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From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dynamix GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1994, Dynamix Battledrome is the first release in Dynamix? MetalTech giant-robots universe that bears more than a passing resemblance to FASA?s BattleTech. Fortunately, the game is strong enough to be able to stand on its own without a FASA…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Synergistic Software GAME PUBLISHER:Arcadia Copyright 1991, Arcadia N.Y. Warriors is a fun top-down shooter that recalls Quicksilver’s Heavy Barrel, although it is much less well-known. If you’ve played Konami / Data East / CAPCOM arcade games, you already know the drill: as a lone…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Omegavision GAME PUBLISHER:Starbyte Copyright 1990, Starbyte Crown is a nice oldie platformer by the chaps from StarByte. Travel through various countries all over the world (stages that is) and “fight” for the crown in each of the six countries. A fun game with varied…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Thomas Pytel GAME DEVELOPER:Epic Megagames GAME PUBLISHER:Epic Megagames Copyright 1993, Epic Megagames Zone 66 is a great overhead shooter that takes the genre to another level with 360-degree freedom of movement. Featuring furious gameplay, funky techno soundtrack and plenty of options, Zone 66 is one of…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Freeware EmPipe is a fun Windows 95/98 version of classic Pipe Dreams connect-the-pipes game. The objective is simple: connect pipe sections to let water flow from the start to finish. Pipe tiles are given at random, and you can…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Presage Software GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1995, Presage Software Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks’ Revenge is the new and improved version of Lode Runner: The Legend Returns. Developed and released in 1995 by Presage (now Human Code), makers of The Legend Returns and…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Brainchild Design GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1998, Brainchild Design Jump n Bump is a simple platform game for from two to four players. Each player controls a bunny, and has controls to walk the bunny left and right, or jump. The only goal is to…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game A great remake of classic Tapper arcade game, Falcon Beertender is a wonderful, addictive coffee-break game from E-Game, Swedish developer with a novel business model: they create free, promotional games for companies who are interested in promoting brand…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:CyberStuff GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, CyberStuff Finally, someone developed a game with a hero worth fighting for. Forget Lara Croft, I’m talking about a humble pint of lager. Beer: Barstool Adventures is a fun little freeware game that casts you as a beer mug…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Freeware X-Fools: Abduct This! is a great Shockwave game from Palladium Interactive. This unusual X-Files spoof puts a twist on the familiar kill-all-alien shooter genre. Instead of shooting the aliens, you are yourself and alien in this game. As…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, E-Game Yahoo! Balloon Circus is yet another small, fun freeware gem from promotional game developer E-Game. Once again, the ties between the product the game promote and the game itself are quite ingeniously presented: remember those colorful balloons on…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Biebersoft GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Biebersoft Super Mario vs. NWO World Tour is a competent fan-made spoof of WCW vs. NWO Nintendo 64 game. SMNWO attempts to bring some of the fun of the original side-scrollers back, and it largely succeeds, while slipping Sonic…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hypnovista GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Cartoon Network A simple, slick side-scrolling platformer starring The Jetsons, everyone’s favorite space age family. George is running late and there’s bumper-to-bumper traffic on the intergalactic interstate. But he still has to drop off Elroy at the Little Dipper…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, E-Game Another solid entry in E-Game’s line of free promotional games. Statoil Service Station, as its name implies, is sponsored by Statoil, Norway’s biggest oil company. You are a male or female attendant (your choice) at a Statoil petro…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game Another cool promotional gem from prolific developer E-Game, this time sponsored by SAS, premier Scandinavian airline. True to its sponsor’s nature of business, SAS Baggage Claim puts you in the role of baggage claim clerk at a nondescript…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game A fun Frogger clone, sponsored by Trygg-Hansa, Sweden’s second-largest insurer. Developer E-Game really has a knack for creating game concepts that match the sponsor’s business, and Trygg-Hansa is no exception. What better game to represent the importance of…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game Yet another fun little gem from E-Game, promotional game developer extraordinaire. This time the sponsor is Galleria, an Internet shopping portal run by GulaSidorna, Sweden’s premier Yellow Pages. In-game description goes as follows: “It’s not always as easy…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game An early promotional game from E-Game, Eduman is a straightforward Pac-Man clone with no innovation. Gobble up dots, avoid flies– that’s about it. Fortunately the company would get much better at making promotional games that add a twist…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game Similar to Eduman, Expertris is a straightforward ripoff of a well-known game. In this case, the game is Tetris, and the clone plays like an exact replica, only with different graphics. No frills or twists of any kind..