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The Lamentable Later Life of Lemmings(filfre.net)

132 points by zdw 1 month ago | 28 comments

The Life and Times of Maxis, Part 1: SimEverything(filfre.net)

98 points by doppp 3 months ago | 9 comments

The Mystery of Rennes-Le-Château, Part 1: The Priest's Treasure(filfre.net)

20 points by ibobev 7 months ago | 3 comments

A Looking Glass Half Empty, Part 2: A Series of Unfortunate Events(filfre.net)

20 points by ibobev 1 year ago | 0 comments

A Looking Glass Half Empty, Part 1: Just Lookin' for a Hit(filfre.net)

3 points by doppp 1 year ago | 0 comments

Choose Your Own Adventure(filfre.net)

128 points by naves 1 year ago | 74 comments

Bob Stein and Voyager (2021)(filfre.net)

11 points by doppp 1 year ago | 0 comments

Bullfrog in the Dungeon(filfre.net)

78 points by doppp 1 year ago | 19 comments

Rollercoaster Tycoon (Or, MicroProse's Last Hurrah)(filfre.net)

80 points by cybersoyuz 1 year ago | 25 comments

The year of peak might and magic(filfre.net)

103 points by cybersoyuz 1 year ago | 56 comments

EverQuest(filfre.net)

262 points by dmazin 1 year ago | 148 comments

Alpha Centauri(filfre.net)

167 points by doppp 1 year ago | 54 comments

The End of Sierra as We Knew It, Part 1: The Acquisition(filfre.net)

271 points by cybersoyuz 1 year ago | 107 comments

The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 and Baldur's Gate(filfre.net)

54 points by doppp 1 year ago | 32 comments

Half-Life(filfre.net)

479 points by dmazin 1 year ago | 202 comments

A Digital Antiquarian essay by Jimmy Maher on the history and making of Valve's 1998 first-person shooter Half-Life.

The CRPG Renaissance, Part 3: TSR Is Dead(filfre.net)

64 points by doppp 1 year ago | 28 comments

Railroad Tycoon II(filfre.net)

267 points by doppp 1 year ago | 156 comments

Retro No More: Interactive Fiction of the Early Comp Era(filfre.net)

3 points by doppp 1 year ago | 0 comments

Grim Fandango(filfre.net)

280 points by cybersoyuz 1 year ago | 96 comments

The Prophet of Cyberspace (2016)(filfre.net)

54 points by cybersoyuz 2 years ago | 10 comments

The X-Files Game(filfre.net)

61 points by thurnderbong 2 years ago | 22 comments

Sanitarium(filfre.net)

41 points by doppp 2 years ago | 11 comments

The Later Years of Douglas Adams(filfre.net)

175 points by doppp 2 years ago | 54 comments

Starcraft (A History in Two Acts)(filfre.net)

268 points by dmazin 2 years ago | 147 comments

Agrippa (A Book of the Dead)(filfre.net)

30 points by dpivchik 2 years ago | 3 comments

Riven(filfre.net)

514 points by doppp 2 years ago | 169 comments

A Digital Antiquarian essay by Jimmy Maher on the history of Riven, Cyan's sequel to the adventure game Myst.

Blade Runner(filfre.net)

49 points by doppp 2 years ago | 28 comments

Jedi Knight (Plus, Notes on an Expanded Universe)(filfre.net)

57 points by doppp 2 years ago | 39 comments

Ultima (2012)(filfre.net)

173 points by luu 2 years ago | 60 comments

Putting the "J" in the RPG, Part 2: Playstation for the Win(filfre.net)

41 points by leotravis10 2 years ago | 1 comments

Putting the "J" in the RPG, Part 3: Playing Final Fantasy VII(filfre.net)

63 points by doppp 2 years ago | 93 comments

A Busy 1979 (2011)(filfre.net)

65 points by rbanffy 2 years ago | 5 comments

Putting the "J" in the RPG, Part 1: Dorakue(filfre.net)

82 points by doppp 2 years ago | 71 comments

A Digital Pornutopia, Part 1: The Seedy-ROM Revolution(filfre.net)

34 points by doppp 3 years ago | 3 comments

The Last Express(filfre.net)

104 points by zdw 3 years ago | 13 comments

Magic and Loss, Part 1: Magic in the Cards(filfre.net)

44 points by cybersoyuz 3 years ago | 20 comments

From Mechs to Mopar(filfre.net)

30 points by doppp 3 years ago | 14 comments

Diablo(filfre.net)

219 points by doppp 3 years ago | 106 comments

Going Rogue(filfre.net)

162 points by doppp 3 years ago | 65 comments

A Dialog in Real Time (Strategy)(filfre.net)

34 points by devinjon 3 years ago | 12 comments

Tomb Raider(filfre.net)

183 points by barryvan 3 years ago | 91 comments

The Next Generation in Graphics, Part 3: Software Meets Hardware(filfre.net)

44 points by doppp 3 years ago | 4 comments

The Next Generation in Graphics, Part 1: Three Dimensions in Software(filfre.net)

126 points by myth_drannon 3 years ago | 57 comments

Wing Commander IV(filfre.net)

59 points by doppp 3 years ago | 39 comments