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  • Computer Gaming World (June 1986)

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    Source: Computer Gaming World – Issue Number 29 – June 1986

    Already up to issue 29 in October 1986 but this was still very early days for the best computer games magazine. At this point it still wasn’t a PC specific magazine as there were plenty of competitive platforms at that time. This issue includes:

    Features

    • Battlegroup & Mech Brigade – Twice More With Feeling
    • Psi 5 Trading Company – A Review
    • Macintosh Window – A New Column
    • Battle of the Atlantic – A Review
    • Universe II – Playtester Overview (The Perils of Playtesting)
    • Island of Kesmai – Telecommunication Gaming

    Departments

    • Taking A Peek – Screen Photos and Brief Comments
    • Scorpion’s Tale – Borrowed Time Tips
    • Over There! – British Games
    • Strategically Speaking – Strategy Game Tips
    • Micro Reviews
      • Countdown to Shutdown
      • Moebius
      • Norway 1985
      • Clash of Wills
      • Adventures in Flesh
      • The Black Death
      • Make Millions
    • Reader Input Device
    • Game Ratings – 100 Games Rates

    …and more!


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  • Miranda (Anarchy Online)

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    Here we have an interesting case study on what to consider retro. Anarchy Online is a MMORPG that debuted in 2001. Well over ten years ago which is a sort of rough guideline on what I classify as retro. However, Anarchy Online continues today and in much the same form. While there have been expansions and add-ons, the original game is still there and you can even play it for free. There is a gaming engine redesign currently ongoing but until that is complete, the only improvements to the game engine have been relatively minor.

    Anarchy Online is one of the oldest and longest lasting massively multiplayer online games. It is a sci-fi themed game and has four different types of characters (breeds or alien species) along with a skill system of the type common with these types of games. Anarchy Online isn’t the most well known of its genre but it’s a solid game and worth trying if you like these kinds of games. And for now, you can still play it for free (minus most of the expansions).

    The image up top is from Girls of Gaming and features Miranda, one of the characters in the game.

    Source: Girls of Gaming


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  • Games For Windows (December 2007)

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    Source: Games For Windows – December 2007 

    I look at this magazine it is hard to believe that this came out more than ten years ago. Games for Windows was really a short-lived magazine lasting less than a years and a half. Computer Gaming World became Games for Windows in December 2006. Fortunately the editorial content didn’t really change but the rebranding didn’t help. The December 2007 issue includes:

    Departments

    • Editorial – Leave it to this guy to punch holes in the cover story we all worked so hard on. The Top 10 is a “lie?” Thanks so much, jerk.
    • Letters – We love all our readers. Even the criminally insane ones. Especially the criminally insane ones.
    • Start – What’s next for Command & Conquer 3 and Europa Universalis? We’ve got the details – and an in-depth look at how text-based adventure games have evolved over the last three decades (hint: they’re far from dead).
    • Reviews – It’s a good month for gaming, with Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, and F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate. Then again, games like Clive Barker’s Jericho and Blazing Angels 2 aren’t so good.
    • Extend – After a two-issue hiatus, armchair warmonger Brucy Geryk makes his triumphant return in this month’s installment of Tom vs. Bruce. And after that, we take a look at the depraved social makeup of a typically dysfunctional MMO guild.
    • Tech – Need new gaming gear? Read our buying guide and save yourself some money. Also, in this month’s Tech Tune-Up, learn the truth about antialiasing.
    • Greenspeak – Jeff has been fending off Valve’s amorous advances for years. This month, he becomes their bitch.

    Feature

    • Beyond the Box – Valve Software headmaster Gabe Newell and his team open up about the development of The Orange Box’s Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. Plus: hidden Easter eggs!

    Cover Story

    • Top Ten 2008 – Our second annual Top 10 feature takes a look at some of the games we’re most looking forward to in 2008 – plus a report card on how well our 2007 picks turned out.

    …and more!


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