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by mbarton
Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:44 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Liberated Games
Replies: 6
Views: 20197

For those who may not know, Liberated Games is run by Matt Matthews, the same guy who does the Curmudgeon Gamer. He's very much against abandonware sites that don't get permission from copyright owners, so he created his own site with legal downloads instead. I really hope that he'll be able to pers...
by mbarton
Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:35 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: The Oldest DOS RPGs
Replies: 14
Views: 34765

The Oldest DOS RPGs

Hi, folks! One of our writers over at Armchair Arcade is writing an article comparing computer role playing games with console role playing games (i.e., Ultima vs. Zelda). Anyway, we were trying to figure out what the earliest and best DOS based RPGs games were. Do you all know of any must-mention D...
by mbarton
Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:26 pm
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: History of Scorched Earth
Replies: 2
Views: 7830

Gorilla

Reflecting back, I probably should have put more in about Gorilla. My co-editor (Bill Loguidice) thought I should give it its own paragraph and a screenshot. One commenter said that was nuts for leaving out a game he thought was called "bananas," which turned out to be the infamous Gorilla...
by mbarton
Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:07 am
Forum: General Gaming
Topic: History of Scorched Earth
Replies: 2
Views: 7830

History of Scorched Earth

Hi, folks. I was reading through the forums here and thought that you might be interested in reading an article I wrote for Armchair Arcade called "Scorched Parabolas: A History of Artillery Games." Even though I apparently missed some important DOS games (it was difficult getting info), I...