December 29th, 2002
New boxes: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=47">Hound of Shadow</a>, <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=48">Powermonger</a> and <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Populous">Populous</a>.
Mr Creosote

December 24th, 2002
For some reason, I had a lot of free time today (university is closed - no idea why), so I reviewed <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=49">Curse of Enchantia</a>.
Mr Creosote

December 21st, 2002
Must.... review.... more..... games! Today, I took the easy way and wrote about a well-known game called <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=48">Powermonger</a>. But did you know you can play this game in a World War 1 setting? Either way, check it out!
Mr Creosote

December 20th, 2002
Added one of the most thrilling games ever: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=47">The Hound of Shadow</a>. One of the few games which actually caused sleepless nights for me - because I just couldn't stop thinking about possible solutions of the points where I was stuck ;)
Mr Creosote

December 19th, 2002
Wrote a new <a href="editorial.php">editorial</a>. Those who know me a bit should know what that means: bashing of some defenseless group. Enjoy!
Mr Creosote

December 10th, 2002
<a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=46">Projectyle</a>
Mr Creosote

December 9th, 2002
Added another lesser known Adventure: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=45">East vs West: Berlin 1948</a>. Definitely worth checking out!
Mr Creosote

December 8th, 2002
Added box shots for <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=43">Lords of the Realm</a> and <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=35">Phobia</a> as well as a manual for the latter.
Mr Creosote

December 5th, 2002
And there is the second one: <a href="comics/comics.php?series=pop">Adventure of the Blue Diamond</a>.
Mr Creosote

December 4th, 2002
Added a user-contributed comic: <a href="comics/comics.php?series=pop">Der Weg nach Mizar</a>. Activated the downloads for this series of course, too. Please keep in mind that the more 'complete' what you send in is (e.g. containing the scan with 'correct' file names in good quality along with a review), the faster I can put it up!
Mr Creosote

December 1st, 2002
As announced earlier, the comics series which are for download are subject to constant rotation. I now disabled all downloads for minicomics (don't worry - they will be back again later) and enable the <a href="comics/comics.php?series=star">Star Comics</a>.
Mr Creosote

November 30th, 2002
Added AddressMate for Windows to PC Apps section.
Guzzardo

November 30th, 2002
In my last updates, pretty new games were clearly dominant. That is why I dug a bit deeper this time and found <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=44">Kult</a>.
Mr Creosote

November 29th, 2002
Seems like at least one of my 'job adverts' worked quite quickly: the apps count has almost doubled with today's addition of <a href="apps.php?page=1">three new-old programs</a> contributed by Guzzardo.
Mr Creosote

November 26th, 2002
Two more games which are in fact really new ones. One of the two was one of the last games I bought for full price when it first came out! Guess which: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=42">Cross Check</a> or <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=43">Lords of the Realm</a>?

Just for the record, in case anyone is wondering: Of course I didn't review all these four games only yesterday and today, but I started with these four on last Thursday! Adding even only one game a day with such a long review and so many screenshots is impossible without a big crew or a lot of free time, two things we/I don't have. So please don't expect this growth rate to be maintained.
Mr Creosote

November 25th, 2002
Two new games today: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=40">Wanted</a>, a game in classic arcade style, and <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=41">Mag</a>, a quite unique business simulation.

Concerning the previous news, I will from now on mark the sections which currently are not maintained with a 'job advert'. If anyone feels like taking over, contact me.
Mr Creosote

November 18th, 2002
The latest additions were all 'successful', each in their own way. Lords of the Rising Sun easily surpassed the download count of several 'older' games in no time. Police Quest stirred up a bit of a controversy in the forum (deservedly - I wrote the review to provoke after all :P). While discussion is always good, the site should mainly be about good games, so I tried to continue the first line today: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=38">Mega Lo Mania</a>.

