Gold Rush! was one of Sierra's odder adventures, but what made it so strange? By Richard Cobbett published 27 May 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Before Doom, before Wolfenstein 3D, why does nobody remember one of the first first-person shooters? By Richard Cobbett published 20 May 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Before Unreal or Gears of War, a young Cliff Bleszinski made a shareware game called The Palace of Deceit By Richard Cobbett published 14 May 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
An Englishman plays American Revolution sim Liberty or Death By Richard Cobbett published 6 May 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Taking on 'a master race from outer space' in 1988's Rocket Ranger By Richard Cobbett published 29 April 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
It's hard not to feel sorry for the overshadowed 1992 Dune game By Richard Cobbett published 22 April 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Go back to a time when a 56k modem made you a god among geeks with Neuromancer By Richard Cobbett published 2 April 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
What happens when you repurpose H. R. Giger art to make a game? You get Dark Seed By Richard Cobbett published 11 March 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Choose An Enemy was a first-person puncher with some pretty weaksauce nemeses By Richard Cobbett published 4 March 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Star Warped was a parody that went through funny and came out the other side By Richard Cobbett published 25 February 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Vangers dressed like a racing game, but it was really a descent into madness By Richard Cobbett published 18 February 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
This is Amazon: Guardians of Eden, another entry for your worst games of all time list By Richard Cobbett published 11 February 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Does The Journeyman Project deserve its cult status? By Richard Cobbett published 4 February 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
In this 1991 sim game, you played as Ant Jesus By Richard Cobbett published 28 January 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Muppets Inside was a classic of the 'CD-ROM full of stuff' era By Richard Cobbett published 21 January 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
In 1998, hardboiled gumshoe Detective Barbie cracked the case of the carnival caper By Richard Cobbett published 15 January 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Bad Mojo was one of the grossest games ever made By Richard Cobbett published 7 January 23 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
How do the Home Alone videogames hold up? By Richard Cobbett published 31 December 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
The ultimate Christmas videogame: Die Hard By Richard Cobbett published 24 December 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Maupiti Island was a detective game unlike any other By Richard Cobbett published 17 December 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Just how bad was the Aerosmith videogame, Revolution X? By Richard Cobbett published 10 December 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
A quick tour of Discworld MUD, one of the longest-running online games ever By Richard Cobbett published 3 December 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Before becoming a Call of Duty sequel factory, Treyarch made experimental 1998 action game Die By the Sword By Richard Cobbett published 19 November 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
In Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller, Dennis Hopper played a porn baron who dressed like a Pentium By Richard Cobbett published 12 November 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Westwood's forgotten fantasy flight simulator By Richard Cobbett published 5 November 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
