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Who here was a fan of this one? Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (1996) is a shooter/mech sim from Looking Glass Technologies. You command Strike Force Centauri, leading up to three AI squadmates through countless missions - from recon, raids, and rescues to assaults - fighting pirates and the...

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Anyone remember General Zod? One of the last games of the Bitmap Brothers and also one of their best, in my opinion. Z from 1996 was such a blast. Yes, I know, Command & Conquer was published a year earlier and was more complex (and turned into a massive franchise), but I always felt that Z deserved more credit and got a bit lost in the shuffle. Great graphics, an epic soundtrack, and some fun units (who doesn't love the Psychos?) were sadly still not enough, and despite some excellent reviews, sales numbers were pretty low. Earlier games from the Bitmap Brothers, such as Speedball 2 or Xenon 2, were commercially much more successful. Maybe it was the fact that the RTS genre was already quite saturated (Dune II, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Command & Conquer), and that pushed Z into the offside a bit, who knows. Did you play it back in the day and liked it?
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Anyone remember General Zod? One of the last games of the Bitmap Brothers and also one of their best, in my opinion. Z from 1996 was such a blast. Yes, I know, Command & Conquer was published a year earlier and was more complex (and turned into a massive franchise), but I always felt that Z deserved more credit and got a bit lost in the shuffle. Great graphics, an epic soundtrack, and some fun units (who doesn't love the Psychos?) were sadly still not enough, and despite some excellent reviews, sales numbers were pretty low. Earlier games from the Bitmap Brothers, such as Speedball 2 or Xenon 2, were commercially much more successful. Maybe it was the fact that the RTS genre was already quite saturated (Dune II, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Command & Conquer), and that pushed Z into the offside a bit, who knows. Did you play it back in the day and liked it?

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36,966 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

Were you a fan of Jungle Strike (1993)? I thought it was an excellent sequel to the already great Desert Strike, released the year before. It puts you in the cockpit of a Comanche attack chopper, blasting through jungles, snow-covered bases, deserts, and urban areas to stop madman Kilbaba and drug lord Ortega from nuking D.C. (how very stereotypical - but hey, it’s a game and it’s supposed to be that way). The graphics were top-notch, but it was more than just a “shoot everything” game: you had to manage fuel, ammo, and armor while dodging tanks, gunboats, and suicide trucks, and rescuing POWs and co-pilots, which added more depth and a tactical element. It also let you switch between different vehicles during missions instead of flying only the chopper. Three more sequels followed, but I always felt Jungle Strike was the best and truest to the original idea. Pure fun - exactly how a game should be.
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Were you a fan of Jungle Strike (1993)? I thought it was an excellent sequel to the already great Desert Strike, released the year before. It puts you in the cockpit of a Comanche attack chopper, blasting through jungles, snow-covered bases, deserts, and urban areas to stop madman Kilbaba and drug lord Ortega from nuking D.C. (how very stereotypical - but hey, it’s a game and it’s supposed to be that way). The graphics were top-notch, but it was more than just a “shoot everything” game: you had to manage fuel, ammo, and armor while dodging tanks, gunboats, and suicide trucks, and rescuing POWs and co-pilots, which added more depth and a tactical element. It also let you switch between different vehicles during missions instead of flying only the chopper. Three more sequels followed, but I always felt Jungle Strike was the best and truest to the original idea. Pure fun - exactly how a game should be.

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32,655 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

Well, I *was* having fun with my first 2011 🤣 Tonight after a couple mags it failed to go fully into battery, so I pushed it forward and fired the chambered round (perhaps that was an error, though it was a pretty gentle push I didn't need to force it or anything). Now it's totally locked up, not sure what to do but maybe one of you knows. It only has about 300 rounds through it, and cleaned and oiled it after the first 100. I know it has a bit of a break-in period, though this was my first issue with it. But it's a pretty big issue! I could try and really force it open but I dont want to break it.
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Well, I *was* having fun with my first 2011 🤣 Tonight after a couple mags it failed to go fully into battery, so I pushed it forward and fired the chambered round (perhaps that was an error, though it was a pretty gentle push I didn't need to force it or anything). Now it's totally locked up, not sure what to do but maybe one of you knows. It only has about 300 rounds through it, and cleaned and oiled it after the first 100. I know it has a bit of a break-in period, though this was my first issue with it. But it's a pretty big issue! I could try and really force it open but I dont want to break it.

