OverClockWorked - Retro Game Coverage
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100+ followers celebration time! For the special occasion, I'm having a look at the start of the Mac gaming scene, Through the Looking Glass from 1984 (also includes a face reveal if that gets your attention more): https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/alice/
Oh hey, the site just broke 100+ followers, thanks so much to everyone who has humoured my weirdo doll ramblings about obscure Mac shareware! I'd do some kind of special review for the occasion, but I've already done Lemmings (my Mac favourite) and Marathon (the most important/historically significant Mac exclusive imo)... maybe I can come up with something else.
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Fellow Parodius fan? Based. Also, strong agree with your callout on the Bad Webcomics Wiki, absolutely hate it. You're right on the mark with noting the anti-furry bias, iirc they outright have just said that furry comics should never take themselves seriously or have adult content in any way, thus furry comics with fanservice or dark subject matter are called bad for simply EXISTING.
New review is up, looking at the gratuitously violent """"racing game"""" Carmageddon on Mac: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/carmageddon/
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overclockworked
1 month ago
This might be the last update for a while. I've been spacing out bad lately and feeling excessively exhausted and I may have overworked myself a bit, so I think it's best I take a few to see if I recover. Sorry to leave on something so schlocky, but as always, I will be back when I feel the drive to write more! Car pun unintended.
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p7uen
1 month ago
I always wondered if Carmageddon holds up, doesn't sound like it does super well! Have a good break, come back when it's fun!
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cartridgeconfidential
1 month ago
I remember playing this, and redneck rampage when I was a 2edgy teenager!
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Long overdue, I finally played through and reviewed Marathon, the debut of Bungie's legendary FPS series and one of the Mac's greatest exclusives! https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/marathon/
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miela583
1 month ago
I am kind of intimidated by shooters, but might download the newer port of this- your review did a lot to make it sound interesting!
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overclockworked
1 month ago
@miela583 Hope you enjoy it if you do! If it makes things more approachable for you, there's multiple difficulty modes you can choose from in the options menu.
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p7uen
1 month ago
Sounds like a fantastic game, your review definitely gives me System Shock vibes. True determination to complete it without mouse, respect!
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overclockworked
1 month ago
@p7uen Thank you! Fortunately over the last few years I've gotten way more comfy with keyboard controls in general (upgrading to a mechanical keyboard made things feel way better), so a lot of stuff I used to play with controllers like Tomb Raider I now exclusively play with the keyboard, and I was able to adapt to Marathon keyboard only by going into it with a similar mindset. Still, nothing beats mouselook!
New review is up, looking at Cro-Mag Rally, the racing game depicting the adventures of a speed demon caveman traveling through time: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/cromag/
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miela583
2 months ago
I know this isn't super positive, but I used to have BC Racer on 3DO, and the tracks in this look so much niftier than what I remember of that game!
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p7uen
2 months ago
Caveperson is such a weird genre for games and especially kart racers, and yet there are more than one. So weird. (p.s. your Bugdom images are broken unless it's just me!)
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overclockworked
2 months ago
@p7uen The Bugdom screenshots are still displaying on my end, I'm not sure what could be causing that, sorry!
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I'm also a Sabrina Online fan so maybe I'm biased against the wiki in that way, but screw em anyway, ahaha. Anyway, I'm keen to check out your webcomics too!