No, I am not talking about the current incarnation of Duke, I am talking about the original DOS game that I played when I was in high school. The two original games were made in 1991 and 1993 by Apogee, and I thought they were the greatest. As you can tell from the above screen shot, it was not graphics heavy. At the time, though, this is what you could expect from a computer game. I have forgotten the basic premise of the game, but luckily, I found a place that still offered the game. I might have to find out one of these days.

This will be the first of two games I will be showing. the screen shot you see above is from a game called Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2. I am not familiar with World 1, but I was impressed with World 2. I am not much of a gamer, but every once in a while, I like to play a fun and easy to understand game. This is why I bought a Wii. Anyway, the graphics are simple, but the game runs smoothly and the movements of the main character are well thought out. In other words, the designer thought about the nuances. The only instructions given at the beginning are how to control Fancy Pants, but you receive further instrcutions as you go to each level. That’s all I need…