Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: GN Team - Published: 13 July 2016, 11:56 pm
Myth: History in the Making is a 2D fantasy action platformer created by the British company System 3 in 1989, initially for C64 and ZX Spectrum. The game, also known as "Myth," was successful, winning a golden joystick for the best 8-bit graphics and collecting highly positive reviews.
It took two years of development to create the Amiga version, which was finally released in 1992. It featured redesigned graphics and other significant differences (for example, the main character is a warrior, not a boy). With great music, graphics, and gameplay, the Amiga version collected positive reviews (96% by Amiga Action magazine), and many retrogamers still appreciate it.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 13 July 2016, 1:21 am
Ford Simulator is a driving simulator meant to advertise Ford vehicles and was developed by Beck-Tech and the SoftAd Group. It was published by Ford Motor Company in 1987 for DOS.
It was a novel idea in its day and was distributed for free in a magazine. The game utilizes a first-person perspective during gameplay.
The point of the game was to let players get a feel for how 16 cars in the 1988 Ford lineup would drive. It was created to mimic the physics of driving each of the vehicles. The game features four different events you can move the cars in. The events are Touring, Drag Strip, Slalom, and Grand Prix. Touring allows you to drive and get a feel for the vehicle. Drag Strip is best 0-60 times on a straight course. Slalom is a curvy road, hazard-avoiding track. And Grand Prix is a five-lap race around a track. Each event is intended to show how different parts of the car handle certain conditions. It also came with a buyer's guide to build your ideal vehicle and calculate pricing and a feedback option.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 10 July 2016, 8:48 pm
One on One is a basketball simulation developed by Eric Hammond and published by Electronic Arts in 1983 for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit. One year later, it was ported to Commodore 64, where it became a huge success: the best-selling game of Electronic Arts and the second best-selling game for the Commodore computer.
The game is also known as Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One on One.
The incredibly realistic animations of the basketball players, which could perform several moves in defense or attack, were entirely new for the time. The scene where Larry, or Dr. J, smashes the glass on the backboard and the janitor cleans up the mess is still in the memories of many gamers.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 9 July 2016, 1:11 pm
Ruff 'n' Tumble is a platformer shoot 'em up developed by Wunderkind and published by Renegade Software in 1994, exclusively for the Amiga. The hero is Ruff Rogers, a guy that has to save an alien planet from the mad Dr. Destiny, fighting against an army of robots and collecting all his marbles.
There are four worlds in the game, which feature excellent graphics and animations, an original metal-style soundtrack, and fantastic gameplay. Ruff 'n' Tumble was well received by the critics, with many reviews above 90%. It was voted Best Action Game in 1994 by Amiga Joker.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 15 January 2016, 2:07 am
The Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm’s Revenge is the third entry into the Legend of Kyrandia series. It was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1994 for MS-DOS.
Picking up the storyline from the first game, technically, the evil jester Malcolm has been freed from his stone prison by a rogue lightning strike. Upon awakening, he vows to exact revenge on those who imprisoned him (hence the name). Like the previous two, Malcolm’s Revenge is an adventure game with a point-and-click interface and an intelligent cursor. The game is heavily puzzle-based and involves collecting and using items in certain places. However, Malcolm’s Revenge flips the script on the traditional adventure game where you fill the shoes of a ‘hero”. This time, you get to take on the role of the alleged villain, Malcolm himself, and see the story from his perspective. The game uses an interesting little feature where you can choose to be honest or lie to NPCs that you speak to. These choices color your interactions with these characters as you go along in the game. The game also offers multiple solutions to many of the puzzles, so they can be approached in different ways.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 28 November 2015, 12:59 am
Sensible World of Soccer is the enhanced version of the original Sensible Soccer, the soccer sim designed and developed by Sensible Software. "SWOS" was released in 1994 for the Amiga. In 1995 a version 1.1, with several bug fixes, was released (together with the DOS version). This is the version offered by GamesNostalgia.
The game was not only a great soccer sim, with the typical 2D view and special moves that were activated depending on the context, but also a managerial sim. All teams included had real players (names, strengths etc) and it was possible to buy and sell them.
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