ick icky ick

Tag

MS-DOS

Posts tagged MS-DOS, newest first.

All posts
2 min read

Grab the ‘Alone in the Dark’ Trilogy on GOG for Free

GOG has unleashed their New Year sale with over with 7500 discounted games. And, as a special treat (if you’re fast), you can grab the Alone in the Dark trilogy of games for free! Be quick about it, as the trilogy will only be discounted as such until February 4. Seeing as you have that […] The post Grab the ‘Alone in the Dark’ Trilogy on GOG for Free appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
9 min read

‘System Shock’ Remains a Cyberpunk Horror Classic 30 Years Later

We’ve talked about System Shock 2. We’ve reviewed the System Shock remake. And yet, we’ve never got to talking about the one that started it all back in 1994. Oddly, that seems fitting for a title that despite its acclaim that has only grown over the years, it was overshadowed upon its release by the […] The post ‘System Shock’ Remains a Cyberpunk Horror Classic 30 Years Later appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
9 min read

[Retrospective] The Psychological Terror of ‘X-COM: UFO Defence’ at 30

Fear of the unknown is always a reliable go-to when it comes to horror. And throwing something even more mysterious like aliens into the mix only adds to it. Admittedly, MicroProse’s classic 1994 PC turn-based strategy game X-COM: UFO Defence (or UFO: Enemy Unknown for you fans in the UK) isn’t pure horror, but it […] The post [Retrospective] The Psychological Terror of ‘X-COM: UFO Defence’ at 30 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
8 min read

What Can You Tell Me About Voodoo?: ‘Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers’ at 30

Before Alan Wake hit the scene, PC gamers had Gabriel Knight as their horror author caught in a psychological nightmare. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers hit the PC back in December 1993, and despite its eventual sales figures deeming it to be a disappointment, Sins of the Fathers still received praise from critics and fans, […] The post What Can You Tell Me About Voodoo?: ‘Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers’ at 30 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
2 min read

Unofficial Sixth ‘Doom’ Episode ‘SIGIL II’ Now Available for Free From John Romero

It’s the 30th anniversary of Doom, and designer John Romero has given fans a treat in the form of SIGIL II. The sequel to Romero’s free 2019 original, the sequel is touted as the unofficial sixth episode for the original Doom, and sports nine new levels, eight new multiplayer arenas, a new soundtrack by James […] The post Unofficial Sixth ‘Doom’ Episode ‘SIGIL II’ Now Available for Free From John Romero appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
7 min read

[Retrospective] Evil is Still Strong With ‘Dungeon Keeper’ 25 Years Later

Evil is good. That’s what we were all told in ads for Bullfrog Productions’ Dungeon Keeper. Unlike most video games at that time in 1997, this RTS bucked the trend of playing as the good guys, and had you indulge in your darker side as the boss of your own villainous lair looking to conquer […] The post [Retrospective] Evil is Still Strong With ‘Dungeon Keeper’ 25 Years Later appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
8 min read

Eldritch Horror and Survival Horror Combined: ‘Alone in the Dark’ Turns 30

Survival Horror fans will often point to Capcom’s Sweet Home as being the origins of the genre. Admittedly, the game and others laid the groundwork for the themes of what was to become Survival Horror that would explode onto the mainstream with Resident Evil. PC gamers, however, have long had a legitimate claim to the […] The post Eldritch Horror and Survival Horror Combined: ‘Alone in the Dark’ Turns 30 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
8 min read

Guten Tag! 30 Years of Killing Nazis in ‘Wolfenstein 3D’

Admittedly, when you think of id Software, you almost always immediately think of Doom. And why wouldn’t you? The game revolutionized and put the FPS genre on the map. Of course, there will always be someone who mentions the “Grandfather of first-person shooters” in Wolfenstein 3D. Backhanded as that may sound, it’s true that Doom […] The post Guten Tag! 30 Years of Killing Nazis in ‘Wolfenstein 3D’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
2 min read

Limited Run Games Offering Collector’s Edition of ‘I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream’ Today, Featuring Original Boxed Copies

If you’re a fan of Harlan Ellison’s classic point-and-click horror adventure title I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, then Limited Run Games has something for you later today. The thing is, you’ll have to be quick about it. Announced yesterday via Twitter, Limited Run Games is offering Collector’s Editions of Cyberdreams’ I Have […]

Mike Wilson