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Hunting Season, The
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Erik Zetterberg & Anders Bjork GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Freeware Hunting Season is an amusing shooting gallery game where the idea is to kill the maximum number of elks before they destroy your tower. Luckily there is no shortage of electronic elks, so environmentalists…
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Macadam Bumper
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Remi Herbulot GAME DEVELOPER:ERE Informatique GAME PUBLISHER:Kingsoft Copyright 1987, ERE Informatique Macadam Bumper is a very early pinball simulation with the nice option to create your own pinball tables. For its time quite nice, although ball physics are not comparable with today’s standards. It was designed…
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Giana Family
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andreas Kahn GAME DEVELOPER:Rainbow Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Andreas Kahn Giana Family is a great PC version of the famous Rainbow Arts classic that never made it beyond the Commodore 64. Andreas Kahn has pulled off something very few people can do: create a PC…
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SouthPark Mario Brothers: Enhanced Edition
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Joe Dixon GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Joe Dixon Although Nintendo never made a PC port of its console-only blockbuster Super Mario Brothers, PC gamers have access to many unauthorized “PC versions” programmed by zealous fans. SouthPark Super Mario Brothers is one of the better…
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Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mindscape GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1995, Mindscape As the game title implies, Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing is an arcade style racer for Windows starring F1 racer of the same name. The game doesn’t offer much to the simulation freak, but if you’re looking for…
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Marco Polo
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:I-Motion GAME PUBLISHER:I-Motion Copyright 1995, I-Motion Set in Asia during the Middle Ages, you play the role of an aspiring merchant in I-Motion’s Marco Polo, one of the most obscure games from the company. By buying low and selling high and completing missions entrusted…
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England Football Championship
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Grand Slam GAME PUBLISHER:Grand Slam Copyright 1991, Grand Slam One of the most poorly designed and poorly conceived footie games ever made, England Football Championship has very little to recommend, except for the ability to take control of the full England squad — but…
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Golden Axe
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Synthetic Dimensions GAME PUBLISHER:SEGA Copyright 1990, SEGA Decent conversion of SEGA’s smash hit arcade beat’em up Golden Axe… decent for PC standards of that time, that is. At least the VGA graphics are faithful although gameplay is far inferior to the original…. “Inferior” is…
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Bombuzal
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Image Works GAME PUBLISHER:Mirrorsoft Copyright 1989, Mirrorsoft Bombuzal is a fun puzzle game by Image Works that plays like a cross between classic Boulderdash and Dynablaster. The goal is to destroy all the bombs on each level without hurting yourself. The game plays more…
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Beethoven’s 2nd
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hi-Tech Expressions GAME PUBLISHER:Hi-Tech Expressions Copyright 1993, Hi-Tech Expressions This game is simply utterly, ridiculously horrible. Woof! Not worth buying or downloading for free. In short, Beethoven’s 2nd is a cutesy platformer based on a second-rate family movie about a likeable dog. You play…
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Fire and Ice
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Braybrook GAME DEVELOPER:Graftgold GAME PUBLISHER:Graftgold Copyright 1993, Graftgold Not to be confused with puzzle game of the similar name (Fire ‘n Ice) that was released for the Nintendo, Graftgold’s Fire and Ice is a competent PC translation of the hit Amiga platform game. The plot,…
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Rick Dangerous
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Long GAME DEVELOPER:Core Design GAME PUBLISHER:Core Design Copyright 1989, Core Design Classic puzzling platform game and one of the first bigger hits by Core Design. Obviously a bit inspired by Indiana Jones, Rick Dangerous is a very addicting game with many nice twists and touches.…
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Rick Dangerous 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Long GAME DEVELOPER:Core Design GAME PUBLISHER:MicroStyle Copyright 1990, Core Design Nice follow-up to Rick Dangerous, this time more akin to old aliens-invade-the-Earth movies than to Indiana Jones, but gameplay retains the same addictive action/puzzle blend of the original. After the archaeological antics of Rick’s first…
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Dimo’s Quest
