Why I'm still playing old games in 2025

 So we've all had this moment where we're eagerly coming home from work (although now after covid, a lot of us still work from home, but let's pretend we're back at work) and hoping to catch up with our latest purchased video game. Only, that game that we were hoping to play has to update before it lets us start it. Frustrating is it not ? That is why I love old games so much. The whole content was on a single disc, no silly update needed, it was right there ready to play. Of course that also meant that if the game was poorly designed, it would be stuck with its bugs (I'm looking at you Superman 64!!!). But in some cases, the bugs would be part of the charm of the game and sometimes the bugs were funny and not game-breaking.

Right now I'm re-playing a lot of classic games from the PS1 era on my Steam Deck such as the Crash Bandicoot series, Resident Evil 2 & 3 and Tony Hawk 1 & 2. 

Crash Bandicoot Warped playing on the Steam Deck


Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 playing on the Steam Deck

 I'm also re-playing some N64 games such as Super Mario 64, Golden Eye & Mario Golf. I'll be honest, I've never actually finished Super Mario 64!  I know, I know, shocker lol.

Mario Golf playing on the Steam Deck


Super Mario 64 playing on the Steam Deck

We live in a awesome era right now where we can take our games with us everywhere we go. The Nintendo Switch is part of the reason why this became a thing. I mean, sure we had the 3DS and the Playstation Vita, but those were consoles with limited power. Then came the Switch in 2017 and everything changed. 

Competitors started to erupt like the Valve Steam Deck, the ROG Ally and Legion Go to name a few. I actually bought a Steam Deck myself back in 2022 and it was the best purchase I ever did for video games. This gadget lets me take my games anywhere I go and since I travel a lot, it's a perfect fit for me ! 

What's even more awesome, is its ability to play retro games such as PS1, PS2, N64, GameCube, Wii, etc. I won't say how to do so, but Google is your friend. With some basic knowledge you should be up and running fairly easily. All you have to do is follow step by step guides. It's amazing to see how far we've gotten. I remember using emulators on PC way back in the early 2000's with limited results. Now we've got portable PC's that are capable of emulating PS2 games! Truly amazing.

On my Steam Deck I've also got a Steam library from my steam account, which is awesome to have in the palm of your hand ! Fallout 4, Control, Cyberpunk 2077 on the go ?  Yes please !! Since my purchase of the 64GB Steam Deck, Valve has refreshed its models by bringing a Steam Deck OLED to compete with the Nintendo Switch OLED. I haven't had the chance to see it in action since upgrading isn't really worth it for me.

In short, there has never been a better time to go back to the classics wether it's to re-visit an old game or finish that every-growing backlog of games.

P.S. I'll do a through review of my experience with the Steam Deck soon.  Keep it tuned to Sillystou's Reviews !

22 Jump Street Review

22 Jump Street Review

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!  Or in this case, if the movie feels and looks exactly the same, make fun of that and let the audience know that you know that they know (if that makes any sense...)

22 jump street starts exactly where 21 Jump street left off. But instead of being sent off to high school, now they get sent off to college.

During the whole movie, the director tells us very un-subtely that he knows that this movie is exactly the same as the 1st. And it's pretty funny to make fun of a reboot of a movie that was a reboot in the first place.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are once again hilarious in this sequel and it's worth watching if you liked the first movie. Just don't expect new tricks as this is pretty much a continuation of the 1st movie.


Overall the movie was funny and I'd still recommend watching it if you want to see something funny :) I give it a 7.5/10

Lucy Review

Lucy Review

5th element version 2.0?

Lucy is a story about a woman named Lucy (played by Scarlett Johansson). Lucy isn't too bright, and we see this straight away from the beginning of the movie. Her boyfriend (a man she's only been dating for a week) is somekind of delivery guy for important clients. Only problem is that this time, he needs Lucy's help to deliver a very important briefcase to a very important client.