Kostas Moros

60,014 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

It's not often that you see a game crossing over from one genre into another. Ultima went from classic turn-based RPG to real-time first-person 3D view action/adventure RPG. And it worked! Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds was developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993. Gameplay is non-linear, letting you roam freely through huge, multi-level environments, solve puzzles, fight in real time, and interact with NPCs. For its time, it was highly innovative. It featured a fully explorable 3D world (no grid-snapping like older dungeon crawlers). The physics and object interactions were next level: you could pick up, drop, throw, stack, or combine almost anything. Want to build a staircase out of crates? Go for it. Pile junk to reach a high ledge? Sure thing. Knock over a table during a fight? It all worked. This level of interactivity was unheard of in 1993 - at least nothing close comes to mind. As an old-time Ultima fan, I was skeptical when I heard about an action RPG spin-off that diverged so much from the original concept. But boy, was I wrong; it was a blast!
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It's not often that you see a game crossing over from one genre into another. Ultima went from classic turn-based RPG to real-time first-person 3D view action/adventure RPG. And it worked! Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds was developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993. Gameplay is non-linear, letting you roam freely through huge, multi-level environments, solve puzzles, fight in real time, and interact with NPCs. For its time, it was highly innovative. It featured a fully explorable 3D world (no grid-snapping like older dungeon crawlers). The physics and object interactions were next level: you could pick up, drop, throw, stack, or combine almost anything. Want to build a staircase out of crates? Go for it. Pile junk to reach a high ledge? Sure thing. Knock over a table during a fight? It all worked. This level of interactivity was unheard of in 1993 - at least nothing close comes to mind. As an old-time Ultima fan, I was skeptical when I heard about an action RPG spin-off that diverged so much from the original concept. But boy, was I wrong; it was a blast!

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17,270 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

One of the most unique games ever: Loom (1990) wasn't just incredibly gorgeous to look at; it also introduced a completely novel way to play adventure games. Instead of a classic inventory or command prompts, it was controlled entirely through musical notes (spells). By combining new sequences of notes, you could cast spells to interact with the environment - like opening a door or sharpening a blade. These spells were learned by observing the world around you. You could also play some notes backwards to reverse their effect (for example, open/close a door). The game was successful and attracted a much larger portion of female gamers than traditional adventures had before. It was also more appealing to beginners due to its gentler and more accessible nature (more experienced gamers found it generally a bit too easy and short). I always wondered why such a successful and brilliant game never got a sequel. Originally, two more sequels were planned, but Lucasfilm buried the idea. No clue why.
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One of the most unique games ever: Loom (1990) wasn't just incredibly gorgeous to look at; it also introduced a completely novel way to play adventure games. Instead of a classic inventory or command prompts, it was controlled entirely through musical notes (spells). By combining new sequences of notes, you could cast spells to interact with the environment - like opening a door or sharpening a blade. These spells were learned by observing the world around you. You could also play some notes backwards to reverse their effect (for example, open/close a door). The game was successful and attracted a much larger portion of female gamers than traditional adventures had before. It was also more appealing to beginners due to its gentler and more accessible nature (more experienced gamers found it generally a bit too easy and short). I always wondered why such a successful and brilliant game never got a sequel. Originally, two more sequels were planned, but Lucasfilm buried the idea. No clue why.

