This wonderful 1958 video, in addition making me wish there was a game that used that art style, reminded me of the idea of “futures lost” within gaming. A few years ago I wrote an article for The Escapist that grazed that issue, without ever capturing it. Consequently I was inspired to update and modify the piece for RPS. Read on, and then perhaps share some of your own thoughts on the subjects of both the games that educated you, and the games that gave you hopes for the future.
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By Jim Rossignol on March 18th, 2008.
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- Maldomel : “Same here. This game si too good and too addictive for me.” on IGF Factor 2012: Realm of the Mad God
- BenLeng : “I for one hope this never gets released for PC. I had a dangerous bout of spelunky addiction and this looks like it would make ...” on IGF Factor 2012: Spelunky
- pkt-zer0 : “I'd recommend the Geiger vs Valerie double pack for a start, those are two of the more standard characters. Rook and Midori are throw characters, ...” on Cardboard Diaries: A Change Of Pace
- Turin Turambar : “@GinSoakedBoy What? It was very easy to be on top of your units in WiC: you usually managed 2-4 groups, and the pace of the ...” on Disunion – Wargame: European Escalation’s Multiplayer
- Unrein : “I'm usually not a graphics whore, but... jumpin' motherfucking Jesus this game is ugly.” on IGF Factor 2012: Realm of the Mad God
