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Antagony
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Triniti Software GAME PUBLISHER:Triniti Software Copyright 1995, Triniti Software Antagony is a decent fighting game in the same style as Mortal Kombat, only not as varied. The game is a better than average effort, though, especially judging from the fact that it was developed…
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Bikez II
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ville M?nkk?nen GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Ville M?nkk?nen Bikez II is a fast, fun 3D game where you drive a motorcycle around a noir-ish town. In a setting that recalls Grand Theft Auto and Quarantine, your job is to complete increasingly difficult missions to…
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Computer Underground
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Marlow GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1993, Jeff Marlow Computer Underground is a fun freeware game about — you guessed it — a hacker’s life. Similar to games such as Neuromancer or more recently Uplink, your goal in CU is to become the greatest hacker…
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Criterion Goes to the Movies
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Voyager Company GAME PUBLISHER:Voyager Company Copyright 1993, Voyager Company Among film connoisseurs, the name “Criterion Collection” is synonymous with “quality film releases.” Founded by the same founders as Voyager Company, Criterion is dedicated to “…gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing…
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Darwin Pond
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeffrey Ventrella GAME DEVELOPER:Rocket Science Games GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Jeffrey Ventrella Developed by Rocket Science before the company folded and now released as freeware by its designer, Darwin Pond is an excellent, innovative artificial life simulation. Like other life sims, the game is an electronic…
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DieOrLive
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Lyu Shuzhi GAME DEVELOPER:SZ Soft GAME PUBLISHER:SZ Soft Copyright 2001, SZ Soft One of the best Go programs ever made, DieOrLive is to Go like chess problems are to chess: a fantastic collection of puzzles any Go student would have fun solving — and improving their…
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Duracell: Run the Bunny
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Adware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Duracell Duracell: Run the Bunny is a pretty awful first-person shooter starring — yes, it’s true — Duracell’s Energizer bunny, one of the most recognizable corporate mascots in the world. The goal in each level is to find the…
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Fong Wan Tien Ha
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Anonymous Copyright 1995, Anonymous Like Panda Entertainment’s Sango Fighter and Sango Fighter 2, Fong Wan Tien Ha is centered around China’s Han Dynasty during the times of famous “three kingdoms” period popularized in KOEI’s strategy games. Since the game is based on…
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Forge, The
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ville M?nkk?nen GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Ville M?nkk?nen The Forge is a fun and quite addictive freeware fighting game. Your goal is to win one-on-one gladiator fights to move from division three to become the champion of division one. You earn money from each…
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LaserAge Gold
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeform Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Freeform Interactive Laser Age is a decent coffee-break sized vertical shooter from Freeform Interactive/Ingava — one of the best freeware developers that folded sometime in 2000. Good SVGA graphics, detailed ships, and many different kinds of enemy ships…
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Metal & Lace 2
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Forest GAME PUBLISHER:Forest Copyright 1996, Forest Metal & Lace 2 is a vastly superior game to the first Metal & Lace game, which was published in the US by MegaTech. It’s still a Hentai (adult/nudity) game, but at least the action is a lot…
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Macbeth
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Rodes & A.R. Braunmuller GAME DEVELOPER:Voyager Company GAME PUBLISHER:Voyager Company Copyright 1995, Voyager Company One of the best CD-ROMs ever made and in my humble opinion the best software ever made about Shakespeare’s works, Voyager’s Macbeth is a masterpiece in literary CD-ROM. The CD not…
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Metal Saver
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:First Amusement GAME PUBLISHER:First Amusement Copyright 1994, First Amusement Metal Saver is a fun arcade-style game from Korea that plays like a cross between Bubble Ghost and Dinosaur Balls. Controlling either a male or female fighter (or play both in 2-player mode), your job…
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Michael Vaughan’s Championship Cricket Manager
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Oli Norwell GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Midas Interactive Copyright 2001, Oli Norwell Michael Vaughan’s Championship Cricket Manager is an excellent cricket management simulation, coded single-handedly by Oli Norwell and published by Midas Interactive in Europe only. The thorough review at Cricketgames.com says it all about this indie…
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Nerves of Steel
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Merit Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Merit Studios Copyright 1994, Merit Studios One of the worst FPS games ever made, Nerves of Steel is Merit Studio’s failed attempt to resurrect its reputation after the appalling Fortress of Dr. Radiaki. First, the trite plot: from a super- secret…
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Trash-It
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Rage Software GAME PUBLISHER:GT Interactive Copyright 1997, Rage Software One of Rage Software’s most obscure games, Trash-It is a decent platformer that injects a few puzzle elements into the tried-and-true side-scrolling platform formula. The game is still pretty much a basic action game, but…
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Verbatim: Top Challenge
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1993, Verbatim Verbatim: Top Challenge is an average colllection of 5 “rugged sport” games, created as a promotional title to celebrate Verbatim’s 25th anniversary as one of the world’s largest data storage companies. The games themselves range from mountain biking…
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Waterslide Island
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Boller GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Jeff Boller Waterslide Island is a fun 3D game that lets you race cute animals down dangerous, curvy water slides. The inclusion of 8 animals and cartoon graphics make the game great for kids, but anyone can enjoy…
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Who Built America?
