Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Gustavo - Published: 23 June 2020, 12:36 am
Mario Teaches Typing is an educational video game developed and published by Interplay Productions in 1992. The title was initially designed for MS-DOS, but over time it was ported to the Tandy 1000 and personal computers with Windows or macOS. Five years later, it received a sequel called Mario Teaches Typing 2, which also had an excellent critical reception.
As the title says, the objective of this entry is based on both knowing where the keys are and improving typing speed. For this, the designers relied on several levels of the original Mario Bros to create similar scenarios. The difference is that the obstacles and enemies have a one-letter indicator, and to get around them, the player must press it before Mario collides with them. Also, on other levels, players must type texts or dialogues while an enemy is chasing them, which encourages them to improve their speed to win.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 21 June 2020, 8:45 pm
Jonah Lomu Rugby is a rugby video game developed by Rage Software and published by Codemasters in 1997 for DOS, Sega Saturn, and Playstation.
Jonah Lomu Rugby was the first rugby installment ever developed on PlayStation or Sega Saturn. The game is officially signed by the popular New Zealand rugby champion Jonah Tali Lomu.
The concept when creating the game was simple: to achieve a title faithful to the rules of rugby but that is accessible to any user, adept or not to this sport. Developers focused on all aspects of rugby, but without complicating the players with excessively specific or redundant information for the game.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 20 June 2020, 1:06 pm
Trog! is an arcade released by Midway in 1990 and converted to PC by Acclaim Software the same year. In 1991, it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The company that a year later would launch the Mortal Kombat to the arcade was already used to deal with the success, being responsible for the development of Pac-Man. Originally, Trog! was thought of as a simple title, where the protagonist had to locate bones to guide a dinosaur on the right path and get to the exit. After the bad reception of the critics, they decided to turn it into something much more similar to Pac-Man, so it received a second chance.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 19 June 2020, 6:57 pm
Rome: Pathway to Power, also known as Rome: AD92, is a game created by Firstlight and published by Millennium Interactive in 1992. It was released for the Amiga and MS-DOS.
The title, designed by Stephen Grand and Ian Saunter, maintains several elements of their previous title, The Adventures of Robin Hood, changing the settings to ancient Rome. The view is isometric, and as soon as you start playing, it will remind you of Populous. In fact, you will also see the little people freely roaming in the environment, going to the baths, talking, and doing their activities. Your hero, controlled with the mouse and the toolbar, will be free to explore and interact with them, trying to complete the missions. The final goal is not easy: starting as a slave, you will need to become the Emperor of Rome. Not bad, eh?
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Author: GN Team - Published: 16 June 2020, 8:44 pm
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? is the first game in the famous educational game series produced by Brøderbund Software. The game stars the renowned thief with a red fedora and trenchcoat.
This first edition of the game was published in 1985 for the Apple II and MS-DOS, while the Commodore 64 version was released in 1986. In 1988 there was also a TRS-80 CoCo port.
In the games, Carmen is a criminal mastermind, head of the V.I.L.E. organization. You work for the ACME Detective Agency, and your task is to find all the thieves until you can finally arrest Carmen. To catch all the thieves, you must follow their tracks worldwide. Good knowledge of geography will be necessary because the investigations will give hints about the thieves' positions. You will also have to fill out their profiles; otherwise, you won't be able to arrest them.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 15 June 2020, 11:39 pm
Waxworks is a dungeon crawler and roleplaying adventure game with elements of terror developed by Horror Soft and published by Accolade. The title was released for the Amiga and DOS in 1992.
The British developer became famous for the production of the Elvira: Mistress of the Dark series. After the creation of Waxworks, it was renamed Adventure Soft, where it was known for creating titles like the Simon the Sorcerer saga.
The story is about a curse that fell on a family as part of the revenge of a witch named Ixona. After the death of his uncle Boris, the main character inherits a wax museum and a crystal ball. Then, he discovers a letter from his uncle in which he tells him how the family is affected by the millenary curse. This causes that every time two twins are born, one of them will be guided by the path of evil, so the brother of the main character is in danger. To save him, he must use the wax figures to travel in time and defeat the evil twins located at different moments and locations in history. If the player survives all these trips and kills the witch in the last one, the curse will be broken.
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