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Magic: The Gathering
Sonic's Schoolhouse
What is this I don't even
I don't remember ever getting this game, but it's not hard to imagine why I have it…
The Curse of Monkey Island
Yes, Monkey Island 1 defined the point & click genre and Le Chuck’s revenge was an incredible sequel that upped the graphics, puzzles and game-play…
Outlaws
There are certain sterotypes we all love; the ninja, the pirate, the zombie and the cowboy…
Civilization II
Way back in 1996 I was craving for another Civilisation game, I had played the first civilisation on the Amiga 500 and I was hooked, CIV II on the PC looked a thing of beauty…
Morrowind
okay this game is not retro but since it was released I have never stopped playing it…
Fallout 2
I consider Fallout to be one of the best rpgs ever made…
Half Life: Blue Shift
Half Life Blue shift sees the event at Black Meza through the eyes of one of my favourite characters in the Half life Universe, Barney…
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
Desperate for AD&D games I was prepared to buy even this one which received bad reviews and was well known for only one thing – bugs, and plenty of them…
Severence: Blade of Darkness
A game of which I will probably never tire…
StarCraft: Brood War
Nominally, Brood War was an expansion set rather than a fully-fledged new game…
StarCraft
Starcraft is regarded as a very fast-paced game – we all marvel at manic Koreans whose fingers flurry with a dizzying click-per-minute ratio that would outpace hummingbirds – but it's a slow-paced experience which has settled into my memory…
Jagged Alliance 2
One of the most hardcore, unforgiving games ever…
SubTerra2
SubTerra is an exciting puzzle game requiring a good mixture of reflex action and thoughtful planning…
Roller Coaster Tycoon
One of the first games to enthral me for hours on end, Roller Coaster Tycoon was wonderful…
Call of Duty
Call of Duty was and still is a fantastic shooter…
Raiden II
When I first found Raiden II for Windows I thought it would be a rubbish conversion, much like the original Raiden for DOS…
Cave Story
Everyone has their own personal 'golden era' of gaming…
Jurassic Park: Trespasser
If I only had two words to sum up Jurassic Park: Trespasser, they would probably be “epic fail”…
Frogger
My first taste of being obsessed with gaming, Frogger was fantastic…
Deus Ex
What is there to say about Dues Ex other than “best game EVER!”?
Duex Ex (DX) came out in 2000 not long after the first Matrix film…
Riven: The Sequle To Myst
Riven is bigger than Myst in every way…
Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Myst is a game that will forever be remembered…
Fallout 2
Sequels are notorious things within the realms of film and video games; they often suffer from a lack of development or a move so far away from the original concept it alienates fans of the developing series…
Fahrenheit
Without wishing to get embroiled in a "Retro or not?" RETRO-WAR, I put forth Fahrenheit, because retro or not (Ok, its not)- its a true classic already…
Max Payne
Good old Pete…
Stay Tooned
An action-adventure 'point-and-click' game that really looked like it was made for kids, in fact was fun for gamers of all ages and animation fans…
A Tale of Two Kingdoms
A Tale of Two Kingdoms is an epic faerie tale, in the classic style of the famous Sierra and LucasArts graphical adventure games…
Planescape Torment
Planescape Torment is the greatest RPG ever…
Magic & Mayhem
Julian Gollop & Mythos Games teamed up to produce the updated version of Chaos in 1998 with online multiplayer battles…
Grim Fandango
I first played this game when I was 16 years old, at the time I was looking for a good adventure game…
Motocross Madness
Well motocross madness or mcm as it was more commonly know…
Resident Evil
I, got the game, played it…
Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
Magic the Gathering is one of my favourite ever games, so you'll be somewhat unsurprised to learn that I'm a huge fan of Microprose's excellent PC version…
Tomb Raider II
Lara Croft's second adventure managed to top the thrilling first game in almost every aspect…
Tomb Raider
This thrilling action adventure spawned one of todays best known icons in the gaming world: Lara Croft…
Wing Commander
Origin, Richard Garriott's legendary company and home of the Ultima series, released Wing Commander back in 1990 and proved that DOS PCs (IBM compatibles -remember?) were finally overtaking the Amiga and them 16-bit consoles in terms of gaming-focused power…
Rogue squadron
Rogue squadron had great graphics and sound for the time that it came out, with simple arcade game play…
Half-Life: Opposing Force
This highly entertaining add-on added nothing completely new to the original HALF-LIFE formula but it offered a thrilling alternative view on the events you experienced in the first installment – and that pretty much rocked!
Instead of playing one of the scientists, you took control of one of those army soldiers you were fighting in the first game…