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Category Archives: Games
Subnautica: Below Zero
As readers of the Junkyard know, I loved Subnautica. UnknownWorlds released a survival game that kept me completely immersed without needing to create an action-packed battle game. Instead, it’s a game that keeps your toes curling as you dive deep into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Below Zero, Subnautica
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Wizard of Wor
When I went back for a bit of retro gaming, I was delighted with Jumpman and his son, Jumpman Jr. It reminded me of some of the great games that came before the modern era of computer gaming, when the … Continue reading
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Tagged Midway, Wizard of Wor
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Jumpman Jr.
I figure it went down like this: Jumpman saved the day in the first game and (having now seen that he gets picked up and flown off-world) met a nice girl on the ride back to Earth. Maybe he tells … Continue reading
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Tagged Epyx, Jumpman, jumpman jr.
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Jumpman
Jupiter Station, sometime in the future. Terrorists have planted bombs throughout a complex and there’s only one man for the job. Creator Randy Glover and Epyx introduced the world to that man as the perfectly named Jumpman. To give some … Continue reading
Superhot (VR)
What’s black and white and red all over? A mauled penguin? A nun having fallen out a window? A newspaper? A Grendel graphic novel? Damn these puzzles are tricky. OH, what about Superhot Team’s Superhot? Yes, that is the name … Continue reading
Horizon: Zero Dawn
There’s a game that kept popping up on Steam that I would look at and think: why?!? The game, Horizon: Zero Dawn, appears to be about prehistoric people fighting against robotic dinosaurs. Huh?! Every time I’d look at it, because … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been discussing adventure games and one of the things I’ve noticed is the lack of violence in most of them. This thought popped into my head and was almost immediately disproved by the other … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Games, Crimes and Punishment, Frogwares, Sherlock Holmes
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Voyage
Last week I mentioned that Return to Mysterious Island was my second favorite adventure game and it only seems right to share some thoughts on the one that gets top billing in my book. In 2005, just one year after their … Continue reading
Return to Mysterious Island
I blame my job. I’ve been in the IT industry for over two decades and that has an impact on you. If you’re like me, you enjoy doing the job because at the end of the day, you’re helping people. … Continue reading
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Tagged Return to Mysterious Island
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The Neverhood
When I awoke one recent morning, I began debating what should I do this week’s game post: pull something from the modern Steam library or aim for an old classic? Roger seems to like the older games but I’m not … Continue reading
Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula
“Grandpa, this picture looks really old? And who are these people?” “Why that’s me and the crew of the Skywalker! That’s Uncle Luke right there. He was always tinkering with the engines. Your great granddad said he followed his father’s … Continue reading
Starflight
Oh, you want me to tell you about the glory days? Well sit on down John me’ boy and I’ll tell you how me and my crew saved the universe. When we heard about the stars going nova, we knew … Continue reading
Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning
Baldur’s Gate and my recent foray into Pathfinder hasn’t quite scratched my itch for a good RPG. I mentioned this to an old and dear friend of mine and he said he quite enjoyed Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning. So why not, … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdoms of Amalur
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Mail Order Monsters and other giant memories
This is a weird situation. I typically reserve Thursday for a single video game review but this past weekend I watched Godzilla vs. Kong and it made me reminisce for some older games. Mostly this is because I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Games, Reviews, Science Fiction, Technology
Tagged Archon, Mail Order Monsters, Rampage, Starflight
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker
There’s been a lot of hype around Baldur’s Gate which returned in a playable, Early Access form in October of 2020. I was surprised to see an Early Access game released for full price, but Larian Studio’s knows the power … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Games, Reviews, Science Fiction, Technology
Tagged Kingmaker, pathfinder
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Breathedge
As long time visitors to the Junkyard know, I really loved Subnautica. It had the right balance of exploration with survival and there was no actual “enemy” per se. I’ve grabbed a few other games that claimed to be like … Continue reading
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Recently, I’ve been discussing Violence in Video Games, and Assassin’s Creed is a prime example of where a game can go over the top with violence, but it’s not without merit because there’s also an educational element to the game, … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassin's Creed, Valhalla
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Ravensburger Escape Puzzle Space Observatory
Puzzles: they’re everywhere. I don’t mean like trying to work out why your son can’t close a closet door. Those puzzles you don’t have to pay for. I mean actual puzzles, of the jigsaw variety. Walk into a Barnes and … Continue reading
Call of the Sea
As frequent visitors to the Junkyard know, I am a fan of the works of HP Lovecraft. Having recently read a graphic novel of one of his best works, The Mountains of Madness, I was still craving some time in that … Continue reading
Empyrion: Galactic Survival
It’s very disappointing when you are craving more of a game but there’s just one of the title on the market. Steam offers you a chance to look up similar games in the same way that Amazon gives us the … Continue reading
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Tagged Empyrion: Galactic Survival
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Roger Pocock
