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Jefklak's Codex https://jefklakscodex.com/ Recent content on Jefklak's Codex Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:25:22 +0530 Example game https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/test/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:25:22 +0530 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/test/ <p>Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. </p> Example game 2 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/test2/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:25:22 +0530 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/test2/ <p>Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. </p> Apogee's Legacy https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/apogees-legacy/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/apogees-legacy/ Skip to the Videos part! Only the new and young generation of gamers might not be familiar with Apogee Software - that is, until one has read the article. Apogee, the legacy of shareware PC games. I remember everything like it was yesterday! Impatiently receiving my first oversized floppy disk containing a demo version of Cosmo’s little adventures, racing through the first few levels of Duke Nukem, defeating way too much zombies in Monster Bash, capturing the first castle in Mystic Towers, … The video game company literally created the shareware distribution model using various monthly subscribed magazines and one free floppy which was without a doubt numberous times passed on. Arcanum: Magick VS Tech https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-magick-vs-tech/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-magick-vs-tech/ First things first: you are not reading this wrong, it’s magick and not magic. In the world of Arcanum, that is. There’s also no such thing as mana or spellbooks. Every single spell you learn comes trough {+SPs+) (Skill Points) which you’ll have to invest into several magickal realms. A little bit like Diablo 2, except the fact that once you’ve put 1 point into it, you can’t raise it furter ot increase the power. Arcanum: Party Seleciton https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-parties/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-parties/ Party Numer ONE - November 2004 Level - 25. Laprovski - Male Dwarf - Raised by Monks Skills - Technologist: firearms, gunsmithy, electricity & explosives Stats - First PER Second INT Third DEX After a few tries, this dwarf managed to get himself to Tarant. There, the beautiful game acutally started with so many options - especially for technology! The dozens of shops give you plenty of possibilities and you’ll never run out of your own gadgets. Arcanum: the Gunslinger https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-gunslinger/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-gunslinger/ Overview All right, you want yourself a cool character with even cooler guns. The problem is: technology is not that easy in Arcanum. Especially all the different schemes, guns, carrying the bullets, and so on. Would you like to make a backup plan, like throwing or a bow? Or would you just like to grab yourself an axe and whack the enemy when you run out of bullets? Or would you go running and rely on your followers? Arcanum: the Review https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-review/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/arcanum-review/ Hooray hooray for classic urgh-so-bad-graphics-but-so-good-gameplay RPG-games like this! Arcanum is without a doubt the best game Troika ever made, and that deserves something extra. Like a review and a nice collection of screenshots, or something similar. Enough introduction, grab a gun and shoot! Or pick a spell and cast, if you will. What’s going on, George? Finetuning has never been more fun As some of you probably already know, this is a very strange game. Windows 2D Platforming https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/win-platforming/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/win-platforming/ <p>Platform games, one of the most dominant game genres in gaming history. They spawned a whole lot of spin-off series (run-and-gun, platform puzzles, Apogee’s shareware system, Mario 64’s 3D platform debut). Platform gaming has been the dominant type on every gaming platform for quite a while.</p> Animal Crossing: Wild World Adventure Blog https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/animalcrossing-wildworld/ Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/articles/animalcrossing-wildworld/ The Cornimer is Here! [ Date: 09/10/2006 | top ] Yes! The Acorn festival starts today! I managed to grab 15 acorns as quickly as I could, excited to see the legendary Cornimer pop up next to my Town Hall. He seems to like me so far, I received a Mush Chair and End Table in exchange for his acorns. Pfew, luckily I threw the rotten ones away. Oh yeah, and it’s Drift’s Birthday. https://jefklakscodex.com/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://jefklakscodex.com/about/ About the Codex Hi, I’m Jefklak/Wouter and you’re looking at “Jefklak’s Codex”, a dedicated and highly opinionated website about nostalgic games. The word nostalgic should be emphasized here. I grew up with a Gameboy between my hands and PC RPG games burnt into my retina. That healthy cocktail left a lasting impression - and netted me the Codex (and glasses). The Codex has a long history, I’ve always felt the need to proclaim my definitive game of each generation.