REVIEWS | PC (1980-1999)
1980-1999 | DVD; CD-ROM; floppy disk; digital
Games: unknown | Units sold: unknown
PC gaming, as we now know it, started slowly. The majority of the 1980s would be spent in the shadow of home computers and the NES/Master System combination. However, this would all change with the release of Doom in 1993, which catapulted the FPS genre, as well as network and online deathmatches, into the limelight. These would be followed by industry-leading titles Quake and Half-Life before the nineties was over, with MS-DOS being gradually retired in favour of purpose-built Windows releases. Though top hardware proved expensive and not always user-friendly, the PC would establish itself as a technical yardstick for gaming. Additionally, Myst and Command & Conquer would help ensure it would become the de facto place to play point ‘n’ click adventures and real-time strategies by the turn of the millennium.
Games: unknown | Units sold: unknown
PC gaming, as we now know it, started slowly. The majority of the 1980s would be spent in the shadow of home computers and the NES/Master System combination. However, this would all change with the release of Doom in 1993, which catapulted the FPS genre, as well as network and online deathmatches, into the limelight. These would be followed by industry-leading titles Quake and Half-Life before the nineties was over, with MS-DOS being gradually retired in favour of purpose-built Windows releases. Though top hardware proved expensive and not always user-friendly, the PC would establish itself as a technical yardstick for gaming. Additionally, Myst and Command & Conquer would help ensure it would become the de facto place to play point ‘n’ click adventures and real-time strategies by the turn of the millennium.
DuckTales: The Quest for Gold
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Dracula: The Resurrection
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Heretic
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Pro Pinball: Big Race USA
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MegaRace
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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
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World Rally Fever: Born on the Road
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Doom
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Pro Pinball: Timeshock!
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Stargunner
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert
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Resident Evil 2
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System Shock 2
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Half-Life
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