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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ho-ho-ho! 

> Hey, we're a whole week into the CSIPGA Holiday Give-Away; how 'bout
> that? And we've only just begun. Even if you aren't liking /all/ the
> games on offer, I hope you are still finding them more welcome than
> the years-old fruitcake and boring office-parties-with-the-boss that
> make up the rest of the season. Although pretty much ANYTHING is
> better than those office parties...

> We got more games today, of course. We got two of the 'duplicate old
> DOS games nobody wants', and _even I_ think they're so awful and
> unwelcome that I just had to throw in TWO more modern games to make up
> for it. This one time, I'll forgive you all for not taking up the
> option to claim these games. ;-)


> * Paganitzu     
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/358230/Paganitzu/    
>    One of Apogee's earliest platformers, and boy howdy 
>    does it look it. It could be worse --at least it's 
>    16-colour EGA instead of 4-colour CGA-- but its got 
>    PC Speaker sounds and very basic gameplay. You really 
>    gotta love classic PC platformers to want these. In 
>    fact, I dare you --no, I double dog dare you!-- to 
>    claim this game. But I know you won't, 'cause you're 
>    too chicken! (reverse psychology still works, 
>    right?;-)
>    Unobfuscated Key #1: 32AHN-XV7CD-CPA63 and 
>                 Key #2: K5TDX-6V97E-34B94

Pass!



> * Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/544610/Battlestar_Galactica_Deadlock/
>    You can probably guess what this game is like just by 270CC
>    the title. You can certainly guess it's license (although 
>    it's sadly based on the 2004 remake series and not the 8YE4B
>    classic series from the 70s).The gameplay itself is turn-
>    based strategy, although its visuals impart a lot sense 
>    of a lot of frenetic action. It's not the deepest game, 
>    but it's a lot more fun than you might expect given its 
>    origins. I didn't stick with the game very long myself, 
>    but the short time I spent was enjoyable enough. I TD5W6
>    think it's worth a look.

"This Steam account already owns the product(s) contained in this offer. 
To access them, visit your library in the Steam client." Oh.


>  * Ampersat     
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356040/Ampersat/
>    We'll round out today's offerings with a Rogue-like RPG. 
>    "Ampersat" uses a combination of ASCII characters (mostly 
>    for the monsters) and modern graphics, and some of the 5WEB3
>    gameplay is a bit more Zelda than true Rogue, but it still 
>    plays pretty true to its origin. It's a bit niche --I think 
>    the people who will most enjoy this one are the ones who JW7BX
>    enjoyed classic "Rogue" or "Angband"-- but if you fall 2NNEC
>    into that grouping you'll probably have a lot of fun.        

I'm too late! "The product code you've entered has already been 
activated by a different Steam account. This code cannot be used again. 
Please contact the retailer or online seller where the code was 
purchased for assistance." Boo! It looks interesting though. I might 
like it.


> Rejoice! That was the last of the duplicated Apogee games! Now any
> duplicates that pop up (yes, there are a couple) will be of a more
> modern vintage. But what games are they? You'll have to stick around
> to find out!

What about distributed by Apogee and 3D Realms? ;)


> Oh, and before I forget: 

> Ho-ho-ho!

Oh-oh-oh!
-- 
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