Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Justisaur Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: Yet Another 'Best Year In Gaming' Thread Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:11:15 -0800 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <95cadebfe2d7febeb760dc1690df3d0c672ed244@i2pn2.org> References: <5172pj531dl20g9hm4a5tun0pt4p2fhpeh@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:11:16 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1870859"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Bytes: 1990 Lines: 29 On 1/28/2025 9:04 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > Admittedly, the game's weren't always the best (although there were > some real bangers: "Wing Commander IV", "Earthworm Jim", "SimCity > 2000", "NBA Jam TE", "Battle Arena Toshinden", "Hexen", "Dark Forces", > "Command & Conquer", "Mechwarrior 2", "Road Rash", "Heroes of Might & > Magic", "Marathon 2: Durandal", "Crusader: No Remorse" and more) but > it wasn't the games that made the year stand out. It was the hardware; > the wildness of the marketplace. Mostly fine games, but nothing that stands out enough to make it 'best year in gaming. > Does that make it the best year in gaming? I don't know, but I think > it certainly is reason for 1995 to be in consideration. Because it's > not *just* the games that makes the hobby fun. More proprietary hardware does not a good year for gaming make. I'd say the opposite. -- -Justisaur ø-ø (\_/)\ `-'\ `--.___, ¶¬'\( ,_.-' \\ ^'