Rise of the Triad
Review: Rise of the Triad (PC)
There were pros and cons to attending the school where my father taught. The biggest con, of course, was that all of my other teachers knew where to find one of my parents immediately and conveniently. The pros, in my opinion, outweighed the cons. I had an on-site ATM for lunch and vending machine money. I had a ride to and from school every day. Most importantly, my dad was friends with the compu...[Read More]
PAX Prime 2012: Rise of the Triad
~ dipstick<enter> badtrip<enter> homerun<enter> There was nothing quite like running around a Rise of the Triad map under the mind-bending influence of Shrooms Mode while swinging Excalibat around with wild abandon. This is what I did at home almost to the exclusion of all else, and this is what I spent half of my computer classes in junior high school doing. The other half of my...[Read More]
Rise of the Triad Returning in 2012
One of the greatest tragedies this world has ever seen was the overshadowing of Rise of the Triad by the DOOM franchise. While others were running around fighting hellbeasts, my friends and I were co-opting our middle school computer lab to run LAN games of Rise of the Triad, and my nights were spent bathing in ludicrous amounts of gibs. Rise of the Triad had the best weapons, the best power-ups, ...[Read More]
Marooners’ Talk: Episode 021 – “IDDQD”
I know that most of you will see “IDDQD” as the title for Episode 021 of Marooners’ Talk and think, “Hey, this must be a great episode completely centered around DOOM and other games of its time and genre!” Yes, we do spend a few minutes on DOOM and the infinitely superior, yet unfortunately less successful Apogee title, Rise of the Triad. Seriously, Rise of the Triad...[Read More]
Coming Clean: A Tale of Murder
Forgive me, non-denominational-authoritarian-figure-individual-turned-to-for-support-and-absolution, for I have sinned…quite a lot, actually. What is my sin? Murder most foul. I have spent the last 24+ years of my life murdering all who stood in my way without a second thought or a hint of remorse. It started with grues and ghosts, then escalated drastically. From humble beginnings, I grew m...[Read More]