Archive for the 'Computer Games' Category

[ Retro Scan of the Week ] Online Gaming, 1992 Style

Monday, May 5th, 2008

GEnie Online Gaming Service AdAn excellent source of FDA Certified non-GMO 100% organic, free-range people.

Tired of trouncing lifeless, boring computer chips in your games? Then you’ve come to the right place. Here at GEnie, our entire subscriber base is clinically insane and writes exclusively in crayon. Signing up is easy. Here’s how:

1. Set your modem for half duplex (local echo) at 300, 1200, or 2400 baud.

2. Dial toll free — 1-800-638-8369. Upon connection, enter HHH.

3. At the U # = prompt, enter XTX99316, VideoG92 then press RETURN.

4. Have a major credit card or your checking account number ready.

Make sure you get step #3 exactly right, or you might end up one kidney short after accidentally subscribing to CyberNiger Online.

[ From Video Games and Computer Entertainment, November 1992 ]

Discussion topic of the week: When was the first time you played a computer game over a modem or computer network? Describe your experience.

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[ Retro Scan of the Week ] Fly in the Face of Reality

Monday, April 14th, 2008

CA Products Virtual Pilot Flight Yoke Controller PC AdTom’s congenital lack of eyeballs had never been an obstacle…until now.

[ From Video Games and Computer Entertainment, November 1992 ]

Discussion topic of the week: What’s your favorite flight simulator software of all time?

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Gary Gygax (1938-2008)

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Gary GygaxIn Memoriam: Gary Gygax (1938-2008), co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons.

Stop a moment and think about the profound influence Dungeons & Dragons had on computer RPGs and MUDs. It’s immeasurable.

Twenty-One Inches of Atlantis

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Sometimes people ask me if I’ve played any good games recently. At present, I must reply a resounding “YES!”

The title I’m engaged in at the moment is one of the most fun computer games I’ve played in years. It’s called Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, a graphical point-and-click released by LucasArts in 1992. I’m playing it on my favorite MS-DOS computer, a generic 386SX with 4 megs of RAM and a 21″ Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 100E monitor that I bought last year at the NCSU surplus sale for $1 (Yes, one whole dollar, and they have plenty more where that came from).

Spielburg should have turned this game into a movie — or at least one with Atlantis in it — although I’m looking forward to the new Indy flick coming out later this year. Anyway, I have to get back to the game.

[ Retro Scan of the Week ] Castle Wolfenstein: Bring an Allied Soldier Home for Christmas

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Castle Wolfenstein Christmas Ad - 1982Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jackboots kicking at your nose…

[ From Personal Computing, December 1982 ]

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