Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 17 May 2017, 3:21 pm
Head Over Heels is an isometric action platformer game created by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond and published by Ocean Software. Originally released on Commodore 64 and other 8-bit platforms in 1987, it was released for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1989.
In this bizarre adventure game, you take control of a set of oddball aliens dubbed Head and Heels. Independently the two have their own unique abilities that put them above the other. Like Head can jump higher than Heels, but Heels can run faster than Head, and so on. The two can also come together to form one entity to surpass certain obstacles. The game offers bizarre enemies, fun gameplay, and lots of rooms with puzzles to solve.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 17 May 2017, 12:57 am
Pipe Dream (a.k.a. Pipe Mania outside the US) is the pipe connecting puzzler designed by Akila Redmer and Stephan Butler. It was developed by Assembly Line in 1989 for the Amiga. It was later ported to several other platforms by Lucasfilm Games (who also changed the name into Pipe Dream).
There was one sequel called Pipe Dreams 3D, and it has made its way onto mobile. It has also influenced many similar games and specific minigames in other titles. For example, a hacking minigame based on Pipe Dream can be found in Bioshock.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 16 May 2017, 8:40 pm
Caesar is a historical city-building strategy game designed by David Lester at Impression Games and released originally for the Amiga in 1992. It was later ported to DOS, Atari ST, and Macintosh.
Three sequels, including Caesar II and Caesar III, were made, turning Caesar into a full-blown franchise. It can also be linked to the game Cohort II to help with the battle. Although featuring a setup and gameplay similar to SimCity, Caesar sets itself apart in many ways, adding a vastly different setting, elements of combat, and the fact you are out for an ultimate goal.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 14 May 2017, 2:36 pm
Karateka is a martial arts fighting game and the first title created by the famous designer Jordan Mechner, author of Prince of Persia.
Karateka was developed by Mechner for the Apple II and published in 1984 by Brøderbund. It was later ported to several platforms, including the Commodore 64 version that we are presenting, released in 1985. Unlike other martial arts games, Karateka is not based on tournaments, it's more a story-driven game, where fighting is just the way you advance with the plot. Mechner was passionate about both karate and animation techniques and you can see this from the fluid animations. He applied the rotoscoping technique that will be used later on Prince of Persia.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 May 2017, 5:00 pm
Alien Breed 3D is the fourth game in the Alien Breed series and was developed by Team17. It was published by Team17 and Ocean in 1995 for the Amiga, both ECS and AGA models, including the Amiga CD32.
This entry into the series was the first to be done in 3D and was capable of supporting different level areas with lifts, atmospheric lighting, environmental shading, water, and much more. Though looked at as a Doom clone, the game’s engine was capable of things the Doom engine was not at that time. The game was created by an amazing programmer named Andrew Clitheroe, that managed also the game design and most of the graphics.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 10 May 2017, 10:54 pm
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance is the sequel to the popular action adventure The Last Ninja. Released initally for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC in 1988, it was ported to Amiga, Atari ST and other platforms in 1990.
The game was a huge success, it sold more than 5.5 million copies on the Commodore 64 only, which was definitely the main target platform (The Last Ninja is considered one of the best games for the C64). Reviews from the magazines were incredibly good, with ratings over 90%.
The Amiga version that we are presenting is mostly the same game, but with a much better graphics. Despite this is considered mostly a C64 title, we wanted to show you the enhanced visuals. You have to try it.
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