And now for something completely different. It is no secret our crew situation has been better. We're down to two crewmembers again, Tapuak will be out for at least another few weeks and my own free time doesn't really increase, either. That is why we need your help! So once again: if you're interested in helping out (either on a regular basis as a crewmember or only as occasional contributor), just give it a try! All you need is some solid knowledge about classic gaming (no matter on what system) and a not-so-bad writing style. No technical requirements apart from an Internet connection (how would you be reading this otherwise?). There is nothing to be afraid of, I won't bite! At least not immediately....
Mr Creosote

November 15th, 2002
Yet another update. Not bad. The same can't be said about the new game though: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=37">Police Quest</a>.
Mr Creosote

November 14th, 2002
It's war once again: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=36">Lords of the Rising Sun</a>.
Mr Creosote

November 13th, 2002
Today, I added one of the first games I ever had as an original version. It is also one of the best ever: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=35">Phobia</a>.
Mr Creosote

November 12th, 2002
As announced earlier, I checked the bandwidth usage since the downloads have been re-enabled and evaluated it. It turned out significantly less transfer has been used than I anticipated. That is why I increased the file size limits today: 3 MB for PC, 6 MB for the rest. Looking at the download statistics, this is still not fair towards the emulation fans who are causing only a tiny piece of the overall bandwidth, but I don't want to 'discriminate' PC users too much. I'll continue monitoring the bandwidth and maybe adjust the numbers again later.
Mr Creosote

November 10th, 2002
Just a note you can disregard the previous news now. Thanks to all the people who offered to send me the scans, the response was overwhelming! Special thanks to the first two guys who made the collection complete again: swgreed and Lord Deimos. I'll put them up for download again tonight.
Mr Creosote

November 7th, 2002
This is a bit of an unusual update: a request. I was notified there are some comic downloads missing on the server. So I browsed my hard drive, but couldn't find them there, either! Must have uploaded them from somewhere else and then forgotten about it :( Now I could of course scan them again, but probably, there is a way around it: If any of you has downloaded one of the following files before, please contact me:
m_vengeance_d.rar
m_ram-man.rar
m_leech.rar
m_mantenna.rar
m_powers.rar
Thank you!
Mr Creosote

October 31st, 2002
Today I present you a real 'classic' with 'great' graphics, 'easy accessability' and so on and so on: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=34">King's Quest: Quest for the Crown</a>. Hint: Don't read the review.

Make sure you didn't miss the news post before this one!
Mr Creosote

October 29th, 2002
The Spam Club members have decided to start a Micro Machines II championship! If you want to join, you can sign up <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/forum/index.php?query=topic&forum=2&topic=107">here</a>. Don't be afraid and join the races!
Tapuak

October 29th, 2002
Updated all <a href="snes/emu.php">SNES emulators</a> to the latest versions: ZSNES 1.36 for Windows, DOS, Linux and SNES9x 1.39 for Windows. Also, I added a new Mac version of SNES9x.
Tapuak

October 24th, 2002
We now have our new file server up! That means there are game downloads again. Before you all run leeching now, please read these explanations:
File size is restricted to 1.5 MB for PC and 3 MB for the other computer sections. This is to lower the costs which have gone straight through the roof lately. The difference between PC and the rest is based on the obversation that PC games are downloaded way more often than the stuff for any other system (for whatever incomprehensible reasons) - so this is the section which has to be cut down most. We will monitor the bandwidth usage and if it again goes out of hand, the limits will be lowered even more. If we find out however, that we're now using less bandwidth than anticipated, the limits will be loosened. You should not expect monsters like the old 40 MB - rip of Death Gate anymore though!
No whining - no matter if in the forum, via e-mail or ICQ - will make us reconsider. No personal requests to send you a bigger game privately will be answered, so don't waste your time trying. If you want to get one of the games which are too big, search for them at ebay or (if you're too cheap to buy an original) use the search box on our welcome page or request it in the forum.
Somehow I have the feeling only the people who understand and accept this all anyway will read until here and therefore I could have saved all the words... ironic, isn't it?
Mr Creosote

October 10th, 2002
Redid the <a href="amiga/faq_e.php">Amiga FAQ</a>. Instead of just the few hints for emulator settings, there is not a short historical synopsis, some technical help for users of real Amigas and a lot of specific links.
Mr Creosote

October 9th, 2002
After "Gesetzgebung" the second publically supported game on this site: <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/games.php?query=id&id=111">Dunkle Schatten</a>.
Tapuak

October 9th, 2002
What a surprise! Not. After yesterday's update, <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=33">Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's Revenge</a> was the only logical follow-up.
Mr Creosote

