Abandonware France
@abdw.fr
Depuis 2000, notre site regroupe #Retrogaming (#Abandonware, #Dosbox, Téléchargements), Musiques (#Biiper), Bibliothèque (manuels, magazines, livres) et vidéos
La news du samedi est arrivée, avec :
🎖️Chain of Command (2004)
🦣Comment ça marche (1995)
🐻Armaëth I (1991)
🚚Duel (1988)
+ les installations automatisées, manuels...
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🎖️Chain of Command (2004)
🦣Comment ça marche (1995)
🐻Armaëth I (1991)
🚚Duel (1988)
+ les installations automatisées, manuels...
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
La news du samedi est arrivée, avec :
🎖️Chain of Command (2004)
🦣Comment ça marche (1995)
🐻Armaëth I (1991)
🚚Duel (1988)
+ les installations automatisées, manuels...
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🎖️Chain of Command (2004)
🦣Comment ça marche (1995)
🐻Armaëth I (1991)
🚚Duel (1988)
+ les installations automatisées, manuels...
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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After Igor: Objetivo Uikokahonia (1994), Pendulo began work on an enhanced PC remake for Infogrames in the mid-90s. The project was cancelled due to publisher issues, but its engine later fed into Hollywood Monsters.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/igor...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/igor...
Igor: Objetivo Uikokahonia (Enhanced) (PC) - Games That Weren't
While Igor: Objetivo Uikokahonia is best known for its 1994 Spanish release and a later English version published in the US by Optik Software - Pendulo Studios had once begun work on a far more ambiti...
www.gamesthatwerent.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
After Igor: Objetivo Uikokahonia (1994), Pendulo began work on an enhanced PC remake for Infogrames in the mid-90s. The project was cancelled due to publisher issues, but its engine later fed into Hollywood Monsters.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/igor...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/igor...
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Not to be confused with the released Trilogy - this Legacy of the Necromancer game was a different, dungeon-crawler RPG from Virgin & Westwood for Amiga/MS-DOS back in 1992. Sadly it was never to see the light of day:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/lega...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/lega...
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Not to be confused with the released Trilogy - this Legacy of the Necromancer game was a different, dungeon-crawler RPG from Virgin & Westwood for Amiga/MS-DOS back in 1992. Sadly it was never to see the light of day:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/lega...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/lega...
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Today we're releasing a long lost proto of Tiny Troops for PC DOS - due for release in 1995 by Mindscape. Also adding a staggering 32 prototype builds from 1993-1994, when the game was originally known as Bugs. Sadly the CD32 version is still at large.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/tiny...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/tiny...
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Today we're releasing a long lost proto of Tiny Troops for PC DOS - due for release in 1995 by Mindscape. Also adding a staggering 32 prototype builds from 1993-1994, when the game was originally known as Bugs. Sadly the CD32 version is still at large.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/tiny...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/tiny...
C'est les soldes ! Grosse promo sur les jeux nuls, dix d'un coup (plus un correct en bonus) ! 💣
Apocalyptica
Conan
Daemon Vector
Devastation
Fallen Lords: Condemnation
Legion Arena
Red Ocean
Revolution
ShellShock: Nam '67
World of Chaos
K'S Tête
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
Apocalyptica
Conan
Daemon Vector
Devastation
Fallen Lords: Condemnation
Legion Arena
Red Ocean
Revolution
ShellShock: Nam '67
World of Chaos
K'S Tête
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
C'est les soldes ! Grosse promo sur les jeux nuls, dix d'un coup (plus un correct en bonus) ! 💣
Apocalyptica
Conan
Daemon Vector
Devastation
Fallen Lords: Condemnation
Legion Arena
Red Ocean
Revolution
ShellShock: Nam '67
World of Chaos
K'S Tête
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
Apocalyptica
Conan
Daemon Vector
Devastation
Fallen Lords: Condemnation
Legion Arena
Red Ocean
Revolution
ShellShock: Nam '67
World of Chaos
K'S Tête
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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C.L.E.I.A. (Complex Logic of the Autonomous Computer Entity) was a cancelled Ubi Soft game from 1990 for #AtariST and #Amiga. Players would escape the bubble city of Cleia before a giant meteor strikes, traveling across 40 levels and 655 celestial bodies.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/c-l-...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/c-l-...
