Vintage Computer Games

Posted on May 16, 2005 09:40 PM by Joel Comm

For the past few years, I have been slowly building a collection which has taken over my closet. Having grown up playing video games, I was there when the first home PC was introduced. I remember the thrill of playing Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy as a text adventure. (Incidentally, you can now play online for free. I remember when the first person shooter was born in the form of Wolfenstein 3D. I was there to see the rise and fall of Sierra Online and wasted many hours playing Sim City 2000.

Unfortunately, many people toss away old software the way your parents threw out your old comic books. The upside is that I have been able to salvage hundreds of titles and I now have something like a pc game museum in my closet!

I plan on documenting this collection sometime soon, perhaps adding it to this blog. I am just getting up the courage to dive into the project. And I suppose a few more hours in the day wouldn't hurt either...

See Also

Clicky - Mar 28, 2004
Sony PSP - Apr 12, 2006
Play Free Games Online - Sep 23, 2005

6 Comments For This Post

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    Joel,
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  2. Richard Avant Says:

    I've always loved the 1st person shoot-em games like wolfenstien and doom. I always liked the racing games as well but can't understand why most that come out now have no joystick control. I've bought the steering wheel for my computer and ended up puting it back in the box and deleting the games. Have you any suggestions for me as far as 1st person shootup games. If I can't use a joystick I don't want them. Thanks

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  4. Linda Says:

    I have several dozen old computer games that my kids have out grown. Is there any kind of market for selling these or is there somewhere I can donate them - will they be used. I hate to throw them away.

    Thank you

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  6. Joseph Says:

    I have in my possession a Windham Classics The Wizard of Oz. The game is for IBM PC/PC jr.

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