Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Gustavo - Published: 7 May 2020, 1:21 am
Super Tetris is a puzzle game developed by Sphere and published by MicroProse in 1992 for the Amiga. It was later released for MS-DOS and Mac OS.
The company founded by Sid Meier wanted to make its version of the game designed in 1984 by Aleksei Pázhitnov in the Soviet Union. Among all the variants of the original Tetris, this is the seventeenth.
Super Tetris contains characteristics that differentiate it from the rest.
First of all, several types of resources were added to the players. An example is lightning bolts, which can remove a whole row. Then, bombs were added. They appear in some blocks, and when placed in a filled line, they explode and break several blocks. A kind of Candy Crush! This installment also has essential additions to the multiplayer mode: now, users can play for the first time in cooperative mode, in addition to the competitive one.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 5 May 2020, 7:56 pm
Alcatraz is an action game developed by 221B and published by Infogrames in 1992 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. It's the sequel to another Infogrames title called Hostages, even though the two games are different.
Alcatraz can be defined as a multi-type game since it doesn't fit precisely in one of the usual categories. Normally this is a characteristic reserved for videogames derived from movies, such as Batman: The Movie or RoboCop.
The game is divided into three phases, each one with different gameplay. The first one is a horizontal scrolling action game/shooter with stealth elements. You will have to try to hide as much as possible and shoot the bad guys when necessary. You can collect their weapons and use them until they are depleted. What is really fun is the need to control 2 characters, each on his portion of the screen. If you play alone, you will have to switch between them, while if you play with a friend, you can play simultaneously.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 4 May 2020, 7:13 pm
Thunder Force III is a space shooter developed by Technosoft for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive and published by SEGA in 1990. The title was adapted for the arcade in 1991 under Thunder Force AC and for SNES as Thunder Spirits.
The Japanese company responsible for the game, called Sasebo Microcomputer Center initially, is located in Nagasaki. Although it has other successes, such as Plazma Line or Herzog, the Thunder Force series counted with five entries and was the most important installment of the corporation. After its acquisition by Twenty-One Company, the rights to sell its video games were left in the hands of Sega.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 4 May 2020, 7:09 pm
Personal Nightmare is a horror game developed and published by Horror soft in 1989. The title was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.
The game is the direct forerunner of two Elvira-based installments: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus.
Despite not having a specific plot, the game has a clear focus. At the very beginning, the player is given the premise that the devil attacked his neighborhood and began to possess its inhabitants. The objective is to eliminate all of them and confront the devil. On the other hand, the protagonist only has four days to achieve this feat.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 3 May 2020, 6:52 pm
NHL Hockey '94 is an ice hockey game developed and published by EA Sports in 1993 for the Genesis, DOS, Super NES, and Sega CD.
EA Sports, a spin-off from Electronic Arts that requires no introduction, is responsible for some of the most important sports game sagas, such as FIFA Soccer 95, NBA Live 97 and Madden NFL. On the other hand, NHL '94 is the third installment of the NHL series and the first available for DOS and Sega CD. Also, this hockey game franchise that launches an installment per year today is still in force.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 2 May 2020, 7:16 pm
California Games is a sports game developed by Epyx and Westwood and published by Epyx in North America and by U.S. Gold in Europe.
The game was released in 1987 for Apple II and Commodore 64, but then it was ported to several consoles and home computers.
The Californian company Epyx, previously known as Automated Simulations, operated until 1993. California Games is the fifth title in the famous Epyx "Games" series that started with Summer Games in 1984.
As its name indicates, California Games is composed of several sports. Among the ones that make up the entry is a skate game, where a character must do tricks on a ramp and earn points within a time limit. Then, the objective in the footbag is not to drop the ball, bounce it with any part of the body (except the hands and arms), and do tricks to win more points. The third sport is surfing. Here, the player must stay on the wave while, as in the other sports, you can get more points according to your performance on it.
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