Category Archives: Tolkien

The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum, 1982), and how a kid became a geek

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Dehumanizer

Note: this post is expanded from one in my old blog, The Games of My Life. Back in time, to a 1982 game I played in 1983, on my first computer (well, technically my father’s), a 48K ZX Spectrum: Melbourne … Continue reading →

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TGomL: The Lords of Midnight (ZX Spectrum, 1984)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dehumanizer

Note: this post is expanded from one in my old blog, The Games of My Life. Do you like “The Lord of the Rings”? Tolkien’s epic, the best known fantasy book in the world? Did you enjoy Peter Jackson’s fantastic … Continue reading →

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The Lord of the Rings Online with DirectX11

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dehumanizer

Looks good, doesn’t it? And yes, go ahead and click on the image above to see it in full size. After that, your browser will probably scale it to fit in its window, so click on it again to see … Continue reading →

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LotR, Sauron, and “evil cannot comprehend good”

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Dehumanizer

So, yesterday I was reading through TV Tropes (probably the biggest time sink on the Internet — I love it. ), when, in the Lord of the Rings (hmm, haven’t read that in a while… note to self…) entry, there … Continue reading →

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