There are bad adventure games, and then there's Hugo 2: Whodunit? By Richard Cobbett published 12 March 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Bureau 13 were the least-stealthy secret agents in videogame history By Richard Cobbett published 5 March 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
AntiKiller was a shooter with the best/worst NPC barks ever By Richard Cobbett published 26 February 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Isle of the Dead, the FPS that proudly declared itself a Wolfenstein knock-off By Richard Cobbett published 19 February 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Visiting a swingers club in the very 1980s Romantic Encounters at the Dome By Richard Cobbett published 12 February 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Venus Hostage, the porn game set in what sure looks like a recycled City 17 from Half-Life 2 By Richard Cobbett published 5 February 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Sierra made a life-sim, and it wasn't exactly Stardew Valley By Richard Cobbett published 15 January 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
For over a decade, Sierra published its own quirky games magazine called InterAction By Richard Cobbett published 8 January 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the game that almost killed the series By Richard Cobbett published 1 January 22 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Mad Dog McCree was just one of many woeful FMV shooters of the '90s By Richard Cobbett published 25 December 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
The sexy FMV mess that was Riana Rouge By Richard Cobbett published 18 December 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Castle Knatterfels: Curse of the Zombie Krauts was Wolfenstein with boobs and a terrible FPS By Richard Cobbett published 11 December 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Georgian Police, the cop game that makes Police Quest seem normal By Richard Cobbett published 4 December 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Two very different games about politics: Yes, Prime Minister and Floor 13 By Richard Cobbett published 27 November 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Looking back at Plumbers Don't Wear Ties and equally baffling games By Richard Cobbett published 20 November 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Bibleman, the superhero who presumably does whatever a Bible can By Richard Cobbett published 13 November 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
BloodNet made cyberpunk even more dystopian by adding vampires By Richard Cobbett published 6 November 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Unearthing a shareware disc from 1995 By Richard Cobbett published 31 October 21 Crapshoot We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: The Hobbit, the text adventure that let try to you kill Gandalf By Richard Cobbett published 24 October 21 Classic We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: Rockstar, the game that turned sex, drugs, and rock & roll into a management sim By Richard Cobbett published 16 October 21 \m/ We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: Virtual Springfield is a reminder of when The Simpsons was good By Richard Cobbett last updated 11 October 21 D'OH We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: Shoot the 'Marketing Missile' in Forbes Corporate Warrior By Richard Cobbett published 2 October 21 $$$ We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: The edutainment game that expects you to 'learn English Or DIE!' By Richard Cobbett published 25 September 21 It's educational We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: One of the strangest Bible games ever, The Zoo Race By Richard Cobbett published 18 September 21 Run away We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.
Crapshoot: Crime Wave, where the crime is against good taste By Richard Cobbett published 11 September 21 WTF We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.