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Boeder GAME PUBLISHER:Boeder Copyright 1993, Boeder A fun Chip’s Challenge clone with some nice twists, Dimo’s Quest continues Boeder’s knack at replicating classic games and enhance their play value (their first release was Subtrade: Return to Irata, a fun trading game inspired by M.U.L.E.).…
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StarGlider
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jez San GAME DEVELOPER:Argonaut Software GAME PUBLISHER:Rainbird Copyright 1986, Argonaut Software StarGlider is the legendary (for non-PC systems that is) wireframe 3D action shooter developed by Argonaut Software and Realtime Games. One of the first of its kind ever. As typical for many games of that…
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StarGlider 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jez San GAME DEVELOPER:Argonaut Software GAME PUBLISHER:MicroPlay Copyright 1989, Argonaut Software StarGlider 2 is an incredible successor to the classic space sim StarGlider, sporting significant improvements over its predecessor. This time you can travel between planets, fight space pirates, trade cargo you got from destroyed ships…
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Tristan Pinball
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:George Snowman GAME DEVELOPER:LittleWing GAME PUBLISHER:Amtex Copyright 1991, LittleWing A decent pinball game from Amtex that is short on graphics and animation but long on gameplay, Tristan Pinball is billed as a “solid state pinball simulation,” and it actually comes quite close to that claim. The…
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History Line: 1914-1918
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Blue Byte GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1993, Blue Byte History Line (released as The Great War: 1914 – 1918 in the US by SSI) is a World War 1 tactical wargame based on an improved and modified engined used in Blue Byte’s…
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Wolfpack
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Garcia GAME DEVELOPER:NovaLogic GAME PUBLISHER:Brderbund Copyright 1990, John Garcia Mediocre WWII naval combat simulation, Wolfpack offers you the command of German U-boats, US destroyers, freighters and tankers. Good graphics for its time can’t hide many glaring omissions that are prerequisite for great sub sims, such…
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Team Suzuki
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Karl West & Alex Davis GAME DEVELOPER:Imagitec Design GAME PUBLISHER:Gremlin Copyright 1991, Gremlin Team Suzuki is a decent motorcycle racing simulation by Gremlin. All objects in the game including bikes and drivers are polygons except your dashboard, which is bitmapped. They are smooth and fast, however…
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Tesserae
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Inline Design GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1993, GameTek Tesserae is a very hard puzzle/logic game. The game rules look fairly complicated at first, but once you got used to the game principle, it can get really addicting. You’ve got to basically clear a board by…
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Syndicate
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Sean Cooper GAME DEVELOPER:Bullfrog GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1993, Bullfrog Syndicate is an outstanding, incredibly atmospheric action-strategy game by Bullfrog, one of the best of its kind. The game is set in a bleak future where “Syndicates” control the world. You’re a young executive in a…
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Syndicate Wars
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bullfrog GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1996, Bullfrog Released 3 years after its classic cyberpunk predecessor, Syndicate Wars continues the story that began in Syndicate, with significant improvements all around. From the ashes of the syndicates destroyed in the first game emerged the ultimate victor,…
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Birds of Prey
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Argonaut Software GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1992, Argonaut Software Birds of Prey is a fairly complex combat flight simulator by Argonaut Software, featuring a lot of different planes and missions. The Amiga version contained a breathtaking intro that is sadly completely missing in the…
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Trinity
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Moriarty GAME DEVELOPER:Infocom GAME PUBLISHER:Infocom Copyright 1986, Infocom My second most favorite Infocom game (after Steve Meretzsky’s A Mind Forever Voyaging) and undoubtedly one of the best games ever made in any genre, Trinity is a forgotten classic that combines astute literary metaphors, excellent prose,…
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Wishbringer [Solid Gold]
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Moriarty GAME DEVELOPER:Infocom GAME PUBLISHER:Infocom Copyright 1987, Infocom Wishbringer is probably the most underrated game to have sprung from the fertile imagination Brian “Professor” Moriarty, of Loom fame. In contrast with Moriarty’s earlier philosophical classic Trinity, Wishbringer is a whimsical, light-hearted fantasy game designed with…
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Adventure Construction Set
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stuart Smith GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1987, Stuart Smith As its name implies, Adventure Construction Set is a program that allows you to create your own “adventure.” The result is really an RPG, due to heavy emphasis on monsters and statistics. As a…
