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For the PC I’ve recently purchased this game through Steam, but I’ve also got the Amiga’s Kixx XL 1992 floppy re-release of this awesome title.
Inside a pretty looking big box, there’s the three floppy disks, a folded manual that includes, besides all basic info, the Translation Table that is simply the copy protection codes that are asked when you start the game. Also inside comes a Kixx XL complete catalogue of their re-releases back in 1992. And, finally, the crown jewel: Dr. Henry Jones diary, like the one we see in the movie. I haven’t read it yet, but I believe that it’s filled with interesting stuff. It has hand drawings, sketches, newspaper pieces, letters and even the map showing the canyon of the crescent moon! It looks like it was written by hand. It’s just amazing the awesome stuff that used to come inside these big boxes back in the day.

Back in 1989, Steven Spielberg brought us the third movie of the Indiana Jones adventures, my favourite one. The Last Crusade transports u…

Repeatedly named the Software House of the Year, Ocean Software was one of the largest and most respected producers in the gaming world, a company that adapted and converted, in a masterful manner, the most successful Hollywood flics and arcade titles for the various platforms, ranging from the ZX Spectrum to Commodore Amiga and also for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive (aka as Genesis is the US).
We were, for fourteen years, bombarded with adds of their latest releases in all gaming magazines. Ocean’s logo stamped on the cover was all that it took for the game to sell millions of copies. This shows the strength and the quality of the brand.
It all started in the early '80s when its founder David Ward, after a visit to the United States, realized that videogames would be a good business to invest in, as shown by the emerging potential of the industry in that country. Thus, in 1982, he founded the company Ocean Software and slowly started hiring programmers…

Note: The games covered in this episode are my favourite Sim Racing titles ever.
They were played with an xbox controller, but, obviously, a racing wheel is essential.


Driving games have always been a priority in my acquisitions. The first one is a really slow paced off-road driving sim. It is, also, the more technical I’ve ever come across. I’m talking about Screamer 4x4 that I’ve recently bought through the “good old games dot com” digital platform. 

This PC exclusive title was developed by Clever’s Development and released in Europe in December 2000 and, one year later, in North America. My co-driver is always warning me to be careful and to drive slower. I simply cannot put my foot down in this game. Going through checkpoints without touching their markers will get you to the end of each stage without penalties, so, be very careful when you pass them. Checkpoints are laid out at specific points in such a way that the player is forced to navigate difficult terrain. There’s also a Pathfi…

I’ve watched the movies over and over again, from their releases on VHS to the latest Blu-ray discs, and played almost every game there is based in this great universe.
The game I bring you today is my favourite first person shooter of all time: Star Wars: Dark Forces.
After the unprecedented success ofid Software'sDoom,the PC gaming market shifted towards production of three-dimensionalfirst person shooters. LucasArts contributed to this trend with the 1995 release ofStar Wars: Dark Forces, a first-person-shooter that successfully transplanted the Doom formula to a Star Wars setting.
The game was well received and spawned a new franchise: theJedi Knightgames. This began with the sequel toDark Forces,Jedi Knight: Dark Forces IIreleased in 1997; this game reflected the changing face of PC gaming, being one of the first games to appreciably benefit when used in conjunction with a dedicated 3Dgraphics cardlike3dfx's Voodoo range.
Star Wars: Dark Forceswas released in1995forMicrosoft …

A quick look at my favorite arcade off road / rally racing games of all time.

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