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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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