Seems the general discussion burries what I sense is perhaps the more agregious part; LTTs business ethics.

It is inexcusable to become too big or too busy to care about how you represent those you partner with. Steve poiniently outlined significant instances where LTT took actions that negatively and unfairly impacted the vendors that expected more of a partnership in the exchange.

The Madison info just heaps onto the poor business practices.

I wish I could go back and play it again for the first time. It was one of the first games I played after getting my first voodoo card. It felt like I was experiencing the bleeding edge of tech.

Thinking about it, i can’t remeber a time in the last decade that a game made me feel that way. Crysis was probably the last time.

More on topic, yes everyone should own it. I think I bought a steam or GOG bundle and got all the doom and quake games for like $5-$10 or something like that.

So be it. Humanity got along just fine without the internet for milleneia. Its clear at this point that the public internet isn’t going to be used to improve our human existence. If there is anything to bemoan, its that the practical usefulness of the internet will only continue to get more and more narrow.

Best anti digital hate movement ever: Going outside and doing something of actual use or recreational value.