Category Archives: PC

Futuristic Racing Games: The Complete List

An Attempt At A Complete List Of Games In The Genre, Chronologically by Platform A thread where the greatness of the futuristic racing game genre, one of my favorites, is celebrated with a list of every game ever made in … Continue reading →

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Pod: Planet of Death (PC) – One of the best, and buggiest, racing games ever is still a true classic!

I got Pod 1.0, the incomplete OEM packin edition of the game, with the computer we got in summer 1997, and I quickly realized how great this game is.  It took a while before I finally upgraded it to the … Continue reading →

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Netstorm (PC) Review – Battle in the Skies of Nimbus in one of the best games ever!

In addition to the recently posted Mega Man in Dr. Wily’s Revenge, the other review I posted on the internet in 2001 was this one, for the classic 1997 PC real-time strategy game Netstorm.  I first played Netstorm from PC … Continue reading →

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A History of Midway Games (and related companies)

I first got interested in Midway because they made many of the best arcade games of the ’80s and ’90s.  They were one of the best publishers on the Nintendo 64 as well, and that is, of course, my favorite … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: PC Racing Games

Racing games have been one of my favorite genres ever since the mid ’90s. I didn’t play racing games all that often before that point, but since then, I’ve loved the genre, and have played a good number of racing … Continue reading →

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What was the Downfall of the Golden Age of Retail Computer Gaming? An Attempted Analysis

(Please note: I am finally posting this 2010 article on the site now, in June 2026.  This is an article I have both wanted to post here ever since I wrote it, and didn’t want to without significant additional work.  … Continue reading →

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Quest for Glory Series Appreciation

(This is another of my articles from before 2010 that I thought needed a significant rework in order to post here, but I never did that.  Now in June 2026 I decided to post it largely unedited from the original.  … Continue reading →

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Turrican: Remembering One of the Great Action Series

(Please note: I am posting this old article of mine in June 2026.  I wrote this in January 2008, so the posting date was set to that date.  Ever since I created this site in 2010 I thought about adding … Continue reading →

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