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This past week a fun video about Rise of the Triad was released. Given my connections to that game, I watch all ROTT videos, and like all of them, I enjoyed this one from Ruby Ranger. Also like most Rise of the Triad videos, they spend time talking about the game’s soundtrack, which after all the […]
This is Part 8 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers from 2015 until the article was originally published in late 2020. 2015 also had […]
This is Part 7 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers 2011-2014. Duke Nukem Critical Mass Release Date: 8 Apr 2011 This is a game […]
This is Part 6 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers 2006-2010, and the downfall of “my” version of the company. 2006 – Once again, […]
This is Part 4 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers 1998-2005. 1998 was the first of the really slow years. We had just a […]
This is Part 4 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers 1995-1997. 1995 was a historic year, was the first game released under the 3D […]
This is Part 2 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers 1992-1994 1992 is the year when Apogee exploded with the release of an industry […]
This is Part 2 of 8 of my History of 3D Realms / Apogee series. When originally published, it was a single post, but over time WordPress ended up not liking a post that was 33,000 words long. This segment covers 1988-1991. The true release dates of these 1988 releases is lost to time. None […]
Those who know me (and have read my blog over the years) know that I spent quite some time working for Scott Miller & George Broussard of Apogee Software (later 3D Realms). Was probably the single most fun job I’ve ever had in my life, and to this day, I still wish the old team […]
I’ve written about Rise of the Triad many times on this blog before. I will write about it again. I loved my time working on that game, and I have a ton of fun memories of the people who were on ROTT with me. But that’s not why I’m writing. I’m here to mention a […]
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