…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game The first of two promotional titles sponsored by Norwegian oil giant Statoil, Statoil Ice Hockey is a fun, mindless Qix clone. In the game’s language: “The objective of the game is to limit the space for the referee…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game One of E-Game’s earliest promotional freeware titles, GulaSidorna Super Finder is an okay action game sponsored by GulaSidorna, Sweden’s premier Yellow Pages. Gameplay is simple, as the in-game instruction states: “Your mission is to visit some facilities in…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game DOF Messenger is a simple Donkey Kong clone sponsored by DOF, Sweden’s premier mobile phone company. Navigate the DOF man from the mobile to the computer by riding the electric circuit line, while avoiding sparks by jumping over…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game A simple but fun Space Invaders clone, the second game E-Game designed for DOF, Sweden’s premier mobile phone company. In DOF Invaders, you shoot keys from the phone’s keypad instead of aliens. The numbers shoot “#” and “*”…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game Sumo Carrier is a humorous delivery game designed by E-Game for Sumo, Sweden’s premier electronic products retailer (similar to Best Buy in the US). From the in-game description: “Help Sumo deliver all the nice things people has ordered…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game A cute little game from E-Game, leading promotional game developers. Sponsored by Swedish energy giant Sydkraft, your mission in Sydkraft Energy Saver is– not surprisingly– to help the little light bulb Elvis to turn off the lights in…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game A fun Pac-Man clone sponsored by Ericsson, one of the world’s largest mobile phone companies. Your goal in Ericsson Mobile Travel is to visit as many major cities as you possibly can during your holidays (by just travelling…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, E-Game A straightforward Paperboy clone, designed by E-Game for Dagens Nyheter (aka DN), Sweden’s premier newspaper. From the in-game description: “Help the news delivery boy to deliver the newspapers to all subscribers in the neighborhood. You have to place…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game Another arcade game clone by E-Game, this time the victi– err– inspiration is Taito’s Arkanoid. Instead of just ripping of gameplay directly from the arcade game as they have done in the past, E-Game this time includes some…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:E-Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, E-Game Each new promotional game release from E-Game gets better and better, and Teracom Digital TV is no exception. Sponsored by Swedish telecom giant Teracom, Teracom Digital TV is a fun puzzle game. The goal is as follows “Your…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Apocalypse Inc. GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Apocalypse Inc. Mean Bean Machine 2000 is an excellent unofficial PC remake of popular Megadrive/Genesis Tetris-style puzzler Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine (aka Puyo Puyo in Asia). Gameplay is simple, but addictive: little blobs fall in pairs at…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Dow GAME DEVELOPER:Ultimate Play the Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, John Dow Pssst is an outstanding remake of the classic Spectrum game of the same name. Gameplay typifies the style that Ultimate Play the Game was famous for: simple, yet addictive. You play Robbie, a…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Dow GAME DEVELOPER:Ultimate Play the Game GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, John Dow Yet another flawless unofficial remake of a classic on Spectrum computer. In Cookie, you control Charlie, a little chef (not a Happy Eater). Your goal: zoom around the screen shooting the floating ingredients…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:The Oliver Twins GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:Codemasters Copyright 1992, Codemasters Fans of Spectrum computers would recall that Codemasters’ Dizzy series were some of the best games ever made for that computer. Created by a quirky pair of designers who call themselves The Oliver Twins, the series…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:The Oliver Twins GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:Codemasters Copyright 1993, Codemasters Fans of Spectrum computers would recall that Codemasters’ Dizzy series were some of the best games ever made for that computer. Created by a quirky pair of designers who call themselves The Oliver Twins, the series…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:The Oliver Twins GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:Codemasters Copyright 1993, Codemasters Fans of Spectrum computers would recall that Codemasters’ Dizzy series were some of the best games ever made for that computer. Created by a quirky pair of designers who call themselves The Oliver Twins, the series…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Atari Games GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1996, Atari Games Back in the early 1980s, Atari’s Tempest was one of the best-selling games on both home systems and in the arcades. Given the current prettier-means-better thinking in the computer games industry, it’s no small wonder that…

From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Konami GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1988, Konami Jackal is a decent PC port of another NES classic from Konami, although with much inferior graphics and sounds. The plot is as banal as any other Rambo-style game, but here it is anyway: you are a commando…