The Haunted: Hells Reach is…Fine
It’s always cool to see a mod of a game get an official release. Counter-Strike started out as a mod of Half-Life. Now it’s a two decade old franchise.
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GUN: A Mixed Retrospective
It’s a different time. The social landscape is changing. You never know who you can trust. Everyone is out for themselves and it is survival of fittest.
Read moreMost Popular Computer Games as Told by Thrift Stores
Every time I go to a thrift store I see the same handful of computer games. It has led me to infer that these are the most popular titles in my area.
Read moreBrink: A Bad Game I Love
Just because I like a game doesn’t mean I am delusional. This game is not good. So before I detail why I have dozens of hours in it, let’s explore why Brink sucks.
Read moreMac OS 9.2 Lives!
Resurrection is not the word I use to describe my hobby. I don’t really bring anything back from the dead. Usually it’s moving a game from the dusty shelves of a thrift store to my game room’s dusty shelves. However, after weeks of tinkering, I truly feel like Dr. Frankenstein now.
Read moreClassic Games to Snag During the Steam Summer Sale
Written by: Elijah Moon Blackwell It’s here! The destroyer of wallets! Every year Steam has a huge sale that slashes the prices of (almost) every game it sells. It’s a good way to get a bundle of games for a low price. If you don’t know, Steam is a digital marketplace for computer games. Mostly just for Windows, but a
Read moreTwo Years of Classic Computer Gaming
There are so many games in the collection. Who knows what’s all there.
Read moreAlone in the Dark: Horror Like Nothing You’ve Ever Played
Screenshot: Edward Carnby looking down the hall wondering what other horrors await himWritten by: Elijah Moon Blackwell The further back you go, the more intense gaming becomes. There was a time when tutorials didn’t exist. Objective markers were extremely rare. Controls were not standardized. Losing a manual meant losing crucial information needed to play the game. Knowing what an item’s
Read moreReview: Killing Time
Like a low-budget horror movie, Killing Time is filled with gore and goofy tropes. It is the Friday the 13th of video games.
Read moreWhat 2020 Means for Retro Computing
Change is coming. It happens every year and there is no stopping it.
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