Retro: The original PlayStation 2 launch titles

Dec. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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December 2008. Sony PlayStation 2 has been a viable product for eight years, selling about 140 million units wordwide, more than any other video game console in history. The fact that we’re still talking about PlayStation 2 and still talking about new games being made only for the PlayStation 2 in the 2008 holiday season [...]

The Old Shoebox: Night Raid

Nov. 15, 2008   Leave a Comment  

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Bullets cost money.

The Old Shoebox: Download Overkill

Sept. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

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In 1992, Epic MegaGames released this almost forgettable little EGA game called Overkill. You, the pilot, are tasked with destroying all the evil alien forces that captured six otherwise peaceful planets, enslaving the populations along the way. Destroy them.

The Old Shoebox: Links: The Challenge of Golf

March 11, 2008   Leave a Comment  

One of the best computer golf games is still Links LS 98

The Old Shoebox: Heretic shareware

March 3, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Released quickly after Doom, using a modified version of the same game engine, Heretic is a fantasy first person shooter designed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed, along with everything else in those days, by GT Interactive in 1994. Heretic introduced ambient noise — evil laughter and such — that was random, [...]

The Old Shoebox: Download the Hardball 5 demo

Feb. 28, 2008   Leave a Comment  

The Hardball series itself has been around since 1985, when Accolade put it on Commodore 64.

One of my all time favorite PC sports games was High Heat Baseball 1999. It was behind its time and had sub par graphics, but it was a smooth playing game that was insanely customizable. It had replaceable graphics, importable stadiums (real Citgo sign for Fenway) and custom sound effects and player musical anthems you [...]