From the pages of the past, ads of yesteryear – Shadowgate
If you haven’t heard by now, The Walking Dead adventure game won Spike’s VGAs as Game of the Year. Even if you might not think much of the VGAs, or […]
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From the pages of the past, ads of yesteryear – Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards
In an interview with G4′s X-Play, the director of Wreck-It-Ralph, Rich Moore, was asked what game he would like to be in and he asked if Leisure Suit Larry was […]
From the Sierra of the past! Horror from yesteryear – Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Horror adventures are still few and far between. Convincingly chilling forays into the psychological monsters and physical threats of danger that are hallmarks of the genre are not often as […]
From the pages of the past! Horror from yesteryear – Alien
Ridley Scott made us regret ever making it past the atmosphere in rockets with the thrilling horror of Alien. Trapping a bunch of ordinary peeps inside a multi-million dollar tin […]
From the pages of the past! FMV from yesteryear! – Ripper
Full motion video! In the nineties, it was both a blessing and bane of gamers everywhere. Though if you talk to some, it might be more bane thanks to some […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Phantasmagoria
No modern discussion of horror games, or gaming tech on PCs, would be complete without Roberta Williams’ Phantasmagoria with its recommendation for only 18 and above audiences. Today, you can […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – The Last Express
Jordan Mechner’s eye on providing cinematic experiences driven by expressive gameplay and tough challenges have slowly percolated over the years since Karateka in 1984, right on through the Prince of […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Timequest
In 1991, Legend Entertainment was still just starting out after having tackled higher-education hijinks with Steve Meretzky’s Spellcasting series which kicked things off in the previous year. Their specialty? Adventure […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Everest
Back in the early eighties, a UK company called Dragon Data Ltd. came out with a PC called the Dragon 32 in 1982 for the European market. It was also […]
From the pages of the past! Ads of yesteryear – Neuromancer
Though Descent to Undermountain was one of several critical stumbles on Interplay’s part in the late 90′s, one only needs to look at their past work to remember their best […]
