So a week or two ago I went out and got the ID Super Pack on Steam. It covers pretty much iD’s entire back catalogue, bar a few obscure titles, from Commander Keen to Doom3. Plus there’s some of the iD-engine-powered titles from Raven, like Heretic and Hexen. Total cost is $69.95 – far less […]

Hello all. Rik is trying something new and tackling an RPG. He’s currently spending hours every night shooting rats and mutants and grinding his way through endless quests, and reckons he might be finished sometime around 2014. So in the meantime you’re stuck with me. And I’ve reviewed a charming old Lucasarts adventure, huzzah! So […]

For those of you who haven’t noticed, The Abandonware Blog is back in business. Which is clearly a good thing, I’m sure you’ll agree. So anyone who’s been missing their semi-regular dose of abandonware-related news can now head over there and get it…

Okay, so having steadfastly ignored RPGs since Dungeon Master (can’t remember much about that apart from that ‘oof, I’ve hit a wall’ noise when you, er, hit a wall), I’m currently making tentative progress through Fallout. It’s such a well-loved game I’m feeling under a bit of pressure to really love it. It’s slow going […]

Hi all. Been a fairly quiet summer, but we finally stirred ourselves into action and have two new articles for you. Having now lost my soul to World of Warcraft (troll hunter at level 69), I thought it fitting that I play through and review Blizzard’s earlier Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. Meanwhile, continuing in […]