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Sometimesit canbeeasyto be
carriedawaybywhat’snew.
There’salwayssomeexciting
lookinggameonthehorizon.
There’salwaysa handfulof
recentlyreleasedgamesthat it
feelseveryoneis playingand
havingopinionsabout.Thenewreleasecycleis
incredibleandsurprising and
terrifyingandtiring.And
Sometimesit’snicetolook
backinstead.Whileweoften
celebratethepastinourExtraLifesection, this
bonusmagis dedicatedtosomeofourbest
writingonclassicgames.Takea breakfrom
what’snew.Celebratewhat’sold.PHILSAVAGE
Specialistin
The’90s
Thismonth
Fondlyremembered
playingrubbishshareware
downloads.12
THE LEGACY
OF QUAKE
A celebration of one of the most
important shooters on PC.04
10 YEARS OF
GOOD OLD GAMES
How GOG began, and how it finds
and restores classic games.
18
WHY DO THEY
HAVE MOUTHS?
Wes digs out the stories behind
Final Fantasy VII’s PC port.26
GREAT MOMENTS
IN PC GAMING
Some of our favourite memories
from classic PC games.“TAKE A BREAK FROM
THE NEW. CELEBRATE
WHAT’S OLD”
PHIL SAVAGE
EDITOR
[email protected]EDITORIAL
Editor Phil Savage
Art Editor John Strike
CONTRIBUTORS
Writing Richard Cobbett, Wes Fenlon, Jody Macgregor,
Tom Senior, Alex Wiltshire
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