October 8th, 2002
The flood of the common games amongst the common games continues with <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=32">The Secret of Monkey Island</a>.
Mr Creosote

September 28th, 2002
Not quite as good, but interesting nonetheless. The next Adventure: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=31">Plan 9 from Outer Space</a>.
Mr Creosote

September 27th, 2002
Added one of the best games ever. A well-known classic, generally accepted as a masterpiece: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=30">Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis</a>. It comes with the usual 166 screenshots ;)
Mr Creosote

September 21st, 2002
Added 40 more screenshots for <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=26">Darkseed</a>. And once again the warning: the screenshots in the archive can give away a lot of these games! For Adventures, they're usually in chronological order, so you might at least consider skipping the last page if you haven't completed the game yourself yet. It is up to you, but don't complain to me afterwards :P
Mr Creosote

September 17th, 2002
We have a new regular section webmaster for the C64 section: Dr Ramesch. His first contribution is something you might know already: <a href="c64/index.php?query=load&name=The+Great+Giana+Sisters">The Great Giana Sisters</a>.
Mr Creosote

September 11th, 2002
Added <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=29">Pirates! Gold</a> for the CD32.
Mr Creosote

September 9th, 2002
Today's new game is <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=28">Brutal Sports Football</a>. Brutal Sports Football? Didn't we already have that one? Well, yes. Didn't we already have that twice? Indeed. So now it is featured on the site three times? Exactly!
As for the reasons: first, I added the PC version which, to be quite honest, I never played much. I wrote the review based on my experiences with the Amiga version. Later, when the Amiga section was open, I added the Amiga version. The Amiga version I had played so much and really knew a lot better. And which is better than the PC version.
A few weeks ago, I came across yet another version: Brutal Sports Football for AGA! In case you don't know what that means, AGA was the advanced graphics chipset of the Amiga 1200 and the CD32 console. It can be roughly compared to the VGA chipset concerning the resolution and colours, just that AGA had/has additional specialized chips for certain hardware acceleration (the fore-father of 3D chips if you want to put it like that).
Anyway, this AGA version of Brutal Sports Football is hands down the best of all. So I thought it would be unfair not to share this knowledge! And since this is such a good game, it deserves the amount of attention ;)
Mr Creosote

September 4th, 2002
Here we are again! The situation with the old host became intolerable, so I cancelled that contract. For now, we're not on a dedicated server anymore and until I get all the money the old host unjustifiedly billed me with, I won't be able to finance a new one. That means no downloads for now! Yes, all you stupid leechers can go away now, there is nothing to get here. Just pure information and some misc stuff (docs and so on).

If you want to support us, please take a look at the whiney button above. I know it's not the greatest style, but well - there isn't much of a choice for me anymore. Everything is going directly into the financing of this site of course.

Short version of the mysterious three lost newsposts: Added Chaos Engine 2 and Darkseed, wrote a new editorial, hate PC.
Mr Creosote

August 21st, 2002
Another of these really old-old systems: <a href="hof/system.php?system=7">Vectrex</a>. Enjoy!
Mr Creosote

August 19th, 2002
Here we are with the next system in the Hall of Fame: the <a href="hof/system.php?system=6">Spectrum</a>! All the work was done by non-crewmembers, that's how it should be ;)
Mr Creosote

August 15th, 2002
Added <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=25">Wild Cup Soccer</a>. Changed the news system so that news are displayed for one week on the main page, but at least always the two latest posts.
Mr Creosote

August 14th, 2002
I know this is 'against the rules', but I just had to add <a href="hof/games.php?game=5&system=5">P.O.D. - Proof of Destruction</a> to the Plus/4 section! This was planned to be added there from the start, but I just didn't know what to write about it. This afternoon, an idea struck me - and now you can read an (not quite, but almost) true story there ;)
Mr Creosote

August 13th, 2002
After a long time, a PC game again: <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Parashooter">Parashooter</a>, a great remake of the classic Paratrooper. Second addition: a boxshot of Terraquake.
Mr Creosote

August 11th, 2002
Tapuak and I decided to add additional Amiga versions of two games we've added to the PC section back when it was the only existing one: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=23">Brutal Sports Football</a> and <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=24">Chaos Engine</a>. Both games originated from this system and they are also way better on the Amiga than the crappy PC versions, so it only makes sense to offer them. I also added boxshots of Soccer Kid and Discovery.
Mr Creosote