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
C.L.E.I.A. (Complex Logic of the Autonomous Computer Entity) was a cancelled Ubi Soft game from 1990 for #AtariST and #Amiga. Players would escape the bubble city of Cleia before a giant meteor strikes, traveling across 40 levels and 655 celestial bodies.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/c-l-...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/01/c-l-...
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David Rosen, who helped create Sega and changed the coin-op industry forever, has passed away.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
January 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
David Rosen, who helped create Sega and changed the coin-op industry forever, has passed away.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
On débute l'année 2026 avec :
🦒Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2007)
🧟♂️Flesh Feast (1997)
🐶Battle Beast (1995)
Bon week-end et bonne année !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🦒Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2007)
🧟♂️Flesh Feast (1997)
🐶Battle Beast (1995)
Bon week-end et bonne année !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
On débute l'année 2026 avec :
🦒Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2007)
🧟♂️Flesh Feast (1997)
🐶Battle Beast (1995)
Bon week-end et bonne année !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🦒Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2007)
🧟♂️Flesh Feast (1997)
🐶Battle Beast (1995)
Bon week-end et bonne année !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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I am delighted to announce the release of my latest project:
Fully documented source code for The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond’s 1986 masterpiece.
Here’s the repository; deep dives coming soon.
See thread for details.
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github.com/markmoxon/th...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #8bit
Fully documented source code for The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond’s 1986 masterpiece.
Here’s the repository; deep dives coming soon.
See thread for details.
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github.com/markmoxon/th...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #8bit
GitHub - markmoxon/the-sentinel-source-code-bbc-micro: Fully documented and annotated source code for The Sentinel on the BBC Micro
Fully documented and annotated source code for The Sentinel on the BBC Micro - markmoxon/the-sentinel-source-code-bbc-micro
github.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I am delighted to announce the release of my latest project:
Fully documented source code for The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond’s 1986 masterpiece.
Here’s the repository; deep dives coming soon.
See thread for details.
1/9
github.com/markmoxon/th...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #8bit
Fully documented source code for The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond’s 1986 masterpiece.
Here’s the repository; deep dives coming soon.
See thread for details.
1/9
github.com/markmoxon/th...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #c64 #8bit
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Aw man 😞 Rest in peace Mr Cheifet, host of Computer Chronicles: obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Aw man 😞 Rest in peace Mr Cheifet, host of Computer Chronicles: obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
Et voici la dernière news de 2025, avec au programme :
🌆Create City (2004)
🪐Project Nomads (2002)
🚗Ford Racing (1999)
💥Echelon (1998)
Bon week-end et bonnes fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🌆Create City (2004)
🪐Project Nomads (2002)
🚗Ford Racing (1999)
💥Echelon (1998)
Bon week-end et bonnes fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
December 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Et voici la dernière news de 2025, avec au programme :
🌆Create City (2004)
🪐Project Nomads (2002)
🚗Ford Racing (1999)
💥Echelon (1998)
Bon week-end et bonnes fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🌆Create City (2004)
🪐Project Nomads (2002)
🚗Ford Racing (1999)
💥Echelon (1998)
Bon week-end et bonnes fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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Joyeux Noël !🕹️🎄
Le musée du jeu vidéo rouvre dès demain et pendant toute cette fin d’année !
Du coup, on en profite pour vous faire découvrir une courte vidéo réalisée par nos soins dans laquelle on aborde son contexte, sa philosophie et ses promesses. À voir absolument!
youtu.be/lWx_TJKs7HA?si…
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Le musée du jeu vidéo rouvre dès demain et pendant toute cette fin d’année !
Du coup, on en profite pour vous faire découvrir une courte vidéo réalisée par nos soins dans laquelle on aborde son contexte, sa philosophie et ses promesses. À voir absolument!
youtu.be/lWx_TJKs7HA?si…
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Le Musée du Jeu Vidéo d’Arcueil : là où l’histoire devient jouable
YouTube video by MO5AssoRetro
https://youtu.be/lWx_TJKs7HA?si…
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Joyeux Noël !🕹️🎄
Le musée du jeu vidéo rouvre dès demain et pendant toute cette fin d’année !
Du coup, on en profite pour vous faire découvrir une courte vidéo réalisée par nos soins dans laquelle on aborde son contexte, sa philosophie et ses promesses. À voir absolument!
youtu.be/lWx_TJKs7HA?si…
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Le musée du jeu vidéo rouvre dès demain et pendant toute cette fin d’année !
