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Rock & Bach Studio
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Binary Zoo Copyright 1993, Binary Zoo The last release from underrated edutainment developer Electronic Zoo is a great all-in-one music game and application with virtually unlimited playability. Rock & Bach Studio has two major components: music education, and music making. As part…
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BlockCAD
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Anders Isaksson GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, Anders Isaksson BlockCAD is one of those rare programs that make you explain why didnt anyone think of this sooner?! when you see it. This is not a game per se, but a very cool model-building program that…
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Happy End
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Beppi Menozzi GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Beppi Menozzi Happy End is an excellent PC version of Othello (a.k.a. Reversi) board game with a twist: instead of letting you play a full game against the computer, it lets you replay the endgames from a selection…
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WZebra
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gunnar Andersson GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Gunnar Andersson WZebra is an excellent PC game of Othello (a.k.a. Reversi) board game that offers a good range of difficulty levels, from beginner to expert. In addition to strong AI, the game offers many useful features, including…
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Trimok
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:A. Ollikainen & J. Ollikainen GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, A. Ollikainen & J. Ollikainen Trimok is an excellent and unique board game based on the well-known Japanese game of ?jan-ken-pon? (scissors-paper-rock) that we all play as kids. The objective is similar to Chess: two…
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Carvin
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Hoffman GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1998, Paul Hoffman Carvin is a freeware snowboarding game for DOS that is fast, fun, and very easy to learn. Your goal in game is to clear through 10 hills, while scoring points by collecting ‘tokens that are scattered…
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Solidarnosc
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:California Dreams GAME PUBLISHER:California Dreams Copyright 1991, California Dreams One of the most obscure political sims ever made, Solidarnosc is an intriguing strategy game based on the workers’ movement of the same name between 1956 and 1981 that brought about the establishment of free…
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Stalin’s Dilemma
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Bever GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Ed Bever Many oldtime wargamers will surely remember Ed Bever,designer of many classic wargames such as Command Series (with Sid Meier) for MicroProse and No Greater Glory for SSI. After a long hiatus from commercial PC gaming, Mr.…
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Grand Slam Bridge
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cybron Corporation GAME PUBLISHER:Cybron Corporation Copyright 1986, Cybron Corporation One of the earliest bridge games for PC, Cybron’s Grand Slam Bridge is an excellent game that set new standards in the genre– all with only ASCII characters. The game offers plenty of options and…
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Grand Slam Bridge II
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cybron Corporation GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1992, Cybron Corporation Excellent sequel to Grand Slam Bridge released after a long 6-year gap. This time, the game sports a revamped engine, outstanding VGA graphics, a much stronger AI, and plenty of new options. The game lets…
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Boppin Deluxe
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jennifer Reitz & Stephen Lepisto GAME DEVELOPER:Accursed Toys GAME PUBLISHER:Apogee Copyright 1994, Accursed Toys One of Apogee’s most underrated games, Boppin is a fun puzzler that grows on you as you play, even though the learning curve is somewhat steep. Games Domain’s
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River Raid Remake
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Carol Shaw GAME DEVELOPER:Activision GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Unknown This is an obscure but excellent PC remake of Atari 2600 classic River Raid, a game that proves once and for all that female designers can design great action games as well as men. If you haven’t…
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Spryjinx
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jason Heim GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Jason Heim Spryjinx is a small freeware gem that combines elements from two Atari 2600 classics, Quick step and Q-Bert, into a charming and fun reflex-oriented puzzler. The object of the game is to either score more points…
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Baroll
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Robin Burrows GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Robin Burrows Baroll is a fun little freeware underdog that plays like Pipes and similar games such as Connect 4. Baroll has one major difference from these games: the tiles are hexagonal. This makes for a much more…
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Laboratory of Life
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jennifer Reitz & Stephen Lepisto GAME DEVELOPER:Accursed Toys GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Accursed Toys Laboratory of Life is a fun and very cute implementation of the famous rules of artificial life developed by mathematician J.H. Conway in the 1970’s. In case you have never heard of…
