Articles by Richard Cobbett

Crapshoot: 3D Construction Kit, the toolset for making your own crap games

By Richard Cobbett

DIY 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: Pepper's Adventures in Time, a very American edutainment

By Richard Cobbett

Thanksgiving 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: Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, the Planescape of puns

By Richard Cobbett

Cheers 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.

Best horror games

By Samuel Roberts, Richard Cobbett, Phil Savage, Fraser Brown, Tom Sykes

UPDATED The best horror games you can play on your PC.

Crapshoot: The nightmare realm of Granny's Garden

By Richard Cobbett

Granny Badness 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 unforgettable mystery of The Last Express

By Richard Cobbett

All aboard 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: Microshaft Winblows 98, the parody that forgot the jokes

By Richard Cobbett

MS-LOSS 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 best horror games

By Samuel Roberts, Richard Cobbett, Phil Savage, Fraser Brown, Tom Sykes

UPDATED The best horror games you can play on your PC.

Crapshoot: Les Manley returns even though nobody wanted him to for Lost in LA

By Richard Cobbett

NSFW 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: Like Leisure Suit Larry but worse, it's Les Manley: Search For THE KING

By Richard Cobbett

King and a miss 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 You Testament, a Bible-themed game with a Gore setting

By Richard Cobbett

Praise you 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: Hopkins FBI, the detective game whose existence should be a crime

By Richard Cobbett

NSFL 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 Crystal Maze, a good gameshow but a terrible game

By Richard Cobbett

No Riff-Raff 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: Two invasions from the Leather Goddesses of Phobos

By Richard Cobbett

Sext adventure 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: ImagiNation, Sierra's virtual world complete with LarryLand

By Richard Cobbett

Boogers 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.

Great moments in PC gaming: Crossing World of Warcraft by air

By Richard Cobbett

Soar That first time flying was something special.

Crapshoot: MST3K Presents: Detective, the game that makes fun of itself

By Richard Cobbett

TEXT THINKHARD 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 original Duke Nukem, who just wanted to be home in time for Oprah

By Richard Cobbett

Hail 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: Realms of the Haunting, the FMV horror game that's not all bad

By Richard Cobbett

The 7th Mess 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: Alter Ego, the game where you're a Sim being tormented by a psycho

By Richard Cobbett

id 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: Wrecked, the anti-drug game that wants you to take drugs

By Richard Cobbett

Mkay 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: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

By Richard Cobbett

The other one 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: Darkened Skye

By Richard Cobbett

Skittles? 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: Traffic Department 2192

By Richard Cobbett

Bad cop 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.

Great moments in PC gaming: Discovering the secret of the Warrens in Doom

By Richard Cobbett

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