UCHG Tried and Tested Classics

Every gamer remembers that feeling when a new game is about to be released. You know that really nerdy child-like excitement that gives you a mental boner and you don’t know why… but you like it!

It’s a feeling we all wish could last forever but sadly it comes only a few times a year, just like Susan Boyle… if she is very lucky.

This leaves gamers with a dilemma. What happens once the final smoking shell casings hit the ground in Modern Warfare 2? Who do you beat to death with a fire axe after the last safe house door has closed? And when will the next Hitman game come out?

You could put down your pads, release your mice and go out into the real world. You could even sign up for a World of Warcraft account and die alone in a dark room. Or if you are anything like us here at the UCHG you could reach for the old classics and keep on gaming!

Over many years we at the UCHG have filled the void between game releases with classics such as the serious face inducing Test Drive Unlimited, the great time filler that is CS Source, the truly epic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, Duck Hunt and of course Doom to name but a few.

It is strangely satisfying to think that since its release back in 2000 we have been playing THPS2, on all formats, and have lost count of the number of times we have completed it. Brad just keeps going back to Test Drive Unlimited and has covered over 5000 miles driving on every road on the Hawaiian island of Oahu for seemingly no good reason.

We love our games so much that a  recent estimate put the UCHG’s total gaming hours at 10,449 since 2004. Thats around 435 days worth of solid game play and we show no signs of stopping!

So the next time you find yourself wondering when the next big game release will be: don’t go outside and be sociable – throw in an old classic and geek out!