Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 1:55 am
Actua Soccer (a.k.a. VR Soccer ‘96) is a soccer game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Greenwood Entertainment Software in 1995 for DOS.
This was one of the first soccer games made with 3D graphics and the first of the Actua series. The game was made with the help of the Sheffield Wednesday football club, whose players provided the motion capture for development.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 1:53 am
Fantasy Empires is a fantasy role-playing strategy game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Strategic Simulations in 1993 for DOS.
The game is set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe and features commentary from a dungeon master that is computer-controlled.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 1:49 am
Cannon Fodder 2: Once More unto the Breach is the sequel to the original Cannon Fodder. It was developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1994 for Amiga and DOS.
Cannon Fodder 2 kept the general gameplay of the first but used new levels with improved graphics.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 1:02 am
Prisoner of Ice is an H.P. Lovecraft inspired graphic adventure game developed and published by Infogrames in 1995 for DOS and Mac.
It is primarily based on the novel At the Mountains of Madness. It is actually the intended follow-up to the game Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet. Infogrames is the studio that created Alone in the Dark, also inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 12:47 am
Alone in the Dark is a survival horror game developed by Infogrames Europe and published by I-Motion in 1992. It was initially released for DOS but was later ported to several other platforms.
As the first 3D survival horror game, it is considered one of the ancestors of the entire genre and influenced later franchises like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. I also see a lot of its influence in the game Eternal Darkness (2002), still one of the best games for Gamecube.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 12 March 2017, 12:44 am
The Last Ninja is an action adventure game developed and published by System 3 Software and released in 1987 for the Commodore 64.
It was ported to several other systems in subsequent years. It is the first in a trilogy and one of the best games ever made on the Commodore 64. It also set the stage for its next two chapters as far as the look and feel of the series goes.
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