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PC gaming flashback - 1998: A golden year

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Growling Dog Games Blog posted a recent article discussing the glut of classic PC games released in 1998, excerpt below:

"Some years seem to be totally bereft of good games whereas some are absolutely chock full of AAA-grade gaming goodness. 1998 definitely fits into the latter category. In that year game developers the world over appeared to have a collective bout of divine inspiration. The end result? A miraculous 12 month period that produced some of the greatest PC games ever made…"
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Published: 595 days 8 hours ago | Article | Gaming | PC
 
 

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harry190 - 595 days 9 hours ago
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1 - OHH yeah
Sweet Grim Fandango.
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DrPirate - 595 days 8 hours ago
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It was a freakishly good year for all platforms.
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Gorgon - 594 days 23 hours ago
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Thief...great game. A true gem.
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Tempist - 594 days 23 hours ago
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4 - A year trumped by 1999
Yeah 1999 had some sweet gaming as well as 1998. You'll know why if they do an article on it.
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Z501 - 594 days 23 hours ago
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GRIM FANDANGO
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radical_pi - 594 days 23 hours ago
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6 - oh man
grim fandango had one of my all time favorite soundtracks
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NIN64 - 594 days 23 hours ago
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I still play through Half-Life at least once a year.
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kingme71 - 594 days 22 hours ago
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Those were some staples in the PC gaming universe. I played through 75% of them... sadly I missed Grim Fandango :(
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MK_Red - 593 days 13 hours ago
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Retarded... Where is Fallout 2!?
Fallout 2 is BIGGER than all of them combined. Only StarCraft and HL can come near it and only near. Nothing will ever reach greatness of Fallout 2, EVER.
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