Are we still on a physical game kick? Well, here's the Morrowind CE
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Today’s #RandomGameSaturday is Quake II, because I started playing it again yesterday. It’s not without its flaws, but it was much more what I wanted from a Doom follow-up than Quake was. Between this and Goldeneye, it was a point at which full polygon FPS games finally brought the action.
Ultima VII: The Black Gate turned your DOS PC into a consistent (albeit fantasy) world where NPCs kept schedules, bread baked, and Britannia felt astonishingly real. I'm sure you'd agree that many modern RPGs still owe it a debt. Here's the full intro sequence: youtu.be/3IUS6WN1Wec
RIP Bobby Prince. His music legacy will live on, making inspired music for Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, countless others. A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man, nothing but happy memories of him. A loss to the world.
A great discussion about collecting BIG BOX games with some of the most learned people in the hobby youtu.be/-dfx_dM9zMM?...
Let's Chat about BIG BOX game collecting with Jim, Joel, Stu & Tom!
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Darkstone Restoration's demo is now live on Steam Next Fest. Darkstone is the ARPG made by Delphine back in 1999, and its Restoration is a solo project that rebuilds the original to feel right on modern PCs. store.steampowered.com/app/4716570/...
DarkStone Restoration Demo on Steam
Darkstone Restoration brings the classic action RPG back to modern PCs with improved stability, compatibility, controls, readability, and quality-of-life improvements — while preserving the spirit of ...
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A friendly reminder that Double Fine's Psychodyssey is one of the finest pieces of media ever created, and a must-watch for anyone who cares about video games, yet somehow it's also completely free www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Double Fine PsychOdyssey - YouTube
2 Player Productions and Double Fine Productions present Double Fine PsychOdyssey, an unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making. Ten yea...
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There's a widespread misconception that Nintendo Directs killed E3. This is not true. What actually killed E3 was the industry's shift from physical to digital games. Here is a video about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnGr...
The Real Reason E3 Died
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Magazine advertising for Oddworld Abe's Exodus by Oddworld Inhabitants & GT Interactive in the issue #18 of Playstation Magazine, in February 1999
Happy 34th birthday Wolfenstein 3D! ❤️ #wolfenstein #idsoftware #videogames #fps #wolfenstein3d
Nned help running it on modern hardware? I got you, boss! #gaming #pcgaming #retrogaming youtu.be/qo_ZIl7Bu_w
How to Play Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Nowadays
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90's Computer Games Box Art@90scompgamesboxart.bsky.social · 4mo agoHeroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (1996)
Podcaster-archivist @savetz.bsky.social (ANTIC, Eaten By a Grue) joins for 90s nostalgia, the loss of cover art giant Philip Castle, and the rise-and-fall of Iomega's Zip drives. All this, your picks for a gaming industry legend you'd like to spend an hour with, and more!! youtu.be/4Q_ODmzynsM
Ascension – Chronicles of the Heretic is the initial pitch document that the Raven team put together for Heretic II: gameloadedmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/h...
Heretic II pitch document
Back in 2023, to mark the 25th anniversary of Heretic II, lead programmer Patrick J. Lipo shared a fascinating piece of gaming history on his blog: a document the team created to pitch the game to …
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Heretic 2 got a brand new reverse engineered source port for modern systems featuring bug fixes, faster loading times and hud scaling for high resolutions. Playing Heretic 2 just became a lot easier. For the moment it's Windows only: github.com/m-x-d/Hereti...
I recently stumbled upon the press kit CD for Ultima IX: Ascension - it includes screenshots, renders, sketches, ads, and interviews with the U9 team. I made a post about it here and a video of the contents: gameloadedmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/u... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJB...
Ultima IX Ascension Press Kit
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Edge Issue 142 - November 2004 Ico 2 Big, ugly, beautiful: Sony rebuilds the platform game #EdgeMagCover
To lighten up the timeline, some good news: I just donated the latest royalties from the CRPG Book, bringing us to a total of £37,901 raised for charity since 2019! Thanks everyone for the support! The book is back in stock @bitmapbooks.com if you also want one: www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the...
I just backed Game On: A Feature Documentary about @brendaromero.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Game On: A Feature Documentary about Brenda Romero
Help Theresa Loong finish her documentary about Brenda Romero: visionary designer and mentor, shaping the future of game creation!
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Tomorrow at 9 PM CET (12 PST / 3 PM EST) is finally Black Dahlia Night. A 30 min Fair & Balanced Retrospective followed by a 90 min "making of" documentary with interviews w/the cast and crew. It's been 6 months in the making. Come breathe a sigh of relief with me, please.
The last great FMV game | Black Dahlia
Everyone's heard of Ripper (the Christopher Walken FMV game), but not many people talk about the game that came AFTER Ripper. It's just as mental as Ripper, even moreso, but also so much better in practically every way. Watch the full 4 hour movie: Original resolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch
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Unboxed my copy of Lands of Lore and also showcased the mini artbook I made because I think the pixel art in LoL 1 is the best made for a video game. youtu.be/5sxH_ANkhwY?...
Lands of Lore: The Throne Of Chaos - Big Box PC Unboxing
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