THE MOST INSANE DIG OF MY ENTIRE LIFE
Collecting big box PC games is basically the nerd equivalent of hoarding Fabergé eggs — except instead of jeweled treasures, you’ve got a wall of cardboard bricks the size of cereal boxes that once contained a single floppy disk and 200 pages of manuals. There’s something magical about them, though. Modern games give you a […]
Interview: Dorian Hart on Looking Glass Studios & Irrational Games
🎮 Games Dorian Hart Worked On 🧙♂️ Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993) Dorian’s journey began with this immersive dungeon crawler. It was like D&D, but your party was just you, and the dungeon was a maze designed by someone who hated you. 🤖 System Shock (1994) A pioneering first-person shooter where you battled […]
My Favorite Retro PC Games (and how to play them today)
I’m diving into the Golden Age of PC gaming (Win98/XP) and sharing some of my favorite retro PC games and how to play them today! These games have a timeless appeal and still resonate with players! GAMES SHOWN: No One Lives Forever 1 & 2 NOX Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force 1 & 2 Gabriel […]
OneXPlayer G1 Gaming PC – It’s Powerful…but WEIRD
The OneXPlayer G1 is like a gaming laptop and a Steam Deck had a wild night out and accidentally created a boxy, overpowered handheld that can run Cyberpunk 2077 and give you a forearm workout. It’s the device for people who think, “Sure, I want portability—but I also want all the frames, a full keyboard, […]
A look back at Wing Commander (1990 PC Game)
Modern Vintage Gamer takes us back to what made the original Wing Commander PC game so special. Wing Commander is like jumping into a soap opera… in space! Imagine you’re a hotshot pilot battling evil feline overlords called the Kilrathi (think if your cat grew up on bad vibes and space lasers). Your job? To […]
Play 7000 PC DOS games quickly and easily (eXoDOS Review)
The eXoDOS project is like a digital Noah’s Ark for DOS games, meticulously rescuing and preserving thousands of PC classics from the treacherous seas of obsolescence. Imagine a pixelated Indiana Jones, armed not with a whip but with an external hard drive, bravely navigating the dusty catacombs of abandonware to unearth treasures like “Commander Keen” […]
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (2024) REVIEW
Nightdive Studios remastered the classic Star Wars Dark Forces game for modern consoles and PC, upgrading the graphics & music as well as including a bunch of developer behind the scenes content. Can they improve on one of the best Star Wars games ever made? Check out my review! More info: https://www.nightdivestudios.com “Star Wars: Dark […]
This NES inspired Ryzen 7 Mini-PC is FAST (and $440)
Review of the AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM02 windows computer. This small AMD Ryzen 7 computer is fast enough to run the latest games and every generation before it. More info: https://ayaneo.com/product/AYANEO-Retro-Mini-PC-AM02.html
*New* BOOMER SHOOTERS: 8 Games You Must Play!
Boomer Shooters are very popular these days and I share eight games that you must play now! GAMES SHOWN: Beyond Sunset Chop Goblins Wizordum Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition Deadlink Impaler Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered Forgive me father 2 A “Boomer Shooter” is a subgenre of first-person shooter (FPS) video games that […]
Why are Boomer Shooters so popular?
Boomer Shooters are popular these days, but what exactly are they?! And what are some good examples of a boomer shooter? I give you my thoughts and share some boomer shooters that I am playing lately! GAMES SHOWN: Project Warlock Ion Fury Severed Steel Turbo Overkill Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Forgive Me Father DUSK Prodeus Far […]