Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: GN Team - Published: 30 April 2023, 1:03 pm
MineSweeper (also known as Flower Field) is one of the most popular video games ever created.
The game we all know today was written by Robert Donner and Curt Johnson and was included for free in Windows 3.1 in 1990. It was so successful that Microsoft decided to keep it updated, and it was included in all the following versions of Windows, up to Windows Vista. Due to the protests of some groups, at some point, the mines were replaced by flowers; that's why it changed its name to Flower Field.
As with many brilliant games, the rules are simple, but playing MineSweeper is not so simple. The goal is to discover all the mines hidden in the field without exploding. At the beginning of the game, a certain number of bombs are hidden randomly in the grid. If you click a cell that doesn't contain a mine, the cell will show a number. The number indicates the total number of bombs present in the eight adjacent cells. With this, you must imagine where the bombs could be and avoid clicking them. With the right click of the mouse, you can "flag" a cell to remember that it can contain a mine. When you click a cell without bombs around it, the cell is cleaned, and with it, all the other free cells around it.
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Author: Adam - Published: 28 April 2023, 7:28 pm
Super Baseball 2020 is a futuristic baseball game released initially on Arcade and Neo Geo platforms in 1991. It was then ported to Genesis/Mega Drive and SNES in 1993. The game was released in Japan by SNK Corporation. The Genesis version was developed by Pallas and released in 1993 by Electronic Arts.
In this futuristic take on baseball, some of the characters in the game are robots, and all human characters are equipped with powerful armor, computer sensors, and jet-packs for improved offense and defense. The game has two all-women teams, which are incorporated seamlessly into the game. This is a nice touch and adds to the diversity of the game.
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Author: Adam - Published: 26 April 2023, 12:47 am
Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf is a wacky and colorful golf simulation developed by Pixel Painters and released in 1995. It was published as shareware for PC MS-DOS only.
As the name suggests, this mini-golf game takes place in space and features unique obstacles and mechanics that make it stand out from other mini-golf games.
The game has a total of 18 holes, and each hole features different obstacles and challenges that require you to use a combination of skill and strategy. For example, one level has low gravity, making it harder to control the ball, while another level requires you to use a rocket to transport the ball to the next platform. The game has a variety of other obstacles as well, including conveyor belts, portals, and even aliens.
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Author: Adam - Published: 25 April 2023, 12:20 am
Another Lifeless Planet and Me With No Beer is a rare interactive fiction/text adventure game that was released in 1989 for DOS.
The game written by Dennis Drew takes place on a hostile alien planet where you have crashed your ship. The planet is a dangerous place, and you have to use your telepathic link with your clones to navigate through the alien structure, collect materials required to fix your alien ship and escape the planet.
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Author: Adam - Published: 21 April 2023, 11:58 pm
The Clue! (also known as Der Clou!) is a strategy and adventure game developed by Neo Software. It was published by Kompart UK in 1994 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and CD32.
For the ones that don't know it, neo Software (authors of Whale's Voyage II) would later become Rockstar Vienna, and they also created Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto III, among other things.
The Clue! is actually a remake of another title, They $tole a Million, a Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum game released in 1986.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 April 2023, 4:53 pm
Darklands is a historical fantasy role-playing game developed and published by MicroProse in 1992 for MS-DOS.
The game is set in medieval Germany during the 15th century, featuring many supernatural elements within the game's historically accurate geography. As you lead a group of four adventurers across the menacing landscape of medieval Germany, you face mythical beasts, religious power mongers, and bloodthirsty robber knights. Darklands is an open-world game that allows you to complete quests that will give you a favorable reputation or pursue a negative one by performing evil deeds.
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