Got another newsletter from the noble stewards of the past at Good Old Games that, as a Christmas gift to their customers, they are giving away a two-pack of the original Tex Murphy games, Mean Streets and Martian Memorandum, at the low, low cost of no pennies. Better hurry, though, because their generous holiday spirit only extends until December 24th.
Yes, I know some of you are allergic to singing up for things, but Good Old Games is a completely free service (Until it comes time to actually pay for a game, of course), all titles function perfectly fine in XP or Vista, no mucking about with DOSBox, and the only e-mails you'll receive are ones alerting you to any new titles added or deals they've got going. There's no reason not to take advantage of this, unless you're simply a bad person.
-K.
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Price is Right
Friday, October 2, 2009
IT WAS A SPACECRAFT!
Just got a heads-up from the fine folks over at Good Old Games that they're running a 30% off weekend deal all titles in the Tex Murphy series. I haven't played any of them probably since they came out, so I can't speak to how well they've aged, but I may pick up the Pandora Directive (easily the best of the series) again just to see how they hold up.
Even thought here is a substantial amount of FMV in the three later gamers, billing them as "interactive movies" was probably a misstep, because that particular phrase has not come to invoke positive thoughts. They are very much adventure games, with the majority of the gameplay having you roam around through fully-rendered environments in first-person.
But you'd never know that from the trailer:
-K.