What's in the briefcase you ask? why, drugs of course! But not any kind of drugs... Very powerful drugs that no one knows of yet. What are the side effects from swallowing this drug? Well let's just say that you'll gain super powers.

The movie was directed by Luc Besson (same director from 5th element), so you know there's going to be fast-paced action scenes, car chases and Europe shots.

One thing surprised me though. Scarlett didn't do much physical scenes in this movie. I don't know if she was pregnant during shooting the movie or not.

Overall the movie was good and it made me think about life, therefore i give it a 7/10.

gps for people who are travelling to U.S or Canada

ever been in the U.S or Canada and you couldn't use your cellphone for gps because of roaming charges?  Well fear no more because copilot gps app is here! And best of all it's free (sort of)!

First of all this is definitely not a paid advertisement for Copilot gps!  I was lucky enough to find it myself on the internet.

we are currently travelling in the states and our stand alone gps was sort of faulthy.  So we had to find something quick! That's where copilot gps comes in. what's so great about it is that if you download the north America map you get the best deal since you get the U.S AND Canada!  Only downside is the map weighs in at approximately 1,85GB so make sure that you have enough space left on you smart phone!

Speaking of smart phones, unfortunately I don't think this app works on tablets since it uses the built-in gps in your phone.

The way that it works is you need to put in the adress from where you start and the adress of your destination.  it's as simple as that! And if you don't know the adress you can always rely on the millions of point of interest included in the maps. For example, we found a little thai restaurant and we used that as our starting point.

I remember seeing something about 14 days so I hope it will still work after that period. Keep posted for an update,  but so far it's great!

bibles and motel rooms...

it's been a long while since I've posted anything on this blog and for that I'm sorry.  I've been very busy with life in general. But I've had some good ideas for posts lately.

Ever noticed those bibles in the bed side tables? Why are they really there? Are they supposed to make us feel safer?  Are they there in case of an apocalypse, end of the world type of situation?

And what happens if you can't find any? Should that make you feel frightened, and anxious?

By the way, the motel in which I'm staying did have a bible besides the bed.

I'm not really a religious person but these are just my thoughts on this subject.

By the way,  keep it here because I will post my review for the movie 22 jump street (sequel to 21 jump street), which I already reviewed!

American Reunion Review

American Reunion Review

Is the 3rd time the charm? Or in this case, the 4th time? This is the 4th *official* movie (I say official because they've milked this franchise to the ground with crappy movies that had nothing to do with the original members). Unlike American Wedding, all of the cast from the 1st movie returns. That's right, you'll get to see Stiffler, Oz, Kevin, Finch, Jim, Michelle, Vicky and Heather, just to name a few. It's really great that all of the original cast returns in this movie. So is the movie funny at all? The movie starts right off with Jim pleasuring himself while his wife is taking a bath. So you could say that it pretty much starts the way it did, way back in 1999 with the first movie.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Even though they've all grown, they were still able to make me laugh. I won't tell any of the jokes because I don't want to ruin the movie for you, but if you're a fan of the original, then you should definitely see this last one.

Overall, it was pretty funny and I give it a 6.5/10.

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser... Review

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser... Review

Fiona Apple is back! Her last album Extraordinary Machine was back in 2005. After my first listen, this album sounds more dark, more experimental than her previous albums. It looks as if she was given more her say for the tracks. Those of you who know Fiona know that her last album Extraordinary Machine was hold back from being released because her record label felt that her songs weren't commercial enough. Perhaps this is why she changed labels. Before, she was with Sony, and now this album is on Epic.


So enough about the technicalities, how does this album sound? Well, like I said, on my first listen, it's hard to say really. It sounds like the songs are all over the place. There's no real melody or constant rhythm. I thought that Extraordinary Machine was a tad hard to swallow. But this new one is even harder to like in my opinion.

I will give it 6/10, but only because it's Fiona. Otherwise, I would have given lower.