Rise of the Triad (1994): The Wolfenstein Sequel That Wasn’t
How a failed Wolfenstein 3D sequel became Apogee’s most chaotic shooter — Tom Hall’s design, the H.U.N.T. agents, and how to run it in DOSBox today.
Retro Gaming
Jill of the Jungle (1992): The Quiet Start of Epic Games
How a bedroom coder’s rebranded shareware company used a jungle-warrior platformer to fund the studio that would later build Unreal Engine.
DOS Gaming History: The Full 1981–1995 Timeline
How MS-DOS, a business machine, became the birthplace of the FPS, RTS, and graphic adventure genres — the full 1981–1995 timeline.
How Quake (1996) Reinvented 3D Game Engines
How id Software’s Quake replaced Doom’s 2.5D trick with true 3D — plus the real story behind its Nine Inch Nails soundtrack and DOSBox setup.