by mento
Since Steam finally got me back into PC gaming, after some decade and a half or so of ignoring it for various reasons (hint: they all relate to how technologically sophisticated my PCs have been, which is to say not very), I figured I'd celebrate by talking about all the junk I used to play on this ol' box of beige.
Because this list is partially dedicated to ArbitraryWater, the main guy of talking about horrible old PC games in these parts, each game has a "AW" score - in this case short for "Aged Well?" - to help out those pondering their next GOG purchase or DOSBox-enabled abandonware download. I ought to give people a reason to read this thing, right? Keep in mind, I actually haven't played some of this stuff for years, so... mostly guessing here.
(Prog in Workress)
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Stay a while, stay forever! No wait, that was Impossible Mission.
AW: Sure.
I have no idea what's going on. Aerosmith's trying to kill you and Jim Belushi.
AW: If you have a thing for incomprehensible FMV adventures.
Like a weird, German Ultima with aliens and 1st person sections.
AW: Not really, but it's an interesting enough game to try.
Can Sly Boots survive a universe of oddballs that's falling apart? Probably not!
AW: Absolutely. The dated polygon graphics were never the highlight.
Old-school subterranean FP-RPG. If you like being lost in cold, dark holes underground..?
AW: Sure, it's not too old.
Miniature giant space hamsters, going for the eyes.
AW: Damn straight it has.
Best PC RPG ever made? I wouldn't bet against it.
AW: Like a fine wine.
Cyberpunk graphic adventures were a thing in the late 90s.
AW: It's free on GOG so who cares if it's aged badly or not?
Good road movie game based on huge fantasy novel series. Riddle locks.
AW: Perhaps not, there's a lot of digitized LARPers. It's smart, though.
I wrote a blog that mentioned this thing. War sims need more skeletons and wizards.
AW: Uhh.. no.
