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Corporate Machine, The
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brad Wardell GAME DEVELOPER:Stardock Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Take 2 Interactive Copyright 2001, Stardock Systems The Corporate Machine (TCM) is an excellent sequel to Entrepreneur, one of my most favorite business sims. The game is a tweaked version of Stardock’s earlier Business Tycoon, the true sequel to Entrepreneur…
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LightWeight Ninja
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Stardock Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Stardock Systems Copyright 2001, Stardock Systems LightWeight Ninja is a fun, quirky platformer that is one of the best 2D action games I have played in some time. If you are familiar with OS/2 classic Galactic Civilizations or Entrepreneur, you might…
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Hateful Chris: Never Say Buy
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Bourassa & Dana Fortier GAME DEVELOPER:Furious Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Furious Entertainment Copyright 2001, Furious Entertainment One of the most unique (and violent) action games I have ever come across, Hateful Chris: Never Say Buy is an excellent counterculture platformer with plenty of disgusting and amoral elements,…
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Factor X
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Fallen Angel Industries GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Fallen Angel Industries Factor X is a fun free-for-all top-down fragfest that is inspired by Virtually Real’s cult classic Destruction Carnival. As the official site proclaims, the game is “…a massive compilation of a 23 level story…
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Kar-Nage
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Fallen Angel Industries GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Fallen Angel Industries Kar-nage is a fun isometric car combat game from Fallen Angel Industries, indie developers of several excellent freeware titles using the Klik & Play application. The game is the first car combat game released…
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DX-Ball 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Seumas McNally GAME DEVELOPER:Longbow Digital Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Longbow Digital Arts Released as freeware in 1996, Michael Welchs DX-Ball instantly acquires a loyal following and is widely hailed as one of the best Breakout clones ever made. In 1999, Longbow Digital Arts began working…
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Warhammer Epic 40,000: Final Liberation
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ken Lightner GAME DEVELOPER:Holistic Design GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1997, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) First in a series of games based on the famous Games Workshop miniature battle series, Warhammer Epic 40,000: Final Liberation (WHFL) is a great adaptation of the bleak Warhammer 40,000…
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All-American College Football
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Holt & Jeff Holt GAME DEVELOPER:Micro Sports GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1995, Micro Sports All-American College Football is a fun, little-known American football game developed by Micro Sports and published by IBM, back when the PC giant was aggressively entering the PC game market (and from…
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Taso
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Anonymous A cool Chopper Command clone, Taso is a fun little mindless game with two simple goals: destroy your opponents and defend your base. You have a wide range of choppers, each armed with different weapons, as well as…
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X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Zero Gravity GAME PUBLISHER:WizardWorks Copyright 1997, Zero Gravity id Software’s perennial favorite Quake has probably seen more unofficial add-ons and enhancements than any other game. Those of you who play on their servers over the Internet are probably familiar with improvements such as the…
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Robotron: 2084
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eugene Jarvis GAME DEVELOPER:Williams Electronics GAME PUBLISHER:Atari Games Copyright 1984, Williams Electronics Arguably the best “pure” action game ever made, Robotron: 2084 rocketed Eugene Jarvis to fame when it was first released as an arcade game by Williams Electronics in 1982. This PC version, released two…
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Mageslayer
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Daniel Feed GAME DEVELOPER:Raven Software GAME PUBLISHER:GT Interactive Copyright 1997, Raven Software Another underrated released from premier action house Raven Software (most famous for Hexen and Heretic), Mageslayer is an excellent hack ‘n slash-fest that rejuvenates the overhead dungeon hack genre pioneered by Atari’s Gauntlet over…
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Incubation
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andreas Nitsche GAME DEVELOPER:Blue Byte GAME PUBLISHER:Blue Byte Copyright 1997, Blue Byte Incubation is one of the best X-COM-style games ever made – and in my opinion superior to MicroProse’ much better-known X-COM: Apocalypse. The game features a slick interface, challenging single-player missions, flawless multiplayer modes,…
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War Wind II: Human Onslaught
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dreamforge Intertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1998, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) War Wind II: Human Onslaught is a great sequel to one of the most underrated RTS games of all time. PC Gameworld summarizes the game?s strengths and its unfortunate treatment by…
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Super Methane Brothers
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mark Page GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Mark Page Super Methane Brothers is an excellent unofficial PC remake of the fun Amiga 1200 game of the same name. The game is similar to Bubble Bobble in looks and gameplay: you control two cute cartoon characters…
