Posted December 31, 2014
Making room for a file cabinet, general reorganization, getting rid of crap that hasn't seen the light of day in years - you know, typical holiday stuff.
When we moved Up Here from Down There some 10 years ago, there was a tragic event I now refer to as the Great PC Game Purge of 2004. Stupid, just getting rid of crap by throwing it in the garbage. But some stuff was spared and I recovered a few gems I had completely forgotten about:
Kohan - Immortal Sovereigns. I liked this game but had crash problems so I never got to finish. I'll install it soon to give it another go
Freelancer. Huh - thought I chucked that one since it felt a bit meh at the time. Another one I'll have to try out again, since so many people say it's a great game.
Homeworld. Another one I struggled with, can't remember why. Should give it another go.
Perfect General 2. Not sure if this will run. I certainly spent a ton of time playing it in the 90s.
Steel Panthers. Not really forgotten, but I did find the disk and manual.
Half-Life. Another one not quite forgotten. I don't know why I hung on to this one - on two different PCs I had game-stopping bugs early in the game and never got more than an hour or two into it. But here it sits, waiting for my next Charlie Brown-ish attempt to play it.
Of the games I did keep (25-30 titles? Maybe?) most of the boxes went bye-bye. Dammit, but at least I kept the disks, manuals, maps, and other add-ons for most of them. Hopefully I still have the installation key codes for all of them.
When we moved Up Here from Down There some 10 years ago, there was a tragic event I now refer to as the Great PC Game Purge of 2004. Stupid, just getting rid of crap by throwing it in the garbage. But some stuff was spared and I recovered a few gems I had completely forgotten about:
Kohan - Immortal Sovereigns. I liked this game but had crash problems so I never got to finish. I'll install it soon to give it another go
Freelancer. Huh - thought I chucked that one since it felt a bit meh at the time. Another one I'll have to try out again, since so many people say it's a great game.
Homeworld. Another one I struggled with, can't remember why. Should give it another go.
Perfect General 2. Not sure if this will run. I certainly spent a ton of time playing it in the 90s.
Steel Panthers. Not really forgotten, but I did find the disk and manual.
Half-Life. Another one not quite forgotten. I don't know why I hung on to this one - on two different PCs I had game-stopping bugs early in the game and never got more than an hour or two into it. But here it sits, waiting for my next Charlie Brown-ish attempt to play it.
Of the games I did keep (25-30 titles? Maybe?) most of the boxes went bye-bye. Dammit, but at least I kept the disks, manuals, maps, and other add-ons for most of them. Hopefully I still have the installation key codes for all of them.