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AppWizard

October 20, 2025

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit (PC) Review

James Rolfe, known for his series The Angry Video Game Nerd, has significantly influenced the Let’s Play and video review genres on YouTube. The latest installment, Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit, features a storyline where The Nerd battles a mechanical antagonist, Super Mecha Death Christ 2000 B.C. Version 4.0 Beta, who disrupts his gaming experience. Players help The Nerd defeat various bosses using a cartridge that channels the essence of bad games. The game includes Full Motion Video cutscenes, reminiscent of classic Sega CD games, and maintains the character's humor. Gameplay draws inspiration from Mega Man 2, with levels themed around notorious games like Pepsiman and Castlevania. Power-ups enhance The Nerd's NES Zapper, introducing strategic gameplay elements. Unlike previous titles, this installment offers a more balanced challenge, including a feature that assists players after multiple deaths. The game visually captures the NES aesthetic and features a nostalgic soundtrack. Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit is released as an actual NES cartridge, celebrating retro gaming.

AppWizard

October 10, 2025

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and some new duds in a free update

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will introduce a New Game+ mode as part of a complimentary anniversary update on October 10, celebrating the 15th anniversary of its developer, MachineGames. This mode allows players to replay the game while carrying over collected Adventure Books, unspent Adventure Points, local currency, and medicine bottles. The update also includes a new "Cairo outfit" for Indiana Jones, the ability to mix and match voice and text languages, and various general fixes and improvements across missions, quests, UI, and localization. Specific fixes include resolving animation issues, audio problems, and glitches related to gameplay mechanics and item interactions.

Winsage

September 8, 2025

Yes, you can run Windows apps on Linux – here are my top 5 ways

Many users of Linux occasionally need to run Windows applications, and there are several methods to do so: 1. Wine: A compatibility layer for running Windows applications on Linux, it has user-friendly graphical interfaces like WineGUI and WineZGUI. Wine is free and available across most Linux distributions. 2. Bottles: Utilizes Wine to create isolated environments for Windows applications, allowing users to select different Wine versions for different apps. Bottles is free and recommended to be installed via Flatpak for security. 3. Steam: A platform for playing Windows games on Linux, it uses the Proton compatibility layer to facilitate this. Steam is free to install and compatible with most Linux distributions. 4. VirtualBox: Allows users to run a full Windows environment in a virtual machine on Linux. It is free and widely available but may not be ideal for gaming. 5. Winboat: An emerging tool currently in beta that aims to provide a user-friendly experience for running Windows applications in a containerized Windows environment. It requires Docker and specific kernel modules for installation.