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30,242 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds was developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993. Gameplay is non-linear, letting you roam freely through huge, multi-level environments, solve puzzles, fight in real time, and interact with NPCs. For its time, it was highly innovative. It featured a fully explorable 3D world (no grid-snapping like older dungeon crawlers). The physics and object interactions were next level: you could pick up, drop, throw, stack, or combine almost anything. Want to build a staircase out of crates? Go for it. Pile junk to reach a high ledge? Sure thing. Knock over a table during a fight? It all worked. This level of interactivity was unheard of in 1993 - at least nothing close comes to mind. As an old-time Ultima fan, I was skeptical when I heard about an action RPG spin-off that diverged so much from the original concept. But boy, was I wrong; it was a blast!
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Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds was developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993. Gameplay is non-linear, letting you roam freely through huge, multi-level environments, solve puzzles, fight in real time, and interact with NPCs. For its time, it was highly innovative. It featured a fully explorable 3D world (no grid-snapping like older dungeon crawlers). The physics and object interactions were next level: you could pick up, drop, throw, stack, or combine almost anything. Want to build a staircase out of crates? Go for it. Pile junk to reach a high ledge? Sure thing. Knock over a table during a fight? It all worked. This level of interactivity was unheard of in 1993 - at least nothing close comes to mind. As an old-time Ultima fan, I was skeptical when I heard about an action RPG spin-off that diverged so much from the original concept. But boy, was I wrong; it was a blast!

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20,559 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

I was a huge BattleTech fan in the 80s, so when the first MechWarrior was released by Activision in 1989, I couldn’t wait to play it. I thought it was okay but it didn’t really convince me. When the next MechWarrior series launched in 1995, I gave it another try. My favorite from that “mini series” was MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries (1996). You play a MechWarrior who builds and leads a mercenary company, taking contracts from different factions across the Inner Sphere. The game lets you customize BattleMechs with weapons, armor, and heat management, true to the core concept of BattleTech. I sound like a true nerd now, lol. Enemy Mech destroyed! Internal heat at 700 Kelvin! And that soundtrack… brilliant!
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I was a huge BattleTech fan in the 80s, so when the first MechWarrior was released by Activision in 1989, I couldn’t wait to play it. I thought it was okay but it didn’t really convince me. When the next MechWarrior series launched in 1995, I gave it another try. My favorite from that “mini series” was MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries (1996). You play a MechWarrior who builds and leads a mercenary company, taking contracts from different factions across the Inner Sphere. The game lets you customize BattleMechs with weapons, armor, and heat management, true to the core concept of BattleTech. I sound like a true nerd now, lol. Enemy Mech destroyed! Internal heat at 700 Kelvin! And that soundtrack… brilliant!

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52,669 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

If you suffer from vertigo, Descent III (1999) is probably not the best choice for you. But what a brilliant game it was for the rest of us. You are a hired mercenary helping an organization known as the Red Acropolis Research Team to stop robots infected by an alien virus. Your name: Material Defender - I always found that a bit odd. Total freedom of movement, massvive levels that I often got lost in, a killer soundtrack, a great weapons system, cinematic cutscenes (though looking quite dated now), and the fact that you could play the multiplayer option through basic dialup, made this one a worthy conclusion to the Descent trilogy. Despite high praise from critics, sales numbers were incredibly low (around 50,000 units). Interplay blamed the disappointing numbers on the cutthroat competition (late 90s were peak times for FPS games with some truly legendary titles), and also the lack of marketing power compared some "giants of the industry".
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If you suffer from vertigo, Descent III (1999) is probably not the best choice for you. But what a brilliant game it was for the rest of us. You are a hired mercenary helping an organization known as the Red Acropolis Research Team to stop robots infected by an alien virus. Your name: Material Defender - I always found that a bit odd. Total freedom of movement, massvive levels that I often got lost in, a killer soundtrack, a great weapons system, cinematic cutscenes (though looking quite dated now), and the fact that you could play the multiplayer option through basic dialup, made this one a worthy conclusion to the Descent trilogy. Despite high praise from critics, sales numbers were incredibly low (around 50,000 units). Interplay blamed the disappointing numbers on the cutthroat competition (late 90s were peak times for FPS games with some truly legendary titles), and also the lack of marketing power compared some "giants of the industry".

