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Fix Red Ring of Death PERMANENTLY!

I’d like to share my thoughts on the 360 and its notorious problem that is the Red Ring of Death. If you are having this problem, the best advice I can give you is to not follow the common advice … Continue reading

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Google’s PacMan Game is Still Online

For those who loved it, you can play Google’s tribute to PacMan at http://www.google.com/pacman. While we’re talking about it, I’d like to point out that the PacMan game relies on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. No Adobe Flash used here. A … Continue reading

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Zynga cancelled Space Wars – where’s the bad publicity?

I’m disappointed to see Zynga cancelling Space Wars. More to the point, without any warning. Players of the game came online to play it one day only to find that it had been discontinued. Why was it discontinued? I speculate … Continue reading

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Fragile Allegiance – Classic DOS Game

Remember the game K240? Fragile Allegiance is K240, in the modern era of computing. Except, that modern has now become the past again, as does tend to happen in the world of computers. Manage asteroids, dig ores, sell the ores … Continue reading

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Sid Meier’s Civilization (The Original) – Classic DOS Game

The original game of Civilization will keep you captivated while brewing new technologies, building cities and waging wars with your neighbours. Author: Sid Meier Year: 1991 Download: civilization-1.zip If you like this, you might also like Freeciv.

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UFO Enemy Unknown – Classic DOS Game

Back in the days of the Commodore Amiga, I used to enjoy a game called UFO Enemy Unknown. Alien races swarm to Earth and abduct people, build bases, and terrorise cities. It is your job to defend the Earth by … Continue reading

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Monkey Island: The Secret of Monkey Island

Perhaps one of the all time classic RPGs, The Secret Of Monkey Island provides the player with endless hours of humour drenched role playing. In its day, Monkey Island boasted an environment of rich graphics and well balanced game play.

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