proprietary software

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Master of Orion II - Battle at Antares - (1996 game) image

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(on Wikipedia)

This is a generally crappy game. Several elements of gameplay are annoying, or take too many clicks or whatever. Sigh.

  1. Master of Orion – (1993 game)
  2. Master of Orion II – Battle at Antares – (1996 game)



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Star Control - (1990 game) DOS cover

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https://www.mobygames.com/game/205/star-control/
https://forums.starcontrol.com/

A basic top-down shooter.

Doom - (1993 game) DOS cover

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A first-person shooter.

This page deals with both the original and various open source efforts.



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Disgaea 2 - Cursed Memories - (2006 game) image

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Steam: Disgaea 2 PC
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071784/
https://www.nisamerica.com/disgaea/d2/

Well, it’s got a sellout anime feeling to it. The graphics and sound are more cartoonish. A number of the annoyances of the first game have been hammered out, but there is a “toy” quality to the game which replaces the original gritty feeling of the original game.



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Drakengard 2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009A4EVW/

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A particularly good scroll-and-slay type game. Pseudo-rpg, with character improvements via weapons and equipment.

Decent game. Has a fair amount of complexity but it’s manageable. The camera controls somehow don’t work for me. A bit repetitive until you get into things properly.. and then it’s fun.. repetitive but fun. Crap-assed ending.

  • aka Drag-On Dragoon 2: love red, ambivalence black

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