Category Archives: Retro Games

Co-Creator of Doom, Wolf3D & Commander Keen Tom Hall: MultiPlatform Game Creation Tool

Tom Hall Game Creation Tool Pieces of Fun Logo

Tom Hall has been in the game business for a while and although he’s not as well known as his former co-workers, he was equally important to the fun and character of early id Software games, most notably, Commander Keen & Wolfenstein 3D. He’s been working with his long time friend, John Romero, at Romero’s company Loot Drop. He recently started his own company, Pieces of Fun[ Read More... ]

DooM x The Legend of Zelda

Zeldoom Zelda Doom Mods 1

id Software’s Doom may be old (erm.. classic!), but thanks to source ports it still lives on. Thanks community mods, it’s still able to be interesting and new. There are literally thousands of mods available for Doom, usually in the form of .WAD files or .PK3 files. All kinds of mods… Brutal Doom which makes Doom more… brutal, Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch which converts Doom into an … [ Read More... ]

Cheap Thrills: Top 5 Cheap Online Multiplayer FPS Games (Mac & PC)

Wanna start fragging but you’re on a budget? Does the yearly Call of Duty routine keep you wallet on a diet? Don’t worry, we’ve got just the list for you. Our Top 5 Cheap Online Multiplayer FPS Games you can play on your computer right now. You won’t be playing alone either.

QuakeLive (by id Software)
Back in the day, death matching and capture the flag was where … [ Read More... ]

Retrospective: Quake in the Eyes of a Girl Who’s Never Played an FPS

This was written by a girl in her mid 20’s who’s gaming experience includes watching her cousins play on the Sega Genesis, casual play of Grand Theft Auto on PS2 and playing Candy Crush Saga on her iPod Touch. We set her up with id Software’s iconic FPS, Quake, on her laptop and had her give it a go. Here’s what she thought…

I’m not a gamer. I’ve never really … [ Read More... ]