Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Adam - Published: 27 February 2020, 12:45 am
In the year of 1989, Titus Interactive released the sequel to the original Fire and Forget, a racing-shooting game.
Fire & Forget II: The Death Convoy was released initially as an arcade, then ported to Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari ST in 1990.
The game combines two of the most adrenaline-pumping activities for men, High-speed racing and violent firefights. Oh, yeah, the car can also fly in this game, by the way.
The story is simple and straight forward. There is an imminent terrorist attack expected on the 3rd conference for peace; the player is faced with the task of preventing a convoy of vehicles from reaching the City of Megapolis. To aid you in your treacherous journey, you are armed with your trusty sidekick of a car, the "Thunder Master II." Navigating at high speeds through the roads leading to Megapolis, the end goal is to disable the lead vehicle, armed with the "Life Thirsty," a nuclear weapon of mass destruction.
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Author: Adam - Published: 25 February 2020, 2:26 am
Heimdall is an action RPG game developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design. Released in 1991, the game was available on multiple platforms such as MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST.
The game takes Norse mythology as its theme as we dive into the exciting world of gods and Vikings. Swords, flaming torches, plundering, and beards that are manly enough to win barfights on their own? What's not to love.
Set in the age of the Ragnarök, or the great battle between good and evil, which is prophesied to arrive in due time. The god of mischief, Loki, has put the entire faction representing ''good'' into quite a mess with one of his antics. Loki has stolen 3 of the most powerful weapons belonging to the gods that can shift the outcome of the war; The hammer belonging to Thor, the spear of Freyr, and the legendary sword of Odin. To make matters worse, he has gone the extra mile to hide the weapons in different worlds as a practical joke.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 24 February 2020, 8:59 pm
Airborne Ranger is an action game created by MicroProse initially in 1987 for the Commodore 64. It was later ported to MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
The Amiga and ST versions, released in 1989, were developed by Imagitec Design.
Lawrence Schick was the game designer for this game. He is also known for F-15 Strike Eagle, and most importantly, he co-authored the first D&D Dungeons Masters Guide with legendary Gary Gygax.
MicroProse was famous for simulation games, but for Airborne Ranger, they launched a new genre defined as "action-simulation." You will have to guide your ranger during several missions behind the enemy lines. Munitions will be scarce (so this is clearly not a shoot 'em up), and a lot of stealth will be required to avoid minefields, enemy soldiers, and traps. It's not Metal Gear, but you can try to find the similarities if you want.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 February 2020, 6:43 pm
Mind Walker is one of the first videogames ever created for the Amiga and one of the few titles published by Commodore.
This 3D action/puzzle game was designed by Bill Williams and was published in 1986. Williams, both musician and game designer, was known for some excellent Atari 800 games, such as Alley Cat and Necromancer.
Mind Walker was a pleasant surprise for the lucky owners of the Amiga 1000, the first model of this machine (the Amiga 500 would not arrive until 1987). In fact, in 1986, the choice of titles released for the new Commodore computer was relatively poor, and most of them were just conversions. Together with Mind Walker, 1986 saw the release of The Faery Tale Adventure and the more popular Defender of the Crown.
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Author: Maddie - Published: 21 February 2020, 4:08 pm
“Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” is one of the most popular retro games, as it was the very first in the line of the Carmen Sandiego series.
This educational/strategy game was developed and released by Broderbund in the year 1985. Later, three more updated versions of this video game were published; one in 1989 with disk-based copy protection, the second one in 1992, a deluxe (CD-ROM) version, and the third one in 1994, which was a windows version. This game is believed to be inspired by the text-oriented game - Colossal Cave Adventure.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 21 February 2020, 2:12 am
Raid on Bungeling Bay is a helicopter shooter game created by Will Wright for the Commodore 64 and published by Broderbund in 1984.
The game was also ported to the NES and MSX (apparently, there was also a coin-op in Japan).
In this game, you can fly a war helicopter against the evil forces of the Bungeling Empire (also featured in another Broderbund helicopter game, Choplifter!). You will have to destroy ships, planes, tanks, artilleries, and other installations. You can move your vehicle in all directions, accelerating or decreasing speed until you stop. The movement and animations of the helicopter are very realistic.
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