Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Tasha - Published: 6 February 2017, 7:34 pm
The first game in the popular Rayman series is a 2D side-scrolling adventure developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released in 1995 for PC MS-DOS, Playstation, Sega Saturn, and other platforms.
It was the first game in the Rayman series and my first computer game. Don’t judge me too harshly; we didn’t have a home computer until I was in the 7th grade. I remember it being so hard because I was more used to console controls. Playing as Rayman himself, the no-limb-having hero, you must save your colorful world from the evil Mr. Dark. Mr. Dark has kidnapped the great Protoon and his smaller electoons and plunged your world into darkness. Out of the darkness flow evil minions, making the world a dangerous place. Starting out, Rayman’s strongest abilities are jumping, crawling, and making silly faces. Don’t worry, he gets much stronger later one and learns new abilities. He will learn to fight, grapple, and even hover with his hair (think Earthworm Jim). You must jump, climb, and fight your way through the levels to free the electoons, restoring light to your world.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 6 February 2017, 7:33 pm
Heroes of Might and Magic is a fantasy role-playing game developed and published by New World Computing in 1995 for DOS. This game is strongly based on King's Bounty, another game by New World Computing. The characters are also derived from the Might and Magic series that NWC created.
In this turn-based strategy game the player takes on the role of one of four different heroes: the warlock, sorceress, barbarian, or knight. Your class choice has different strengths/weaknesses and offers different classes of heroes and castles. No matter which class you choose, you start building up your castle by adding different buildings to acquire different units for your army. The units include all varieties of fantasy creatures like Paladins, Dragons, Phoenixes, and much more. The units can be powered up by upgrading buildings, all of which costs resources, monetary and otherwise. When playing outside of your kingdom you can send your troops, lead by generals (or ‘heroes), out into the world to discover treasures, mines, camps, resources and many other interesting things. Using a top-down map display, you move your troops a number of spaces each turn. Once you encounter opposition, the view changes to a close-up of the battle. Every unit has its own movement and attack capabilities during battle so you will have to adjust your strategy accordingly. You must also defend your own kingdom from enemy attacks.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 6 February 2017, 2:23 am
X-Out (pronounced "cross out") is a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up created by Rainbow Arts. It was released in 1990 for the Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC.
Not so different from other games of the same genre, such as R-Type, X-Out has however a different scenario: underwater. You control a submarine and you have to reach the end of the five levels, beating all the enemies and the several bosses. At the end of each level, you will have the chance to access the shop, to buy new weapons, gadgets, or a new submarine.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 5 February 2017, 2:04 am
Revs is the first racing game created by Geoff Crammond, developer and game designer famous for the Formula 1 Grand Prix series. The original version, created for BBC Micro and published by Acornsoft in 1984, included the Silverstone track only. More tracks were added to the Commodore 64 version, published by Firebird. On the C64, the title became a hit.
Created with the suggestions of an actual Formula 3 pilot, David Hunt, the game was much more realistic than any other racing game seen until then. For example, the terrain was not flat, it was modeled using a 3d map, the opponents had rudimentary AI, and the movement of the cars was calculated applying real-life physics law. The game was also quite challenging: players had to use several keys to control the car, not just a simple joystick, to improve realism. Despite this, Revs was a commercial success, and it's considered a cult game.
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Author: Tasha - Published: 3 February 2017, 12:08 pm
Jazz Jackrabbit is a popular side-scrolling shooter/platformer developed by Epic MegaGames and released in 1994 for the PC. The game was named Arcade Game of the Year by PC Format.
It is based on the Aesop's Fable “The Tortoise and The Hare”. Three thousand years after the story, tortoises and hares are still mortal enemies. An evil tortoise named Devan Shell begins conquering planets. The hare planet of Carrotus puts up a resistance and fends off Shell. For revenge, Shell kidnaps the princess, Eva Earlong. The king of Carrotus sends Jazz Jackrabbit to find and rescue the princess. Throughout the game's six episodes, Jazz gains new weapons and fights new enemies.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 3 February 2017, 12:06 pm
Lemmings II: The Tribes is a puzzle game released in 1993. It is the sequel to Lemmings. It was developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis. It was released for Acorn 32 bit, Amiga, Atari ST, MS DOS, FM Towns, Gameboy, Genesis, and SNES.
Following the first game, the Lemmings split into 12 tribes. In order to save Lemming Island the player must complete ten levels for each tribe. When these levels are complete the tribes will be united, and the Talisman will be reassembled. Players must guide the Lemmings through obstacles to the exit using skills.
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