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I've been promising I'm going to do more with the blog. I should, I mean, now that work doesn't consume 80 hours a week, I should do that.

But I haven't been into games lately. Not since Civ 4.

Don't get me wrong, the game is awesome. Civ always has been.

But it doesn't run on my system.

Let me rephrase that...

I can't run Civ the way I want on my system. When I play on a huge world (which is the only way I play), the game crashes after I expose a good portion of the map.

So, I'm not buying any new games, because that's money away from a new PC (any suggestions on a build, leave a comment).

Until then, I'm playing some truely, old school games.

First up, AD&D Misty Mountain for Intellivision. You can find the rom and emulator on the net. It takes a little looking, but it's out there. This game is awesome. You run around randomly built dungeons looking for tools to get to the misty mountain and gather two pieces of the crown. There are audio and visual clues to let you know what is in a room, and, well, that's it.

Sadly, it's fun. Atleast for me.

Also, I'm playing the Legend of Zelda. No, the first one. I never finished it and always thought I should. So, I'm in dungeon 8, and almost finished.

When looking for a map for Zelda online, I found a map for Pitfall. So, I may go back and do that.

If I've only got a few minutes, NetHack is eating away at my time. I found that at a site called Abandonia.

If you're into old school games (especially X-Com, which should be required before you leave school), Abandonia is the place to be. If a copy of it is available for download they have it, as well as a link to DosBox, a way for you to play those old Dos Games you miss so much.

In contrast to everything I just said, tonight I'm going to try DDO. I got on the billing stress test, so I want to go on and see how it plays. I'm hoping for good things. I'll let you know.

Later...