![]() The first true real time war simulation, and it also simultaneously made war more fun, rather than dull turn based games that always featured hexagons. Command & Conquer Ah, you probably know about this game, but let me explain anyway. ![]() That, and the fact the game has excellent graphics and a engaging storyline make this well worth playing.ģ. This meant some great puzzles and humourous dialog. You also play as Joey, Robert’s robot friend, who has a “personality chip”, which can be inserted into any other robot. You play Robert Foster, a guy with no recollection of who he is and why the secret service is after him. With their larger capacity they allowed for longer, more well thought out games, with fantastic storylines and great graphics.īeneath a Steel Sky (along with “Lure of the Temptress”, below) is one of those games, and a classic romp through dystopian (okay…more dystopian) Australia of the future. Beneath A Steel Sky before PC games became FPS after FPS, there was one sort of game that suited the PC environment, point and click adventures. For free though, it’s well worth checking out.Ģ. Overall, it’s a fun – if unremarkable platformer. In it you play a child – Bonk – with a solid forehead, who defeats enemies by headbutting them, a full 3000 years before the “Glasgow Kiss” was invented. BC Kid is an Amiga conversion of Bonk’s Adventure, but they’re essentially the same game. ![]() BC Kid is a fun little platformer, some people think is related to Chuck Rock, but isn’t. However, which ones should you check out and which ones should you just leave be in time? Well this handy primer should help you! These are the games you must play.ġ. However, if you check out this page on Wikipedia, you get a whole list. Where do you find these games? Well, they’re usually announced, and then forgotten about by mainstream society once the nostalgia’s worn off. Luckily some publishers have released some of their classic PC games for free, and are available to play using a modern PC (usually with something like DosBox added). However, Abandonware has a bit of a checkered history, as some of the games that were touted as abandonware weren’t actually abandoned, so great games with still a bit of shelf life (such as Destruction Derby 2) were quickly hounded up and locked away from the Abandonware scene, never to be seen again. So, therefore people think that this software can’t be sold, but it can be played for free instead. Dedicated to classic PC games, Abandonware are games that cannot possibly have a commercial value, as they have been released, sold full price, sold with 10% off, rereleased in the “replay” range, sold cheaply rereleased, and is now languishing at the bottom of bargain bins for 10p and even can’t get sold in closing down shops such as Woolworths (yes, I’m looking at you Virtual Fighter PC). The plot thickens.Abandonware is one of those “Well…nobody really minds, do they?” forms of gaming. That surely sounds like what happened with Revolution. Apparently, according to Jai, Dave doesn't react well to adversity, and will cut ties completely and move away if he feels threatened or cannot deal with circumstances. I don't think he's dead, although that sadly is a possibility. Knowing the man's full name might make the search even more easier. ![]() I have asked Jai if I could have his old address, which MIGHT - stressing, MIGHT - provide a clue as to where he's moved.Īre there any UK residents on these boards who live near York who could assist in our search?Īlso, Dave has a middle initial - "J". ![]() They were apparently really good friends, but Dave moved house and never left a forwarding address, and thus contact was lost forever.Ī couple of interesting points: I seem to remember Cummins saying he had moved from Hull to York, but apparently he has since moved again. I received word from Jai Redman, who last had contact with Dave Cummins back in 2004. ![]()
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