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Putt-Putt Joins the Parade - Won!
By IlmariWhat keeps those eyebrows linked to the car?Daddy of the Teletubbies Sun?That yawn is just plain creepyAnd there are teeth. He even washes themThe game wastes no time in introducing my main...
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Game 104: Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (1992) – Introduction
Written by TBDRex is regretting his third wish, which seemed like such a fun idea in theory.Much like a previous game I've played, Leather Goddesses of Phobos, the title of this game has me forming an...
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Putt-Putt Joins the Parade - Final Rating
By IlmariSo they included almost everything from the game on the front coverIt will definitely be difficult to give a fair rating to Putt-Putt -games. Clearly they were beloved by many in their target...
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Rex Nebular - Bouncing Betty
Written by TBD.Rex Nebular's Log: Stardate - Tuesday morning.4: After being shot out of space I've crash landed on a planet populated only by women. Am I dreaming? Or do the indigenous creatures who...
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Island of Dr. Brain - Final Rating
Written by ReikoIsland of Dr. Brain was quite the puzzle-fest, and of course, for a puzzle-lover like me, it was fun to play. However, I suspect that the parts don't add up quite the same way they did...
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Infocom Marathon: Fooblitzky (1985)
Written by Joe PranevichWhen it came to text adventures, Infocom appeared to have the golden touch. And yet, there were dark clouds looming if you knew where to look. The earliest “Zork” games still...
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Rex Nebular - Meet Mr. Chainsaw
Rex Nebular's Log: Stardate - Later That Afternoon.3:I've been captured by a group of women. One of the woman keeps referring to me as scum - which is strange because usually people spend at least a...
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Interview with Brian Cody, Co-Creator of Fooblitzky
By Joe PranevichFrom time to time, it has been our pleasure to not only play and explore the classic games, but to discuss them with their creators. We’ve spoken to game designers and game...
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Game 105: Rome: Pathway to Power - Introduction (1992)
Written by ReikoRome: Pathway to Power is a bit of an odd duck. It's a historical adventure set in Rome, of course, in AD 92, which was also its other sub-title. But its main screen uses an isometric...
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Rex Nebular - To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
Written by TBD.Rex Nebular's Log: Stardate - The Day The Music Died.3: I'd sometimes dreamed about what I'd do if I was a woman for a day. But in none of those dreams did I just wander around picking...
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Rome: Pathway to Power - Out of the Fire
Written by ReikoHector’s Journal #1: "Someone's going to want to know eventually how a simple slave managed to get so far. I am hardly a simple slave, at least now, but I'd like to think that I was...
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Missed Classic 65: Spellbreaker (1985) - Introduction
Written by Joe PranevichFrom the earliest days of the company, Infocom had one tradition: a new Zork title released every fall. After Zork III, the baton was passed to the Enchanter series which, as...
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Rex Nebular - It's A Man's World
Written by TBD Rex Nebular's Log: Stardate - 27th of Last Seed.7: I've explored the abandoned underground land of men. I have a few more items, but none of them are getting me closer to getting the...
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Rex Nebular - LOST! (Request for Assistance)
Written by TBD.Rex Nebular's Log: Stardate - 13th b'ak'tun.1:I finally found my way off this planet, but it quickly became clear that it wasn't exactly how I wanted to go out - can I try again?...I'm...
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Game 106: Gobliiins (1992) - Introduction
By IlmariBest thing about democracies is that you won't have to worry too long about raving rulersYou probably expected another Rome-post from Reiko, but unfortunately she has had to take a break from...
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Rex Nebular - Won!
Written by TBD. Rex Nebular's Log: Stardate – Ides of March, 44 BC:I was just sitting down in the Senate before work when all the senators came in. After my good friend Brutus hugged me I felt a sharp...
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Gobliiins - No Lemmings Here
By IlmariRumors of this being a Lemmings clone were highly exaggerated.When I wrote in the intro post that Gobliiins had been compared with Lemmings, I didn't expect to raise so much controversy and...
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Gobliiins - Collecting reagents
By IlmariHappened last time: the goblins were asked to collect three magical reagents - Airain’s Mushroom, Arachnide’s Elixir and Bald Plant - which the wizard needed for curing the goblin king.I hope...
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Missed Classic: Spellbreaker - Avalanche!
Written by Joe PranevichWow! It’s been a while. How have you been? Family good? Any of you have children who grew up, went to college, started a family, and then had children of their own still waiting...
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Gobliiins - The Great Escape
By IlmariWhere we left off last timeThe dungeon may look like an easy place to escape, what with the enormous cave mouth leading outside, but it’s full of all sorts of tricks. The hole on the left wall...
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