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Hammer of The Gods
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ken Lightner GAME DEVELOPER:Holistic Design GAME PUBLISHER:New World Computing Copyright 1995, New World Computing One of the best and most original turn-based strategy games ever made, Holistic Design’s Hammer of the Gods is an addictive empire-building game set in the world of Norse mythology. Despite it…
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Operation Carnage
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Patrick Maidorn GAME DEVELOPER:Midnight Synergy GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, Midnight Synergy Operation Carnage is a fun top-down shooter that rivals Team 17’s classic Alien Breed in addictiveness and sheer fun. The plot– if you are interested in such superfluous “fodder”– is nothing we haven’t seen before.…
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Tubular Worlds
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dongleware GAME PUBLISHER:Dongleware Copyright 1994, Dongleware Tubular Worlds is a fairly popular shareware side-scrolling shooter that unfortunately is never well-known in the United States. The game features veriety of weapons and enemies in 4 different episodes totalling 16 levels. As the official page describes…
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Inner Worlds
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Joe Hitchens & Bryan Ford GAME DEVELOPER:Sleepless Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1994, Sleepless Software Inner Worlds is a fun, very atmospheric shareware game that rivals Konami’s classic Castlevania and features a few nice twists to the tried-and-true concept. You play a scantily-clad Nikita, who has the…
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Extase
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Remi Herbulot GAME DEVELOPER:Cryo Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1990, Virgin Interactive The first game released under the Cyro label, ex-Exxos. Extase is a great action/logic game – remotely similar to the popular locomotion game in principle. The concept is very hard to describe– suffice to…
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Killerball
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Microids GAME PUBLISHER:Microids Copyright 1991, Microids Decent action sports game – futuristic and brutal, comparable with Speedball 2, although miles away from its quality and fun. Instead of a square playing field, Killerball plays in a round arena. It is a rather violent game,…
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688 Attack Sub
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John W. Ratcliff GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, John Ratcliff 688 Attack Sub is a classic modern submarine simulation which puts you in command of either the American Los Angeles or the Soviet Alfa class nuclear-powered submarines. Most of the systems you would…
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Shinobi
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Rosenblatt & Mark Sutton-Smith GAME DEVELOPER:SEGA GAME PUBLISHER:SEGA Copyright 1989, SEGA SEGA’s popular side-scrolling arcade game converted to the IBM-PC. You slip into the role of Jo-Musashi, a modern ninja who’s off to rescue hostages and to kill everything on screen with your shuriken and…
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Sleepwalker
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:OCEAN GAME PUBLISHER:OCEAN Copyright 1994, OCEAN One of the most unique platform games ever made, Sleepwalker was OCEAN’s final game before being bought out by French software giant Infogrames. You are Ralph, the ever-faithful dog (yes, dog) who must lead your master safely home…
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Cool Croc Twins
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Wood GAME DEVELOPER:Arcade Masters GAME PUBLISHER:Empire Interactive Copyright 1992, Arcade Masters Cool Croc Twins is a cute little platformer that has never heard of the wonders of gravity. 😉 The two crocodile stars of this game, Punk and Funk, have a big problem. Their girlfriend,…
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Whizz
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Flair GAME PUBLISHER:Flair Copyright 1994, Flair Whizz is a colorful isometric platform game that lives up to Flair’s usual graphics standards, although unfortunately lacking in playability. You are Whizz, a cartoon rabbit who must quickly negotiate network of platforms and obstacles to finish a…
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Ultimate Soccer Manager
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Lester GAME DEVELOPER:Impressions GAME PUBLISHER:Impressions Copyright 1995, Impressions First in an underrated series of soccer management sims, David Lester’s Ultimate Soccer Manager was released with little fanfare in Europe, although it manages enough success to warrant a few more sequels, the latest being 1998 edition…
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Socrates
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Advanced Software Technologies GAME PUBLISHER:Advanced Software Technologies Copyright 1993, Advanced Software Technologies One of the most famous computer chess engines ever created, Socrates 3.0 is the engine behind EA’s underrated Kasparov’s Gambit and was, in mid ’80s, THE engine commonly considered the best chess…