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Without a doubt the second worst game I’ve ever played

Posted on August 5, 2011 by James Clayton

Dragon’s Lair is one of those games that has legendary status. Originally a 1983 laserdisc arcade machine, it’s been ported to just about every format ever. Curious about a part of gaming history, I bought the iPhone version from the app store a while back. The fact that arcade audiences not only paid to play this, but came back and paid to play it again and again literally boggles the mind. Continue reading →

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Previously-Owned HD Coffins

Posted on August 24, 2010 by James Clayton

Dear LucasArts, Thanks for releasing the Monkey Island special editions. It’s great to be able to play through the games again on modern systems, with all the beautiful new artwork and voice acting. They look beautiful, the second one especially. … Continue reading →

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Steam Mac Beta Framerate Comparison

Posted on May 8, 2010 by James Clayton

As promised, I re-downloaded the Windows versions of Team Fortress 2 and Portal and ran some framerate comparisons. In Portal running on Vista under Boot Camp, I get a fairly steady mid 20s to low 30s FPS at 1680×1050, using … Continue reading →

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Lets Play: Steam client for Mac OS X

Posted on May 5, 2010 by James Clayton

Update 4:24am: The ‘not much to say’ thing is no longer true. See the last couple of paragraphs for details of the first third-party titles coming to Steam for the Mac My invitation to the Steam for Mac beta came … Continue reading →

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