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Rebel Charge at Chickamauga
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Landrey & Chuck Kroegel GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1985, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Landrey and Kroegel’s second Civil War game after Shiloh is identical to its predecessor in every respect except for the battlefield. Rebel Charge at Chickamauga…
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Red Lightning
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Norm Koger GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1989, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) “A simulation of World War III in Central Europe. The game had some interesting concepts (e.g., forward deployment of subordinate units albeit at a cost of added fatigue),…
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Red Storm Rising
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Sid Meier GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1988, Firaxis Not MicroProse‘s finest hour, but a great game nonetheless. This game is definitely neither a “realistic” nor “deep” sub sim (compared with, say, 688 Attack Sub), but that’s not what it is meant to be: this is…
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Rendezvous with Rama
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ronald Martinez GAME DEVELOPER:Telarium GAME PUBLISHER:Telarium Copyright 1985, Telarium Rendezvous with Rama is a disappointing game based on Arthur C. Clarke’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name. As captain of the ship, your task is to dock with and explore Rama, a huge alien vessel…
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Red Sky at Morning
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stephen Newburg GAME DEVELOPER:Simulations Canada GAME PUBLISHER:Simulations Canada Copyright 1993, Simulations Canada Like most other releases from underrated developer Simulations Canada (SimCan), Red Sky at Morning lives up to their normal complex gameplay and high realism. The game is a simulation of a hypothetical world-wide naval…
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Renegade: Legion Interceptor
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1990, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Based on an excellent but little-known FASA boardgame of the same name, Renegade is a ship-to-ship space combat simulation that was among the first games to feature turn-based gameplay…
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Resolution 101
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Synthetic Dimensions GAME PUBLISHER:Millennium Copyright 1990, Millennium Resolution 101 is a standard 3D action fare set in future New York city. The plot is novel enough: you are a criminal who is promised freedom if you help the authorities eliminate other criminals from the…
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Return Fire
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Silent Software GAME PUBLISHER:GT Interactive Copyright 1996, GT Interactive Return Fire was basically the 3DO’s best game, and one of the most fun multiplayer action games ever. You and either a computer player or one of your friends are given control of a bunker…
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Reunion
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Csaba Gyarmati GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Reality GAME PUBLISHER:Merit Studios Copyright 1994, Digital Reality Reunion is a worthy attempt from Amnesty Design (now Digital Reality) that follows in the grand tradition of space exploration / strategy games pioneered by Starflight. The game suffers from shortcomings that are similar…
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Revelation
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Krisalis GAME PUBLISHER:Krisalis Copyright 1992, Krisalis An original puzzle game that could be considered a precursor to the recent CD-ROM game Safecracker, Revelation is all about cracking safes– hundreds of them. The goal is to match colors for each safe by turning the dials…
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Revolution ’76
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Bever GAME DEVELOPER:Britannica GAME PUBLISHER:Britannica Copyright 1990, Britannica Revolution ’76 and No Greater Glory are grand wargames covering the entire U.S. Revolution. You choose to be either Lincoln or Davis and you must deal with politics, cabinet choices, internal bickering, appointments and firings of generals…
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Richard Carr’s Treasure Island
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Richard Carr GAME DEVELOPER:Carr Software GAME PUBLISHER:Carr Software Copyright 1997, Carr Software Richard Carr’s Treasure Island is the second and, unfortunately, last game from Carrsoft, the developer of shareware classic Capture the Flag. The game is based on an intriguing (but little-known) outdoor game invented by…
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Riders of Rohan
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:PSS GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1992, PSS This fun tactical wargame set in the Middle Earth features cool units (including Frodo and Aragorn), varied missions, and good graphics and music. Definitely a “light” game in that there aren’t many field options, and the combat model…
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Rings of Medusa 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Starbyte GAME PUBLISHER:Starbyte Copyright 1990, Starbyte Yet another pair of Amiga cult classics that did poorly on the PC, Rings of Medusa casts you as a prince of the kingdom who must amass armies and find ancient rings to defeat the Medusa that took…
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Rings of Medusa 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Starbyte GAME PUBLISHER:Starbyte Copyright 1991, Starbyte Yet another pair of Amiga cult classics that did poorly on the PC, Rings of Medusa casts you as a prince of the kingdom who must amass armies and find ancient rings to defeat the Medusa that took…
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Rise of The West
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Greg Goheen GAME DEVELOPER:RAW Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:RAW Entertainment Copyright 1994, RAW Entertainment Rise of the West is a fun political wargame based on SPI’s outstanding Empire of the Middle Ages boardgame that focuses on the rise of Western powers at the beginning of the 14th century.…
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Road Hog!
