Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 2 May 2017, 2:26 am
Zeewolf is a 3D helicopter shooter developed and published by Binary Asylum in 1994 for the Amiga.
It was the premier game for Binary Asylum and was a success for the company. The sequel, Zeewolf 2: Wild Justice, followed just one year later.
Set in a desolate future, a large corporation has polluted the planet into oblivion. A second corporation has had enough and wants to try to save the earth; that's where you come in. You play as a mercenary chopper pilot fighting the evil corporation head-on. Your chopper is equipped with missiles, rockets, and cannons to help you rain destruction from the sky. Complete varied missions in any order you choose, as the game is pretty open. Assignments include transportation, rescue, and simply destroying the bad guys. You may also assist friendly units, and they will help you out by letting you buy ammunition or helping you in battle. Complete missions and save the planet, all while getting paid (you are a mercenary, after all).
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Author: Tasha - Published: 1 May 2017, 1:24 am
Pac-Mania is a new spin on the original Pac-Man game (and 10th in the franchise) and was developed and published by Namco in 1987 for arcades. In 1988 it was ported to multiple home platforms, including C64, MSX, Atari ST, and ZX Spectrum.
The Amiga version, created by Teque for Namco, is considered the best. For some users, even better than the arcade.
The basic premise remains intact; playing as Pac-Man, you run around a maze munching those dots while avoiding ghosts. Pac-Mania features levels that take place in four different environments with different layouts. Unlike the original, the maze is bigger than the screen, and the background scrolls, keeping our hero at the center of the view.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 28 April 2017, 12:35 am
We should have released it a bit earlier, but this game is a real gem: a 2016 version of Sensible World of Soccer.
Yes, that's right. You can play Sensible World of Soccer (the classic, original game) with the new data of teams, players, leagues, and national teams updated to 2016-2017. This means Juventus with Higuain and Dibala, Chelsea with Hazard and Willian, Bayern München with Robben and Ribéry, Real Madrid with Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona with Messi, and so on. More than 40 leagues are included, plus the national teams. It's an impressive and very accurate work that was made by the passionate SWOS fans at www.sensiblesoccer.de for the 20th anniversary of this amazing game. You have to try it!
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Author: Tasha - Published: 26 April 2017, 10:27 pm
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second chapter of the fantasy adventure/RPG series created by Corey and Lori Ann Cole for Sierra On-Line. Trial by Fire was developed and published in 1990 for DOS and Amiga.
The game has a mixture of RPG and adventure gameplay and is the last of the series to use a command-based interface. The RPG elements show when it comes to character development during gameplay. They are also in real-time combat that is more complex than in the previous game, Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero. The adventure elements are primarily in the exploration, completion of quests, and puzzle-solving sections of gameplay.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 26 April 2017, 12:57 am
Pinball Mania is an arcade pinball game developed by Spidersoft Limited and published by 21st Century Entertainment in 1995 for DOS and Amiga.
This game is sort of a tie-in with the three previous pinball games done by Digital Illusions for 21st Century, Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies, and Pinball Illusions.
Much like the previous three games, there are four tables to play on. Each table has it’s own theme, and they are Jail Break, Kick-Off, Jackpot, and Tarantula (they are Spidersoft, after all). Each table plays in the traditional arcade pinball way, with flippers, flashy lights, and things to bounce off to rack up those points using single ball playing action. Reviews on this title were very mixed, but any pinball fan will want to go for that high score!
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Author: GN Team - Published: 25 April 2017, 2:05 am
Superfrog is a platformer created for the Amiga by Team 17 and released initially in 1993. One year later the game was ported to MS-DOS.
With a lot of colors and nice animations, the game is totally violence free. There is no weapon, you can only jump on the enemies and use your speed. You will have to travel across 6 colourful worlds, each one with 4 stages, to rescue the princess.
You can easily say that Superfrog represents the state of the art for platformers. The game is not known for its novelty, but on the other side is simply technically perfect. With an amazing graphics, a fantastic intro animation drawn by the artist Eric W. Schwartz, a soundtrack composed by Allister Brimble, a difficulty level perfectly tuned and an excellent gameplay, Superfrog hasn't aged a day. All Amiga users still remember it and for a good reason.
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