Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Adam - Published: 26 April 2023, 12:47 am
Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf is a wacky and colorful golf simulation developed by Pixel Painters and released in 1995. It was published as shareware for PC MS-DOS only.
As the name suggests, this mini-golf game takes place in space and features unique obstacles and mechanics that make it stand out from other mini-golf games.
The game has a total of 18 holes, and each hole features different obstacles and challenges that require you to use a combination of skill and strategy. For example, one level has low gravity, making it harder to control the ball, while another level requires you to use a rocket to transport the ball to the next platform. The game has a variety of other obstacles as well, including conveyor belts, portals, and even aliens.
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Author: Adam - Published: 25 April 2023, 12:20 am
Another Lifeless Planet and Me With No Beer is a rare interactive fiction/text adventure game that was released in 1989 for DOS.
The game written by Dennis Drew takes place on a hostile alien planet where you have crashed your ship. The planet is a dangerous place, and you have to use your telepathic link with your clones to navigate through the alien structure, collect materials required to fix your alien ship and escape the planet.
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Author: Adam - Published: 21 April 2023, 11:58 pm
The Clue! (also known as Der Clou!) is a strategy and adventure game developed by Neo Software. It was published by Kompart UK in 1994 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and CD32.
For the ones that don't know it, neo Software (authors of Whale's Voyage II) would later become Rockstar Vienna, and they also created Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto III, among other things.
The Clue! is actually a remake of another title, They $tole a Million, a Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum game released in 1986.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 April 2023, 4:53 pm
Darklands is a historical fantasy role-playing game developed and published by MicroProse in 1992 for MS-DOS.
The game is set in medieval Germany during the 15th century, featuring many supernatural elements within the game's historically accurate geography. As you lead a group of four adventurers across the menacing landscape of medieval Germany, you face mythical beasts, religious power mongers, and bloodthirsty robber knights. Darklands is an open-world game that allows you to complete quests that will give you a favorable reputation or pursue a negative one by performing evil deeds.
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Author: Adam - Published: 19 April 2023, 1:09 am
John Madden Football is a highly realistic American football simulation developed by Park Place Production and published by Electronic Arts. it was released in 1990 for the Mega Drive/Genesis and in 1992 for Amiga. The game was designed by Scott Orrand, Richard Hilleman, and famous football coach John Madden.
The game offers a wide range of options and strategies that allow you to become both coach and quarterback to one of 16 NFL teams.
The game offers more than 100 plays, including running and passing options backed up by some severe defensive strategies. The comprehensive options screen allows you to choose from 16 of the NFL's top teams and the John Madden All-Stars, a squad of players that are almost invincible and can run, pass, and catch better than any other team. The instruction manual provides a complete breakdown of each team's strengths and weaknesses and each player's skills and attributes, which are rated on a scale from 0 to 15.
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Author: Adam - Published: 17 April 2023, 4:14 pm
Death Rally is a top-down combat racing game developed by Remedy, published by Apogee, and distributed by GT Interactive Software. It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS, but in 2009 it was re-released for Windows as freeware.
The game is simple in concept: You are a racer with a poorly equipped car, trying to make your way up the ranks by competing in increasingly dangerous races to earn cash to upgrade your car. The goal is eventually defeating the notorious "Adversary" and claiming the title of Death Rally Champion.
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