[Editorial] Guess what’s next on I ❤ Old Games! – 27/11/16

Hello mates!

This is the first post of the new (I hope long-lasting) column, shamelessly stolen by The Shameful Narcisist (I hope I don’t have to owe you anything for the copyright and in case I have to, don’t sue me! 🙂 ) that will be a remind for you and for me (the years pass even for me and I’m becoming old and gray 🙂 ) being a shortlist of what I’m doing week by week: what games I’m playing, what games I’ve completed, what I’m reading and my plans.

With this I can keep everything updated and maybe get some good idea from you. There’s always so much to learn from all of you!

GAMES

• Europa Universalis IV
  Begun: November 16th, 2016
  Status: 20% completed
  Being around 1520 A.D. and with some asses still to kick this experience with a modern game (or better a non-old game) is becoming astonishing. As you can read in my last playthrough post things are going great and the next step will be UNIFY ITALY. I hope I will succeed.
• Catacomb Abyss
  Begun: November 18th, 2016
  Status: ???% completed
  My thirst of old FPS led me to install Catacomb, a forerunner in the FPS world. However I realized only when I started playing that the game wasn’t Catacomb 3-D, the one I was looking for, but the first episode of the subsequent trilogy, Catacomb Abyss. But I’m flexible, so I started playing and I’m wandering down the catacomb even if I have no idea at what point of the game I’m now…
• Catacomb 3-D
  Begun: November 17th, 2016
  Status: ???% completed
  THIS was the game I was looking for. After a night spent playing Catacomb Abyss, the morning after I finally found the original Catcomb 3-D (that turned 25 this month) and despite I was already playing the sequel, I decided to start even this one. Now, beyond the fact that I don’t know how long is the game, my head is a mess because I confuse the two games…
• Carmageddon
  Begun: November 23rd, 2016
  Status: 13% completed
  Willing for some good old demolition race and car combat, I decided to remove the dust from Carmageddon and start again to smash my car aginst the walls. Andg against  everything/everybody that steps in front of me. Last race was “The Pit” with which I gained 5 position in the ranking, so I’m now in P87.

BOOKS

• Retro Gamer Issue #158
  Begun: November 22nd, 2016
  Status: 54% completed
  Okay, shame on me. Super shame on me. I’m really really behind in reading my loved magazine. In a few days I will receive Issue #162 and I’m still stuck to #158. I suck, I know. The main problem with reading for me is that I can do it only before going to bed. And unfortunately reading, especially after a whole day of work, send me to sleep. This issue is focued on Sonic 25th anniversary and a brief history of furry video games mascots. I’ve just read a great piece about Amiga 500 and its forgotten games. Man if only I were born in the late 60’s……
• The Ultimate History of Video Games
  Begun: November 16th, 2016
  Status: 2% completed
  This will be a hard work for me. I’ve just a little spare time to dedicate to this wonderful book and I think I will complete it when I’ll become grandfather. At the moment I’m still blocked on the very first part about the pinball machines. So I think the best is still to come!

PLANS

I have to find a ZX Spectrum. So bad. It’s a few days I’m thinking about it and I hope I could find a good deal on a good one with some games and softwares. I want to go back to my early early childhood!

That’s all folks!

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