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Passed! I remember those old games back in their days. Wacky Wheels was 
fun. No, I am not going to get and play it again. I couldn't get into 
Warhammer games from their free weekends. 


Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hodee-hodee-ho!

> We're back. Did you miss us? Us being me and the llamas (and the
> beavants too, but they're staying in the background this year for some
> reason. DO NOT QUESTION THE BEAVANTS!).  The llamas are still
> recovering from their sore throat, but I expect they'll be better
> soon; I know you are all _eagerly_ waiting for more caroling. Until
> then, you'll just have to settle for free games.

> It's the return of more duplicate (and unwanted DOS?) games, plus a
> more modern game to soothe the picky. We'll start with the old games
> first.


>    -----  


> * Mystic Towers
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/358220/Mystic_Towers/
>     Another classic Apogee platformer. Guide grumpy Baron 
>     Baldric through a haunted castle. This one utilized a -at 
>     the time somewhat unique- isometric view that was 
>     actually quite revolutionary for the time. It's a bit 
>     more focused on role-playing and puzzling than the 
>     earlier "Hocus Pocus", but it's still largely an action 
>     game. It's not my favorite, but even back in 1994 I 
>     found it intriguingly unique. It's an old game, so no 
>     obfuscated keys this time:
>     Key 1: RC6DG-K38XT-V3M6 and Key 2: EEMX7-5G7FY-I07ZZ


> * Wacky Wheels
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/358380/Wacky_Wheels/
>     "Wacky Wheels" was an unabashed "Mario Kart" clone, 
>     except you could play it on your PC. Myself, I never 
>     really liked kart-racer games but this one was a fairly 
>     good imitation. Technically it was superior to what you 
>     could play on the SNES; I'm not really able to judge 
>     whether it was mechanically superior. Even so, I think 
>     it's still pretty fun, despite its age. If you're a fan
>     of the genre and don't mind throw-back games, I think 
>     "Wacky Wheels" is worth a look. No obfuscation (and 
>     anyway I'm too lazy to try and hide two separate keys)
>     Key 1: XV0N8-KDAXG-8DK53 and Key 2: Y8LPZ-AP2RI-KGFYY


> * Warhammer 40K: Battlesector
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295500/Warhammer_40000_Battlesector/
>     Really, whether you like this game or not will pretty 8MCEZ
>     much depend on how you feel about Warhammer 40K.It's a 
>     fine turn-based strategy game but it doesn't otherwise 
>     stand out in the genre. It's really the setting that 687LA
>     makes it unique, and if you don't care for the grimdark 
>     struggle of Spess Mahreen versus Tyrannids, then you'll 
>     probably think the game rather average. Anyway, I liked 
>     it; I thought it got a bit repetitive near the end, but 
>     the sheer glut of Warhammer games probably influenced 
>     that. Give it a try. For the Emperor! WZ78H


>    -----  

> That's all you get today, fellow CSIPGAs! I hope you found something
> interesting here. Grab 'em before they're gone. Or not. We'll be back
> tomorrow with more. 

> Yoydee-ho, yoydee-ho, yoydee-ho! Many more games to go!



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