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Psim
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:R. Van Loock GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, R. Van Loock PSim (short from Particle Simulator) is a primitive artificial life simulation that nonetheless is both interesting and fun. It is based on objects, called particles, which interact with each other in a 2D world.…
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Hard Hat Mack
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Abbot & Matthew Alexander GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1984, Michael Abbot & Matthew Alexander Hard Hat Mack is a classic platform game in the style of Donkey Kong or Miner 2049er that deserves much more attention than sales figures suggest. Your objective…
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Indianapolis 500
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Kaemmer GAME DEVELOPER:Papyrus Design Group GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, Papyrus Design Group Indianapolis 500 is the first racing game by Papyrus Design Group, designers of modern-day classics like NASCAR Racing and IndyCar Racing. It’s basically an excellent 3D simulation of the 25-mile Indianapolis 500.…
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World Tour Golf
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Evan Robinson & Paul Reiche III GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1986, Evan Robinson & Paul Reiche III World Tour Golf is a solid oldie golf sim by Electronic Arts, co-designed by Paul Reiche III (Archon, Starflight). The game lets you play over a…
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Operation Combat
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Scott Lamb GAME DEVELOPER:Merit Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Merit Studios Copyright 1991, Merit Studios Operation Combat is a decent entry-level wargame that, according to veteran wargamer M.E. Brooks, “.did nothing really well, although it was one of the first to emphasize modem play.” The game does have a…
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Lemmings for Windows 95
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Russell Kay GAME DEVELOPER:DMA Design GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1995, Psygnosis Similar to CivNET, Lemmings for Windows 95 is an excellent re-release of a blockbuster game (or in this case, 2 games) with some significant facelift that unfortunately wasn’t as successful as the original. This is probably…
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Killing Time
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:LogicWare GAME PUBLISHER:Studio 3DO Copyright 1997, LogicWare Killing Time is a fun FPS that deserves much more attention than it received in the market. This interesting DOOM clone puts you on a journey in search for answers as to what happened one summer evening…
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Raiden II
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Peter Sills GAME DEVELOPER:Cyberfront Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Kinesoft Development Copyright 1997, Seibu Kaihatsu Raiden II is an excellent sequel to Raiden, one of the best shoot em-ups ever made. The game is not very well known due to its limited distribution (sold in Japan only, ported by…
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Mad Dog McCree
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:CapDisc GAME PUBLISHER:American Laser Games Copyright 1993, American Laser Games Mad Dog McCree is a fun Western romp that introduces the popular “rail shooter” genre in arcades to PC gamers. The premise: become the lawman and clear the town of Mad Dog McCree and…
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Tank Arena
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jorrit Rouw? GAME DEVELOPER:3.14 Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, 3.14 Software Ka-BOOM! Flames burst forth from the newly-placed atomic bomb and the train is now nothing but melted steel and ash. “Mission successful!” dominates the screen, as your tank happily drives off the screen. This is…
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Tapan Kaikki
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Allu GAME DEVELOPER:Error Free Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Error Free Productions You grip the pistol between your sweaty fingers and wait anxiously for the person to turn the corner. There he is! Soon the whole area is full of light, blood and the smell of…
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Screamer
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Antonio Farina GAME DEVELOPER:Graffiti GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1995, Graffiti Screamer is a great arcade racer in the style of Namco’s Ridge Racer or Sega’s Daytona USA – though way better than the PC conversion of the latter one. From MobyGames? description: ?Screamer is a traditional…
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Destruction Derby
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Martin Edmondson GAME DEVELOPER:Reflections Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1995, Psygnosis Destruction Derby is an excellent carnage-cum-racing game in the same vein as Carmageddon. The goal is not only to win, but to total your enemies while surviving yourself. The pure racing aspects of Destruction Derby are…
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Simpson GAME DEVELOPER:Psygnosis GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1993, Psygnosis One of the worst games from Psygnosis, Bram Stokers Dracula is a lackluster first-person shooter with minimal adventure elements. The plot: legions of the undead are rising from their graves, and it’s your job to put a…
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Taipan!