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Watman
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jon Ritman & Kakarot GAME DEVELOPER:OCEAN GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Kakarot Watman is a great remake of Batman, a classic 1986 action/adventure hybrid released only for the Spectrum computer, designed by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond and published by OCEAN. The original Batman is not only…
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Attack of The Mutant Camels
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Minter & John Dow GAME DEVELOPER:Llamasoft GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, John Dow One of the best PC remakes ever, Attack of the Mutant Camels is a wonderful remake of Jeff “Yak” Minter’s classic quirky shooter for the Atari and Commodore 64. The plot: evil aliens…
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Morkin 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Julian Gollop & Anthony Hamilton GAME DEVELOPER:POW Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, Anthony Hamilton Back before the brothers Gollop became world-reknown with a little game called X-COM (a.k.a. UFO: Enemy Unknown), one of their early hits was called Chaos, a revolutionary multiplayer fantasy strategy gem for…
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Gravity Force
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jens Hassler GAME DEVELOPER:Kingsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Jens Hassler Gravity Force is a fun PC remake of an underrated Amiga game of the same name, first released by Kingsoft in 1989. The game’s looks and feel are similar to Scorched Earth: Your mission is to…
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Terep 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Denes Nagymathe GAME DEVELOPER:Invictus GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1998, Invictus Hands down one of the most fun and versatile off-road simulation games ever made, Terep 2 is a wonderful freeware racing game that is amazing on both gameplay and technical levels. Also known as Deformers, the game…
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Motor City
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Max Design GAME PUBLISHER:Max Design Copyright 1995, Max Design The last game developed and published by Austrian developer Max Design before they were bought out by Sunflowers, Motor City (marketed in Germany as Oldtimer) is an excellent simulation of the car industry that is…
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UFO
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Bruce Artwick GAME DEVELOPER:subLOGIC GAME PUBLISHER:subLOGIC Copyright 1989, subLOGIC One of the most unique flight sims ever made, UFO lets you pilot a flying saucer from outer space (although the picture on the box cover looks more like a stealth fighter to me). The game description…
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Europe in Flames
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jim Rose & Bob McNamara GAME DEVELOPER:Talonsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Talonsoft Copyright 1998, Talonsoft Some publishers sure know how to milk the cash cow. First they release a game that gathers a loyal following. Then they re-release the game in many variations, with engine tweaks, different backgrounds, and…
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Powball
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Anthony Hamilton & Roger Wong GAME DEVELOPER:POW Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Anthony Hamilton Powball is one of the best Breakout clones I have ever seen, freeware or otherwise. The game introduces a lot of fun elements to the paddle-and-ball formula, including a simultaneous 2 player…
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Kings of the Beach
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Abbot & Nana Chambers GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, Michael Abbot & Nana Chambers Kings of The Beach is a great beach volleyball game from Electronic Arts that remains to this day one of the only game of its kind. (There are…
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Deluxe Ski Jump 2.0
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jussi Koskela GAME DEVELOPER:Mediamond GAME PUBLISHER:Mediamond Copyright 2001, Jussi Koskela Undoubtedly the very best ski jumping simulation ever made for a computer, Deluxe Ski Jump 2.0 is an amazingly addictive shareware underdog from Finnish designer Jussi Koskela, published by Mediamond (now apparently defunct). Thanks to precisely…
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Rally-Sport
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jukka J?k?l? GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Jukka J?k?l? One of the best rally games ever made, Rally-Sport is a great 3D rally game with excellent vector graphics. The game is very accessible, with smooth graphics, great controls, and a ton of cars and options…
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Sopwith
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Clark GAME DEVELOPER:BMB Compuscience GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1984, BMB Compuscience Two of the best-loved “cult classics” of all time, Sopwith and its much-improved successor, Sopwith 2 are classic CGA games that gave birth to the genre of flying-planes-to-destroy-stuff. Among the now-legendary gameplay, the original Sopwith…
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Sopwith 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Clark GAME DEVELOPER:BMB Compuscience GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1985, BMB Compuscience Two of the best-loved “cult classics” of all time, Sopwith and its much-improved successor, Sopwith 2 are classic CGA games that gave birth to the genre of flying-planes-to-destroy-stuff. Among the now-legendary gameplay, the original Sopwith…
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Sopwith: The Author’s Edition
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Clark GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, David Clark Sopwith: The Author’s Edition is a greatly modified version of the original freeware classic Sopwith with the following features: Faster framerate Novice (with unlimited ammo/no stalls) and Expert mode for Single Player Includes new sprites (bullet…
