Yep, this was the golden age of ethical games journalism that 
gaters yearn for. This was the era where there were centerfold-style ads that didn’t show the fucking game but showed a sweaty naked woman with the game’s logo printed on her body. This was the era that said Rise of the Robots was GAME OF THE YEAR before anyone fucking played it.
An age before demo discs. Those changed the game in a lot of ways because now you could actually try out the game for yourself without having to rely on a shady game magazine with dubious authors and grainy photos.
I really miss demos. I got to play so many different snippets of games thanks to those and the magazines they came with.
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One neat thing a game that recently paid homage to shareware with was the source port of Diablo - DevilutionX, it lets you play the shareware copy complete with multiplayer and I thought that was a really cool touch.
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Now why would I ever talk about a thing like that
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
