Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: GN Team - Published: 29 May 2025, 1:31 pm
Legend of Faerghail is a classic fantasy role-playing game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. Developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by reLINE Software, the game tries to blend the dungeon crawling mechanics of The Bard’s Tale with the open-world design of Ultima, offering a rich setting filled with towns, dungeons, and wilderness to explore.
The story begins with your party sent to investigate a growing threat from orcs in the lands of Thyn. Unlike many RPGs of the era, the game features a fully developed backstory, complete with different races and factions vying for power. You can import characters from other games, or create a new party using a detailed creation system with numerous classes and races.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 24 May 2025, 10:28 pm
Black Dawn is a sci-fi dungeon crawler developed by Andrew Campbell and released as public domain software for the Amiga in 1994. Written entirely in AMOS, it marked the beginning of a series that would include several sequels, such as Black Dawn II and Legions of Dawn.
The game draws clear inspiration from classics like Dungeon Master, but shifts the action to a dark and claustrophobic space setting, evoking the atmosphere of titles like Alien Breed. The player explores three levels of an abandoned starship overrun by hostile alien creatures, engaging in real-time combat and managing scarce resources like ammunition and med-kits. New weapons and supplies can be purchased through vending machines—assuming you have enough credits.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 22 May 2025, 12:32 am
Disney's The Little Mermaid for the NES is a side-scrolling action game loosely based on the 1989 animated film. It was developed by Capcom and released in 1990.
At the time, Capcom, after the success of Mega Man, had already earned a reputation for delivering high-quality licensed games for the NES, including titles based on other Disney properties like Disney's DuckTales and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. This game followed in those footsteps, albeit with a lighter tone and easier difficulty aimed at younger audiences.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 May 2025, 11:02 pm
Operation Spruance is a naval strategy simulation developed exclusively for the Amiga by the Danish studio Parsec.
The game is also known as Operation Spruance: The Naval Warfare Simulation, as well as USS John Young 2: A Realistic Warship Simulation (outside the US).
Released in the early 1990s, the game was designed and programmed by Kevin Mikkelsen. Set in the Persian Gulf, the player commands a Spruance-class destroyer tasked with defending civilian cargo ships against hostile Iranian and Russian forces. The game's setting reflects the tense geopolitical climate of the era, with scenarios revolving around convoy defense, submarine hunting, air defense, and electronic warfare.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 May 2025, 7:11 pm
Hare Raising Havoc is a 2D puzzle-platform game released for the Amiga in 1991, developed by BlueSky Software and published by Disney. BlueSky is a studio that created other Disney games, such as Ariel the Little Mermaid and Jurassic Park for Mega Drive/Genesis.
Hare Raising Havoc stars Roger Rabbit, the chaotic and frantic cartoon character originally made famous by Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The game's premise is simple but manic: Roger must rescue Baby Herman, who has crawled away into a world full of deadly traps and cartoon-style hazards, all under the pressure of a strict time limit.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 May 2025, 1:01 am
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants was released in 1991 for the NES, developed by Imagineering and published by Acclaim. It was the first video game based on The Simpsons, and it quickly gained attention thanks to the popularity of the show. In this game, Bart is the only one aware of an alien invasion and must thwart the aliens’ plans by collecting or destroying specific items in each level before they can use them to build their doomsday device.
The NES version is best known for its ambitious concept but also for its frustrating execution. The game blends platforming with adventure and puzzle elements, requiring the player to spray paint objects, use X-ray specs to identify aliens in disguise, and collect or manipulate items across complex environments. Bart's controls, however, are stiff and unresponsive, especially when jumping or using gadgets. The difficulty is quite high, not just because of the alien enemies, but also due to poor hit detection and confusing objectives. Still, the game features decent graphics for the NES and a catchy chiptune version of the show’s theme song.
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