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  • Chef’s Luv Shack

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    Magazine ad for Chef’s Luv Shack, by Acclaim for the PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64 and PC (DOS).

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    South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack is South Park’s version of a party game. It consists of nearly two dozen mini-games interspersed with triva. Unfortunately, the game is exclusively multi-player and there is no AI to play against. Of course, these types of games are better vs. other people but it’s nice to have the option to play against the computer.

    One neat aspect is that many of the minigames are based on classic arcade games. For example, Asses in Space is based on Asteroids, Pizza Boy is based on Paperboy, etc.

    However, at the end of the day the game just wasn’t all that good. The mini-games quickly grow boring and while many may be based on classic arcade games, they aren’t nearly as good. To make matters worse, the trivia portion of the game is generally too easy and doesn’t play well making the mini-games the best part.


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  • Spaceward Ho!

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    Spaceward Ho! (Macintosh, Windows, 1995)

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    Spaceward Ho! is a 4X turn based sci-fi strategy game published by Delta Tao Software. The first version was released in 1990 but several versions were released subsequently. This particular ad is for version 4 which was available on the Macintosh and Windows, released in 1994 and distributed by New World Computing. One or more versions were also available for the Amiga, Palm OS, iOS and Android.

    The main claim to fame that this particular game has over other similar games is simplicity. Games are relatively fast paced and can often be completed in ten minutes to an hour. Depending on the version, it supports multi-player locally, via LAN or via the. However, it also makes a good single player vs. the computer game.

    This was one of the original games in the genre and has been very influential. Some may prefer more complicated games but many have enjoyed the elegant simplicity of this one. The latest computer version is 5.05 and was released July 8, 2003 on the Macintosh (Classic and OS X before 10.7). For Windows the latest version is 4 and for the Amiga it is version 2. Mobile versions for iOS and Android were released in 2012 and 2013 respectively.





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  • Magic: The Gathering – Battlegrounds

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    Released November 2003 – blast from the past.

    Battlegrounds is a real time strategy video game based on Magic: The Gathering collectible card game, though with many fundamental differences. The game is based on the creation of heroes and mages that summon forth powerful monsters, spells, and abilities to defeat the enemy duelist. Duelists learn new magical spells by completing the campaign, with more and more spell books becoming available as the player progresses. Each spell is separated into one of 5 colors, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

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