Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • NFL Pro League Football

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Holt & Jeff Holt GAME DEVELOPER:Micro Sports GAME PUBLISHER:Micro Sports Copyright 1993, Micro Sports This is the 1993 version of NFL Pro League Football, one of the most underrated American football series in existence. Beginning in 1991, NPLF had grown into a solid franchise that…

  • LMarbles

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Speck GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Michael Speck LMarbles is a very nice puzzle game inspired by Thalion’s classic Atomix. Your goal is to move different colored marbles to replicate the arrangement given to the right of the screen. It is not as easy…

  • Backgammon (ShareData)

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ShareData GAME PUBLISHER:ShareData Copyright 1987, ShareData Backgammon, Poker, and Blackjack are very early PC versions of popular parlor/casino games, published by ShareData in the mid-80s. There is not much I can say about these games, except that they are pretty decent titles by 1987…

  • Poker

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ShareData GAME PUBLISHER:ShareData Copyright 1987, ShareData Backgammon, Poker, and Blackjack are very early PC versions of popular parlor/casino games, published by ShareData in the mid-80s. There is not much I can say about these games, except that they are pretty decent titles by 1987…

  • Blackjack

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ShareData GAME PUBLISHER:ShareData Copyright 1987, ShareData Backgammon, Poker, and Blackjack are very early PC versions of popular parlor/casino games, published by ShareData in the mid-80s. There is not much I can say about these games, except that they are pretty decent titles by 1987…

  • Pinball Prelude

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Effigy Software GAME PUBLISHER:Effigy Software Copyright 1996, Effigy Software In the crowded field of PC pinball games, there has been a number of “experimental” titles released by daring developers who used unique approaches that defy pinball conventions. Most of these games, such as Starball…

  • Track Attack

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ARC Software GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1996, ARC Software Probably the most obscure game that MicroProse published, Track Attack is a fun arcade-style futuristic racing game in the same vein as WipeOut or CyberRace. Released only in a few European countries, the game features nice…

  • SandWarriors

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Astros GAME PUBLISHER:Gremlin Copyright 1997, Astros SandWarriors is a fun but very obscure 3D shooter from Astros, published by Gremlin in 1997. Although the game sports many innovations and fun gameplay, it was bogged down by poor frame rates on computers at that time…

  • IQ Marathon

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, Q-Lympics IQ Marathon is a great little puzzle game from Q-Lympics of Germany, coded as a stand-alone Macromedia Flash game. The idea is simple: on each level, you must maneuver a white cow to reach a fire hydrant. The…

  • Wall$treet

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Falken Verlag GAME PUBLISHER:Magic Bytes Copyright 1988, Falken Verlag Wall$treet is a fun but very obscure stock market simulation developed by German publisher Falken Verlag, who was better known as a book publisher (and now owned by Random House). Published only in Germany and…

  • Hardwar

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ade Carless GAME DEVELOPER:The Software Refinery GAME PUBLISHER:Gremlin Copyright 1998, The Software Refinery One of the best space trading/adventure games I have ever come across, The Software Refinery’s highly underrated Hardwar is arguably the truest spiritual successor to Ian Bell/David Braben’s Elite. A lengthy but comprehensive…

  • Paganitzu

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Schuler GAME DEVELOPER:Apogee GAME PUBLISHER:Trilobyte Copyright 1991, Apogee Paganitzu and Chagunitzu is a pair of fun action/puzzle games programmed by Keith Schuler. In both games, your goal is to help a hapless hero go through rooms of puzzles and traps to find treasure and a…

  • Chagunitzu

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Schuler GAME DEVELOPER:Apogee GAME PUBLISHER:Softdisk Publishing Copyright 1990, Softdisk Publishing Paganitzu and Chagunitzu is a pair of fun action/puzzle games programmed by Keith Schuler. In both games, your goal is to help a hapless hero go through rooms of puzzles and traps to find treasure…

  • ScubaVenture

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:George Broussard GAME DEVELOPER:Apogee GAME PUBLISHER:Softdisk Publishing Copyright 1993, Softdisk Publishing ScubaVenture is a fun, early Apogee platformer by George Broussard that relates to id’s blockbuster Wolfenstein 3D in an interesting way. Here is the lowdown from Lon Matero’s superb Apogee Page: “Apogee’s Vice President George…

  • In Search of Dr. Riptide

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Raoul Said GAME DEVELOPER:MindStorm Software GAME PUBLISHER:Pack Media Copyright 1994, MindStorm Software In Search of Dr. Riptide is a fun shareware platformer from Raoul Said, designer of Pea Shootin’ Pete. Similar to his other underdog, ISODR is fun, colorful, and nicely animated. As a naval officer,…

  • Super Nibbly

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cosmos Designs GAME PUBLISHER:Cosmos Designs Copyright 1993, Cosmos Designs Super Nibbly is a decent and very little known PC conversion of the Commodore 64 and Amiga game of the same name, which were only slightly better known than this PC port. The game is…

