This game is a huge throwback. Despite its simplicity, I remember playing this quite a bit. I mean I was playing on an Eagle PC IBM Clone, so what else was there at the time. Speaking of Eagle computers, pick up the book ‘Soul of a New Machine’. Despite sounding like a Fear Factory album…

Bouncing Babies. The idea sounds noble, but in practice seems somewhat morbid. When a building is on fire, and two fireman are the only ones that stand between life and death, somehow a large trampoline doesn’t seem like the best solution. Delving deeper into the backstory would be pointless. Wondering why so many babies are…

This is another game that came out around the same time as Commander Keen. While I feel like it came out after, it took a step backwards into CGA graphics. An odd observation is that the enemies seems similar to Keen, taking place on Mars and all. The two-eyed Gargs return and the robots look…

At a Glance: On the surface, this is a seemingly easy and oversimplified romp. Unfortunately, it will no doubt be remembered as such, but one must truly do some digging to find the true meaning. What appears to be a simple, straight-forward platformer metamorphoses into a beautiful and brilliant narrative brimming with scathing and unmitigated…

Commander Keen is one of my most treasured childhood games. I mean after I traded my Eagle for a 286 and all. More games from THAT era later. In any case, save for some silly Saddam Hussein game, this kicked off the post-Church BBS swap. The Sunday ritual was always the same. When church ended,…