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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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Dungeons & Dragons Animated Series Brawler Released
October 10th, 2021 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, Windows 
Tags: animated series, brawler, cartoon, d&d, dungeons & dragons, fighting, openbor 
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge Update
October 8th, 2021 Carl Williams The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) are a franchise that is recognizable to most people. Whether a fan or not, the TMNT have permeated the social conscious of the United States, and many other countries. People know of them if not able to name each one. For many reading this, the heyday for Teenage Mutant […]
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Pharaoh: A New Era, aka the return of the most beloved city builder
April 22nd, 2021 Carl Williams A vintage classic from 1999 is undergoing a complete remake. This treat for lovers of the genre was announced in the summer of 2020 by two partners. Dotemu, the French publisher whose mission is to revive retro games on modern platforms, has teamed up with developer Triskell Interactive. They are working to bring back “the […]
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Diablo 2 Resurrected Brings Original Plus Expansion into Modern Era
February 19th, 2021 Carl Williams Fans of Diablo were probably sort of blindsided when Diablo, plus the Hellfire expansion, appeared on GoG. a while back. Well get ready to be flat out floored. Diablo 2 plus the Lord of Destruction expansion are in the process of being remade in 3D. Even better, Vicarious Visions are handling the development of this […]
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Diablo Pits Gamers Against Hell – January 3rd, 1997 – Today in Video Game History
January 3rd, 2021 Carl Williams Diablo is one of those few games that made you proud to be a computer gamer. There were not many that made console gamers jealous, Blizzards Rogue-like was one of them. It joined the ranks of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Command & Conquer, and a few flight sims. Even Rogue was a PC exclusive for most […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: blizzard, Condor, Diablo, dungeons, hell, Lord of Terror, Nethack, randomly generated, rogue, rogue-like, role playing game, rpg No Comments »
Lara Croft Tomb Raider Makes Her Professional PlayStation Sega Saturn and PC Debut – November 14th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
November 13th, 2020 Carl Williams Lara Croft made her debut in Tomb Raider and what a debut it was. This was the start of a franchise that is still going today. This game also represents the media savviness of, then, new to gaming Sony. Core Design, based in the United Kingdom at the time of development, were responsible for bringing […]
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Posted in Comp, News, PSOne, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Windows Tags: 3d, action, adventure, core design, female lead, indiana jones, lara croft, Tank Girl, tomb raider 1 Comment »
Novastorm Brings Futuristic Rail Shooting to PlayStation – October 10th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
October 10th, 2020 Carl Williams Novastorm is a rail shooter. You are either a fan of them or hate them. This futuristic shooter was developed by Psygnosis and released on various platforms such as Sony PlayStation, FM Towns Marty, and 3DO. While technology allows this level of graphics in real time, back in the mid 1990’s this was, at least […]
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Control Troops Wreak Havoc in Command & Conquer – September 26th, 1995 – Today in Video Game History
September 26th, 2020 Carl Williams Command & Conquer by Westwood Studios and Virgin Interactive was quite the success story. It was the granddaddy of real-time strategy gaming as we know it today. Sure, another game predates C&C but minor tweaks separated the two by miles. Considering this was released in the mid-1990’s, there is also a heaping helping of Full […]
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Select Metal Gear Franchise Titles Join GoG
September 25th, 2020 Carl Williams Metal Gear from Konami is one of those franchises that sold consoles. Sure, on the Nintendo Entertainment System that may not be the case but later, oh yeah. Who had friends that bought a PlayStation console to play Metal Gear Solid? This is an iconic franchise. One that more gamers need to play. Now, thanks […]
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Elite Gave Gamers Galaxies to Explore – September 20th, 1984 – Today in Video Game History
September 20th, 2020 Carl Williams Elite is one of those game franchises that has been around since the early days of gaming. It is also one of those gaming franchises that has always gone above and beyond the competition. Whether a good game was created during the process is up to the gamer themselves. What is guaranteed is tons of […]
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Posted in Amstrad, Apple II, Atari 800 XL/XE, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Comp, News, Windows, ZX Spectrum Tags: Elite, Elite Dangerous, Freelancer, simulation, space life, space sim, Starflight No Comments »
