This section is dedicated to PC game reviews - timeless, legendary titles that define the era in which they were made; to name a few - UFO: Enemy Unknown, Transport Tycoon Deluxe, Caesar III, Age of Empires II, Operation Flashpoint, SimCity 4, GTA Vice City, Max Payne ... plus an odd, stray, less awesome entry here and there. Entirely subjective, of course. In addition to long, detailed articles full of pretty pictures, you will also find game mods, usage, configuration and troubleshooting guides, as well as a scattering of links to (hopefully funny) video reviews. Most of the stuff is Windows-based. I also maintain separate sections for Linux gaming and old (DOS) games.
A few select, recommended articles are shown as thumbnail previews just underneath this paragraph. A full listing of published articles is available farther below.
Assetto Corsa Nordschleife BMW 235i Racing lap record
Updated August 30, 2024
F-16 Combat Pilot, now in glorious EGA!
Updated May 29, 2024
How to massively improve your lap times in Assetto Corsa
Updated May 10, 2024
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 - Crazy game, works in Linux, too
Updated March 6, 2024
ArmA 3 & Spearhead 1944 DLC - Less is more
Updated December 16, 2023
BeamNG & steering wheel throttle and brake stuck on/off
Updated December 4, 2023
Updated November 13, 2023
Quake III, Steam, OpenGL error, high resolution workaround
Updated March 18, 2023
Assetto Corsa & unknown car in the Select Brand menu
Updated May 4, 2022
In lieu of a track day, Assetto Corsa
Updated April 13, 2022
Wreckfest - Everything a grown boy needs TNG
Updated March 21, 2022
ArmA 3 extra goofing - The silly speed record test
Updated February 18, 2022
ArmA 3: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany - Alles Klarr Herr Kommissar?
Updated February 7, 2022
ArmA 3 & S.O.G. Prairie Fire DLC - Welcome to the Jungle II
Updated January 21, 2022
Red Alert Remastered - There goes my free time
Updated January 12, 2022
Banished - A good game if somewhat tarnished
Updated December 17, 2021
ArmA 3 Terrorist Hunt - Close-quarters pew pew fun
Updated November 29, 2021
ArmA 3 Holdout Vanilla - For when you really need to destress
Updated November 19, 2021
ArmA 3 DRO Normandy - A band of digital brothers
Updated November 3, 2021
ArmA 3 delights: A Bohemian Under Siege
Updated October 13, 2021
ArmA 3, Steam & unsubscribe from deleted Workshop items
Updated September 13, 2021
Unleash your inner manchild - BeamNG.drive police chases
Updated August 18, 2021
Julius - Play Caesar III in Glorious HD
Updated August 11, 2021
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - The minimalism guide
Updated June 14, 2021
Updated May 31, 2021
Workers & Resources - Industry Guide - Gopnik's Cut
Updated May 26, 2021
Transport Fever 2 - Very pretty, too easy
Updated May 14, 2021
How to optimize keyboard & mouse driving in BeamNG.drive
Updated May 10, 2021
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic aircraft guide
Updated April 21, 2021
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic train guide
Updated April 16, 2021
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic industry guide TNG
Updated April 7, 2021
Nvidia GeForce NOW - Real-life usage scenarios - Worth it?
Updated March 26, 2021
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (first) industry guide
Updated March 17, 2021
BeamNG.drive - Everything a grown boy needs
Updated March 3, 2021
ArmA 3 Livonia map - Special forces and spooky nostalgia
Updated February 12, 2021
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Beyond the Baltic Sea
Updated February 5, 2021
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Totally amazing
Updated January 25, 2021
ArmA 3 goofing chronicles: Frigate & The Pirate Cave
Updated December 9, 2020
Cossacks 3 - A new-old, under-the-radar gem
Updated November 30, 2020
Goat Simulator - It's the GOAT
Updated November 16, 2020
ArmA 3 goofing - the aircraft carrier ski jump
Updated November 11, 2020
Age of Empires II Definitive Edition - 4K nostalgia
Updated August 10, 2020
Malden 2035 - Operation Flashpoint nostalgia in ArmA 3
Updated July 6, 2020
Panzer General - A supreme classic revisited
Updated July 1, 2020
Cities Skylines: 200K people, surplus money, fun
Updated June 17, 2020
ArmA 3 delights: DRO Alamo style
Updated May 30, 2020
ArmA 3 CQB delights - Terrorist Hunt - Factory scenario
Updated January 1, 2020
Assetto Corsa keeps going back to the main screen? Solution.