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Roy Rosenzweig & Joshua Brown GAME DEVELOPER:Voyager Company GAME PUBLISHER:Voyager Company Copyright 1995, Voyager Company One of the best history CD-ROMs ever made, Who Built America? is also one of the best CD-ROMs based on a book you’ll ever find. Billed as “the definitive social history…
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World Dance
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Chung GAME DEVELOPER:iSeeSoft GAME PUBLISHER:iSeeSoft Copyright 2001, iSeeSoft World Dance is one of the most unique and enjoyable puzzle games I have ever come across. In addition to offering fun, original, and innovative gameplay, the game also succeeds as a rare “edutainment” title that teaches…
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V.G. Max
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Ton Tan Nerw GAME PUBLISHER:Ton Tan Nerw Copyright 1997, Ton Tan Nerw V.G. Max (a.k.a. Variable Geo Max) is a superior sequel to V.G. Fighter, a fighting game based on a Japanese anime series called Variable Geo. Similar to Metal & Lace and V.G.…
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Zorro
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Capstone GAME PUBLISHER:Capstone Copyright 1995, Capstone Zorro is yet another lackluster game by Capstone that wasted the opportunity to leverage a well-known literary figure, in this case the handsome renegade Spanish hero. In this outing, you must help Zorro navigate the California wilderness as…
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Tankkk
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Hippopotamus Design GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Anonymous Copyright 1996, Hippopotamus Design Tankkk was a bliss in it’s time. This Finnish shareware oldie boasts not only two, but three tanks. There’s no dirt to dig around. Instead, a maze-ish arena is given for the players to fight in.…
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AUTS
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jaakko Lyytinen GAME DEVELOPER:KUDOS GAME PUBLISHER:KUDOS Copyright 1995, Jaakko Lyytinen Gee, yet another Finnish shareware title, where you battle your friend to death – or shrapnel rather. Again, it’s all about accelerating your little rocketship against the gravity and pelting your enemy with a pea-shooter, while…
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KOPS
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jetro Lauha GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Jetro Lauha KOPS, to me, seems, although good, still a bit of a bland caveshooter. The action is not as hectic as in some other games of the genre, and neither there is anything very original in the…
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SolarWolf
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Pete Shinners GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Pete Shinners It indeed does not take all that fancy multimedia or a billion of features to create an enjoyable game. It takes nothing more than a little spaceship going around in cardinal directions, boxes to collect and…
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War Gods
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Midway GAME PUBLISHER:Midway Copyright 1997, Midway War Gods is a shoddy 3D fighting game that is similar to Mortal Kombat — but unfortunately only in the gore department. With a lot of violence, blood, and gross fatalities attacks, War Gods and Mortal Kombathave very…
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Gigantic Gear
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:G-Cube GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, G-Cube Gigantic Gear is an excellent (albeit short) freeware giant robot action game from Japan. Aside from sporting excellent 3D graphics, the game offers a few innovative features that set it apart from other shoot everything in sight games.…
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Vsys Gaiden
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Tyo Maho GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Tyo Maho Vsys Gaiden is a fun and very pretty vertical shooter from Japan. The idea is simple: shoot everything in sight to progress to the next level. Ray-traced graphics, good sound effects and music, and excellent ship…
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Jegg
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jiji GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Jiji Jegg is a cute little freeware gem from Japan with a simple premise: direct eggs of different color into the correct bag by adding or removing pipes the eggs can travel on. Despite being very easy to learn,…
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Magnetic
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Joachim Fraeder GAME DEVELOPER:X-ample Architectures, The GAME PUBLISHER:X-ample Architectures, The Copyright 1993, CP-Verlag Magnetic is a decent Reversi variant from The X-ample Architectures, a German developer. The game is basically Reversi, except that you can only change the color of one tile to your color, not…
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Trivia 101
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:George Black & Ralph Stoeber GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Learning Systems GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1984, Digital Learning Systems Trivia 101, 3-K Trivia, and TV and Cinema 101 together constitute a trilogy of trivia games developed by Digital Learning Systems and published by IBM in 1984. The games are…
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3-K Trivia
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Frechette GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Learning Systems GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1984, Digital Learning Systems Trivia 101, 3-K Trivia, and TV and Cinema 101 together constitute a trilogy of trivia games developed by Digital Learning Systems and published by IBM in 1984. The games are all straightforward multiple-choice…
