Artemis II

Written by Paul in blog on Wed 01 April 2026. Tags: space,

Artemis I was the first mission in the Artemis programme. An unmanned test flight to orbit the moon and return.

Artemis II is about an hour from "blast off". It is a manned flight, with 4 astronauts. The flight takes them to the moon, and returns with no moon landing …

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King Arthur's World

Written by Paul in games on Mon 30 March 2026. Tags: snes, old,

King Arthur's World. I loved this game in the 90's. I don't think it was a particularly popular game, but it intrigued me, in the shop, and I didn't regret the purchase.

You control King Arthur, and a number of people in his army. You summon them, from the tent …

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Paw Patrol

Written by Paul in general on Wed 16 October 2024. Tags: general,

Paw Patrol. Both a blessing and a curse to millions of parents around the world. It certainly keeps little ones entertained, but my goodness - that theme tune gets annoying!

The whole concept is truly bizarre. A young boy saves the whole town, over and over again, with the help of …

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Duel

Written by Paul in films on Tue 15 October 2024. Tags: 80s, no-spoilers,

I wouldn't feel too bad revealing the end of a 50 year old film, but I'll hold off spoilers today.

Duel is a 1971 film, directed by Steven Spielberg. There's not much to the film, we see a man, who later turns out to be the protagonist, leaving their driveway …

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