August 5th, 2002
Finally! Tapuak and I finished the <a href="hof/">Hall of Fame</a> entry for the <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/hof/system.php?system=5">Commodore 264</a>. In case you aren't familiar with that name (nobody will blame you for that...), maybe <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/hof/system.php?system=5">Commodore Plus/4</a> rings a bell? Yes? No? In any case, head over there and enjoy the games!
Mr Creosote

August 3rd, 2002
Next game: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=22">Discovery</a>. A vastly overlooked and underrated strategy game! I will add a boxshot later (don't have the box here).
Mr Creosote

August 2nd, 2002
Added a classic point & click Adventure today: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=21">Cruise for a Corpse</a>. The true premiere is something else though: when playing the game, I just made more and more screenshots. With a PC game, that wouldn't have been a problem, but in all the non-PC sections, the number of screenshots is limited by standable file size which can be loaded with one page. So I added the 'screenshot archive'. So whenever we can offer more screenshots than the normal amount, we'll show them from now on! Check out the 'More Screenshots' link on the game page :)
Mr Creosote

July 30th, 2002
I put up the most current versions of UAE and Fellow for MS-DOS, Linux and Windows. They're available in the Amiga section.
Mr Creosote

July 29th, 2002
Tapuak found one more box: <a href="games.php?query=id&id=70">WWF Wrestlemania</a>.
Mr Creosote

July 28th, 2002
Ok, this is the last one of these updates: <a href="games.php?query=id&id=81">Dune</a>, <a href="games.php?query=id&id=106">KGB</a>, <a href="games.php?query=id&id=90">Master of Orion</a>, <a href="games.php?query=id&id=26">Pirates! Gold</a> and <a href="games.php?query=id&id=105">Shadow of the Comet</a>. Now you can (some will say 'at last') look out for some 'new' games again.
Mr Creosote

July 27th, 2002
The next wave: <a href="games.php?query=id&id=18">Comanche</a>, <a href="games.php?query=id&id=85">History Line</a>, <a href="games.php?query=id&id=59">Indycar Racing</a> and <a href="games.php?query=id&id=92">Panzer General</a>. No surprising discoveries this time.
Mr Creosote

July 26th, 2002
As promised, here is the first 'wave' of boxshots: <a href="amiga/games.php?query=id&id=20">Beach Volley</a>, <a href="games.php?query=id&id=37">Chaos Engine</a> and <a href="games.php?query=id&id=104">Z</a>. All from my own collection, just had to blow the dust off ;) In the box of Chaos Engine, I also found these great cards with character profiles, so I scanned and added those, too.
Mr Creosote

July 24th, 2002
In case you're wondering about the progress of the Hall Of Fame (and seeing the results of the above poll, most of our visitors care - and we don't care for the rest :P), I can assure you it's still all going. In fact, Tapuak and I have already finished yet another system, but we can't publish it yet because of my stupidity. I.... forgot to take the texts I wrote up with me when I went to visit my family :( So look out for the C264 (in case you don't know what that it, better look it up ;) section in two weeks!
In the meantime, we'll work on the next system and provide you with some other new contents. Like today. I went through my Amiga disks and got hooked to a game which I then reviewed and uploaded: <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/amiga/games.php?query=id&id=20">Beach Volley</a>. I'll add a boxshot of this one (and probably a few other games) tomorrow or at least within the next few days when I can be bothered to dig out the boxes I need from the huge pile ;)
Mr Creosote

July 12th, 2002
<img src="ikonboard/emoticons/party.gif" alt="Party!"> Tada! This is what we've been working on for quite some time now. Tapuak made the great design, all the regulars discussed it in the <a href="forum/ikonboard.cgi" target="_blank">Spam Club</a> (there you see what the use of being a forum regular is: you always know of any plans first and can influence the decisions). Some of those even went as far as writing up articles, doing research along with Tapuak and me for this (huge thanks to you guys)! And now you can finally see the first results: I hereby declare the <a href="hof/">Hall Of Fame</a> open!



Hall Of Fame? Isn't the whole site a kind of Hall Of Fame? Well, yes. But this particular Hall Of Fame deals with all the classic computers and consoles we can't cover as extensively as the ones which have their own sections. Still, they deserve their spot on this site - and this spot is the <a href="hof/">Hall Of Fame</a>!

