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Today's addition is the first of it's kind in the history of abandonia ever. Chris reviewed and prepared an actual old-school MMO (yes, massive multiplayer online). We are talking about the ImagiNation Network by Sierra.
All this wouldn't be possible without the wonderful team at the Innrevival project who re-created the server software for the ImagiNation Network. Thank you!
The sunny summer day of 21 June is extremely special for our community. It's that time again when we must celebrate Abandonia's birthday and think about the years we passed together. Eleven years is a beautiful age for a website, especially in Abandonia's case, since the prospect for retrogaming looks so bright.
In the past years, I've seen the industry offering a lot of spotlight to old titles. We must give credit especially to GOG.com in what concerns our beloved PCs, but we can't forget the impressive retro libraries made available through the consoles' online stores, such as XBLA and WiiWare. The interest remains live in other directions as well. The new Alien Breed from Team17, the new X-Com FPS from 2K Games, or even the simple fact Stardock's Elemental: War of Magic is largely inspired by Master of Magic are good examples.
In short, Abandonia can become so much more than it is today and you can show us in which direction. We've made the first step and established a close contact with our technical team at Studentis. There were many bugfixes and improvements made. From now on, there's nothing stopping us in becoming a better site.
I also think it's imperative for me to say a collective Thank You to our contributors and staff members, because as I said before Abandonia is community-driven and besides this newspost and some Pieces of Eight, I can find no other way to express all the people's gratitude for all your dedication. Of course, there's no way to mention all the geeks... and normal people that took up residence in our forums, so I'm going to focus on exceptional contributors, a Murray the Talking Skull PoE Awards of sorts:
Geezer 
Marko river
Ermuli
Poker Crow
Happy Birthday Abandonia!
We already had the seventh part in the series, and we'll be adding its prequel, Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge. Death Incarnate wrote an excellent in-depth review, tackling most of the game's aspects with great care, and even supplying a set of useful tips at the end. He also uploaded the german version and the Magic Words which you can find in the extras section.
However with this the update is not complete. Geezer added a batch of awesome boxshots, and also made sure you receive the full documentation including the Playmaster's Guide and the Reference Card. Now you have no excuse to avoid this game! Apologies for updating the Wizardry games in reverse order, and I can't promise we'll start from the first one next time. :P
Of course this game is available on site, so if you think you're up to the task soldier, then it's time to get cracking! There's vietcong everywhere and it's up to you to turn the tide of war. Do you have what it takes to make or change history?
Aces of the Pacific is a classic flight game, which you can transform according to your preferences, into an arcade-ish or a true simulation experience. Thanks to Ermuli, you can now enjoy a set of boxshots and the disk images in the extras section.
Hidden Agenda is a strategy game that tests your ability to ignore/promote your own interests in state politics, and how will this affect the future of your people. As promised Geezer added loads of documents to guide your decisions: the user manual, the reference manual, the disk images and the boxart. Enjoy!
A new game on Abandonia. This time it's the DOS port of Hideo Kojima's MSX stealth game, Metal Gear, a title that gave birth to an immense universe which lives on even today, with a scheduled release for Metal Gear Solid: Rising in the future, for currentgen platforms including the PC. The current generation of games are titled Metal Gear Solid, but there are also several spinoffs on PSP called Metal Gear Ac!d, and who knows, they might even make a Metal Gear Strawberry.
Big thanks to MikeK for an extensive review explaining where this unfaithful port fails, and to thebigboss94ita for the archive. The gold will be delivered right away!
This 1993 adventure game has it all - cowboys, pretty school ma'ams, strange Ghandi-esque ant lovers, missing body parts and of course, the titular hero, Freddy Pharkas. This game is full the humour that made Al Lowe famous (he is the creator of Leisure Suit Larry after all!) And luckily for you, it is available right here at the ranch, Abandonia.
Unfortunately this game isn't available for download as it is still under ESA protection. However, we have a veritable constellation of similarly themed games which are available for your retro pleasure, so why not click on through and see what takes your fancy!
Heady takes the spotlight now for his awesome review. He wanted to showcase this game in the best way possible, and so he added a full set of boxshots as well.
Sometime ago I reviewed the DOS version of this game. Behold the 3.X remake of Uninvited. You're going to die!
Today we bring you one of the best turn based action strategies ever. Whoever didn't hear this name before must download and play the game right now.
Because aliens don't wait.