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16,349 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

Rise of Nations (Big Huge Games, 2003) was another one of those great RTS games that - maybe - got a little lost in the shuffle of the juggernauts of that era. It was designed by Brian Reynolds, who was formerly with MicroProse and Firaxis, creating Civilization II and Alpha Centauri. Rise of Nations featured over 100 unique units, a huge selection of buildings and wonders (that greatly affected your nation), excellent graphics (zoom in/out), and a campaign mode and multiplayer option, received extremely positive reviews (often in the high 90s range) and was a commercial success. If you were a fan of Age of Empires, Empire Earth and other RTS games of that kind, Rise of Nations was probably also very high on your list. I remember many, many epic LAN weekends in 3v3 matches... good times!
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Rise of Nations (Big Huge Games, 2003) was another one of those great RTS games that - maybe - got a little lost in the shuffle of the juggernauts of that era. It was designed by Brian Reynolds, who was formerly with MicroProse and Firaxis, creating Civilization II and Alpha Centauri. Rise of Nations featured over 100 unique units, a huge selection of buildings and wonders (that greatly affected your nation), excellent graphics (zoom in/out), and a campaign mode and multiplayer option, received extremely positive reviews (often in the high 90s range) and was a commercial success. If you were a fan of Age of Empires, Empire Earth and other RTS games of that kind, Rise of Nations was probably also very high on your list. I remember many, many epic LAN weekends in 3v3 matches... good times!

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99,375 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

One of the stranger games from back in the day: Rome AD 92 ("Pathway to Power" in the US) is a 1992 adventure with strategy elements. Released for Amiga and MS-DOS, it follows a young slave named Hector (or Ettore) on his journey through Roman society, from escaping the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to - ultimately - becoming Emperor of Rome. Yep, quite a career path! Gameplay is blending iso-style graphics, puzzle-solving, and some battles (not a core part of the game though). It features six chapters with quite a bit of historical detail. I have no idea if this was a huge hit or a colossal flop but it was certainly an ambitious game for its time.
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One of the stranger games from back in the day: Rome AD 92 ("Pathway to Power" in the US) is a 1992 adventure with strategy elements. Released for Amiga and MS-DOS, it follows a young slave named Hector (or Ettore) on his journey through Roman society, from escaping the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to - ultimately - becoming Emperor of Rome. Yep, quite a career path! Gameplay is blending iso-style graphics, puzzle-solving, and some battles (not a core part of the game though). It features six chapters with quite a bit of historical detail. I have no idea if this was a huge hit or a colossal flop but it was certainly an ambitious game for its time.

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11,239 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

