Recently, John Romero released a fifth episode for the original, legendary 1993 DOOM. I hope you're ready to face hell again, because it's packed into this one tighter than rancid sardines. You will be hurt
We've talked about DOOM. We've looked at Wolfenstein 3D. We've even touched on some left-field shit like Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold. The formative history of the first person shooter is no new topic to us, RetroFans
A dark world of magic and mayhem awaits as Bryan reviews 1994's Heretic! Tune in!
An examination of the famous wall-crawler's appearances in cartridge form. Tune in, True Believers!
In the years between 1989 and 1997, the earliest strong attempts at 3D “first person” games were being fired at the wall. As 1992-93 rolled on, this fire reached a machine-gun rate due to the success of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. Even now,
Lately I've been playing all these old games using DOSBox. It's been like a time warp back to one of my formative experiences as a video gamer. I can still remember playing my first PC games when I was 8 or 9 years
I am pleased to finally discuss a few of these titles – the cream of 2016's crop – in the form of a “top ten” list.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); One last doom & gloom-themed game for October, RetroFans, and we can get back to the usual variety fare. This one's a good example of how we can gauge a title's success by how
I've got another one for you Retro Fright Fans this October, a cult favorite for the PC. Dark Seed is one from back in the DOS days, although it saw release for the Amiga as well. Released in 1992, the game is a
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I can't tell if I'm reviewing a game or a movie with this one, RetroFans. I'll leave that up to you.When the CD-driven generation of consoles and console add-ons hit in the early 90s,
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); For the past couple of years, all I hear about from my friends is how great Skyrim is.I mean, they're right. It's a graphical and gameplay masterpiece. It outshines the previous two installments in
Wolfenstein 3D was a commercial success, as well as a new standard for 3D action gaming. It prompted developers, including id Software, to ask themselves, “what can we do next?”The very next year, id answered its own question and made gaming history.I was
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