felt like a good time to take my Wolfenstein II collector’s edition out of the basement and display it in my office

Bizarrely, I found I didn't have a PSOne Broken Sword 1 - which is somewhat odd. Anyway, I found a nice one on ebay. Great that is has a yellow sticker :)

Happy birthday Daggerfall, 29 years young!

Fallout 2 (1998). This game's map was massive at about 126,000 square miles. That's twice the size of the state of New York and larger than England, Wales and Scotland together.

Twenty years ago this week, Telltale announced that they'd signed a deal with Steve Purcell to make episodic Sam & Max games. Time flies! In honor of this momentous occasion, all three Sam & Max remasters are on sale on Steam, PlayStation, and Switch. (Sorry Xbox peeps, we'll get you next time!)

I haven’t had a chance to watch the full thing yet, but YouTuber Tom Evans has assembled an epic 8-hour documentary featuring an impressive number of Morrowind developers, including some who weren’t involved in my 2019 oral history. Pretty wild:

Did You Know: Daggerfall is completely free to play? You can also get community add-ons to improve your experience, like Daggerfall Unity!

I confess that I never stopped using WinAmp since '97. It is 2025, and I just found out about this Diablo 2 Resurrected skin for my favorite MP3 player. I think it's the best thing ever. winamp.spacecatsamba.com/tag/diablo/

Scene of the Day: “The Secret of Monkey Island” (Amiga): Intro

The 1987 IBM PC version of the original Elite. Now in color!

RollerCoaster Tycoon is back in my collection! 🥳 🎢 🎆 I spent so many hours manipulating visitors to increase revenue and make parks and attractions even bigger 😁 🧵 1/ #RollerCoasterTycoon #ChrisSawyer #Microprose #HasbroInteractive #RetroGaming #BigBoxGames

IT'S OUR NINTH BIRTHDAY 🎉 So we're launching a brand new channel - dedicated to discovering new games that push our industry forward, previews of exciting new titles and reporting on the issues that face gaming today. welcome to noclip_2 TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lf...

Attention iD fans The @noclipvideo.bsky.social archive channel is uploading old interviews from Romero, Carmack, and Hollenshead. Worth checking out if you haven't already. youtu.be/2Iz4KqDVh0E?...

In October 2012 I asked a simple question on Twitter. 13 years later, it has finally been answered

Fans kept Daikatana alive when no one else would. And not only that, but they brought it back to life. The final part of my Daikatana documentary, featuring new music from @thebitchdigital.com, and the voices of @midnightmedium.bsky.social and Robert Yapp! Let's go! youtu.be/jP2ybXwIykg

Yesterday I stumbled across a Reddit-post from user "Apprehensive-Tea7447" showing off a PHYSICAL EDITION OF SKALD that he made as a fan project! The product looks insanely good😍 One of the most moving tributes I've ever gotten and it felt absolutely amazing to see!

Daily scene from “Escape from Monkey Island” (PC): Demo #MonkeyIsland

🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️ The Making of Wolfenstein We revisit the team at MachineGames to discuss the design and development of their Wolfenstein series. From narrative design to combat and everything in between. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/E189QG28rnE

Checked out the Belzebub Diablo HD mod and it’s wild

Reuniting orphaned boxes and media brings me more joy than it probably should. This was a tricky CD to source but it’s now safely in the box. 📦

The second issue of RELOADED is coming together! 🎮 A special all about the RTS golden year of 1997. RLD2 drops later this year. Meanwhile, check out our Dark Reign article online here: gameloadedmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/d...

Biggest box yet! What a beast, uh Dragon! Some collections, like the awesome Big Box Collection, have multiple variants of the same big box game. My collection isn't nearly as extensive on the multiple variants front, but I do have some nice ones. Like the collector's editions of Baldur's Gate II…

Remember the 1997 RTS game Conquest Earth? Eat Static created the soundtrack; they also put together a video using footage from the video game www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-4...

System Shock 2 came out five years after the first game and utilized the Dark Engine from the Thief titles. It was built as more of an RPG experience, having the player frequently purchase upgrades via "cyber modules" to improve their skills and stats.

YOU ASKED FOR IT! (A LOT) JUICE UP THAT ALGORITHM WITH THE HERETIC/HEXEN REMATERS BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVE STUFF TO SAY youtu.be/4f6g6-plHL0

Lovely Hellplace and DreadXP unveil Entropy, a retro-styled tactical RPG set in a dying world plagued by demons. Launching on Steam in 2026, with a first demo at PAX West 2025. turnbasedlovers.com/overview/ent... #Entropy #turnbased #tacticalRPG #RPG #RetroStyle #indiegame #turnbasedlovers

Cool video on one of my favorite games of all time, Wizards & Warriors! (The CRPG, not the NES game) youtu.be/LkRe_OuJjK4 Like he says, it's janky & old-school as hell. But when everything works and you're in the zone, it's a fantastic experience. Also, it has some of the best dungeons ever made.

🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️ In the first of our 3 videos on MachineGames we explore the critical pre-history of the studio. How Starbreeze designed The Chronicles of Riddick, The Darkness & Envlave. The trouble with Syndicate. And how id Software & Bethesda saved the team. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/SAEdFG7_X_w

Windows 95 was released to the general public 30 years ago today.

The Making Of: The Operative - No One Lives Forever, Monolith's Classic Spy-Themed FPS Trapped In Licensing Hell. (Repost)

🤖 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦? @limitedrungames.com pre-orders are live NOW for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster physical editions for PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5! 🛒 limitedrungames.com/collections/...

Examples of things that were cut from Fallout 2 and restored by this mod: A 200-year-old cat–human hybrid companion. A tribal stand-up comedy routine. A Chinese submarine. And… the ability to “heal” autism. What. Video link: youtu.be/XweFiVNzMGc

10 games to get to know you Thief: The Dark Project Dungeon Keeper Heroes of Might & Magic III Fallout Planescape Torment Syberia Ultima Underworld Simon the Sorcerer Diablo Total Annihilation

How the PSP brought movies on the go before smartphones. Read the full story 🔗👇

hexen, print ad (1995) archive.org/details/elec...

Torn was Black Isle Studios' final RPG (2001). Taking place in a unique universe, it featured the Lithtech engine for a 3D real time (also for battles) environment, with a world torn by the fight between Order and Chaos. The game was cancelled less than 3 months after being announced.

Outlaws (Lucasarts) remaster likely incoming. Steam listing has been renamed to "Classic, 1997" store.steampowered.com/app/559620/O...

The Making of Age of Empires - Matt Pritchard Interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQD-...

New addition - Gothic 3 Collector's Edition.

So so so Close to finishing the #SpaceQuest Collectors edition. I can't wait to finish it. Progress so far.

A little Wing Commander appreciation from The Cave today.

Big box, DVD-style case, and a magazine cover star - Escape from #MonkeyIsland in all its glory.

"This is a more ambitious archival project from Nightdive than the recent Doom treatment, for its focus not just on posterity but modern playability." Shoutout to @pcgamer.com for the in-depth review of the Heretic + Hexen re-releases! 🔥 www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/af...

Beloved City Builder Getting Amiga Release, Almost 30 Years After Skipping The Platform. (Repost)

New video on YouTube! We’re making steady progress organizing the shelves and sharing updates on our ongoing work in the archive. youtu.be/RUK7kdc_Emk

sound blaster, print ad, excerpt (1995) archive.org/details/comp...

Just as you thought that you knew what the best year in PC retro gaming was, this video dropped. Can it prove you wrong? Was 1996 better than you thought? I mean, there's only one way to find out, right? youtu.be/gpnKAgAFe0Y #RetroGaming