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TV and Cinema 101
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:George Black & Ralph Stoeber GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Learning Systems GAME PUBLISHER:IBM Copyright 1984, Digital Learning Systems Trivia 101, 3-K Trivia, and TV and Cinema 101 together constitute a trilogy of trivia games developed by Digital Learning Systems and published by IBM in 1984. The games are…
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Rocket Chase
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Olli Haanperi & Kaj Bjorklund GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Olli Haanperi & Kaj Bjorklund Rocket Chase is among my top faves in the caveshooter genre. Well-thought and balanced gameplay is one reason. One are fantastic bitmap graphics – many levels are simply beautiful –…
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Mine Bombers
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Antti Haapakoski & Teppo L?htinen GAME DEVELOPER:Skitso Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Skitso Productions Mine Bombers is a fun action game designed for two or more players, although a single player mode is included. Think of it as two-player version of Bomberman and you’ll have a…
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Deflector
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Toni R?s?nen GAME DEVELOPER:Imagination GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Imagination Not to be confused with a game of the same name for Spectrum/Commodore 64 computers (for a remake of that, see Deflektor on this site), Deflector is a fun and quite original 2-4 player hotseat multiplayer game…
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First Person: Stephen Jay Gould: on Evolution
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Voyager Company GAME PUBLISHER:Voyager Company Copyright 1995, Voyager Company Another virtually flawless CD-ROM from Voyager Company, First Person: Stephen Jay Gould – on Evolution was the first release in Voyager’s short-lived “First Person” series of CD-ROMs that showcase some of the most brilliant and…
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Hank’s Quest: Victim of Society
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Femo Duo Entertainment GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, Femo Duo Entertainment Hank’s Quest is a fun fanmade graphical adventure game based on Sierra’s AGI interpreter, similar to Police Quest 1, King’s Quest III, etc. Depicting a teenager’s life (typically the designer’s) seems to be a…
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Rails Across America
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Canniff & Russell Williams GAME DEVELOPER:Flying Lab GAME PUBLISHER:Strategy First Copyright 2001, Flying Lab Rails Across America is an excellent strategy game debut from Flying Lab Software, published by Strategy First. Although it seems at first glance to be another hands-on railroad building/management game in…
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Desert Heat
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Papillon GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Papillon Desert Heat is a fun and well-written, albeit stereotypical, choose your own adventure (CYOA) adult-content romance game that placed 28th in the 2000 IF Competition. Like traditional CYOA books, you are given a very detailed description of the…
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Choose Your Own Romance
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Dyte GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, David Dyte Choose Your Own Romance is a very clever and well-written entry in Storme Winfield’s Romance Novel Comp 2002 which drew only two but two outstanding entries, whose results were announced on Valentines Day, appropriately enough. Emily…
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Theatre of The Imagination
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Voyager Company GAME PUBLISHER:Voyager Company Copyright 1995, Voyager Company Yet another top-notch CD-ROM from Voyager Company, Theatre of the Imagination contains over 5 hours of audio from Orson Welles The Mercury Theater, undoubtedly the best radio drama program in the 1930s. The CD includes…
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Kingdom Without End
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Shannon Cochran GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Shannon Cochran Winner of the 2001 LOTECHComp and deservedly so, Kingdom Without End is a wonderfully well-written CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure) game. The setting is none too interesting like in Infidel and countless games, you are exploring…
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Flotsam
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jamie Murray GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Jamie Murray Flotsam is a fun Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game that won third-place winner of the 2001 LOTECHComp. Mark Silcox says it all about this fun underdog: This game charts the mundane tasks and interactions of a student reluctantly employed…
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A Dark and Stormy Entry
From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Lord Lulwer-Bytton GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Lord Lulwer-Bytton My favorite entry in the 2001 LOTECHComp for which it won a respectable second place, A Dark and Stormy Entry is a fun and quite clever Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game which puts you in the role of a…