Remote Viewer Warns of a Terrifying Coordinated Attack on a Major US City?! Remote Viewer, Daz Smith, looked at April world events and what he got back is potentially concerning... "...So it was large structures, weirdly higher than any of containership. I shouldn't have looked at that a bit more detail, but I didn't. Maybe I just thought it was appropriate, moved it to one side, but definitely large structures." "And it felt like the structures were on fire. So I, you know, asked the question why here? And I felt like there was a ground based attack, that was going to happen in, in, in this city location. And it felt like it was like a bomb attack. And I had, like, this very strong visual of a, white truck or van that might be involved, which I tried to draw here. So the, you know, they had these kind of, modern looking van in front of a, multi-level structure, almost like this, like the entranceway or something of the structure." "So it felt like it was a kinetic event, of lots of explosive energy. It was very loud. There was wide dispersal. Definitely had a terror attack feel. It feels like it was a driven vehicle parts and then detonated, as an act of retaliation. The vehicle fills, larger than a car. Felt very van like, possibly white, possibly have branding on it as well." "...It was strategically positioned, in front of an important structure. The whole thing felt very US based. Just not that weird kind of U.S filled me, getting targets. And I also have a dang tang feel to this as well, so it felt like it was in a large U.S urban city, which gave me the idea of New York. Because maybe because I've been to New York and, you know, just had that, but definitely had an East Coast feel to this..." "...it was definitely driven, implanted..." "...it felt like it was in planning. So they were planning or rehearsing for a future event, which is, you know, what we're looking for, a month ahead. And I had a weird I had a well here, weirdly, of Holy Cross... it starts with fear and panic, and it's like they're just implanting a message.... Trying to timeline this site here. You know, again, this is all very experimental..."
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Remote Viewer Warns of a Terrifying Coordinated Attack on a Major US City?! Remote Viewer, Daz Smith, looked at April world events and what he got back is potentially concerning... "...So it was large structures, weirdly higher than any of containership. I shouldn't have looked at that a bit more detail, but I didn't. Maybe I just thought it was appropriate, moved it to one side, but definitely large structures." "And it felt like the structures were on fire. So I, you know, asked the question why here? And I felt like there was a ground based attack, that was going to happen in, in, in this city location. And it felt like it was like a bomb attack. And I had, like, this very strong visual of a, white truck or van that might be involved, which I tried to draw here. So the, you know, they had these kind of, modern looking van in front of a, multi-level structure, almost like this, like the entranceway or something of the structure." "So it felt like it was a kinetic event, of lots of explosive energy. It was very loud. There was wide dispersal. Definitely had a terror attack feel. It feels like it was a driven vehicle parts and then detonated, as an act of retaliation. The vehicle fills, larger than a car. Felt very van like, possibly white, possibly have branding on it as well." "...It was strategically positioned, in front of an important structure. The whole thing felt very US based. Just not that weird kind of U.S filled me, getting targets. And I also have a dang tang feel to this as well, so it felt like it was in a large U.S urban city, which gave me the idea of New York. Because maybe because I've been to New York and, you know, just had that, but definitely had an East Coast feel to this..." "...it was definitely driven, implanted..." "...it felt like it was in planning. So they were planning or rehearsing for a future event, which is, you know, what we're looking for, a month ahead. And I had a weird I had a well here, weirdly, of Holy Cross... it starts with fear and panic, and it's like they're just implanting a message.... Trying to timeline this site here. You know, again, this is all very experimental..."

Future Forecasting Group

14,822 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

A tiny puppy was lying motionless on the side of the road, looking as if it had lost all signs of life. Cars kept passing by, but no one stopped. The pup was so weak it didn’t move at all, its eyes blank and lifeless from exhaustion and dehydration. Fortunately, the Paw Squadron rescue team spotted it. They quickly pulled over, gently picked it up, and took it in for care. After being given water, fluids, and lots of loving attention, the puppy slowly came back to life. Its eyes began to shine with hope again. From a little soul that seemed to have given up, it is now healthy and full of energy once more. 🐶❤️
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A tiny puppy was lying motionless on the side of the road, looking as if it had lost all signs of life. Cars kept passing by, but no one stopped. The pup was so weak it didn’t move at all, its eyes blank and lifeless from exhaustion and dehydration. Fortunately, the Paw Squadron rescue team spotted it. They quickly pulled over, gently picked it up, and took it in for care. After being given water, fluids, and lots of loving attention, the puppy slowly came back to life. Its eyes began to shine with hope again. From a little soul that seemed to have given up, it is now healthy and full of energy once more. 🐶❤️

