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Dungeons & Dragons first hit the market in 1974 via TSR, in 1983, an animated series was released. This was around the time the Basic Set Version 3 was released for those keeping track. That is almost pointless as the animated television series was not based on any rule set. At least that I can […]
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A Further Six Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not ‘Tomb of Horrors’)
October 22nd, 2017 
Michael Crisman This week, I celebrated my birthday. That’s right, Modern Zorker has turned the great four-oh (though I prefer to think of it as “21 with 19 additional levels in the Geek Prestige Class”). To celebrate, I’ve invited one of the best friends I had growing up: Dungeons & Dragons! And because nothing says ‘Happy Birthday!’ […]
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Six More Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not Tomb of Horrors)
May 7th, 2017 Michael Crisman Before I get started, I have just one thing to say: you’re a bunch of sadists. All of you. I compiled a list of half a dozen of the deadliest old school Dungeons & Dragons adventures to ever see print, and you not only ate it up but shared it with your buddies and gave it […]
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Six Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not ‘Tomb of Horrors’)
July 30th, 2016 Michael Crisman Modern-day pen and paper RPGs tend to stick to the ethic that ‘telling a good story’ is the overriding priority on game night. The Game Master is there to referee and ensure everyone plays by the rules, but by and large, the GM’s job is to facilitate an enjoyable experience for all. There are exceptions–Paranoia, […]
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SSI Gold Box D&D Veterans Return to their Roots with Tactical Simulations Interactive
March 20th, 2015 Carl Williams Some of the biggest names in role playing games on computers have regrouped to do what they do best, create turn based strategy role playing games that rock. Okay, a little history lesson for those that do not know what I am talking about with the title of this article. The Strategic Simulations Inc (SSI) […]
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Revenge of the License: AD&D Heroes of the Lance
September 14th, 2014 Michael Crisman Admit it, you knew this was coming. Maybe not today, maybe not next week, but you knew, at some point, I was going to dig into the hog waller. If that’s what you’ve been waiting for, retro gaming fans, then today’s your lucky day. Rejoice. Clap your hands. Give the ol’ banjo a tune-up. Because […]
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Review – Out Live for Turbo Grafx-16 English Translation
December 26th, 2016 Carl Williams We take a critical look at the newly released fan translation for Out Live on the Turbo Grafx-16 console. If you are looking for hand holding in your RPG’s then look elsewhere, this is old school as can be.
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Humble Bundle Retrogaming Sale September 2020
September 3rd, 2020 Carl Williams With Humble Bundle you can save some cash. What retrogaming fan does not like saving some cash? From classics to more recent classic inspired titles, I have compiled a list of sales for you. I will be updating this list as the month goes on so bookmark it now. If you know of a sale […]
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GoG Giving Away Eye of the Beholder Trilogy
June 17th, 2020 Carl Williams If you do not know what Eye of the Beholder is then continue reading this article. If you know, and do not have it yet, head over to GoG.com and grab the trilogy right now. There is a link at the bottom for your convenience. Dungeon crawling fun does not get much better than this […]
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Michael’s RPG Shelf: Holy Crit, It’s the Tarrasque!
September 6th, 2019 Michael Crisman Dungeons & Dragons has some truly iconic monsters outside of the one from which it takes half its namesake. There’s a reason Wizards of the Coast picked a Beholder for the cover of the Monster Manual which you see in that little thumbnail. But if your players have any sort of history with D&D via […]
