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Archive for the ‘Broderbund’ Category

June 20th, 2008

Karateka: The dude gets his revenge

In my last post I talked about Karateka, giving a little background about the video game (for those who don’t know about it) and lavishing my praise on, in my humble opinion, one of the best fighting games.
I mentioned that Karateka had all the elements of a good video game, including humor. Well, if you […]

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June 20th, 2008

Karateka: The epitome of a good video game

Sigh. Where do I begin? Karateka is more than just a 1984 computer game Jordan Mechner, the brains behind hit adventure game Prince of Persia. It’s also more than just one of the best fighting/adventure games ever produced. Gawd, it’s better than that! It’s one of the few video games that, in my humble opinion, […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

June 14th, 2008

Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? Apparently, everywhere

A few posts back, I answered fellow b5media video games channel blogger Aiza Bautista’s meme on what games I currently play. My answer included “a plethora of old video games, including Super Mario Brothers, Adventure Island, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego, and Contra. Well, I’ve talked about the first two and the […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

February 10th, 2008

Ancient Art of War: Sun Tzu has met his match

My sword and armor may be rusty and crumbling with age, but my wits are still intact.
Playing Ancient Art of War, a battlefield simulator developed by Evryware and published by (gasp!) Broderbund in 1984, again gave me a refreshing break from the weekly wars I wage in the arenas of my current genre—MMORPGs. Come to […]

By Joel -- 2 comments

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