Beauty of music and nature 🌺🌺

11,463 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Raise your hand if you were a fan of this one. Some games excelled at storytelling with minimal or even no dialogue. Another World comes to mind, but Flashback (Delphine Software, 1992) did it extremely well too. It’s a great game, often mistaken for a sequel to Another World. However, the two are unrelated, and Éric Chahi was not involved. It was created by Paul Cuisset, who had previously worked with Chahi on Future Wars, which may explain the similarities in gameplay and design. Like Another World, Flashback was highly cinematic and story-driven for its era, relying mostly on short animated cutscenes and very brief text-based dialogue. The story unfolded primarily through stunning visuals that still hold up well today. The game was very well received and sold nearly a million copies, a great number for the early 90s. If you were a gamer back then, chances are you played Flashback. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t have quite the same "wow" factor that Another World did when I first played it. Maybe the expectation was unfair, since you naturally cherish the "original" more, I suppose?
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Raise your hand if you were a fan of this one. Some games excelled at storytelling with minimal or even no dialogue. Another World comes to mind, but Flashback (Delphine Software, 1992) did it extremely well too. It’s a great game, often mistaken for a sequel to Another World. However, the two are unrelated, and Éric Chahi was not involved. It was created by Paul Cuisset, who had previously worked with Chahi on Future Wars, which may explain the similarities in gameplay and design. Like Another World, Flashback was highly cinematic and story-driven for its era, relying mostly on short animated cutscenes and very brief text-based dialogue. The story unfolded primarily through stunning visuals that still hold up well today. The game was very well received and sold nearly a million copies, a great number for the early 90s. If you were a gamer back then, chances are you played Flashback. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t have quite the same "wow" factor that Another World did when I first played it. Maybe the expectation was unfair, since you naturally cherish the "original" more, I suppose?

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10,913 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

A classic from the golden era: Anno 1602 (created by Max Design in 1998). It was a massive surprise blockbuster, both commercially and critically acclaimed. The game kickstarted what eventually turned into a franchise that is still alive today with its most recent release, Anno 117, from November 2025. So, what made the first Anno game so great? For its time it showed incredible attention to detail: excellent graphics, a wonderful soundtrack, and above all a highly addictive “just one more minute” gameplay - seeing your empire grow through colonization and trade. Other games such as Sim City or The Settlers had a similar vibe, that slow and steady progress, and sometimes just zooming out and looking at what you had created was reward enough. This was also true for Anno, simply looking at it, while life hustled and bustled by, was wonderful. Perfect for late night gaming sessions when reflexes and speed were not at peak anymore.
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A classic from the golden era: Anno 1602 (created by Max Design in 1998). It was a massive surprise blockbuster, both commercially and critically acclaimed. The game kickstarted what eventually turned into a franchise that is still alive today with its most recent release, Anno 117, from November 2025. So, what made the first Anno game so great? For its time it showed incredible attention to detail: excellent graphics, a wonderful soundtrack, and above all a highly addictive “just one more minute” gameplay - seeing your empire grow through colonization and trade. Other games such as Sim City or The Settlers had a similar vibe, that slow and steady progress, and sometimes just zooming out and looking at what you had created was reward enough. This was also true for Anno, simply looking at it, while life hustled and bustled by, was wonderful. Perfect for late night gaming sessions when reflexes and speed were not at peak anymore.

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10,458 görüntüleme • 24 gün önce

I remember talking with the USA Hockey leadership group a few years back when I started as a youth hockey director and I was like “I don’t know if I can do this…” It was stressful as hell and it was hard to enact the kind of things I wanted to do because the youth hockey culture was so backwards on the priorities of development. They told me that I’d be shocked how many good, high level hockey people get into it for a year to give back and then are like - nah I’m good this is not the experience I was looking for. We need to find a way to entice more good hockey people to want to get involved in the youth side of the game. And I think the only way to do it is more community based hockey. Less pressure, more development. More opportunity for the players who get out of the high level of the game to enjoy coming to the rink and not feel like it’s a full time job again. We talked about the importance of more high level hockey people getting involved at the grassroots level on our latest podcast with Nick Robone. Check it out. 🎙️
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I remember talking with the USA Hockey leadership group a few years back when I started as a youth hockey director and I was like “I don’t know if I can do this…” It was stressful as hell and it was hard to enact the kind of things I wanted to do because the youth hockey culture was so backwards on the priorities of development. They told me that I’d be shocked how many good, high level hockey people get into it for a year to give back and then are like - nah I’m good this is not the experience I was looking for. We need to find a way to entice more good hockey people to want to get involved in the youth side of the game. And I think the only way to do it is more community based hockey. Less pressure, more development. More opportunity for the players who get out of the high level of the game to enjoy coming to the rink and not feel like it’s a full time job again. We talked about the importance of more high level hockey people getting involved at the grassroots level on our latest podcast with Nick Robone. Check it out. 🎙️

