Where’s Our google Checkout?

It seems like only yesterday that we were told that expansion of the google Checkout service was “pending.” A couple of years later, it’s still pending. I realize that google has many irons in the fire, and not all projects get the green light, but, come on, what is the problem here?

The Best Classic Board Games – Scotland Yard

If you’re looking for a game that has a little more depth, but not to the point of needing to take a course from your local community college to play it, Scotland Yard is the game for you. The object of the game is to capture a criminal who is on the lam from Scotland Yard…

magisterrex Retro Game of the Week – King’s Quest

Any blog about classic retro gaming simply MUST include a homage to Roberta Williams’ King’s Quest series, originally published by Ken and Roberta Williams’ Sierra On-Line company in the 1980s. The story was a simple one: the Kingdom of Daventry is in trouble as three of its greatest treasures – a mirror that tells the [...]

magisterrex Retro Game of the Week – ZORK

Who could forget Zork’s opening: “You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.” Find out more about this classic retro game!

magisterrex Retro Game of the Week – Links 386 Pro

Long before Tiger Woods was winning championships and wooing pretty birdies, Access Software had been making golf games. One of their best was Links 386 Pro – a game-changer when it arrived back in 1992…