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What the Q?

My Appreciation for Q Entertainment

A surge of creativity can be felt when you play a game from developer Q Entertainment.  They somehow figured out the formula to perfectly synthesize both music and games into a product that’s not only worth buying to play, but to keep and cherish in your gaming library.  With a focus on puzzles, these games age well to where even Q’s earliest releases (as far back as 10 years ago) are still as fresh as the day they debuted.

Check out this feature that, based on the title, shows my love for this little indie developer who quickly made a name for itself with its unique style of combining puzzles and music.

"Where do you want to go today?"

Hover!

What’s that, you say?  You’ve never played Hover! before?!  The classic game from Microsoft that was shipped with every copy of Windows 95?  Huh?  Were you passing the time with Minesweeper and Solitaire instead?  Bah!  The only way to redeem yourself now is to play it.  But don’t fret as it may be easier to play this 19 year old game than you might think!

(Nine exclamation points and question marks were used in six broken sentences.  Not bad for a day’s work in online journalism.)

Walk This Way

Revolution X

Ah yeah! Rev X.  A little gem from the ‘90s arcade scene featuring Aerosmith.  You know a game is going to be great when you mix guns, rock music, and ladies and then cram it all into a stand up arcade cabinet.  Remember: Music is the weapon.

Eat electric death

TxK

Jeff Minter gives what players aways wanted: a sequel to one of his greatest games.

Feature Presentation of Software (FPS)

War 2004: Doom 3 vs. Half-Life 2

Ten years ago saw the launch of two incredible games for the PC – Doom 3 and Half-Life 2.  Actually, I would consider all of 2004 as a milestone year for gaming as so many fantastic games came out that year; similar to what many believe 1998 was for gaming, too.  But let’s narrow the scope and focus on just these two games.

More like a feature than compared to the traditional articles I’ve written so far, it will discuss both games in crazy details; describe some of the tech each game was built on; reminisce on the hype surrounding these two titles; and compare and contrast each game to one another to find out what they brought to the table for, not only their respected names, but for gaming as well.  And also to just celebrate these fabulous sequels.

Onward!

Digital nonsense

Jazzpunk

Jazzpunk is a game that’s hard to explain with words.  Video does a much better job with this task.  If my write-up doesn’t seem to make sense, then I recommend searching online for a trailer that does a parody to the ‘60s television show Thunderbirds.  Well, I think that trailer will make less sense, but you know what I mean.