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Posted at 17:37 on July 22nd, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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I think like with most Shareware titles the buzz was mainly because of two things: The games were free and had next to no competition (on the PC).
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Posted at 06:34 on July 22nd, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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Well, I wouldn't say it's a bad game. It's just hard to understand the big buzz around it.
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Posted at 20:32 on July 21st, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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It might be said fuzzy nostalgia, but I do have some rather fond memories of this (and similar games, mainly from Apogee). It was hard as hell, yet the setting was cool enough to keep me motivated.
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Posted at 19:24 on July 20th, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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Yep, exactly... :) Also, Duke Nukem 1-3 (not 3D), Captain Comic etc :)
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Posted at 09:23 on July 20th, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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Yes… I'm afraid this game – like many of these shareware pieces on the IBM – is just subject to severe fuzzy nostalgia attacks for many.
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Edited by Mr Creosote at 09:23 on July 20th, 2014
Posted at 06:04 on July 20th, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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For some reason this game never really excited me... it was too dull to be honest, and just shooting monsters endlessly and going somewhere would bore me too quickly.
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Posted at 21:14 on June 11th, 2014 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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First ever game on my PC. ;)
Posted at 13:04 on September 7th, 2008 | Quote | Edit | Delete
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