http://www.bagofspoons.net/blog/2005/Oct/30/ Just off the A1(M) en http://www.bagofspoons.net/blog/Computer/20051030doomed.html I don't generally play computer games these days. It eats time that I could be wasting in other ways. In the past I played loads of games on my <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro>BBC Micro</a> and assorted <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga>Amigas</a>. I used to work at a place where we could get away with playing network games at lunch time. We got through a few, including Doom and Duke Nukem. I actually played some Doom on my Amiga after they released the source code and it was ported. The last game I played extensively was <a href=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife>Half-Life</a> on my old PC. I enjoy the ability to explore a world that this sort of game offers.<p> For some reason I decided this week that I wanted to play one of these games again. I've tried a couple of Linux Doom ports. <a href=http://legacy.newdoom.com/>Legacy</a> looks the best so far, but I have yet to get any sound working. I have a set of game CDs I bought to use with the Amiga that include Doom I and II. I may have to get into it again.<p> I know games have moved on a lot from Doom and even Half-Life, but my PC does not have a great graphics card, so I'm limited in what I can play. I've not even tried any of the many on-line virtual worlds. I'm not sure I want to commit myself to that sort of thing. I just want to blast things now and again.