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Maui Mallard in: Cold Shadow
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Disney GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1996, Disney One of the first games released after Disney Software was merged back in-house to become a division Disney Interactive, Disney’s duck action hero Maui Mallard finally got a game to his name. This time, the game is designed…
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Mean 18
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Rex Bradford GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1987, Accolade This precursor to Accolade’s masterpiece Jack Nicklaus series was voted “Best Simulation” of 1986 by the SPA (who made the right choice, for once). Apart from the excellent strategy opions and legendary courses of Pebble Beach and…
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Mech Brigade
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gary Grigsby GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1985, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Despite its age, Mech Brigade remains to this day one of the most detailed simulation of modern land battles. As with his later masterpieces, Gary Grigsby took into…
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Medieval Lords
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Martin Campion GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1991, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Although quite well received upon first release, Medieval Lords had many bugs that were not fixed until patch 1.1, which was not widely available and so this game…
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Mega Lo Mania
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Sensible Software GAME PUBLISHER:New World Computing Copyright 1992, New World Computing A wacky Populous clone that is fun for a short while before degenerating into mediocrity, Mega Lo Mania lets you lead a primitive tribe through the evolution of mankind, conquering neighboring islands in…
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Megafortress
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Rich Banks & Paul Butler GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1990, Artech An oft-overlooked modern flight sim, Megafortress is a fun sim that puts you in command of the formidable “Megafortress” B-52 bomber that can house up to 8 crew and packs tons of bombs.…
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Merlin
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Integration GAME PUBLISHER:Digital Integration Copyright 1996, Digital Integration This is a funny little game from the same people that made Tornado. The game is very simple, and was designed as a recruitment tool for the Royal Navy. You have 2 minutes to land…
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Metal Gear
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Hideo Kojima GAME DEVELOPER:Ultra Games GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1987, Konami Metal Gear for PC is a good conversion of the NES game of the same name, which is in turn based on a MSX blockbuster (MSX was an early console system that no longer exists). This…
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Metal Mutant
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andr? Rocques GAME DEVELOPER:Silmarils GAME PUBLISHER:Silmarils Copyright 1991, Silmarils A difficult side-scrolling action game, Metal Mutant is similar to Sierra’s Thexder in that it allows you to transform at any time into three different robot forms, each with its own weapons. The range of combat moves…
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Meteor, The Stone, and The Long Glass of Sherbet, The
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Graham Nelson GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Graham Nelson A well-deserved first-place winner in the 4th annual Interactive Fiction Competition, the mouthful game The Meteor, The Stone, and The Long Glass of Sherbet once again proves Graham Nelson’s prowess as modern-day IF master in the…
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Metropolis
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Arcadia GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1987, Mastertronic An excellent and very innovative parser-based adventure game, Metropolis is probably the first PC game in history that offers digitized voices through PC speakers (predating Sierra’s Silpheed and Access’ Mean Streets by a few years). In this futuristic…
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Mickey’s ABC’s: A Day at The Fair
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Distinctive Software GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1992, Disney A fun game for toddlers ages 1 – 4 who are learning their first English alphabets, Mickey’s ABC’s is basically an update of Westwood’s earlier classic Donald’s Alphabet Chase, but with a different cast of characters and…
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Mickey’s Space Adventure
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Al Lowe GAME DEVELOPER:Sierra On-Line GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1986, Sierra On-Line An early product of Sierra’s profitable contract with Disney that later saw the likes of Donald Duck’s Playground and The Black Cauldron, Mickey’s Space Adventure is a fun “interactive book” title that stars everyone’s favorite…
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Micro League Baseball 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Hiebert GAME DEVELOPER:Destiny Software Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1989, Micro League Micro League Baseball series are surprising little games for their time that sport graphics and gameplay improvement with each new version. The games offer a selection of history’s most powerful teams and you…
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Micro League Baseball 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1990, Micro League Micro League Baseball series are surprising little games for their time that sport graphics and gameplay improvement with each new version. The games offer a selection of history’s most powerful teams and you can pit…
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Micro League Baseball 4
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1992, Micro League Micro League Baseball series are surprising little games for their time that sport graphics and gameplay improvement with each new version. The games offer a selection of history’s most powerful teams and you can pit…
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Micro League Fantasy Manager: Baseball Edition
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1991, Micro League This is really not a game, but more of a utlity to create and manage a fantasy league and it’s schedules. There was no option for game play , just a device to create fantasy…
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Micro League Football 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1991, Micro League Micro League Football is one of the true underdogs in the sports genre. The game is very easy to play because of the easy menu interface and a very good use of the mouse. Even…
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Micro League Football 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1992, Micro League Micro League Football is one of the true underdogs in the sports genre. The game is very easy to play because of the easy menu interface and a very good use of the mouse. Even…
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Micro League Wrestling 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1989, Micro League One of the best wrestling games ever made, Micro League Wrestling 2 features real WWF stars such as Hulk Hogan and some of the greatest competitors of the WWF. Each wrestler’s famous moves are all…
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Micro Machines 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1994, GameTek Micro Machine games are departures from normal racing games: instead of powerful F-1, you’ll race toy cars around homemade courses such as Dad’s desktop or Mom’s kitchen, each with its own obstacles. Not only do you have cars…
