CGR Updates

My Classic Games Resurrected articles are going through some updates as of late. I've mostly added some new info as well as pictures and videos.

So far I've updated the Duke Nukem 3D, Doom, and Thief: The Dark Project articles, and I will most likely continue with more updates.

CGR Updates

AAA updates

Recently I've been making a lot of changes to the site in between posts. I've switched to the minima black 3 column layout which I like so far, and I've also been adding some more widgets and rearranging things on the blog.

AAA updates

50 Cent- is he worth it?

Just look at the new game that stars 50 Cent, Blood on the Sand, and ask yourself, “Who does this guy think he is?”

This guy is a rapper, and in my opinion he’s not really any good at that. Now he thinks he’s some sort of soldier or something, pitting himself up against the ‘forces of evil’, while in reality, he’s up in the penthouse sipping cristal and eating KFC. That’s called ‘delusions of grandeur’.

In this latest sham, “Fiddy” and the rest of his g-unit thugs go to a fictional Middle Eastern country and proceed to kick ass.

Sorry to tell you this, guys, but in reality it would most likely be the other way around. Just look at how the whole American army got theirs handed to them. Just because you grew up on the streets doesn’t prepare you or even qualify you for taking on ‘Middle Eastern people’ in their territory.

We can only really laugh at this sort of haughtiness and tough-guy attitude. I do. When I saw the trailer for this game, I just thought, “Oh god, not this again.”

He, amongst many other rappers, has such a large ego and like the title of his previous foray into videogames, Bulletproof, thinks he’s invincible.

Apparently 50 Cent was shot nine times and stabbed, and he survived. It makes you wish someone finished the job, so we’d be spared this trash. Stick to what your good…or, average at.


In addition to this ridiculous plot about trekking all the way to the desert I mentioned above, he has to look for some crystal skull, and this sounds a lot like something we’ve seen before - like the latest Indiana Jones movie.

50 Cent- is he worth it?

PC Games released- Unreal Tournament III: Titan Pack and Watchmen

Watchmen, the game, was released yesterday according to IGN.com. Unreal Tournament III: Titan Pack, a free update, was released today.

PC Games released- Unreal Tournament III: Titan Pack and Watchmen

Apocalypse Then: Santana High School shooting

On this day, in 2001, Charles Andrew "Andy" Williams entered Santana High School, shot and killed two students and injured thirteen.

He is currently serving 50 years to life in prison. He is 23 years old.

Williams felt he was targeted for physical and emotional bullying in school, and after his arrest, he told investigators that he was fed up with being treated that way.

He was apparently a Linkin Park fan, and the song off of their album, Hybrid Theory, called One Step Closer, was blamed by the media for the shooting.

Chester Bennington of Linkin Park stated that, "Like everybody else, we are extremely saddened by these events and our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims."

As regards their being blamed for the shooting, he said,"You might as well say it's because he ate mayonnaise that day. There's not enough attention paid to the problems of sensitive young men in our society."

Apocalypse Then: Santana High School shooting

Where are the stars now: Doomguy

Doomguy is the protagonist from the Doom games.

He first appeared in the shareware version of Doom, and fought through the demonic invasion on Phobos, a moon of Mars, in “Knee-Deep in the Dead”. Later on, he was seen battling it out in what was left of the Deimos labs in “Shores of Hell”. After this he ventured into hell, in “Inferno”, and finished the job. When The Ultimate Doom came out, he had to go back and take care of some unfinished business in “Thy Flesh Consumed”.

In Doom II: Hell on Earth, Doomguy had to save the earth from another hellish invasion, and was supposedly the last human on earth as all the others had left and gone into space, while he was fighting off the demons. He was alone for a few years with nobody to talk to, and claims that this might have been one of the contributors towards his ill mental health in later years.

He was disappointed in the fact that Doom II had barely any new graphics or technology, although he claimed that the level design was better than the original’s.

In Final Doom, he had to endure another 64 levels of torment and pain, as he battled through TNT: Evilution and The Plutonia Experiment. He shared somewhat in the anger expressed by fans towards the fact that TNT: Evilution was supposed to be a free expansion pack for Doom II.