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Teacy GAME PUBLISHER:Homebrew Software Copyright 1995, Homebrew Software One of the wackiest, unique, and fun arcade racing games ever made, the premise of Road Hog! is simple: you’re just an average guy who’s sick of all the “nice driver” charades and decides to vent…
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Robinson’s Requiem
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Silmarils GAME PUBLISHER:Silmarils Copyright 1994, Silmarils This is one of the most intriguing game concepts of all time– and the most frustrating. Your goal is simple: escape from alien planet Alcibiade. The process, however, is an ordeal that will leave masochistic gamers chuckling with…
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RoboCop 3
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Martin Kenwright GAME DEVELOPER:OCEAN GAME PUBLISHER:OCEAN Copyright 1991, OCEAN Licensed from the movie of the same name, you play Robocop, a cyborg cop who must rescue hostages, pursue the bad guys, and eventually save the world from terrorists with your trusty jetpacks. Cut-scenes greatly enhance the…
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Robosport for Windows
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Killam GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1991, Maxis This fast and fun futuristic tactical strategy game is among the best “beer and pretzel” multiplayer games ever made. Despite a disappointing single-player mode (where entering commands for robots takes forever), the game is a lot of…
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Robot Odyssey, The
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Warren Robinett & Ann McCormick GAME DEVELOPER:Learning Company, The GAME PUBLISHER:Learning Company, The Copyright 1984, Learning Company, The This is one of the most original puzzle games ever designed, and my most favorite Apple II game. The objective here is to escape from Robotropolis, a dangerous…
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Robot Rascals
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dani Bunten GAME DEVELOPER:Ozark Softscape GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1987, Ozark Softscape From Brian Moriarty’s tribute to Dani Bunten: “Heart of Africa was to be the last product Ozark ever designed for a single user. In fact, their next design took the multiplayer option to a…
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Rocket Ranger
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kellyn Beck GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1990, Cinemaware Rocket Ranger is Cinemaware’s excellent adaptation of the old “Flash Gordon” comics in which you must stop the Nazis from conquering the world with your trusty rocket pack. Those who expects a good mix of strategy and…
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Rocketeer, The
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Garcia GAME DEVELOPER:NovaLogic GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1991, Disney Undoubtedly one of the best Disney games ever (at least until the release of Jungle Book, The and later platform games), The Rocketeer is based on the retro movie of the same name that is reminiscent of…
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Rodeo Games
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tynesoft GAME PUBLISHER:MicroValue Copyright 1989, MicroValue Rodeo Games is an original collection of mini arcade games based on Western mythos. The mini-games are fun, but unrelated to each other, and the only purpose in the game is to break your own high scores from…
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Roger Rabbit in: Hare Raising Havoc
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:BlueSky Software GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1989, Amblin Entertainment Roger Rabbit returns with a vengeance in this semi-sequel to the average Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Although Hare Raising Havoc is still a platform game, this time Disney vastly improved all the facets of the game,…
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Roller Coaster Rumbler
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tynesoft GAME PUBLISHER:Hi-Tech Expressions Copyright 1990, Hi-Tech Expressions Although many games have suffered due to advancing years, few have fared worse than early polygon-based games. Even in EGA, Tynesoft’s Roller Coaster Rumbler looks bland and insipid. The sparing use of color (probably to aid…
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Rollin
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:SAV Creations GAME PUBLISHER:Homebrew Software Copyright 1995, SAV Creations Rollin is a quick-thinking puzzle game which requires reflexes as well as astute thinking. The object of the game is simple: maneuver the ball from the start (IN) to the goal (OUT). The ball follows…
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Rolling Ronny
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Starbyte GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1993, Micro League In this fun and colorful platform game, your task is to guide youngster Ronny to various locations in town on rollerskates, deftly avoiding fallen objects, malicious skaters, and various other obstacles. The game’s highlight is the…