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29,114 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

To this day, even 37 years later, the game I associate the most with the Psygnosis logo is Shadow of the Beast. The game itself was fascinating - in the sense that graphics and sound were both perfect 10s, while gameplay was a 3 at best. Maybe I am being a bit harsh, but I think we can all agree that there was a massive gap between how it looked/sounded and how it played. And yet its burned into my memory forever and certainly has its place in gaming history. Psygnosis published around 100 games, but that logo will always give me Shadow of the Beast vibes.
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To this day, even 37 years later, the game I associate the most with the Psygnosis logo is Shadow of the Beast. The game itself was fascinating - in the sense that graphics and sound were both perfect 10s, while gameplay was a 3 at best. Maybe I am being a bit harsh, but I think we can all agree that there was a massive gap between how it looked/sounded and how it played. And yet its burned into my memory forever and certainly has its place in gaming history. Psygnosis published around 100 games, but that logo will always give me Shadow of the Beast vibes.

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27,731 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

The Dig (LucasArts, 1995) didn't achieve the same impact or cult status as Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, or Indiana Jones, but I played the crap out of it back in the day. In terms of immersion, it was one of LucasArts' best games ever and a true milestone of 90s adventure games. It was highly praised by magazines but lost points for (too) high difficulty, making it one of the era's toughest adventures - and thus diverging from LucasArts' typical style which was more on the easy/moderate level of difficulty. I wasn't able to finish it without a walkthrough from one of the game magazines back then (Internet wasn't really a mainstream thing yet). The visuals and music of The Dig remain absolutely incredible, even over three decades later. The large sprites, the amazing choice and composition of colours (The Dig just looked so different!), the movie like vibe - I found this one to stand out and always wondered why unlike many other adventure games this one never got a sequel. It certainly deserved one.
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The Dig (LucasArts, 1995) didn't achieve the same impact or cult status as Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, or Indiana Jones, but I played the crap out of it back in the day. In terms of immersion, it was one of LucasArts' best games ever and a true milestone of 90s adventure games. It was highly praised by magazines but lost points for (too) high difficulty, making it one of the era's toughest adventures - and thus diverging from LucasArts' typical style which was more on the easy/moderate level of difficulty. I wasn't able to finish it without a walkthrough from one of the game magazines back then (Internet wasn't really a mainstream thing yet). The visuals and music of The Dig remain absolutely incredible, even over three decades later. The large sprites, the amazing choice and composition of colours (The Dig just looked so different!), the movie like vibe - I found this one to stand out and always wondered why unlike many other adventure games this one never got a sequel. It certainly deserved one.

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23,378 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

"Looks like it got a little hot out there, sir!" Wing Commander (1990) is often considered one of the earliest "AAA" games, even though the term itself didn’t exist yet. Chris Roberts’ game reportedly cost about five times more to develop than a typical hit title of its era, making it by far the most expensive game at the time, and raising eyebrows everywhere. It featured very advanced graphics, digitized speech, a cinematic story campaign with branching paths, countless cutscenes, and a “Star Wars in space” feel that made it stand out massively. At times, it genuinely felt like you were starring in an interactive movie rather than "just" playing a game. Its success raised the bar for the entire industry. Publishers were now forced to invest far more in production quality, bigger budgets, and marketing. Wing Commander sold millions of copies, and helped establish the space sim genre. The game not only paved the way for even larger budgets in its own sequels, but it also pressured other developers and publishers to keep up. Whether this was ultimately good for the industry could still debated today. On one hand, it started an era of cinematic, high-production games. On the other, it made it significantly harder for small teams and low-budget titles to compete, effectively throttling the kind of creativity that had been a hallmark of 1980s game development. With the birth of Wing Commander, the industry had entered a whole new territory.
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"Looks like it got a little hot out there, sir!" Wing Commander (1990) is often considered one of the earliest "AAA" games, even though the term itself didn’t exist yet. Chris Roberts’ game reportedly cost about five times more to develop than a typical hit title of its era, making it by far the most expensive game at the time, and raising eyebrows everywhere. It featured very advanced graphics, digitized speech, a cinematic story campaign with branching paths, countless cutscenes, and a “Star Wars in space” feel that made it stand out massively. At times, it genuinely felt like you were starring in an interactive movie rather than "just" playing a game. Its success raised the bar for the entire industry. Publishers were now forced to invest far more in production quality, bigger budgets, and marketing. Wing Commander sold millions of copies, and helped establish the space sim genre. The game not only paved the way for even larger budgets in its own sequels, but it also pressured other developers and publishers to keep up. Whether this was ultimately good for the industry could still debated today. On one hand, it started an era of cinematic, high-production games. On the other, it made it significantly harder for small teams and low-budget titles to compete, effectively throttling the kind of creativity that had been a hallmark of 1980s game development. With the birth of Wing Commander, the industry had entered a whole new territory.

