Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: GN Team - Published: 19 June 2018, 8:48 pm
Mega lo Mania is a real-time strategy game created by Sensible Software in 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST. In 1992 and 1993 it was ported to DOS, Genesis and other platforms.
Designed by Jon Hare and Chris Yates (the founders of Sensible Software) it is a pretty unique game, an early example of god-game and RTS - in fact, it was released before the great success of Dune II: The Battle For Arrakis. It is also one of the earliest examples of strategy games with technology tree. All of this keeping the typical look & feel, and sense of humor, of the games created by the people behind Cannon Fodder and Sensible Soccer.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 15 June 2018, 1:02 am
Mercenary: Escape from Targ is a sci-fi action-adventure game designed by Paul Woakes. It was released by Woakes' company, Novagen Software, initially for Atari 8-bit in 1986. It was ported to several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms in 1986 and 1987.
The Commodore 64 version was probably the most successful, and it's considered one of the best titles ever created for the C64.
Mercenary is a game of exploration with an environment entirely rendered in 3D. Despite the hardware limitation, the programmer could create a vast, smoothly animated world using wireframe vector graphics. That's why some reviewers compared Mercenary with Elite, although they are different games.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 13 June 2018, 6:53 pm
Italy 1990 (known as World Class Soccer in the US) is a soccer sim developed by Tiertex and published by US Gold in 1990.
As you can imagine, the game is set during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Italy. It was released for the Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC. Tiertex didn't do a very good job with the official 1986 World Cup soccer game; in fact, they lost the official FIFA license. However, with Italia 1990, they definitely created a better title.
We are not talking about a gameplay similar to Sensible Soccer or Kick Off. This means the ball is permanently attached to the players. But despite a challenge level probably too low, the game's overall presentation is well done, and it's able to create a pleasant experience.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 8 June 2018, 7:42 pm
The Patrician is a historical trading sim created by Triptychon Software and released in 1992 by Ascon for the Amiga and Atari ST. The MS-DOS version followed in 1993.
Initially released in German with the title Der Patrizier, the game has a solid historical foundation. You are a merchant during the time of the so-called "Hanseatic League." Founded in the XII century, the league was a union between merchant guilds and commercial cities, and it controlled trading in North Europe and the Baltic Sea. The most influential center was the city of Lübeck.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 6 June 2018, 5:54 pm
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics. It was first released for the PlayStation in 1996. The Windows port was made by Semi Logic Entertainments and released by Crystal Dynamics in 1997.
Blood Omen is the first title out of six in the Legacy of Kain series that spawned between 1996 and 2003. It is a successful 2D action-adventure with RPG elements, featuring very high quality of voice acting, story, and visuals for its time; it sold more than 2 million copies.
In Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, you take control of the vampire Kain, a former nobleman who was brutally murdered by assassins. Kain travels the realm, seeking revenge by slaughtering and sucking blood from the corrupt oligarchy of sorcerers in the land of Nosgoth hoping to discover a cure for his vampirism.
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Author: GN Team - Published: 2 June 2018, 10:13 pm
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (or, simply, Railroad Tycoon) is a trains management and business sim created by MPS Labs. It was released by Microprose in 1990 for MS-DOS and Amiga. In 1991 it was ported to Atari ST and Macintosh.
Legendary designer Sid Meier conceived the game with Bruce Shelley. The duo would create, one year later, the famous turn-based strategy masterpiece: Sid Meier's Civilization.
In Railroad Tycoon, you are the boss of a new company during the Golden Age of Railroads to build an efficient and profitable trains network. You will have to construct stations, buy the locomotives, decide what kind of wagons attach to the trains (passengers, mail, or freight). You can also build industries to maximize profits and even invest in the stock market, a lovely touch to the game. When the technology advances, you need to update the engines and retire the old ones, keeping your network fast and efficient.
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