Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 9 March 2017, 1:18 am
Hocus Pocus is a fantasy platform action game developed by Moonlite Software and published by Apogee Software in 1994 for DOS.
This game has nothing to do with the movie of the same title that was released in 1993. However, the game does have several references to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 9 March 2017, 1:05 am
3-D Ultra Pinball is a science fiction based pinball game developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra On-Line in 1995 for Windows and Mac. This game takes the general idea of pinball and adds crazy elements into it.
The game is based on a space simulation game known as Outpost (a Sierra On-Line title, 1994). You can play on three different pinball tables that you warp between. The tables are Mine, Colony, and Command Post and each have their own goals associated with them. Each table also has a set of 5 mini tables to conquer in order to complete it. Just like real pinball you have flippers that you bop the ball around with and try to score points. But Ultra Pinball takes it up a notch by adding missions and things like comets destroying sections of the board and many other random happenings. The game isn’t all about scoring points, it has a bit of a plot. You are attempting to build a spaceship and then launch it to beat the game. Though the plot is much more involved than this simple directive.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 7 March 2017, 3:04 am
Jurassic Park is the video game adaptation of the Steven Spielberg film, developed and published by Ocean Software. It was released in 1993 for the Amiga and DOS.
The game and the film were released the same year. Spielberg was also involved in the game’s development to ensure that it coincided with what he wanted.
John Hammond decided to play God and genetically engineer some dinosaurs. He also makes a little money from his accomplishments by creating a theme park. Little does he know his staff will betray him and turn off the power grid, freeing all the dinosaurs. The game picks up after all hell breaks loose. You assume the role of Dr. Grant (actor Sam Neill in the movie) as he tries to save everyone’s skin. His first goal is to find the park founder’s grandchildren and return them to their grandfather. The children are lost somewhere in the park after their vehicle is overturned. Once those pesky little brats (just kidding) are found and returned safely, Dr. Grant must restore power to the park and call for a rescue chopper. Dr. Grant must fight through deadly dinosaurs and oversized insects using weapons found around the park. The game features an uncommon combination of perspectives during gameplay. While outside, you see the world from a top-down view, but once you step inside, you assume a first-person view. The indoor levels have an almost "Doom" feel; without power, they are dark, and velociraptors lurk around every corner.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 7 March 2017, 2:54 am
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (or Dangerous Dave 2) is the sequel to the original Dangerous Dave. It was developed by Gamer’s Edge and id Software, and published by Softdisk Publishing in 1991 for DOS.
The game was created using the Shadow Knights’s engine which allowed for smoother character animations. This is the first in the franchise to feature an auto-loading weapon and the ability for Dave to aim in multiple angles.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 7 March 2017, 2:49 am
Star Trek 25th Anniversary is an adventure game and space combat sim based on the Star Trek universe. It was developed and published by Interplay for DOS and Amiga in 1992. Funnily enough, this 25th anniversary missed the actual 25th anniversary of the show by about six months.
It is primarily based on the 1960s Star Trek TV show, where James T. Kirk is the captain. I must admit to being a fan, even back this far, judge all you want. The game features the original crew of the USS Enterprise of Captain Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, and McCoy and follows several different missions they embark upon. The episodes, written by the series' author, are a direct continuation of what was seen on TV. That's why the game is also considered the 4th season of the TV series, which stopped at the 3rd season on TV.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 7 March 2017, 2:30 am
Master of Orion is a 4X science fiction turn-based strategy game developed by SimTex and published by MicroProse in 1993 for Dos and Mac.
This title pretty much invented 4X (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) as a genre. It is the refined version of a prototype game created by SimTex, but never released to the public, called Star Lords. It is said to be the inspiration for later games like Ascendancy.
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