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Hopmon
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:JJ Soft GAME PUBLISHER:JJ Soft Copyright 2000, JJ Soft Excellent 3D anime action game from JJ Soft, one of the best (and most obscure) shareware developers today. The review at Rocket Download says all about this great underdog: “Hopmon is a brilliant combination of…
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PetWings
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:JJ Soft GAME PUBLISHER:JJ Soft Copyright 1999, JJ Soft PetWings is a cool vertical shooter similar to Galaxian, except with crisper graphics and awesome anime style which is reminiscent of the famous Twinbee series on the console. The basic premise is simple: shoot everything…
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WinBolo
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Morrison & Stuart Cheshire GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, John Morrison & Stuart Cheshire One of the best Macintosh games ever made is Bolo, a great game of tank combat for up to 16 players. WinBolo is an excellent Windows port of this Mac…
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Corncob 3D
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Pie in The Sky GAME PUBLISHER:MVP Software Copyright 1992, Pie in The Sky One of the best shareware air combat games ever made, Corncob 3D (a.k.a. Corncob Deluxe, name of the registered version) is a great 3D flight sim set in an alternate world…
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Free Combat
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Nyman GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, John Nyman Outstanding freeware gem by John Nyman that is not very (read: not at all) well-known. Free Combat is a cool top-down combat simulation with a great feature not seen in any other game: a realistic line…
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Bubble Pop
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Christian Bj?rkqvist GAME DEVELOPER:Software of Sweden GAME PUBLISHER:Webfoot Technologies Copyright 1997, Software of Sweden Bubble Pop is a great clone of Bubble Bobble, with some unique touches. Your mission is to rescue Bublina and the world from The Evil One (definitely the most unique name ever…
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DOOM 2D
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Anonymous Ever want to know what DOOM would be like if it were made as 2D side-scrolling shooter? Well, now you can! DOOM 2D is an excellent fan-made game based on id’s perennial favorite, featuring everything you love about…
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Orbiter 2001
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Martin Schweiger GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Martin Schweiger When BAO/Microsoft released Microsoft Space Simulator in 1994, the game became and instant classic among fans of realistic space simulators. The game lets you pilot a huge variety of spacecrafts, ranging from NASA shuttles to futuristic…
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AT-Robots
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Toton III GAME DEVELOPER:NecroBones Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Ed Toton III A fun game in the spirit of Origins’ OMEGA and other programming games, AT-Robots (short for Advanced T-Robots) is a fun and educational game that tests your programming skill by pitting the robot…
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Luigi & Spaghetti
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Topo Soft GAME PUBLISHER:Topo Soft Copyright 1991, Topo Soft One of the least-known platformers of all time is this excellent cartoonish game from Spanish developer Topo Soft, starring the long overlooked Mario brother from Nintendo’s best-known series. Luigi & Spaghetti sees our hero stomp…
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Mad Mix 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Topo Soft GAME PUBLISHER:Topo Soft Copyright 1990, Topo Soft Fun, unassuming sequel to Mad Mix, Topo Soft’s interesting Pac-Man clone. In this second outing, the Spanish version of Pac-Man is presented in outstanding isometric graphics, with the third dimension used to great effects: our…
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Luigi en Circusland
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Topo Soft GAME PUBLISHER:Topo Soft Copyright 1993, Topo Soft Sequel to Topo Soft’s excellent by underrated Luigi & Spaghetti, this second unofficial outing of Mario’s underrated brother is unfortunately not as fun as the first. In Luigi en Circusland, you will guide Luigi as…
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Navcom 6
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Norman & Robert Bonifacio GAME DEVELOPER:COSMI GAME PUBLISHER:COSMI Copyright 1988, COSMI Mediocre naval simulation that is based on a unique viewpoint: defend the Persian Gulf in a Navy Cruiser. Despite this intriguing setting, Navcom 6 is disappointingly limited: there are only 3 missions in the…
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Michel Futbol Master & Super Skills
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jose Quesada GAME DEVELOPER:Dinamic Multimedia GAME PUBLISHER:Dinamic Multimedia Copyright 1993, Dinamic Multimedia This is a rare PC version including two excellent football (soccer to you Americans ;)) games for the Spectrum: Michel Futbol Master and Super Skills, both of which are sadly very little known outside…
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Tank Attack
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Henrik Andersson GAME DEVELOPER:CDS GAME PUBLISHER:CDS Copyright 1990, CDS A good PC conversion of a fun “light” boardgame-style tank simulation for the BBC Micro and Amiga computers. Your goal is simple: annihilate up to 3 other players in a tanks-only strategic warfare. The graphics are nothing…
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Rally Championship
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Inside Team GAME PUBLISHER:Flair Copyright 1994, Inside Team Rally Championship is a decent rally racing sim from Inside Team, published by Flair in 1994. The game’s strengths lie more in the excellent choice of cars and racing locales than actual car physics. The goal…