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Author: Gustavo - Published: 21 May 2020, 9:25 pm
Legend is a 3D Isometric fantasy role-playing game developed by Mindscape and published by The Software Toolworks in 1992. It was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. The title, known in the U.S.A. as The Four Crystals of Trazere, released a demo in October of that year and a sequel in the next called Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire.
The story is about four adventurers who must explore various locations to find the origin of an ancient evil that seeks to awaken. To do this, the heroes must avoid or attack enemy factions, crawl dungeons and castles, solve puzzles and find their way through the lands of Trazere.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 21 May 2020, 6:46 pm
The immortal is an action RPG developed by Sandcastle and published by Electronic Arts in 1990. The title was initially created for Apple IIgs but was later ported to Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari ST, NES, and Genesis.
The game was designed by Will Harvey, whose only background in video games was creating Zany Golf (1988) for the Apple II. The developer admitted that The Immortal was originally going to be called "Campaign" and that the title was destined to be a multiplayer RPG.
The plot is about a mage who is told his mentor is trapped in a maze. Upon entering it, he must quickly choose whether to befriend a faction of goblins or trolls, antagonizing the group he doesn't choose. The adventure progresses through the protagonist's dreams, which unfold as he sleeps in beds scattered throughout the maze. As the release continues, the player understands that he must make several decisions and that his goal is more diffuse than he thought.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 18 May 2020, 8:37 pm
NBA Jam Tournament Edition is a basketball game produced in 1994 by Midway as an arcade. The title is a spin-off of the NBA Jam, released in 1993 by the same company.
The Tournament Edition was later ported to Super NES, Game Boy, Game Gear, Saturn, 32X, PSX, and the Atari Jaguar.
The Mega Drive/Genesis version, released in 1995, was created by Acclaim.
Like its predecessor, this installation consists of a basketball game where two players fight a duel with two other opponents. Unlike the original title, Tournament Edition has several enhancements that vary from aesthetics to gameplay and even add replay value.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 17 May 2020, 1:20 pm
The Gold of the Aztecs is an action-adventure created by Kinetica and published by U.S. Gold in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.
The game is set in Mexico. The hero, a sort of Indiana Jones called Brett Conrad, must find an Aztec temple thanks to an old Spanish map he found somewhere. Screen after screen, he has to defeat several enemies and avoid the dangers. The game is similar to Obliterator and Barbarian by Psygnosis. It also has similarities with Colorado by Silmarils. Like those titles, the game is divided into single screens, each designed with beautiful graphics. The hero can use several objects, shown at the bottom of the screen. Each time you change an item, you will see an excellent animation. For example, Brett will put the previous one into a pocket and extract the new one. You can see that the developers put a lot of attention into designing all the animations, frame by frame. The effect is nice, sometimes excessive, which gives a light tone, almost humorous, to the game. The range of movements of the hero is impressive; for each object, he can do many different actions. Apparently, more than 140 character movement was designed.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 16 May 2020, 1:02 pm
VectorMan is a run and gun game developed by BlueSky Software and published in 1996 by Sega for the Genesis and the Sega Mega Drive. The title was also released in compilations of Sega for other consoles.
The Californian company BlueSky Software is also responsible for other installations such as Ninja Gaiden, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Jurassic Park. Because of its graphics and style of play, it is known that this entry was conceived to compete with Donkey Kong Country. On the other hand, Vectorman received a sequel in 1996 called VectorMan 2, also for the Genesis and Mega Drive.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 15 May 2020, 1:52 pm
Redneck Rampage is a comedy/sci-fi first-person shooter created by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay for MS-DOS in 1997.
The game uses the Build game engine, usually considered a 2.5 engine (not a real 3D one). It's the same used on Duke Nukem 3D and Blood.
Xatrix, the American company now known as Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc. is also renowned for developing the science fiction saga Cyberia. Between spin-offs and add-ons, Redneck Rampage received 3 continuations. They are Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits on Route 66, Redneck Rampage Rides Again, and Redneck Deer Huntin'.
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