“Once again, there were virtually no new textures, graphics, enemies or anything. It was boring. Did you know that these two bundled mega-episodes were done by other people, and id claims the credit? Pfft.”

After having gone through the events of Doom, Doom II, and Final Doom, he had to go and see a psychiatrist due to suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).

He has made comments about his space marine uniform from the games, “Look at this [points to scar on his stomach]. That uniform was basically just a helmet and body armour that only covered my chest. They left a huge gap where my stomach is and I’ve got this scar from some demon nearly ripping it open.”

As for appearing in Duke Nukem 3D, he said that it was such a small role and he was happy to get out of there as quickly as he could. "Just another Doom clone", he says.

He was apparently glad that he did not have to take part in Doom 64. “The fans didn’t like it anyway. It goes to show that when you don’t use the star, it’s not the same. You could tell it wasn't me because his uniform was different.”

He made an appearance, but rather unwillingly, in id’s game, Quake III. He claims that he was the star of Doom and not Quake, and has never liked the Quake series of games. He describes the Strogg from Quake II as ‘pansies’ compared to the demons from Doom, and goes on to say that, although frightening, they obviously copied their look from the Cyberdemon, who he has a lot of respect for, having faced off against him many times in the past.

“With all due respect to the space marines who went to Stroggos and all, Quake II and Quake IV could easily pass for Doom games. Doom also took place in basically the same place, and I had the same objectives as they did.”

He and Bitterman from Quake II traded war stories when they weren’t fragging each other and everyone else in Quake III.

“We have a lot in common. We were both sent to a strange planet, where we were left all alone, and had to face off against almost insurmountable odds. We were also never the same again afterwards.”

When asked about some of the others who appeared in Q3A, he says, “Who was that Phobos guy anyway? He wasn’t even wearing the proper space marine uniform. Oh, I remember him! He was the guy on the cover of The Ultimate Doom doing a balancing act on a rock. Big help he was. He was even named after the moon of mars; how unoriginal.”

It was noted in Quake III, that Doomguy seemed to suffer from some sort of schizophrenia as well as PTSD, claiming that he had voices or demons in his head. He considered the possibility that he was possessed and saw an exorcist, as well as continuing to see his therapist.

Nowadays, Doomguy is taking the vacation that he needs, now that id found another star for Doom III and the upcoming Doom IV.

“Everyone knows that they are not the same person, as I have brown hair and New Doomguy has black hair. I also have a stronger physique. You still get people out there who ask, though.”

As regards the Doom movie that came out in 2005, he said, “Oh God…” [shakes his head] “Total cash-in, and I’m glad it was more Doom III than Doom or Doom II, as I had nothing to do with Doom III.”

Doomguy relaxes in his trailer home, which is actually a big escape pod from outer orbit that crashed down on to earth, and keeps pet rabbits. He still sees his therapist from time to time, and is constantly using medication and alcohol to relax and forget things from the past. He has trouble sleeping, with perpetual nightmares. Just in case, he keeps his double-barreled shotgun under the bed.

When asked if he was scared of death, he says, “Look, I’ve been to hell and back, and as far as I know, there’s nobody left down there anyway- I killed them all. It’s damn hot down there though, I’ll tell you.”

When asked if he would ever star in another Doom game, he clutches his pet bunny tightly and replies, “Hell no.”

For more, try http://hubpages.com/hub/Doom and
http://hubpages.com/hub/Classic-Games-Resurrected--Doom-2 

Where are the stars now: Doomguy

Mortal Kombat for sale

I've been going on about Mortal Kombat quite a bit recently. Well, this is news.

Recently, it has been reported that Midway is definitely considering selling Mortal Kombat, one of its most prized franchises.

Apparently Midway is in a big cash crisis, which is probably not uncommon for many devs and publishers nowadays.

And they say that the videogame industry is recession-proof...

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/midway-seeks-mortal-kombat-sale

Mortal Kombat for sale