Here be dragons!
Old games never die they just need old operating systems. It’s frustrating to have all these games which I really enjoy (especially when Zack, my nephew, is visiting, as he is for a couple of weeks) but not be able to get most of them working on the new computer running Vista. Carmageddon, my favourite, … Read more
1. What was your favorite outside childhood game? Kick the Can, Ghost in the Graveyard, etc.? 2. How about board games? Do you have a favorite? 3. Do you play any PC games? Online or offline? If so, what is your favorite? If not, is there one out there you want to try? 4. Gaming … Read more
I’m not a ranting busybody but, I sent this as a ‘Letter to the Editor’ of the Toronto Star – a big newspaper in Canada. Carmageddon is a video game where players race cars and get bonuses for hitting pedestrians and other cars. It’s not a game for everyone. Hyundai, a maker of real cars … Read more
I thought I’d have everything sorted out, organized and ready for a massive update today. But no. Do you ever wish you could delete everything and start fresh? Like playing Carmageddon, my favourite car racing/ demolition/ dog and cow killing game. In Carmageddon you just hit the Insert button on your keyboard and your car … Read more
Yesterday I had to drive out to Barrie, a town about 45 minutes into the next snowbelt. I decided to make a day out of it, since it seemed silly to go all the way out there and just do one thing. Barrie is where all the stuff is. So, I went to the self … Read more
Found Carmageddon! *OLDIES BACK-UP* // Carmageddon I’m downloading Carmageddon! Finally found a site where it’s abandonware, free for the downloading. A hefty download but just wait till I’m wrecking cars again. I’ve missed version one. As much as I like Crashopolypse (spelling doesn’t look right) version one had a charm of it’s own.
I’m still looking for Carmageddon. InterPlay has written it off, so why haven’t more of the abandonware sites picked it up? Underdog just sends you to Sci Games to order it. But, there are none to be ordered. Doesn’t someone have a nice CD with Carmageddon for me? Ideally #1 and #3 but #3 would … Read more
The following is the introduction I had written for my website on Geocities, posted March 25th, 2001. I’m a Sagittarius, year of the Dragon kind of woman. I like being outdoors, having a great coffee in the city mall, spending too much time in bookstores, traveling around on a shoestring budget, comfortable shoes, Civilization 2, … Read more