Updated April 26, 2019
Medieval II: Total War - Year 2019 review, 'tis timeless
Updated April 22, 2019
Euro Truck Simulator 2 review - Bonkerous
Updated March 29, 2019
ArmA 3 Chernarus Winter - Jolly Good Fighting
Updated January 12, 2019
Cities Skylines - Best Traffic Guide
Updated October 10, 2018
Cities Skylines - Better Traffic Guide
Updated August 22, 2018
Cities: Skylines - Good Traffic Guide
Updated June 8, 2018
Cities Skylines - Sudden performance lag - Solution
Updated April 25, 2018
Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit - Mass fun
Updated March 24, 2018
ArmA 3 Apex - Tanoa - Welcome to the jungle
Updated December 27, 2017
GTA Vice City Steam version - Startup errors and saves
Updated November 11, 2017
ArmA 3 War Diaries: Operation Migraine
Updated September 30, 2017
Updated September 11, 2017
Age of Empires - Rise of the Rajas - Another star
Updated August 18, 2017
ArmA 3 2017 SITREP - Still bloody awesome
Updated July 7, 2017
ArmA 3 - The Last Hope - Abandoned
Updated June 5, 2017
Age of Empire - The African Kingdoms - Superb
Updated March 11, 2017
Cities: Skylines - After Dark and Snowfall are awesome!
Updated May 6, 2015
Cities: Skylines - Let's go underground
Updated April 18, 2015
Assetto Corsa - Is this the real life?
Updated January 9, 2015
Updated December 11, 2015
Cities: Skylines - It's all in the roundabout, stoopid
Updated November 18, 2015
Cities: Skylines - Finally, a worthy successor to SimCity 4
Updated October 26, 2015
X-Plane flight simulator review - Are you committed?
Updated July 4, 2015
Updated June 24, 2015
15 years later, Age of Empires still rocks
Updated May 28, 2015
XCOM: Enemy Unknown review - A very decent remake
Updated April 6, 2015
Updated March 7, 2015
Far Cry 4 review - Meh. Overrated. Arcade.
Updated February 4, 2015
Awesome realism in Bohemia Interactive's ArmA franchise
Updated May 7, 2014
Updated April 18, 2014
ArmA 2 + DayZ + Benny Hill = BennyZ
Updated March 25, 2014
Updated February 15, 2014
ArmA 3 super-realistic combat action
Updated January 31, 2014
Troubleshooting common Steam problems
Updated October 7, 2013
Updated September 30, 2013
DayZ narrated Randall Crazyass Honey Badger style
Updated June 29, 2013
The five best computer games ever
Updated May 24, 2013
Updated May 13, 2013
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - Arcade
Updated April 17, 2013
How to fix DayZ BattlEye update failure - guide
Updated February 4, 2013
How to install DayZ mod for ArmA II - guide
Updated January 24, 2013
Manage ArmA II mods with Play withSIX
Updated January 14, 2013
DayZ video review and unofficial trailers in HD!
Updated January 10, 2013
DayZ review - The scariest game you will ever play
Updated January 4, 2013
Updated May 25, 2012
ArmA II - Anniversary Edition review
Updated April 27, 2012
Scorched3D review - As great as ever
Updated April 11, 2012
Troubleshooting common UrbanTerror problems
Updated December 19, 2011
GTA Vice City + Windows 7 - Mouse does not work
Updated November 26, 2011
OpenTTD in 32-bit graphics mode! Marvelous.
Updated December 9, 2011
My SimCity 4 region is complete!
Updated October 24, 2011
Hidden & Dangerous II - It's not about shooting
Updated October 12, 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Important update
Updated May 18, 2011
Medieval II: Total War review - Very good
Updated February 16, 2011
Make your own games with FPS Creator
Updated November 17, 2010
ArmA II - Good ole Operation Flashpoint NOT
Updated October 22, 2010
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 12GB worth of arcade
Updated September 15, 2010
Goofing around in Operation Flashpoint
Updated September 1, 2010
Live for Speed - Absolute perfection!
Updated June 2, 2010
1701 A.D. - Sweet, good looking and addictive
Updated February 1, 2010
Evil Genius - Dr. Evil would have been proud
Updated October 10, 2009
Max Payne - Welcome to despair
Updated September 12, 2009
SimCity 4: A builder's paradise
Updated April 4, 2009
How to install Medieval II: Total War not on C: drive
Updated March 21, 2009
UFO: Enemy Unknown - Recipe for primal fear
Updated November 24, 2008
Operation Flashpoint - the one and only FPS
Updated February 23, 2008
Updated September 30, 2007
Scorched3D - Nostalgia in three dimensions
Updated December 2, 2006
GTA Vice City - Satisfaction Galore
Updated October 8, 2006
(Open) Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Updated July 6, 2006
Caesar III - one of the best real time strategies ever
Updated June 29, 2006