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THE ZIP DISK RECOVERY

The Restoration Project.

When the pocg.net domain came home at the start of 2026, something else surfaced with it: a stack of Zip disks holding the original 1998–2002 archive. Hundreds of reviews, news posts, and features written off as lost. They're being restored and republished here with their original dates, original opinions, and original scores converted to today's scale. This page tracks the progress.

3,213

Era-1 pieces live

111

Reviews restored

1998–2002

The original run

Latest Restorations

Might and Magic VII: For Blood and HonorOriginal: July 1999 · Restored: July 13, 2026

4.0

Dogz 3Original: November 1999 · Restored: June 14, 2026

3.5

Quake: The OfferingOriginal: May 1999 · Restored: June 14, 2026

4.5

Shining Force IIOriginal: September 1998 · Restored: June 14, 2026

5.0

StarCraftOriginal: February 1999 · Restored: June 14, 2026

4.5

PaRappa the RapperOriginal: August 2000 · Restored: June 14, 2026

4.5

From the Recovered Archive

Rotates daily · 3213 pieces deep

Heavy Gear II Goes Gold, Hits Stores June 18

Activision's giant robot combat sequel Heavy Gear II has gone gold and ships to North American stores June 18 with more than 80 missions.

SimCity Classic Free on the Web

Maxis, a division of Electronic Arts, today announced that it is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its multimillion-selling SimCity Classic game by making the groundbreaking metropolis-building simulation available on the Web free of charge.

Rise of Rome Official Web Site Announced

Microsoft now has announced that the official website dedicated to the Rise of Rome, the expansion pack to the award-winning, top-selling Age of Empires, is now online here.

Starlancer and Conquest: Frontier Wars Websites Launched

March 11, 1999: Microsoft says its official Web sites for Starlancer and Conquest: Frontier Wars, the highly anticipated new games being developed by Digital Anvil, are now live.