously bad in his trademark way.

Having seen plenty of his videos I'd say his approach and style here is very much in line with the way he examines the items on his Youtube channel, which is full of humour and pulls no punches.

I have to say though, if his aim was to discourage people from playing these games it has had a mixed result for me - the more I read about each of the titles he has selected the more I want to try them and experience their awfulness for myself!

It's not a huge book, but Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of is a very nice read and I'd recommend picking up a copy if you're into retro gaming (and Ashens too of course!)

To find out more about Ashens and his reviews of interesting tat, see his Youtube channel.