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Shareware Games That Were Worth Buying Beyond the First Episode

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PC Games That Make the Most of Mouse & Keyboard
PC Games That Make the Most of Mouse & Keyboard
by game_tinkerer  • 
In common: Quake
A mouse can draw a route, place a factory layout, or slide a note up to pitch. A keyboard can recall a group in the middle of a fight or let you play a whole adventure by typing. These PC games...
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First-Person Shooters With Campaigns Worth Playing Solo
First-Person Shooters With Campaigns Worth Playing Solo
by game_tinkerer  • 
In common: Quake
For an evening when the campaign is the reason to load the game. These shooters earn their place through distinctive weapons, well-built encounters and the way their levels change the pace...
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PSP Games That Feel More Than Smaller Console Imitations
PSP Games That Feel More Than Smaller Console Imitations
by game_tinkerer  • 
More from game_tinkerer
A few minutes with a handheld can be enough to untangle a perspective puzzle, chase a better lap, or march an army into rhythm. These games give the PSP its own reasons to come off the shelf. Some...
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Games From the Multimedia Era That Treat the Screen as a Cabinet of Curiosities
Games From the Multimedia Era That Treat the Screen as a Cabinet of Curiosities
by game_tinkerer  • 
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Click a painting, open a book, or see what happens when you touch an electrical outlet. On these early multimedia discs, poking around was part of the play. Some hide clues in the things you find...
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Xbox 360 Games That Capture the Downloadable Arcade Boom
Xbox 360 Games That Capture the Downloadable Arcade Boom
by game_tinkerer  • 
More from game_tinkerer
Xbox Live Arcade put high-score chases, couch co-op, and small experiments on the same Xbox 360 download shelf. Start with Geometry Wars for the launch-era score chase, Braid for the puzzle side...
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Classic PC Games Worth Learning Their Quirks For
Classic PC Games Worth Learning Their Quirks For
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
Old PC games earn their place here when learning their systems opens up something distinctive: a city that makes economic sense, a dungeon that behaves like a place, or a character build that...
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Point-and-Click Adventures With Built-In Hints Worth Using
Point-and-Click Adventures With Built-In Hints Worth Using
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
For an evening when you want to solve an adventure yourself and still have somewhere to turn after getting stuck. I rank these by how well the help can offer a small, relevant nudge, how much...
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Overlooked Games With a Strong Case for a Second Look
Overlooked Games With a Strong Case for a Second Look
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
Games with a reason to reconsider them: a limited first audience, a reception dominated by shortcomings, a wider rerelease or a substantial later revision. Some have since gained a following, so...
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Games I Wish I Could Play Again for the First Time
Games I Wish I Could Play Again for the First Time
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
Some games make a first visit feel unusually precious: a landscape suddenly opens out, a strange way of moving starts to make sense, or unfamiliar characters become people you care about. These...
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Games That Made Me Fall in Love With Gaming Again
Games That Made Me Fall in Love With Gaming Again
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
Coming back to games after a break can begin with a small pleasure: a satisfying glide, a mischievous idea or a mystery you genuinely work out yourself. These picks are for someone tired of...
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Dreamcast Games That Deserve a New Audience
Dreamcast Games That Deserve a New Audience
by game_tinkerer  • 
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A taxi ride becomes a stunt run, a room becomes an airfield and a few arrows become a magnificent argument about mice. The Dreamcast's appeal survives in ideas like these, not just its place in...
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Games Worth Clearing Your Weekend For
Games Worth Clearing Your Weekend For
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
One free weekend, one proper adventure. These single-player games offer a strong reason to begin and a worthwhile stopping point, with their main stories generally fitting roughly 5 to 20 hours...
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Real-Time Strategy Campaigns Worth Revisiting
Real-Time Strategy Campaigns Worth Revisiting
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
A good campaign gives you a reason to change the plan. An evacuation, a moving front or a mission built around a small force can be more memorable than another hour of producing the same...
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Games That Are Better Without Chasing Every Achievement
Games That Are Better Without Chasing Every Achievement
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
I enjoy a good optional challenge. I enjoy it less when a badge tells me to keep doing something I have stopped liking. These games have strong experiences worth following on their own terms, with...
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Games That Help You Pick Up Where You Left Off
Games That Help You Pick Up Where You Left Off
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
For anyone whose save file is older than their memory of the controls, these games offer a useful way back in. Some provide story summaries, journals or reference menus. Others make the unfinished...
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Sixteen-Bit Games With Ideas That Still Feel Fresh
Sixteen-Bit Games With Ideas That Still Feel Fresh
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
A memorable old game can still offer an unfamiliar way to play. These choices earn their place through a particular idea: an elastic line that changes movement, a comic page that becomes a level...
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