Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: GN Team - Published: 6 February 2021, 2:21 pm
Skunny Kart is a nice racing game clearly inspired by Super Mario Kart. It was developed by Copysoft and released in 1993 for MS-DOS.
The hero of the game is Skunny, a squirrel, that we met in a series of shareware games made by the same studio, including the platformer Skunny: Save Our Pizzas! and a Moon Patrol clone called Skunny: Lost in Space.
The game engine is the same as another Mario Kart clone called Wacky Wheels, which appears quite similar. They say the authors of Wacky Wheels, Andy Edwardson and Shaun Gadalla, sent a demo of their game, including the source code, to Copysoft. But apparently, Copysoft was not interested, and Wacky Wheels ended up being released by Apogee. However, just before Edwardson and Shaun's game was published, Copysoft released Skunny Kart. Well, I guess the name "copy soft" was not a coincidence.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 31 January 2021, 9:22 pm
Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold is a game based on the Disney animated series Duck Tales. Developed by Incredible Technologies, it was released in 1990 for Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.
The game's goal is to help Scrooge win a competition against Flintheart Glomgold, who wants to beat Scrooge and become the richest duck in the world. Huey, Dewey and Louie, and other family members will perform several missions around the world, exploring jungles, caverns, mountains and finding hidden treasures.
Great graphics, difficulty level a bit too difficult if we consider that this was a game for kids, but still a great title if you are a fan of the famous series.
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Author: Adam - Published: 22 January 2021, 9:06 pm
Sid Meier's Civilization is one of the most popular strategy games of all time. It was created by Bruce Shelley and Sid Meier alongside MicroProse. The game was released in September 1991 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST.
People and critics were excited to play it right from when it appeared on the market. At its core, this was a turn-based strategy 4x game where you would control a civilization over the course of millennia. Your focus in Sid Meier's Civilization was to ensure your civilization's survival while opposing anyone who would not see things your way.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 January 2021, 6:04 pm
Space Ace is the second laserdisc game created by Don Bluth, published at the end of 1983, less than 1 year after Dragon's Lair's huge success.
The home computers conversions, for Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS, and Apple II, were curated by Readysoft and released in 1989.
The birth of the laserdisc arcades was a real revolution in 1983 due to movie-quality graphics and animations, something that was totally unexpected. Similarly, the release of these games on home computers in 1989 changed the concept of home computer games forever.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 20 January 2021, 3:52 pm
Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator is a flight simulator created by Vektor Grafix and published by Virgin Games in 1992. In this game, you can pilot the famous Space Shuttle.
The game, released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS, succeeded in making the complexity of an actual Space Shuttle into something manageable for a videogame player. It still requires reading the manual since there are nine cockpits to manage, different cameras, and several functions activated with a keyboard or mouse. But with some commitment, completing the missions and having a lot of fun doing them is possible. The feeling of being inside a Shuttle is real. If you don't do things properly, the ship will explode.
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Author: Adam - Published: 19 January 2021, 1:45 pm
Action Soccer was created by Ludimedia SAS, a Ubisoft subsidiary, and released in 1995 for the MS-DOS platform. It was mostly focused on bringing an arcade version of soccer/football with a very distinctive perspective.
Ubisoft is a game company that has always tried to innovate and develop unique, exciting game ideas. Action Soccer is definitely one of those titles that will impress you with the great gameplay and immersive football mechanics. They did try to make something different here, as the game is not a simulation. Instead, it’s a more arcade version of football with a 2D overview and 3D isometric gameplay.
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