Old PC Gaming.
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Beyond Time
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Beyond Time is a Myst clone, like the huge number of other Myst clones. It’s a bit like Timelapse or The Egyptian Prohpecy considering the ancient civilization setting, but while those games were at least tolerable, Beyond Time is most definitely not. Slideshow graphics with next to no animation, unoriginal puzzles, a boring storyline and […]
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Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
Friday, October 26, 2018
The original Gabriel Knight was very well received for its time. But when the sequel radically changed the visual style, fans were unsure what to expect. Were they about to receive another half-hearted, simplified and poorly written Phantasmagoria? The story opens about one year after the events of the first game. Gabriel is busy writing […]
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Strategic Command: European Theater
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Strategic Command: European Theater is a World War II grand strategy game. You get six huge campaigns based on major turning points in World War II: the Poland invasion, the opening days of Barbarossa, Kursk, D-Day, and so on. Thanks to the ease with which you can experiment with weapons research and diplomatic flip-flops, it’s […]
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Hannibal
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Hannibal is a strategy game that attempts to simulate the First Punic War. Using maps of Europe and the Carthaginian Empire, you must tend to the regular issues pertaining the leading of a large army. Success is based on patient attention to detail, such as keeping your troops fed and maintaining a line of communication. […]
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The Adventures of Lomax
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The Adventures of Lomax is a platformer from start to finish, similar to Crash, Gex or Earthworm Jim. It’s defining feature is that it’s based on the Lemmings universe. You control Lomax, who is a smarter-than-your-average Lemming, and have to run, jump, dig, build and throw enemies through twenty odd levels. Visually, the game is […]
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Fleet Defender
Monday, October 22, 2018
The F-14 Tomcat first came into service in the 1970s, but the fighter jet was most popularized in the movie Top Gun (1986). In fact, the movie was so popular that people that signed up for the US Navy rose by 500 percent in the years following that movie’s release. Many PC games that plastered […]
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Speed Busters
Monday, October 22, 2018
Although realism freaks will always opt for the supernaturally realistic driving models of Papyrus’ auto sims, there’s something to be said about a damn good arcade racing game. Speed Busters opens with a video sequence that’s cool in a goofy. A police officer has won the lottery, gone mental, and now gives speeders cash rewards […]
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CyberStrike 2
Monday, October 22, 2018
CyberStrike 2 is the sequel to one of the earliest online action games. The original CyberStrike offered crude graphics but decent robo combat via the online service known as GEnie. Like the first game, CyberStrike 2 is old-school battle-mech, in which you steer an armored, two-legged robot fitted with various weapons against other mechs. The […]
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Kart Racer
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Kart Racer, a budget-priced racing game, contains three kart vehicle classes – 60cc, 125cc and 250cc, and 15 different tracks to drive. A new player starts with the lowest class of cart on a single track; you unlock more tracks and cart classes by climbing a score table based on your performance. Losing races may […]
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Knight Moves
Sunday, October 21, 2018
In Spectrum HoloByte’s board / puzzle game, Knight Moves, the age-old challenge of chess has been taken into new territory with the addition of a healthy dose of action. Knight Moves challenges you to control an animated knight who leaps around a chessboard stocked with enemies, hazards, and power-ups. Your knight can only move in […]
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