Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: GN Team - Published: 1 February 2017, 3:48 am
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is the sequel to the original Wing Commander, and is the second in the Wing Commander series.
The game is, like it's predecessor, a space combat simulator. It was produced and published by Origin systems, and designed by Chris Roberts. The game was released in 1991 for PC only.
Wing Commander II isn't that different from the original Wing Commander. Once again, you are a pilot fighting for the Terran Federation against the Kilrathi. At the beginning of the game, your ship from the last game, the Tiger's Claw, is destroyed, and you are blamed for it. Ten years later you save the confederation flagship, giving you the opportunity to prove yourself and clear your name. The game has new weapons as well as new ships, for both the Terran Federation and the Kilrathi. A greater emphasis is also put on storytelling, with animated cutscenes, and even voice acting in an expansion pack.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 31 January 2017, 6:31 pm
Flashback: The Quest For Identity is a sci-fi platformer/action-adventure published by U.S. Gold, and developed by Delphine Software. The game is the brainchild of Paul Cuisset, creator of Future Wars, who wrote, designed and programmed parts of it.
The game was first released in 1992 for the Amiga, but has since been ported to on MS-DOS, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, 3DO, Macintosh, FM Towns, and the Atari Jaguar. A remake was made for Xbox Live Arcade in 2013.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 31 January 2017, 6:27 pm
Street Fighter II is the arcade sequel to the original Street Fighter and was developed and published by Capcom in 1991.
Originally made for arcades, it was later released for other platforms, including that Amiga and PC. This installment improves upon many of the concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of command-based special moves.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 31 January 2017, 1:08 am
Raptor: Call of The Shadows is a vertical-scroller shoot-'em-up developed by Cygnus Studios and published by Apogee Software in 1994.
It was initially published for DOS but has since been ported to Windows, iOS, Linux, and Mac OS. The game won Power Play's Best Shareware game of 1994. The Shareware version was released for free at Mountain King Studios (formerly Cygnus Studios) homepage.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 31 January 2017, 12:47 am
Torin's Passage is a point-and-click adventure designed by Al Lowe (the creator of Leisure Suit Larry series). It was published by Sierra On-Line in 1995 for PC and Mac.
Unlike the Larry series, Torin's Passage is meant to be played and enjoyed by people of all age groups. The game is named after the protagonist character Torin. It follows his exploits on his home planet of Strata which he shares with his family. A purple dog and cat-like creature named Boogle is another important character in the game.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 31 January 2017, 12:23 am
Panzer General is a top-down, turn-based, historical battle game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc and released for DOS in 1994. It was one of the first games (if not the first) that gave you the ability to play for the Nazis, but succeed where Hitler failed.
In this strategic battle game you command land, air, and sea units to defeat the enemy forces. Choose between the Axis or Allied forces to take on a computer or human opponent or play campaign mode as the German Generalissimus and take down those Allied dogs. Go to war and take command of your troops through a point-and-click interface with an easy access menu. This game features “circled” battle animations, battle sounds, and marching and moving sounds (think Risk: The Game of Global Domination for Playstation, 1997). Even winning an award for Best Voice-Over Acting (Barry Link as commanding officer).
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