![]() ![]() Unfortunately, at the time my grades were slipping - a result of spending entirely too much time gaming, and not enough time doing homework. She obliged, and the first chance I got, I installed the game. Having been there when it was bought, I asked my mother if I could "read the manual," knowing full well this would give me access to the game disks when my parents weren't around. ![]() Shattered Lands was eventually purchased as a would-be birthday gift for me, but I had other plans. It looked unlike anything out there, especially traditional AD&D worlds or the licensed computer and video games that had come before it. Taking place in a harsh desert wasteland, Dark Sun: Shattered Lands captivated me immediately upon seeing the first screen shots and previews various in computer gaming magazines. The first game to use that new engine was Dark Sun: Shattered Lands, the first foray into the incredibly unique and criminally overlooked campaign setting of the same name. This included SSI's legendary Goldbox games such as Pool of Radiance and Champions of Krynn, as well as the lesser-known but equally awesome Buck Rogers titles, and even the incredibly buggy but entertaining SpellJammer: Pirates of Realmspace.Īfter many years of faithful service, the venerable Goldbox engine was retired and SSI developed a new one to replace it. As someone who grew up entrenched in D&D campaigns and fantasy novels, I bought pretty much anything with the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons logo on it.
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