Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
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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Author: Tasha - Published: 7 March 2017, 2:29 am
X-COM Apocalypse is the third entry into the X-COM series, developed by Mythos Games and published by MicroProse for DOS and Windows in 1997.
Apocalypse utilizes the same Cityscape and Battlescape camera modes as the two previous games. However, unlike UFO: Enemy Unknown, this one takes place in one location known as Mega Primus. Apocalypse also includes the option to do either turn-based or, for the first time, real-time combat modes. It's a bit change considering the series was famous for the turn-based gameplay. It also improved the graphics and user interface compared to the earlier entries.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 3 March 2017, 10:11 pm
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is the sequel to the original Prince of Persia. It was developed and published by Brøderbund Software and it was released in 1993.
This sequel expands the size of the environments and improves the graphics from the first one. It also features more combat than the first one and enemies are able to attack in groups. Like its predecessor the game operates with a time limit that runs in real time and lives are unlimited.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 1 March 2017, 3:38 pm
Dragon Lord, released initially as Dragon's Breath in Europe, is a fantasy action-strategy game released in 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.
The concept and gameplay of this turn-based game, created by Andrew Bailey, are very innovative. You are a wizard (or a "lord") competing against two other lords to find the Magical Talisman. To do that, you will have to raise and breed dragons, sending them to missions to attack villages and bring destruction. Once the towns are terrified, their territories will be annexed to your kingdom.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 28 February 2017, 2:02 am
Prehistorik 2 is the sequel to the platform game Prehistorik and was developed and published by Titus Interactive. It was released for DOS and Amstrad CPC in 1993.
In this humorous platform game, you control a caveman as he hops and whacks his way through the levels. The controls are relatively simple and only utilize the arrow keys and the space bar.
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