The grass is seldom greener. Try watering the lawn instead.

I’m just in the process of installing an old game I used to be utterly vexed by — Twinsen’s Odyssey — onto my Mac. While originally a Windows 95/MS-DOS game, it can be run on Mac OS X through either the use of Virtual PC (which is how I am currently attempting to run it) or DOSBox (which I might resort to using in due course). I’m also going to have a go at installing Relentless, which I’ve never played before.

(Twinsen’s Odyssey screenshot)

I don’t know why I’m doing this, entirely — Odyssey was a great game with a groundbreaking engine for its time, but it was also a rather frustrating exertion at times; there are parts of the game that I’m almost certain I won’t be able to pass. It is a hard game, for the most part.

Still, the attempt may well be the reward in and of itself, and certainly there are some enjoyable parts to the game. And as I’ve never played the prequel to Odyssey, Relentless, the whole experience should be doubly enjoyable.

Or, you know, incredibly frustrating.