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Micro Machines 2: Special Edition
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andy Fussey GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1995, Codemasters Micro Machine games are departures from normal racing games: instead of powerful F-1, you’ll race toy cars around homemade courses such as Dad’s desktop or Mom’s kitchen, each with its own obstacles. Not only do you have…
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Microsoft Bob
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Microsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Microsoft Copyright 1992, Microsoft Perhaps the only Microsoft title that didn’t sell as well as its marketing juggernaut had hoped, Microsoft Bob is a “home management” program for Windows aimed at making simple household tasks easy to use. Features include using the…
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Microsoft Decathlon
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Timothy Smith GAME DEVELOPER:Microsoft GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1982, IBM Compete in a decathlon tournament with up to 5 opponents. This was the first sports game I played, and even though the keyboard controls were too sensitive and the graphics hard to see, it was still a…
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Microsoft Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Alexei Pajitnov GAME DEVELOPER:Microsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Microsoft Copyright 1997, Alexei Pajitnov & Microsoft Alexei Pajitnov of Tetris fame designed several puzzles in this collection of 10 puzzle games. Although the games vary in fun level and originality, most of them, such as Fringer and Finty Flush (which…
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Microsoft Space Simulator
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:BAO Ltd. GAME PUBLISHER:Microsoft Copyright 1994, BAO Ltd. Along with Interplay’s Shuttle, definitely one of the best space simulators ever released. Similar in concept to the better-known MS Flight Simulator, this game lets you pilot various spacecrafts, ranging from NASA space shuttles to futuristic…
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Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Owen Hall GAME DEVELOPER:General Quarters Software GAME PUBLISHER:General Quarters Software Copyright 1989, General Quarters Software This game simulates the naval Battle of Midway in 1942 where the United States Fleet and naval air forces defeated the Japanese Invasion fleet that was heading towards Midway Island. Play…
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Midwinter 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Singleton GAME DEVELOPER:Microplay GAME PUBLISHER:Microplay Copyright 1990, Mike Singleton Midwinter games are good but difficult action/strategy/resource management epics that didn’t do well because of the confusing game interface. Had Singleton paid more attention to the interface and overall integration of disparate elements, this series would…
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Midwinter 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Singleton GAME DEVELOPER:Microplay GAME PUBLISHER:Microplay Copyright 1992, Mike Singleton Midwinter games are good but difficult action/strategy/resource management epics that didn’t do well because of the confusing game interface. Had Singleton paid more attention to the interface and overall integration of disparate elements, this series would…
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MiG-29 Fulcrum
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Simis GAME PUBLISHER:Domark Copyright 1990, Domark MiG. The name instills images of ruggedly built, ugly aircraft with limited range and payload but with great maneuverability. Well, that maybe true if we’re talking about 50’s or 60’s MiGs. But just look at the graceful lines…
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Millennia: Altered Destinies
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Take 2 Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Take 2 Interactive Copyright 1995, Take 2 Interactive A highly innovative strategy/adventure game that was sadly ignored, Millenia combines intriguing plot with unique strategic elements. Your task is to restore the galaxy’s equilibrium by “seeding” 4 alien races in the…
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Millennium: The Return to Earth
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ian Bird GAME DEVELOPER:Paragon Software GAME PUBLISHER:Paragon Software Copyright 1991, Paragon Software Paragon took some time off from converting paper & pencil RPG to do a good PC conversion of Ian Bird’s classic space strategy game for Atari ST and Amiga computers. The game plays as…
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Mind Mirror
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Timothy Leary GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1985, Timothy Leary The one and only computer simulation designed by Timothy Leary, one of the world’s leading psychologists, is an interesting program that lets you rate any person, then map the results and evaluate them. Part…
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MindRover: The Europa Project
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kent Quirk GAME DEVELOPER:Cognitoy GAME PUBLISHER:Cognitoy Copyright 2000, Cognitoy MindRover is one of the most original and replayable games I’ve ever come across that unfortunately isn’t selling like hotcakes for lack of advertisement and reviews in well-known game magazines. Ignore the insipid sci-fi plot: this is…
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Mindshadow
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Fargo GAME DEVELOPER:Interplay GAME PUBLISHER:Activision Copyright 1985, Interplay Mindshadow was the first original game Interplay ever did, and remains today one of the most inventive interactive fiction titles. In the words of designer and Interplay’s founder Brian Fargo: “Based loosely on the old Robert Ludlum…
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Mini-Putt
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1987, Artech This simple but fun miniature golf game features many courses with varying difficulty levels, intuitive controls, and many inventive obstacles. What makes the game a cut above other golf games, however, are the many unexpected hazards that complicate…
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Modem Wars
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dani Bunten GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1988, Dani Bunten From Brian Moriarty’s tribute to Dani Bunten: “A final title for Electronic Arts broke even more new ground. 1988’s Modem Wars was the first game released by a major publisher to support modem-to-modem multiplay.…
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Moktar
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eric Zmiro GAME DEVELOPER:Titus GAME PUBLISHER:Titus Copyright 1991, Titus A decent platform game that’s identical to Titus’ earlier The Fox: From Here for Marakech, except that you are now controlling Moktar, a plump Arabian adventurer similar to Nintendo’s popular Mario. Nothing is wrong with the game–…
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Monopoly Deluxe
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Son T. Ton GAME DEVELOPER:Virgin Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1992, Virgin Interactive Until Westwood’s Monopoly CD-ROM, this was the best PC conversion of parlor game classic. All the tokens are here, with up to 8 components, any number of which can be computer-controlled. The rules…
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Monster Math
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:IBM GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1983, IBM Similar in concept to its cousin Adventures in Math, in Monster Math you must answer basic math questions to erase the monsters. Different difficulty levels accommodate different skills, and on-line help is comprehensive. Simple yet effective– recommended!