Review: 3D Realms Anthology – Part IV I saved the final part of this series for what may be the crown jewel of the 3D Realms legacy: Duke Nukem. Actually, I saved shooters in general for this part, including a few you may not have heard of thanks to Duke’s storied history, but even with those, Duke Nukem is still the king of shooters in this collection. I’ll start with the other shooter games, and save Duke for the end. It pays to be the king, baby.
Review: 3D Realms Anthology – Part III For our third part of the 3D Realms Anthology Review, I sat down to play a number of platform and puzzle games featured in the collection. Some of them resemble a few games from part II, while others seemed to be aimed at the younger crowd with educational elements. 3D Realms really targeted a wide variety of game types when they put together this collection. Each group of games I play seem to play right into the different styles I...
Review: 3D Realms Anthology – Part II: After all those SHUMPs in Part I of my review of the 3D Realms Anthology, a change of genre was definitely welcome. For Part II, I decided to check out a selection of side-scrollers and adventure games. The side-scrollers I chose feature shooting mechanics, similar to Metroid or Metal Slug, and the adventure games are reminiscent of Zelda. You have to give 3D Realms a lot of credit for trying out so many different genres when growing...
Review: 3D Realms Anthology – Part I: 3D Realms (or Apogee Software, LTD as it was known officially) is a company that needs little introduction. Anyone who played games on the PC in the 80s and 90s has most likely played a game from 3D Realms at some point, be it intentionally or by virtue of their friends. They were champions of the shareware style of game distribution, allowing users to try out their many titles for free (on a limited basis) before buying. Often...
