Notes From The Burner Tray The disc was the network
Game piracy in early-2000s Germany ran on borrowed CDs, blood patches and a school IT room - a look back at a world that dissolved around 2010.
One topic, one year Nerdom & Games in 2026
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You're Under Attack, Sire Helm’s Deep with Stronghold sound effects
Helm's Deep re-dubbed with Stronghold sound effects - the most cursed, most perfect gaming-nerd crossover since Troy met Age of Empires.
Thirty Years Late I finally raided the first tomb – and I did it ugly on purpose
Tomb Raider 1 turns 30 - a personal review of finally finishing the original in its rough classic mode, where mechanics and atmosphere beat graphics.
Internet Find of the Week Tomb Raider: Side-Scroller Edition
Deep in a TR1-3 remastered playthrough and I stumbled into the best Netzfundstück of the year - Lara Croft, remade as a cinematic platformer.
Two Flags Apart Thirty years of wuseln – The Settlers 2 and the fan project that refuses to die
The Settlers 2 turns 30 - a personal history from DOS to Sài Gòn, and the fan-made overhaul that keeps the Wusler bustling on modern machines.
DOS Gets It Right MURI: A DOS platformer that actually gets it
MURI nails the early DOS platformer feel - EGA palette, PC speaker, chunky pixels. Thirty years late to its own era, still worth it.