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The Terminator (Sega CD)

Master Levels for Doom II

Bigfoot

Starflight

Terminator 3: War of the Machines

Alien (Commodore 64)

Author: The J Man

loves him some video games, of all eras and types. Finds them, plays them, then writes about them here for curious future generations. Follow him on Twitter at @BurningStickMan for even more musings and questionable life decisions.
Aliens Online
Windows

Aliens Online

The J Man January 21, 2020

Reading Time: 19 minutesShut down since the turn of the century, here’s a pure retrospective of a great online game you can’t play anymore. And if you did play back then, make sure to pour one out in the comments section!

FPSMMOmultiplayersci-fiWindows 95/98 7 Comments on Aliens Online
Haunted House (Atari 2600)
Extras!

Haunted House (Atari 2600)

The J Man October 31, 2019

Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s you and your infinite supply of matches versus the darkness and monsters of the abandoned Graves Mansion.

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Apple OS

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

The J Man June 9, 2019

Reading Time: 16 minutesMy insistence on starting a series at the beginning takes us back to computer role-playing’s very impressive, very grindy beginnings.

appleIIfantasyRPG 13 Comments on Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Killing Time
Windows

Killing Time

The J Man October 30, 2018

Reading Time: 8 minutesOriginally a first-party 3DO title, this ghostly FPS is redesigned for the PC.

FMVFPSHalloweenPC portWindows 95/98 5 Comments on Killing Time
Emergency Room
DOS

Emergency Room

The J Man June 15, 2016

Reading Time: 9 minutesYou’re not a doctor, you just play one on the computer. It’s a detailed ER simulator with plenty of injuries to treat, that’s also surprisingly accessible.

educationalFMVmedicalsimulation 6 Comments on Emergency Room
Dark Seed
DOS

Dark Seed

The J Man November 1, 2014

Reading Time: 8 minutesClearly you haven’t learned your lesson about not buying strange old houses in the late 1980s. Time to rifle through everything and save the world again, but really, you brought this on yourself.

adventureHalloweenhorrorpoint-and-click 9 Comments on Dark Seed

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