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Golden age shooters that stand the test of time

By:Omar Okic - Telxvi

Published: 10:20, 01 June 2017

Updated: 10:52, 10 June 2017

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Unreal Tournament (1999)

FPS games have a long and proud history. Here is a selection of old-school shooters that are a must play for all discerning fans of the genre, most of them from a time before even WASD was an established convention.

Golden age shooters that stand the test of time

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A man with an axe running through a forest in SCUM

Unreal Tournament (1999)

FPS games have a long and proud history. Here is a selection of old-school shooters that are a must play for all discerning fans of the genre, most of them from a time before even WASD was an established convention,

Golden age shooters that stand the test of time

FPS games have a long and proud history. Here is a selection of old-school shooters that are a must play for all discerning fans of the genre, most of them from a time before even WASD was an established convention.

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