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Returning guests Jeremy Peel and Wes Fenlon join us to revisit '90s PC gaming in a 38-pick draft extravaganza. Vote for the winner in our Discord announcements channel. Who picked what? Keep scrolling.

These are the categories:

  1. FPS
  2. 90+ from PC Gamer (either UK or US)
  3. Strategy
  4. 4X, sim or god game
  5. Online multiplayer game
  6. RPG
  7. Expansion/add-on
  8. Personal pick
  9. Free pick


This week's music is from Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Sid Meier's Civilization 2, System Shock 2 and Space Cadet Pinball.


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Here are the picks. Spoilers follow:


FPS

  1. Samuel: Dark Forces
  2. Matthew: Blood
  3. Wes: Quake
  4. Jeremy: Thief (stolen from Samuel)

90+ from PC Gamer (either UK or US)

  1. Samuel: Civilization 2
  2. Matthew: Grim Fandango
  3. Wes: System Shock 2
  4. Jeremy: Full Throttle

RTS

  1. Samuel: Command & Conquer: Red Alert
  2. Matthew: Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
  3. Wes: Homeworld
  4. Jeremy: Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

4X, sim or god game

  1. Samuel: Theme Hospital
  2. Matthew: Theme Park
  3. Wes: TIE Fighter (stolen from Samuel)
  4. Jeremy: SimCity 3000

Online multiplayer game

  1. Samuel: Alien Vs Predator
  2. Matthew: Quake 3 Arena
  3. Wes: Unreal Tournament
  4. Jeremy: Worms Armageddon

RPG

  1. Samuel: Baldur's Gate (stolen from Jeremy)
  2. Matthew: Planescape Torment
  3. Wes: Ultima 7
  4. Jeremy: Fallout

Expansion/add-on

  1. Samuel: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
  2. Matthew: Baldur’s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
  3. Wes: StarCraft: Brood War
  4. Jeremy: Half Life Opposing Force

Personal pick

  1. Samuel: Grand Theft Auto
  2. Matthew: Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
  3. Wes: Space Cadet Pinball
  4. Jeremy: Driver

Free pick

  1. Samuel: Half Life
  2. Matthew: Blade Runner
  3. Wes: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
  4. Jeremy: Age of Empires

Kill tokens:

  1. Matthew did not use either his kill or steal tokens
  2. Wes did not use his kill token
  3. Samuel killed Rollercoaster Tycoon (picked by Jeremy)
  4. Jeremy killed Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings (picked by Samuel)
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