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3 Skulls of the Toltecs

January 10, 2016 by Alexander Young

I’ve never really gotten on with adventure games, so I don’t know why I would have expected anything different when it came to 3 Skulls of the Toltecs. I’ve always found them too slow, too contrived and too reliant upon players coming to the same conclusions as the developers from whatever arcanery the deviser of … [Read more…]

Posted in: DOS Collection Tagged: 3 skulls of the toltecs, adventure, dos collection

3 Point Basketball

December 27, 2015 by Alexander Young

In spite of my height, I never much managed to get on with basketball: it turns out that breaking the six-foot barrier isn’t much use if your coordination leaves a lot to be desired. I did always, however, appreciate the display of individual skill that goes along with free-throw or long-distance shooting challenges (obviously not … [Read more…]

Posted in: DOS Collection Tagged: dos, dos collection, sport

3 Card High-Low Poker

December 26, 2015 by Alexander Young

The festive period always makes me think about Christmases past: whether this is just my inability to move past my own past or whether this is something all people do, I am unsure, but I’ve spent a lot of time considering gifts that I had received in my youth. Of course, I feel terrible for … [Read more…]

Posted in: DOS Collection Tagged: card, dos, dos collection, poker

1st Person Pinball

December 25, 2015 by Alexander Young

The word ‘unplayable’ is thrown around far too much with regard to games, but 1st Person Pinball, another DOS game of the late ’80s vintage, truly does border on this dubious accolade. A lot can be said about the limitations of technology, as well as the virtue of trying new approaches to long-established genres and … [Read more…]

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1 Ton

December 24, 2015 by Alexander Young

I’ve never really used games as an avenue for dealing with anger or any latent homicidal urges that I may have had: it’s why open-world games (playpits for sociopathy that they tend to market themselves as) have never really appealed to me, with the activities on show tending to cater to those who may find … [Read more…]

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