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Author : Tasha
2 March 2023, 3:38 pm
Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day; teach a man to play Doom and you'll never get another day's work out of him. Doom Press Release 1993: "in 1993 we fully expect to be the number one cause of decreased productivity in businesses around the world."
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11 February 2022, 1:55 pm
Ah, the 80’s. It was a time of big hair and even bigger aspirations for one programmer. From the humble beginnings of befriending a local computer store owner in Eugene, Oregon, to taking over the world of simulations, contributing to an entire genre, and starting two successful game companies, Damon Slye has certainly made his mark on the gaming world.
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11 October 2021, 6:58 pm
This is an updated and extended version of the article written by Tasha some time ago.
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10 April 2021, 8:57 am
Welcome back to another installment of "Tasha's Top 20." As before, this is mainly opinion-based, so try not to get your knickers in a twist if I miss one of your favorites. Just let us know below and show them your love. This time I'm going to flip the list and run from bottom to top. So let's get started.
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Author : Manu
26 February 2021, 12:56 pm
Six years ago, when we started GamesNostalgia, we decided to create game packages (aka wrappers) that anyone could quickly run, including users who never configured an emulator. Many of you appreciated the idea, and every day we still receive messages from people that are so grateful about this choice.
Read MoreAuthor : Manu
28 November 2020, 7:33 am
As you know, we were using Wine to make old Windows 95 games playable on macOS. Many users have appreciated our wrappers for Hercules, Civilization II, Blood Omen, and several other games. The problem is, Apple removed support for 32-bit apps starting from macOS Catalina, so these wrappers don't work anymore if your OS is up-to-date.
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