Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 25 March 2017, 2:34 am
Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego is an educational puzzle game produced by Brøderbund Software (Prince of Persia) in 1993 for MS-DOS.
Where in Space is the 7th game in the Carmen Sandiego franchise following Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?, plus Europe, Time, North Dakota, and America’s Past. Space was created using an improved game engine, offering more clues, and a nicer interface than its predecessors.
This one takes me back, we actually played these in school along with the Oregon Trail on special ‘computer days’. You are an astronaut looking for the infamous Carmen Sandiego and her criminal minions. You fly your spaceship around the vast reaches of space and question the inhabitants on the criminals’ whereabouts. As rocket fuel is expensive and hard to come by in open space, you only have a certain amount to use to catch the bad guys. With the help of a computer database (VAL 9000) ask the right questions, follow the right clues, and you just might get your (wo)man.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 24 March 2017, 2:17 am
Chuck Rock is a prehistoric platformer created by Core Design for the Amiga and released in 1991. The same year it was released for the Atari ST.
The game is in no way meant to be true to the Stone Age, as dinosaurs and humans populate the Earth together in this silly side-scroller. Chuck is the crass and brutish lead vocalist of a local rock band and becomes the target of a jealous rival who abducts his babelicious girlfriend. To get her back, Chuck must use his rock-throwing skills and generous dinosaur steak gut to thwart his enemies. Chuck must travel across varied lands, solve a few puzzles, and defeat enemies on his journey to save his girl. He can also find a few friendly dinos to help him along the way. Bright, cartoonish graphics complement the playfully absurd antics of our caveman hero and add to the fun.
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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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