My current addiction is SSX3, but I have a habit of returning to older game styles that have proven more addictive.

It started with Scorched Earth, “The Mother of All Games”. Many cold nights were spent shivering in the basement, playing this tank shooter.

An OpenGL remake exists as Scorched 3D, which added a 3D perspective to the game and network play.

I recently found another clone called GunBound that looks very promising. It’s taken the simple shooter’s gameplay to a whole new level online. I’d love to tell you more, but the hefty download is taking a while, likely due to the extensive graphics used throughout the game.

And then there’s the fact that I’m supposed to be working…