This new site Good Old Games Gog.com look interesting once they have more titles. Old games on the cheap with DRM and disk checks removed and rigged to run on XP and Vista.

I'm tempted to pick up Freespace 2, I have it, but one of my disks is scratched preventing reinstalling. I bought FS 2 out of a bargin bin originally, so another $6 doesn't seem to bad for the convenience.

That site's a cool find, Gud. Battle Chess! (Not that I'd have anyone to play it with even if I bought it, but it brings back memories.)

ION, for the Obama/WOW fans: [link]

Anybody know of a racing game that actually has decent physics?

On which gaming system?

The Gran Tirismo games put heavy emphasis on real life driving physics.

ION, I saw Bender's game the other night and loved it. Aside from the obvious LotR and Star Wars references, I caught references to Akira, Time Bandits and Adventures of Baron Munchausen. I was laughing most of the way through, and loved the reverse take on the Darth/Luke "I'm your father" scene.

Pete has been eaten by Gears of War 2. I KNOW I like Little Big Planet better, from a bystander perspective.

Does anyone here play the City of Heroes MMP? I got sucked into character creation for a supposedly unworkable game concept this past week, and fear I may be signing on for the online interactive version. If it can work on an ancient Mac iBook.

(The game is The X-Wives Club, centered on the genetically enhanced former wives of a Superman homage character. My contribution is Super Model.)

Matt, I have a bunch of friends who play City of Heros. If you want, I can find out what server they're on and the other identifying info.

Fallout3!Obsessive: The skill book to increase speech? Paradise Lost

Much obliged, Jilli. I really know nothing about the system requirements or even if it's the sort of game I'll enjoy (I've been a purist tabletop gamer for 27 years), but now that I have a hook to draw me in I'd like to at least scope it out.