  • Slam Tilt

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Unique Development Studios (UDS) GAME PUBLISHER:21st Century Entertainment Copyright 1997, 21st Century Entertainment Slam Tilt is an excellent pinball game from 21st Century Entertainment, best known for Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions. Fans of these classics won’t be disappointed with Slam Tilt, although this…

  • Reaping the Dungeon

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ron Heuse GAME DEVELOPER:Anonymous GAME PUBLISHER:Anonymous Copyright 1997, Ron Heuse Reaping the Dungeon (now called Dungeon Rogue) is a shareware sci-fi Roguelike RPG – a rare kind of games in a genre where fantasy/D&D motif is much more common. In addition to being a pretty good…

  • Bombjack

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Martina Pau?ulu GAME DEVELOPER:Elite Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, Martina Paučulu Bombjack is an excellent fanmade conversion of Tecmo’s classic arcade game of the same name. The game is much better than Mighty Bombjack, the official PC conversion made by Elite Systems in 1990. If you…

  • Breakfree

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Software Storm GAME PUBLISHER:Software Storm Copyright 1995, Software Storm One of the more innovative Arkanoid/Breakout clones, Breakfree is essentially 3D version Breakout with some interesting twists. The object of the game is to break free from each level by destroying all the breakable walls…

  • PANgIC Plus

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Pointon GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, Andrew Pointon PANgIC Plus is an excellent fanmade remake of Pang (a.k.a. Dinosaur Balls). In the designer’s own words: “[PANgIC Plus] is a true “old-school” arcade blaster – no levels, no bosses, just lots of things to shoot…

  • Silverball Plus 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epic Megagames GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1994, Epic Megagames Silverball Plus 2 is a pretty good pinball game by Epic Megagames, published by Micro League in 1994. From the information page at MobyGames: “Silverball is basically a commercially published version of the game Epic…

  • Bridge Master

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Greenleaf GAME PUBLISHER:Capstone Copyright 1993, Greenleaf Bridge Master is an excellent bridge game developed by Greenleaf, published by Capstone. The game is reminiscent of QQP’s later Bridge Olympiad, except with fewer options and no tournament mode. Although it is short on long-term play value,…

  • Vira

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Nikita GAME PUBLISHER:Nikita Copyright 1995, Nikita Vira is an excellent and unique puzzler from Nikita, one of Russia’s best game developers that is practically unknown abroad. Like all good puzzle games, the game is easy to learn, but hard to master. In this level-based…

  • Circus

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Nikita GAME PUBLISHER:Nikita Copyright 1994, Nikita Circus is an excellent collection of edutainment games based on the circus theme. Designed to teach toddlers basic algebra, Circus offers 9 mini-games that span a good range of concepts, from number recognition, counting, to simple calculations. The…

  • Pinball 4000

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Spidersoft GAME PUBLISHER:Expert Software Copyright 1994, Spidersoft A banal pinball game developed as a “budget” pinball title by Spidersoft, 21st Century’s partially owned developer. Pinball expert Martin Mathis says it all in his uncompromising review: “Multi-table package with four themes. Scrolling 2D view in…

  • Silk

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Subsino GAME PUBLISHER:Subsino Copyright 1993, Subsino Silk is a fun adult Qix-style game from Subsino, a Taiwanese developer. Your goal on each level is to use the arrow keys and spacebar to “draw” lines from the edge to expose a hidden picture of a…

  • Durak

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Serge Birj GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1999, Serge Birj Durak is an excellent PC implementation of Russia’s most popular card game of the same name. In this excellent card game for four players, there is no winner – only a loser (“Durak” in Russian means…

  • Uprising

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cyclone Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Studio 3DO Copyright 1997, Cyclone Studios Uprising is a very fun and highly underrated real-time strategy game that offers many innovations that are sadly overlooked. Chris McMullen of Games Domain explains in detail why RTS fans should take a look: “Uprising…

  • Escape

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Nikita GAME PUBLISHER:Nikita Copyright 1995, Nikita Russian developer Nikita released a number of budget arcade games for Windows 95 in 1995, none of which is well known outside Russia. Similar to older games by CHAMProgramming or Windmill, Nikita’s Windows titles are essentially clones of…

  • U-95

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Nikita GAME PUBLISHER:Nikita Copyright 1995, Nikita Russian developer Nikita released a number of budget arcade games for Windows 95 in 1995, none of which is well known outside Russia. Similar to older games by CHAMProgramming or Windmill, Nikita’s Windows titles are essentially clones of…

  • Floppy Killer

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Nikita GAME PUBLISHER:Nikita Copyright 1995, Nikita Russian developer Nikita released a number of budget arcade games for Windows 95 in 1995, none of which is well known outside Russia. Similar to older games by CHAMProgramming or Windmill, Nikita’s Windows titles are essentially clones of…

  • Startopia

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Wayne Imlach GAME DEVELOPER:Mucky Foot Productions GAME PUBLISHER:EIDOS Interactive Copyright 2001, Mucky Foot Productions I’ve actually agonised over this review for a number of weeks, trying to come to terms with the fact that this game is essentially an unofficial sequel to Theme Hospital, made by…

