Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 22 March 2017, 2:12 am
The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble is an adventure game created by Pierre Gilhodes of Coktel Vision. It was published by Sierra On-Line for Windows in 1995.
Woodruff shares his graphics and particular type of humor with the Gobliiins series. It also utilizes the smart cursor point-and-click interface in King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride, highlighting usable items.
Set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian government reigns and oppression is rampant, one scientist is looking for a way to heal the world. Through his research, he discovers the Schnibble, which is said to be able to bring peace. Once the government catches wind of his discovery, thugs are dispatched to capture him. Our hero Woodruff, son of the scientist, must use his father’s invention to age himself in order to save his father and find the Schnibble. With his newfound adulthood, Woodruff can roam around his world freely and do his thing.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 20 March 2017, 11:46 pm
Super Stardust is an Asteroids clone created by Bloodhouse and released in 1994. After the success of the original Stardust, the Finnish studio Bloodhouse decided to change publisher and create an enhanced version of their Asteroids clone.
Published by Team 17, Super Stardust was released in 1994 for Amiga AGA machines. In 1995, a CD32 version was released, while the MS-DOS version was published in 1996.
This enhanced version's visuals, featuring 256-color graphics and pre-rendered objects, were absolutely stunning. The tunnel section, the warp gate used to transfer the ship between worlds, was particularly impressive.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 20 March 2017, 2:22 am
Stardust is an Asteroids clone developed by the Finnish studio Blo¤dhouse for the Amiga and released in 1993. In 1994 and 1995, the game was ported to Atari ST and MS-DOS, but considering the quality of the Amiga version, the 2 ports were a failure.
Stardust was fully able to bring the gameplay of the classic arcade Asteroids into the '90s, with excellent graphics that make use of a technique called "ray-tracing" and a techno music soundtrack that made the game a real masterpiece. The word "clone" doesn't describe properly this shoot 'em up that features 6 different weapons, a lot of powerups, different enemies, bonus levels, and much more.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 18 March 2017, 10:24 pm
Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny is the first chapter of the series of fantasy RPGs Realms of Arkania. It was based on the German pen & paper roleplaying rules "Das Schwarze Auge" (The Dark Eye).
Developed by attic Entertainment, the game was first released in German only in 1992. Thanks to its success, it was translated and released internationally for PC and Amiga by Sir-tech and US Gold in 1993.
Strangely enough, the title "The Dark Eye" was not used for this series, it was adopted only later (e.g. The Dark Eye: Drakensang, released in 2008).
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Author: Tasha - Published: 18 March 2017, 2:37 am
Superhero League of Hoboken is an adventure role-playing game created by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment in 1994 for DOS. This game is an amalgam of different play styles and genres, a match made in heaven.
In this nutty post-apocalyptic romp, you take the role of Crimson Tape on his quest to build a superhero guild and stop evil. CT starts with a merry band of quirky heroes, each with unique and often ridiculous powers. Following orders given to them by their ‘commissioner’, they go out into the world and save humanity. Once given a mission, CT and crew can traverse a top-down map, battle enemies that spawn randomly, and generally explore. This will also lead them to areas important to the mission. Once reaching a mission area, the gameplay switches to adventure mode, and the heroes can chat with the locals and use items to solve puzzles. Players can switch back and forth from adventure to RPG whenever they want to, rather than being forced to finish a certain section first. Sublimely written and superbly funny, this game has it all. Get out there, hero; Hoboken needs you!
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 1:59 am
The Manager is a variant of Bundesliga Manager Professional published by Kron Simulation Software and by Software 2000 in 1991. It was released for Amiga and DOS.
This version of The Manager focuses on the English football (please know I mean Soccer) league rather than the German Bundesliga from Bundesliga Manager Professional. Other than the teams, nothing about the game has changed.
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