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Romance of The Three Kingdoms 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kou Shibusawa GAME DEVELOPER:KOEI GAME PUBLISHER:KOEI Copyright 1989, KOEI Without a doubt, KOEI’s flagship Romance of The Three Kingdoms games are some of the best and most original historical strategy games ever made. Based on the classic Chinese epic of the same name, choose to play…
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Romance of The Three Kingdoms 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kou Shibusawa GAME DEVELOPER:KOEI GAME PUBLISHER:KOEI Copyright 1990, KOEI The sequel to KOEI’s excellent Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a somewhat inferior game. As opposed to a balanced gameplay of the first game which requires you to use both strategic and tactical prowess to win,…
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Romance of The Three Kingdoms 3
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kou Shibusawa GAME DEVELOPER:KOEI GAME PUBLISHER:KOEI Copyright 1992, KOEI After the disappointingly easy Romance of Three Kingdoms 2, KOEI revamped the whole engine and introduce many enhancements for the third game in its flagship series. The results are mostly positive, although some might argue that the…
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Romantic Encounters at The Dome
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:MicroIllusions GAME PUBLISHER:MicroIllusions Copyright 1988, MicroIllusions A novel and intriguing attempt to model real-life dating that doesn’t quite pull it off, Romantic Encounters at The Dome seems like a perfect program for anyone who has been rejected by his or her date one too…
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Rommel: Battle for North Africa
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Roger Keating & Ian Trout GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Copyright 1990, Strategic Studies Group (SSG) The battles in North Africa, 1941-1943, were like no other up to that point in World War II. It was fought almost entirely in the…
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Rules of Engagement 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Maurice Molyneaux GAME DEVELOPER:Omnitrend GAME PUBLISHER:Omnitrend Copyright 1991, Omnitrend One of the most replayable games of all time, Rules of Engagement 1 is a strategic starship combat that could be integrated with tactical-level Breach 2. The interface, although logical, is dauntingly detailed. Those who take the…
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Rules of Engagement 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Thomas Carbone & Maurice Molyneaux GAME DEVELOPER:Impressions GAME PUBLISHER:Impressions Copyright 1993, Impressions One of the most replayable games of all time, Rules of Engagement 2is a strategic starship combat that could be integrated with tactical-level Breach 3. The interface, although logical, is dauntingly detailed. Those who…
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S.D.I.
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kellyn Beck GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1988, Cinemaware Arguably one of the worst Cinemaware games ever, S.D.I. gets bogged down with control scheme that is so bad that the typical Cinemaware hallmark of cinematic feel can’t rescue the game from being removed from your hard…
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Safe Opening Simulator
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Locksoft GAME PUBLISHER:Locksoft Copyright 1993, Locksoft Definitely one of the most esoteric sims you’ll ever find, Safe Opening Simulator, as the name implies, lets you try your hands at cracking safes from various European manufacturers. It’s more like a Safecracking 101 course than a…
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Samurai Spirit 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:SNK GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1995, SNK Best known for their Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting series, SNK has been one of the forefather of fighting games (along with Capcom, of course). As we know it today, SNK is the first to develop the…
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Sands of Fire
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Three-Sixty Pacific GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1990, Three-Sixty Pacific An excellent World War 2 tank simulation that went unnoticed by many, Sands of Fire puts you in control of the American tank unit that ranges from 1 to 6 tanks in the war efforts…
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Sango Fighter 1
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Panda Software GAME PUBLISHER:Panda Software Copyright 1994, Panda Software Sango Fighter 1 and 2 are two excellent side-scrolling fighting games from underrated Taiwanese eveloper Panda are based on the epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel (as depicted in KOEI’s classic strategy series). The…
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Sango Fighter 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Panda Software GAME PUBLISHER:Panda Software Copyright 1995, Panda Software Sango Fighter 1 and 2 are two excellent side-scrolling fighting games from underrated Taiwanese eveloper Panda are based on the epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel (as depicted in KOEI’s classic strategy series). The…