  • Extreme-G 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Walsh GAME DEVELOPER:Probe Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Acclaim Entertainment Copyright 1998, Probe Entertainment Extreme-G 2 (better known as XG2) is an excellent – and very good looking – sequel of Extreme-G, a futuristic racer for Nintendo 64 that was very successful, but unfortunately never ported to PC.…

  • Honey Lines

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Nikita GAME PUBLISHER:Nikita Copyright 1995, Nikita Honey Lines is a neat little puzzler from Russia’s Nikita, one of the country’s oldest and largest developers that went out of business in 2002. The game is a decent variant of Gamos’ superior Color Lines: your goal…

  • Terracide

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Simis GAME PUBLISHER:EIDOS Interactive Copyright 1997, Simis Terracide is a fun 3D action game in the same style as Descent, although admittedly not as good. The plot is the “kill the evil aliens” cliche you have seen countless times, and the gameplay will be…

  • Galax

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:masaHG GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, masaHG Galax and Radias for Windows 95 are two fun shooters from Japan’s prolific freeware gaming ‘scene.’ Galax is a vertical shooter that boasts crisp anime-style graphics and fun power-ups, while Radias for Windows 95 is a competent fanmade…

  • Radias for Windows 95

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2001, Anonymous Galax and Radias for Windows 95 are two fun shooters from Japan’s prolific freeware gaming ‘scene.’ Galax is a vertical shooter that boasts crisp anime-style graphics and fun power-ups, while Radias for Windows 95 is a competent fanmade…

  • Smashset

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Monolith GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Monolith Smashset is a fun Breakout clone from Japan. The game introduces nice twists on the familiar bounce-the-ball formula in several ways. For starters, you don’t play this game from a 2D view, but an attractive isometric 3D view,…

  • Krypton Egg: Ultimate Breakout

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Chili Con Valley GAME PUBLISHER:Chili Con Valley Copyright 1996, Chili Con Valley Described as the “best Breakout game in the world” by the French magazine PC Loisirs when it first came out, Krypton Egg is an excellent shareware Breakout game that boasts crisp and…

  • Valkyrie: The Magical Odyssey

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Chili Con Valley GAME PUBLISHER:Chili Con Valley Copyright 2000, Chili Con Valley The last game by independent French developer Chili Con Valley (C2V for short) before going out of business, Valkyrie – The Magical Odyssey is an excellent shareware platformer that boasts huge and…

  • Tombstone City

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Florent Bedoiseau GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Florent Bedoiseau Tombstone City is an excellent fanmade remake of Texas Instrument’s oldie of the same name, released at the dawn of desktop PCs in 1981. Your objective is simple: stay alive as long as possible to make…

  • Combination Lock

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Ricci & Roger Pedersen GAME DEVELOPER:Villa Crespo GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, Roger Pedersen Combination Lock is an interesting game based on a never-aired gameshow concept devised by John Ricci. The object of the game is to earn the most money in two matches, rob the…

  • Marathon 2: Durandal

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jason Jones GAME DEVELOPER:Bungie Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Bungie Studios Copyright 1996, Bungie Studios Marathon 2: Durandal is a good PC conversion of the Macintosh FPS blockbuster of the same name. Although the game looks out of date and old-fashioned compared to other FPS’es on the PC during…

  • World Tour Tennis

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Distinctive Software GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1993, Distinctive Software World Tour Tennis is the definitive version of Distinctive Software’s excellent tennis game that began life as 4D Sports Tennis in 1990 and improved for the subsequent promotional game Compaq Grand Slam Cup in 1992.…

  • Aces High

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1995, FG Multimedia Aces High is one of those solitaire games that are easy to learn, but are insanely addictive. In this game that is similar to, but much tougher than, Klondike, your objective is to get rid of all…

  • Emerald Miner

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mt. Dew & Glitch GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, Mt. Dew & Glitch Emerald Miner is a fun “retro” arcade game similar to Digger and Dig Dug. The plot goes as follows: “you are Chuck Stone, sole nephew of Uncle Chip Stone, and you have…

  • Bounce Zone

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1990, Compute! Publications One of the best Pong games I have ever seen, Bounce Zone is a 3D Pong game that is full of all the options you could ever want. You can change bat sizes, gameplay speed (although you…

  • Empire of the Over-Mind

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gary Bedrosian GAME DEVELOPER:Avalon Hill GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1986, Gary Bedrosian Empire of the Over-Mind is an excellent text adventure written by Gary Bedrosian way back in 1979 for the Apple II and Tandy’s TRS-80 computer and published by Avalon Hill. The game was never ported…

  • JetMoto

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:SingleTrac GAME PUBLISHER:Sony Interactive Copyright 1996, SingleTrac JetMoto is a good PC conversion of a Playstation futuriastic bike racing game of the same name, developed by now-defunct SingleTrac for Sony Interactive. Despite the futuristic setting, the game boasts “true physics” model, and by and…