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Although my boxed computer game collection is not what it once was, I still occasionally acquire interesting older titles for a variety of platforms. I have a particular fondness for bookshelf games from SSI and Avalon Hill, album style games from Electronic Arts, and just about anything else related to CRPGs. The latter was how I came to acquire CRPG 2400 A.D.<\/a> <\/em>from Origin<\/a>, which included a large poster-sized map, three metal (pewter?) robot miniatures, and the usual quality documentation many games of the era featured. Of course, as collectors know, being second-hand, you sometimes get the occasional previous owner gem, like hand-drawn maps, notes, magazine scans, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, 2400 A.D.<\/em> is not among the beloved games from Origin’s back catalog, which most notably includes the Ultima series<\/a>, but features many other high profile titles from the 1980s and 1990s. A lot has been written about how poor this particular game is. What’s interesting, though, is that the previous owner chose to put his feelings down on paper, writing a manifesto around January 7, 1990. Presumably, he never sent it, but I’m glad that it survived to find its way to me roughly 1 month shy of exactly 30 years later. Check it out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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