Du coup, on en profite pour vous faire découvrir une courte vidéo réalisée par nos soins dans laquelle on aborde son contexte, sa philosophie et ses promesses. À voir absolument!
youtu.be/lWx_TJKs7HA?si…
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We’re now done for the year. Time to play games + catch up reading. Thanks everyone for the kindness and support this year. If you’d like to help the project recover more lost pieces of history, simply spreading the word really helps.
Take care, and all the best for 2026!
Frank
Take care, and all the best for 2026!
Frank
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We’re now done for the year. Time to play games + catch up reading. Thanks everyone for the kindness and support this year. If you’d like to help the project recover more lost pieces of history, simply spreading the word really helps.
Take care, and all the best for 2026!
Frank
Take care, and all the best for 2026!
Frank
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For our next Christmas update, we have Piracy Deluxe. A near-finished Amiga conversion of the C64 game Piracy that has finally surfaced after 30+ years. Cancelled after Commodore's collapse, now preserved and playable at last.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/pira...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/pira...
December 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For our next Christmas update, we have Piracy Deluxe. A near-finished Amiga conversion of the C64 game Piracy that has finally surfaced after 30+ years. Cancelled after Commodore's collapse, now preserved and playable at last.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/pira...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/pira...
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An early Christmas update! In the late 80s, Level 9 built H.U.G.E to push beyond text adventures. One casualty was Grange Murders, an ambitious Cinemaware animated detective game with multiple crimes. Canned in 1991, PC demos & assets have been unearthed!
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/gran...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/gran...
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
An early Christmas update! In the late 80s, Level 9 built H.U.G.E to push beyond text adventures. One casualty was Grange Murders, an ambitious Cinemaware animated detective game with multiple crimes. Canned in 1991, PC demos & assets have been unearthed!
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/gran...
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/gran...
Dernière news du samedi avant Noël ! Au programme :
🏎️eRacer (2001)
❓Riddle of the Sphinx (2000)
🧙Le Magicien d'Oz (2000)
⚰️Mummy : Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996)
Bon week-end et joyeuses fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🏎️eRacer (2001)
❓Riddle of the Sphinx (2000)
🧙Le Magicien d'Oz (2000)
⚰️Mummy : Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996)
Bon week-end et joyeuses fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
December 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Dernière news du samedi avant Noël ! Au programme :
🏎️eRacer (2001)
❓Riddle of the Sphinx (2000)
🧙Le Magicien d'Oz (2000)
⚰️Mummy : Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996)
Bon week-end et joyeuses fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🏎️eRacer (2001)
❓Riddle of the Sphinx (2000)
🧙Le Magicien d'Oz (2000)
⚰️Mummy : Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996)
Bon week-end et joyeuses fêtes !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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Was the console crash in the US caused by overproduction of games and systems (think the E.T. cartridge etc)? No, the main contributing factor was probably… the computer. overcast.fm/+AAQ4tzy3Ggo...
735: Intellivision — Retronauts
It’s the closest thing to the real thing! Kevin Bunch and expert guests Tom Boellstorff and Braxston Soderman talk about the Atari 2600’s chief rival, the Mattel Intellivision. Retronauts is made poss...
overcast.fm
December 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Was the console crash in the US caused by overproduction of games and systems (think the E.T. cartridge etc)? No, the main contributing factor was probably… the computer. overcast.fm/+AAQ4tzy3Ggo...
Il y a des bizarreries dans la news du samedi :
🤖Machines (1999)
🪀Bad Toys 3D (1998)
🤡Homey D. Clown (1993)
+ les manuels, installations automatiseés...
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🤖Machines (1999)
🪀Bad Toys 3D (1998)
🤡Homey D. Clown (1993)
+ les manuels, installations automatiseés...
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
December 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Il y a des bizarreries dans la news du samedi :
🤖Machines (1999)
🪀Bad Toys 3D (1998)
🤡Homey D. Clown (1993)
+ les manuels, installations automatiseés...
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
🤖Machines (1999)
🪀Bad Toys 3D (1998)
🤡Homey D. Clown (1993)
+ les manuels, installations automatiseés...
