X-COM: Apocalypse (1997): The Series’ Most Divisive Chapter
Narrowing the Scope to a Single City MicroProse released X-COM: Apocalypse in 1997 as the third installment in the original […]
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (1996): A Standalone Expansion Done Right
More Than a Typical Expansion Pack Sir-Tech released Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games in 1996 as a standalone expansion to the
Steel Panthers (1995): Still the Gold Standard for WWII Tactics
Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors Build a Granular Wargame Steel Panthers, designed by Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors and released
Fantasy General (1996): Panzer General Trades Tanks for Dragons
Panzer General’s Formula, Reimagined SSI built Fantasy General in 1996 on the hex-based combat engine that powered its popular Panzer
Warlords II (1993): SSG’s Turn-Based Fantasy Sweet Spot
Refining a Surprise Hit The original Warlords was a surprise commercial success for the small Australian studio Strategic Studies Group,
Pool of Radiance (1988): The Game That Proved D&D Could Work on a Computer
The Game That Started the Gold Box Line Pool of Radiance, released by SSI in 1988, was the first video
Champions of Krynn (1990): Gold Box Goes to Dragonlance
Bringing Gold Box to a New World By 1990, SSI’s Gold Box engine had already proven itself in the Forgotten
Al-Qadim: The Genie’s Curse (1994): D&D Goes to Zakhara
A Different Corner of the D&D Map Published by Capstone and SSI in 1994, Al-Qadim: The Genie’s Curse set itself
Dungeon Hack (1993): SSI’s Roguelike Detour
An Unusual Choice for a Licensed AD&D Game Most of SSI’s AD&D catalog in the early ’90s was built around
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EMS vs XMS: Why DOS Memory Drove Gamers Crazy
Ask anyone who set up games on DOS in the early 1990s about “memory management” and you’ll probably get a
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet (1995): Trading Gothic Horror for Desert Curses
Leaving Barovia Behind DreamForge Intertainment followed up Ravenloft: Strahd’s Possession with Stone Prophet in 1995, and the boldest decision the
CGA, EGA, VGA: The Hardware History of DOS Graphics
How IBM’s CGA, EGA, and VGA cards evolved from 4 colors to 262,000 — plus the Tandy/PCjr trick and composite color hack developers used to beat them.