Each system there will be presented with a general introduction and between three and five typical games. Games which are linked to their system in some way. Games which stand for many others. In addition, there are a few emulators of course to give you the chance of a 'sneak preview' into the specific system.



At the moment, only <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/hof/system.php?system=3">Game Boy</a> and <a href="http://www.goodolddays.net/hof/system.php?system=4">Atari ST</a> are covered. But those are in fact just the only ones whose sections are finished - more contents is already partly done, even way more is planned!

It is not possible for us to cover everything on our own though. Thus, the usual question: Who can help with this? You don't have to join our crew permanently or hang around in our forum all the time. All you have to do is share your knowledge! Every review, every article about a system, every hint at possible game candidates, every hint at possible emulators is welcome! Now enjoy our new contents :)
Mr Creosote

July 5th, 2002
Added a manual and a world map for <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Fantasy+Empires">Fantasy Empires</a>.
Mr Creosote

July 4th, 2002
Today I discovered (literally!) a fully reviewed game in the user upload directory. It might have been there for several weels (or maybe months...). Why I didn't put it up? Because I didn't know about it! The guy who contributed it uploaded the stuff, but didn't send me an e-mail. So please, every contribution is more than welcome, but it can't work if you don't tell us about it!

Anyway, the game is <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Paratrooper">Paratrooper</a>, sent in by johann67. Enjoy!
Mr Creosote

June 25th, 2002
Added about 100 (?) "related links"...
Tapuak

June 22nd, 2002
This is how teachers in the mid-90s could have filled their lessons without preparing anything in advance: <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Gesetzgebung">Gesetzgebung</a>.
Mr Creosote

June 21st, 2002
Wanted to show the stockholders of the German Telekom where all their money goes: <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Telekommando+2">Telekommando 2</a>.
Mr Creosote

June 19th, 2002
Found a txt manual for Mad TV on an old disc, so I added it. Furthermore, I've decided to give the 'related links' more importance. I'll add more of those myself and in addition, you, the visitors can now post them! Just like with the comments. Thanks to the Spam Club guys for suggestion it :)
Mr Creosote

June 5th, 2002
What a coincidence! Added <a href="c64/index.php?query=load&name=Spiderman">Spiderman</a> only two days after watching the movie in the cinema ;)
Mr Creosote

June 5th, 2002
Another Adventure: <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=KGB">KGB</a>. It is not so well known, but generally liked a lot. Undeserved as my analysis proves.
Mr Creosote

June 4th, 2002
Now that the structural renovation is finished (wiped out more errors over the last few days, I'm fairly sure it's all working now), I'm 'free' to concentrate on the contents again now :) First result is the addition of <a href="games.php?query=gotd&name=Shadow+of+the+Comet">Shadow of the Comet</a> - an Adventure I had on my 'to-do' list from the very beginning of the site, but somehow there were always 'more important' things...
Mr Creosote

May 31st, 2002
Switched to a new 'Game of the Day' script. The old one was a completely static one, displaying the images according to the date - always in the same order and it always had to be 31. The new one randomly chooses a game from the 'Games of the day' which has been displayed least. I also replaced the <a href="cgi-bin/upload.php">upload script</a>. The old one was giving more trouble than anything else...
Mr Creosote

May 30th, 2002
I already found & fixed several bugs, most of which were caused by file names not matching the new name conventions. This resulted in broken images for some screenshots mainly.



But to the additions. The old poll script which had already been giving me trouble for several weeks (didn't let me log in to the admin panel without direct file manipulation), but now it refused to work alltogether. "File found. Moved here" - very intelligent error message :(

In conclusion, I've replaced it with another one and it's working great :)



I also programmed something new myself: you, the visitors, can now share your views on the featured games by adding comments which will be displayed right under the 'official' reviews! Use it as much as you like, but please keep it clean - abuse it, and you lose it!
Mr Creosote

May 30th, 2002
Grand Reopening! I've redone the whole site in PHP with a database system. Everything should look as before. Almost at least: a few details have been changed. More listings in the PC section, more than one genre per game, a more accurate search. But that's about it. Please report any errors!
Mr Creosote