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Art Canfil GAME DEVELOPER:Mega-micro Computers GAME PUBLISHER:Mega-micro Computers Copyright 1982, Avalanche Productions One of my most favorite Apple II games ever and one of the best trading/economic games ever made, bar none, Taipan! is a masterpiece from Art Canfil and Mega-micro Computers that turned many gamers…
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Postman Pat 3
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Alternative GAME PUBLISHER:Alternative Copyright 1992, BBC Enterprises Postman Pat 3 is a lackluster conversion of a lackluster Amstrad CPC/Atari ST game of the same name, which concludes the Postman Pat series that started out quite promisingly in 1988. The series is based on the…
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Pizza Worm
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Sami Lehtinen GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Sami Lehtinen One of the best Snakes/Nibbles clones ever made, Pizza Worm is a great freeware gem that has become a cult favorite since its release in 1995. If you havent been gaming long enough to have played…
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WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Acclaim Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Acclaim Entertainment Copyright 1995, Bally Midway WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game is an excellent conversion of the popular Bally Midway arcade game of the same name. In contrast to some earlier duds such as Judge Dredd, Acclaim got itself together this…
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Crazy Cows
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Runt Time GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Runt Time Crazy Cows is a fun, tongue-in-cheek turn-based strategy game that pits gray cows against brown cows in a battle for survival. Your goal is to annihilate all opposing cows on the map with your cow soldiers.…
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Anyone for Cards?
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Capstone GAME PUBLISHER:Capstone Copyright 1993, Capstone Anyone for Cards? is a good collection of card games for Windows 3.1 from Capstone, and provides yet another proof to a curious fact that the only decent releases from Capstone are either card or casino games. Anyone…
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Tracon for Windows
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Robert Wesson & Dale Young GAME DEVELOPER:Wesson International GAME PUBLISHER:Wesson International Copyright 1993, Wesson International Tracon for Windows is the first Windows version of Wesson’s classic air traffic controller (ATC) simulations. As an ATC, you are in charge of the air traffic in a certain sector,…
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Super Spellicopter
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Britannica GAME PUBLISHER:Britannica Copyright 1991, Britannica Super Spellicopter is a fun spelling game designed to help motivate kids aged 5 to 12 to become good spellers. The game expands upon the 1983 classic edutainment title, Spellicopter by DesignWare by adding several enhancements, most notably…
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Winter Supersports 92
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Bruce Le Feaux & Ian Davison GAME DEVELOPER:Flair GAME PUBLISHER:Flair Copyright 1992, Flair Winter Supersports 92 is a fun winter sports game from Flair that deserves much more notice that it received (the game was never released in the U.S.). While not nearly as polished as…
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Xenocide
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Greenstone GAME DEVELOPER:Pangea Software GAME PUBLISHER:Micro Revelations Copyright 1990, Micro Revelations Xenocide is a fun sci-fi action game that offers different types of gameplay, from first-person shooter to platformer to overhead action. This PC version is much more obscure than the Apple IIGS version for…
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Interpose
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Morten Eriksen GAME DEVELOPER:Twilight Zone GAME PUBLISHER:Webfoot Technologies Copyright 1996, Twilight Zone Interpose is a beautiful and very smooth VGA shooter that boasts very high production value for a shareware game (similar to all other Webfoot games). The plot, while not really necessary, is interesting because…
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Chain Reaction (Webfoot)
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Optik GAME PUBLISHER:Webfoot Technologies Copyright 1996, Optik Chain Reaction is a fun Tetris clone from Webfoot Technologies, one of the best shareware developers most famous for fun clones of well-known games such as Breakout!. Interestingly enough, the game is actually a more updated version…
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Bluppo
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Matija Tomaskovic & Bruno Babic GAME DEVELOPER:Webfoot Technologies GAME PUBLISHER:Webfoot Technologies Copyright 1997, Matija Tomaskovic & Bruno Babic Bluppo is a great clone of Boulderdash that offers a lot more features than the First Star classic, including new ideas, excellent graphics and sounds, 160 large and…
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Nelda Nockbladder’s Anatomy Lesson
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Scott Miller (not Apogee) GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Scott Miller (not Apogee) One of the strangest games youll ever play, freeware or otherwise, Nelda Nockbladder’s Anatomy Lesson is a fun action game with a unique blend of puzzle elements: you first have to figure…
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Death Drome
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Zipper Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Viacom Newmedia Copyright 1997, Viacom Newmedia Death Drome is a fun, although a bit simplistic, futuristic first-person action/sport game that deserves much more attention than it received. The plot, set in a far future, is nothing special: the year is 2057,…
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Yoot Tower
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Yoot Saito GAME DEVELOPER:SEGA GAME PUBLISHER:SEGA Copyright 1998, Yoot Saito Yoot Tower is a much-improved sequel to Maxis? tower-building classic SimTower. Similar to the first game, Yoot Tower was much more popular on the Mac than it was on the PC, probably due to the fact…