Hardcore Gaming 101 – Page 208 – Promoting the culture of video games

October 16, 2017

Dark Seed II

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Dark Seed

Dark Seed II picks up a year after the ending of the original. Mike has had the good sense to …

October 16, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Dark Seed

Ridley Scott’s 1979 movie Alien still ranks as one of the scariest movies ever made. There are at least a …

October 16, 2017

Harvester looks like it was deliberately crafted after Senator Liebermann’s 1991 hearings about violence in video games. It is intensely bloody, …

October 16, 2017

With such titles as Tyrian, ZZT, Jill of the Jungle and Jazz Jackrabbit under their belt, Epic Megagames was a major contender in the PC gaming …

October 16, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Deathsmiles

As the scrolling shooter, long an arcade mainstay, quietly followed its native venue into obscurity, diehard fans found some solace …

October 16, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Blood

On Halloween of 1998, Monolith released Blood II: The Chosen, the first and only official sequel to the original Blood. Set one …

October 16, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Blood

In the mid-nineties, FPS giants like Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, and Quake ruled the roost, causing gamers to sacrifice their social lives and embrace …

October 15, 2017

For those who grew up gaming with a DOS PC, a lot of people will hold the same reverence for …

October 15, 2017

It’s always rather nice when developers try to give shooters a storyline. Gleylancer, released only in Japan for the Mega …

October 13, 2017

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