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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Coming back from the "Musée du Jeu Vidéo", finally materialized by @assomo5.bsky.social after so many years talking about it, and I think @brandon.insertcredit.com @frankcifaldi.bsky.social could make a stop next time they're in Paris.
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Coming back from the "Musée du Jeu Vidéo", finally materialized by @assomo5.bsky.social after so many years talking about it, and I think @brandon.insertcredit.com @frankcifaldi.bsky.social could make a stop next time they're in Paris.
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A Arcueil, la plus grande collection de jeux vidéo d’Europe a désormais son musée
A Arcueil, la plus grande collection de jeux vidéo d’Europe a désormais son musée
L’association MO5, dont l’impressionnant fonds n’avait jusqu’à présent été dévoilé qu’à l’occasion d’expositions temporaires, ouvre, samedi, son musée à Arcueil, dans le Val-de-Marne. Un espace de 1 200 mètres carrés destiné à valoriser l’histoire méconnue du jeu vidéo.
www.lemonde.fr
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A Arcueil, la plus grande collection de jeux vidéo d’Europe a désormais son musée
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Découvrez en avant-première le Musée du Jeu Vidéo grâce au reportage exclusif de M6➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS48...
Le Musée ouvre ses portes au public demain, samedi 13/12 à Arcueil(94). Plongez dans l’histoire du jeu vidéo avec plus de 140 machines jouables et pléthores de pièces rarissimes🕹️
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Le Musée ouvre ses portes au public demain, samedi 13/12 à Arcueil(94). Plongez dans l’histoire du jeu vidéo avec plus de 140 machines jouables et pléthores de pièces rarissimes🕹️
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Découverte en avant-première du premier musée français consacré au jeu vidéo
YouTube video by M6 Info
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Découvrez en avant-première le Musée du Jeu Vidéo grâce au reportage exclusif de M6➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS48...
Le Musée ouvre ses portes au public demain, samedi 13/12 à Arcueil(94). Plongez dans l’histoire du jeu vidéo avec plus de 140 machines jouables et pléthores de pièces rarissimes🕹️
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Le Musée ouvre ses portes au public demain, samedi 13/12 à Arcueil(94). Plongez dans l’histoire du jeu vidéo avec plus de 140 machines jouables et pléthores de pièces rarissimes🕹️
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Nouveau soutien pour le musée via Philippe Ulrich, cocréateur entre autres de Captain Blood, du Deuxième Monde, cofondateur d’Ere Informatique (1ere société d'édition de JV en🇫🇷) puis de CRYO mais aussi l’un des tout 1ers à avoir rêvé d’un vrai musée du JV en France!
Voici ce qu’il nous écrit⬇️
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Voici ce qu’il nous écrit⬇️
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December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Nouveau soutien pour le musée via Philippe Ulrich, cocréateur entre autres de Captain Blood, du Deuxième Monde, cofondateur d’Ere Informatique (1ere société d'édition de JV en🇫🇷) puis de CRYO mais aussi l’un des tout 1ers à avoir rêvé d’un vrai musée du JV en France!
Voici ce qu’il nous écrit⬇️
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Voici ce qu’il nous écrit⬇️
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Alors que la fin d'année approche, voici le jeu du mois de décembre :
💍Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Guerre de l'anneau (2003)
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
💍Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Guerre de l'anneau (2003)
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Alors que la fin d'année approche, voici le jeu du mois de décembre :
💍Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Guerre de l'anneau (2003)
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
💍Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Guerre de l'anneau (2003)
Bon week-end !
www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/...
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Now live on my site: an after-action report and analysis of Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb.
Thankfully, you won't have to navigate a maze to reach it, something I wish could be said about parts of the game ;o;
Hope you enjoy reading, and shares appreciated <3
Thankfully, you won't have to navigate a maze to reach it, something I wish could be said about parts of the game ;o;
Hope you enjoy reading, and shares appreciated <3
Sadly Squandered Potential: Inherit The Earth: Quest for the Orb
Such potential, sadly squandered in favour of mazes, mazes, and yet more mazes.
scanlineartifacts.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Now live on my site: an after-action report and analysis of Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb.
Thankfully, you won't have to navigate a maze to reach it, something I wish could be said about parts of the game ;o;
Hope you enjoy reading, and shares appreciated <3
Thankfully, you won't have to navigate a maze to reach it, something I wish could be said about parts of the game ;o;
Hope you enjoy reading, and shares appreciated <3