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Sometimes you just need to sit down, slide a floppy into your A: drive, and enjoy gaming retro style. We know this all too well! That's why we have a list of the best and brightest from days long gone. These are some of our favorite games of all time, and we're sure that you'll love them as much as we do, if not more. Welcome to Boot Disk, and enjoy the retro ride!

There are some games that are not notable upon original release, but as time goes on, grow and grow into that almost undefinable quality known as "classic". Every game featured so far on Boot Disk is timeless: games that were good from the day they were released to now. This week's game, however, is a little different. Unlike those other games, it was not until later on that its impact and classic nature were truly seen by most. The game is Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, and as both a launching platform for Monolith's LithTech engine and as a first-person shooter, it excels. While it does have some problems on modern machines from time to time, it's definitely worth playing just one more time.

There are lots of PC games out there that are getting revived lately. We have seen the Fallout franchise get back on track with Bethesda Softworks' Fallout 3, The C&C: Red Alert RTS series got a new lease on life with Red Alert 3. Yet there are many other classic PC game franchises that are well known that perhaps could also get a second chance for the public.

Big Download has picked 10 such games that we think would be perfect for a publisher interested in introducing these franchises to a whole new audience. Of course, a lot will depend on which development team will handle these games but with a little bit of love, these titles are all prime candidates for a new coat of paint.

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Warner Bros. Interactive wants F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin fans to have a lot to check out over the holiday. That's the only reason we can see for sending out a whopping 35 new screenshots from the upcoming horror-themed shooter from developer Monolith. The new screenshots show a variety of scenes from the game, from rather static character visuals to creepy horror to simple but effective action shots with lots of blood spray.

While we could spotlight one of the scary and/or bloody new shots, we thought it would be interesting to focus on the screenshot shown above. Clearly this guy needs to get a little more sun. The graphical detail is certainly impressive and we can even see some faux movie posters for titles like "SnakeFist". Oh and the character is wearing a Shogo 2 t-shirt. That's a reference to the original Shogo: Mobile Armor Division game that Monolith made over 10 years ago. It was a a Japanese anime-themed FPS with both mech and on-foot scenes. It's still got a cult following with a number of fans (including this writer). Is this a hint that Monolith wants to make Shogo 2? Maybe one day....