Joe SieglerDonating History
It’s no secret I worked for Apogee/3D Realms from 14 Dec 1992 through 23 May 2009. In all that time, I wore a lot of hats for the company. I’m not here to write about that – I’ve done that before elsewhere on this blog. But I bring that up because I was there a […]
Meeting Atari Legends
I live in the Dallas area, and in this area (about 50 mins from my house) is the “National Videogame Museum” (it’s in Frisco TX). I’ve been out there several times. I’ve taken my daughter there, taken some family from out of town there, and talk the place up all the time. I’ve also donated […]
Duke Nukem Forever Atari 2600
I’ve written about Duke Nukem a bunch, but one thing I never did was something I did ages ago – made a functional prototype of Duke Nukem Forever for the Atari 2600. It was an April fool’s joke I released on the 3D Realms site back in 2003. The page I released for […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part VIII
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 […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part VII
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 […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part VI
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, […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part V
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 […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part IV
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 […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part III
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 […]
My Story of 3D Realms / Apogee Part I
ADMIN NOTE (Jan 2026): The current owners of 3D Realms have taken down the “legacy” 3DR site (https://legacy.3drealms.com). I link to a LOT of things there in this article which are now broken links. I have to find some time to go through all of this article and link over to those things on the […]
The Crossing
(2 Apr 2003) – Season 2 Episode 17 (Serial 144)
Canamar
(26 Feb 2003) – Season 2 Episode 16 (Serial 143)
Future Tense
(19 Feb 2003) – Season 2 Episode 15 (Serial 142)
Cease Fire
(22 Jan 2003) – Season 2 Episode 14 (Serial 141)
Stigma
(15 Jan 2003) – Season 2 Episode 13 (Serial 140)
Donating History
It’s no secret I worked for Apogee/3D Realms from 14 Dec 1992 through 23 May 2009. In all that time, I wore a lot of hats for the company. I’m not here to write about that – I’ve done that before elsewhere on this blog. But I bring that up because I was there a […]
Dawn
(8 Jan 2003) – Season 2 Episode 12 (Serial 139)
The Catwalk
(18 Dec 2002) – Season 2 Episode 12 (Serial 138)
Precious Cargo
(11 Dec 2002) – Season 2 Episode 11 (Serial 137)
Vanishing Point
(27 Nov 2002) – Season 2 Episode 10 (Serial 136)
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I went to see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines over the weekend. I, like most folks hold Terminator 2: Judgement Day up as one of the greatest action movies ever. That still holds up today, as I watched T2 the night before going to see T3. T2 is still great. I was surprised at […]
Austin Gaming Expo 2003
Over the weekend, my brother and I attended the Austin Gaming Expo which took place in Round Rock, Texas. Most of it was related to classic gaming, with a big emphasis on the Atari 2600, but there was more modern stuff there (in fact, there were two seperate Halo tournaments going on). It was nice […]
Kira is 3!
One of my two Tonkinese cats just had a birthday yesterday. Kira Nerys Siegler turned 3 yesterday. She was the first of our two Tonkinese cats, and is a wonderful cat. She’s a great lap cat, a cat who loves to climb up on you and sit on your chest if you’re in the right […]