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August 31st, 2008
I'm still spending most of my time fixing all those small bugs here on the site, however, new contents shouldn't fall behind because of that, which is why I'm presenting you Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance (PC) today.
Mr Creosote
I'm still spending most of my time fixing all those small bugs here on the site, however, new contents shouldn't fall behind because of that, which is why I'm presenting you Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance (PC) today.
Mr Creosote
August 24th, 2008
Three pieces of good news: Wandrell is back, he's added a game and in spite of the rather shaky technical basis, it seems to have worked fine. A few will have noticed Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy (PC) being online for most of the day already, but I took my time to verify things before actually announcing it.
Mr Creosote
Three pieces of good news: Wandrell is back, he's added a game and in spite of the rather shaky technical basis, it seems to have worked fine. A few will have noticed Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy (PC) being online for most of the day already, but I took my time to verify things before actually announcing it.
Mr Creosote
August 16th, 2008
Finally... six months late, but it still got finished: the new incarnation of The Good Old Days. This version mainly tries to accomplish two things: integration and crosslinking.
Integration meaning all contributions and administrative tasks can now be committed directly through the site itself. Just have a look at the menu on the left - every registered member can use those functions to make the site better. 'Registered' leading to another integration aspect: We're now using the forum's member database on the site, too. So you can log in and use all those great features with your forum username and password. Just try it out.
Crosslinking meaning that on every page, we try to point you to other pages useful in relation to the current one. You'll find those links in the second horizontal strip on top. On game pages, this will obviously be links to screenshots and downloads, in on the 'about' page, you'll find a link to the new site history article and so on.
Now, as usual, there has to be a warning: All of this is still beta. Not beta in the buzzword sense as it is used by virtually every huge company these days to look cool. They actually have tested their 'beta' versions extensively. We're just a few hobbyists here, so that's a completely different story. Things are bound to break in the first weeks. If they don't, you're not trying hard enough. Please let us know if you encounter any errors or just any irritations!
Mr Creosote
Finally... six months late, but it still got finished: the new incarnation of The Good Old Days. This version mainly tries to accomplish two things: integration and crosslinking.
Integration meaning all contributions and administrative tasks can now be committed directly through the site itself. Just have a look at the menu on the left - every registered member can use those functions to make the site better. 'Registered' leading to another integration aspect: We're now using the forum's member database on the site, too. So you can log in and use all those great features with your forum username and password. Just try it out.
Crosslinking meaning that on every page, we try to point you to other pages useful in relation to the current one. You'll find those links in the second horizontal strip on top. On game pages, this will obviously be links to screenshots and downloads, in on the 'about' page, you'll find a link to the new site history article and so on.
Now, as usual, there has to be a warning: All of this is still beta. Not beta in the buzzword sense as it is used by virtually every huge company these days to look cool. They actually have tested their 'beta' versions extensively. We're just a few hobbyists here, so that's a completely different story. Things are bound to break in the first weeks. If they don't, you're not trying hard enough. Please let us know if you encounter any errors or just any irritations!
Mr Creosote
August 10th, 2008
The Dig (PC) concludes the series of Lucas Arts games for now. Although there are a few more, I don't really consider those 'classic' anymore (and they're also not very good).
Mr Creosote
The Dig (PC) concludes the series of Lucas Arts games for now. Although there are a few more, I don't really consider those 'classic' anymore (and they're also not very good).
Mr Creosote
August 5th, 2008
Darishnoo decided to give Full Throttle (PC) a second treatment, arriving at a slightly different conclusion than me. That's great, as we now have both the generally common views right there on the page.
Mr Creosote
Darishnoo decided to give Full Throttle (PC) a second treatment, arriving at a slightly different conclusion than me. That's great, as we now have both the generally common views right there on the page.
Mr Creosote
August 2nd, 2008
Oh well... I'm running a little thin here by now. Hopefully, Wandrell will be able to make a return soon (then again, we all know ISPs and the 'quality' of service...). Today's game is Full Throttle (PC), a somewhat entertaining romp by a Lucas Arts past their prime.
Mr Creosote
Oh well... I'm running a little thin here by now. Hopefully, Wandrell will be able to make a return soon (then again, we all know ISPs and the 'quality' of service...). Today's game is Full Throttle (PC), a somewhat entertaining romp by a Lucas Arts past their prime.
Mr Creosote
July 26th, 2008
Here is a game which I just can't seem to be able to write a positive review about. Back in 1994, when I first wrote something about it, it was predominantly about things I didn't like about this game, and people were wondering why I still gave it such a good rating. Reading my own all-new writeup, I'm fairly sure it'll be the same effect this time for Sam & Max Hit the Road (PC).
Mr Creosote
Here is a game which I just can't seem to be able to write a positive review about. Back in 1994, when I first wrote something about it, it was predominantly about things I didn't like about this game, and people were wondering why I still gave it such a good rating. Reading my own all-new writeup, I'm fairly sure it'll be the same effect this time for Sam & Max Hit the Road (PC).
Mr Creosote
July 20th, 2008
Since you're supposed to win something from others contributing to the site, I'm adding the next game on my own regular schedule in spite of Vemperor's game a few days ago: Day of the Tentacle (PC) (I'm fully expecting angry mobs to come and lynch me - bring it on).
Mr Creosote
Since you're supposed to win something from others contributing to the site, I'm adding the next game on my own regular schedule in spite of Vemperor's game a few days ago: Day of the Tentacle (PC) (I'm fully expecting angry mobs to come and lynch me - bring it on).
Mr Creosote
July 17th, 2008
It took five days to be all wrapped up, but finally, here's Vemperor's first review since January 2001: The Addams Family (Game Boy). Actually, I have to say that's fairly normal. I usually take longer from the first draft of a review until it's published - just that you usually don't get to see this process.
Mr Creosote
It took five days to be all wrapped up, but finally, here's Vemperor's first review since January 2001: The Addams Family (Game Boy). Actually, I have to say that's fairly normal. I usually take longer from the first draft of a review until it's published - just that you usually don't get to see this process.
Mr Creosote
July 11th, 2008
One day earlier than scheduled, here comes the next game: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Amiga).
In addition, I'd like to mention that thanks to Vemperor, six more game reviews have been translated into German during the last week. If he had some help, we'd have full bilinguality in no time...
Mr Creosote
One day earlier than scheduled, here comes the next game: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Amiga).
In addition, I'd like to mention that thanks to Vemperor, six more game reviews have been translated into German during the last week. If he had some help, we'd have full bilinguality in no time...
Mr Creosote
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