Category Archives: PC

Shadowrun Returns!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Seattle’s best! The Kickstarter phenomenon of 2012 has been very expensive for me.  I have already supported several projects, but when they announced a proper return to the Shadowrun universe, I could not resist.  I was fascinated by Shadowrun’s bold … Continue reading →

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Middle-aged Wasteland

Posted on March 25, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

From the ashes, from inXile, the father of Fallout! I was fifteen years old when the classic PC role-playing game Wasteland entered into my gaming lexicon.  I was already well into computer role-playing games at this time by cutting my … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Flight

Posted on March 4, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Take Flight! Fledgling Career – This is where it all begins. You’re on your way to being a pilot Gamerscore = 5     Unlocked on 02/03/2012 Here is a classic example of a game that has come straight out of left … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting a Double Fine Adventure

Posted on February 16, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

The lords of Point-&-Click Adventures have returned! If you are a follower of gaming news and media one of the hottest stories out there right now is the runaway success that has been game studio Double Fine’s Kickstarter campaign to … Continue reading →

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Ultima: Most Important Game Series Ever

Posted on January 27, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

Ahead of its time.  Influence still felt to this day. It is an extremely rare occasion on my blog when I will re-blog another writer’s work.  But when I saw and read Rowan Kaiser’s recent post on Joystiq regarding the … Continue reading →

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Commodore 64 Turns 30

Posted on January 2, 2012 by SUPERGHOST

30 years old…Number 1 in your heart! Twitter tells me today that the Commodore 64 is celebrating its 30th anniversary of its 1982 release at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  Today the Commodore 64 still has a … Continue reading →

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Ultima: The Age of Darkness – Ultima I

Posted on September 24, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

The Ultimate RPGs…from the beginning! If you know me, or am a reader of my blog, you would know that I hold the Ultima RPG series in the highest regard.  That is why I am very excited that Good Old … Continue reading →

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Big Game Hunter: Deus Ex, Conspiracy and Invisible War

Posted on August 27, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

Completing a trilogy of sorts… Recently I blogged about my acquisition of Deus Ex: Invisible War for the Xbox.  At that time I thought it was the only console Deus Ex game, and that if I ever wanted to play … Continue reading →

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Commodore 64 Week Comes to a Close

Posted on August 7, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

All good things… If you haven’t seen the end of the C64 game for Lethal Weapon then the above screenshot may be considered a spoiler!  I had a lot of fun looking back on the games I enjoyed on my … Continue reading →

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The Games of Commodore 64 Week: Epyx ‘Games’

Posted on August 5, 2011 by SUPERGHOST

Light it up! With the popularity of Activision’s Decathlete and the Konami’s Track n Field, Epyx took what was out there and ramped it up into what would be one of the hallmarks of C64 games by creating Summer Games.  … Continue reading →

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