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23,279 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Who here is old enough to remember when Myst (1993) blew everyone away? It was a straight-up revolution! Well, that's how it felt like at the time. Developed by brothers Rand & Robyn Miller (Cyan), Myst had over 2,500 photorealistic pre-rendered images, 40 minutes of original ambient music, and 66 minutes of video on a single CD-ROM. Many say it helped kickstart the CD-ROM era (1993 was still heavily dominated by 3.5" disks), which was an expensive hardware luxury back then. It looked and sounded like nothing else. There was no combat. No death. And also no hand-holding. Just you, a mysterious island, books, levers, codes, and puzzles in beautifil, lonely worlds - you had to figure it out, the gameplay was open and non-linear. It felt like stepping into a painting, and you could argue it was one of the first games with true immersion (again, for its time - remember this was 1993). It sold over 6 million copies, and stayed the best-selling PC game for 9 (!) years until The Sims in 2002. It created a whole new audience and changed what people expected from PC gaming forever, the bar was raised to a whole new level. For the first time a game also had real appeal to the non-hardcore gamers. It pulled in more female players than any other game before. For its time it was pure magic.
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Who here is old enough to remember when Myst (1993) blew everyone away? It was a straight-up revolution! Well, that's how it felt like at the time. Developed by brothers Rand & Robyn Miller (Cyan), Myst had over 2,500 photorealistic pre-rendered images, 40 minutes of original ambient music, and 66 minutes of video on a single CD-ROM. Many say it helped kickstart the CD-ROM era (1993 was still heavily dominated by 3.5" disks), which was an expensive hardware luxury back then. It looked and sounded like nothing else. There was no combat. No death. And also no hand-holding. Just you, a mysterious island, books, levers, codes, and puzzles in beautifil, lonely worlds - you had to figure it out, the gameplay was open and non-linear. It felt like stepping into a painting, and you could argue it was one of the first games with true immersion (again, for its time - remember this was 1993). It sold over 6 million copies, and stayed the best-selling PC game for 9 (!) years until The Sims in 2002. It created a whole new audience and changed what people expected from PC gaming forever, the bar was raised to a whole new level. For the first time a game also had real appeal to the non-hardcore gamers. It pulled in more female players than any other game before. For its time it was pure magic.

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CouRageJD reveals he turned down a deal worth over $10,000,000 with Facebook "The Facebook one I turned down was by far the most but would of been the most crippling from a business perspective" "At that time joining Facebook would of been end of your sponsors and viewership." "I think if I was were I am now and starting a family, and it was a decision were it was like if you do this your kids are set and your family is set up, I think I would be way more open to it" "I don't regret saying no to it" "It was over 8 figures"
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CouRageJD reveals he turned down a deal worth over $10,000,000 with Facebook "The Facebook one I turned down was by far the most but would of been the most crippling from a business perspective" "At that time joining Facebook would of been end of your sponsors and viewership." "I think if I was were I am now and starting a family, and it was a decision were it was like if you do this your kids are set and your family is set up, I think I would be way more open to it" "I don't regret saying no to it" "It was over 8 figures"

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