Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Rapanui

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Midas Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Prism Leisure Copyright 1998, Midas Interactive Rapanui is a simple Arkanoid clone for Windows, a sequel to an earlier game called Dionakra from the same developer. The idea, like all other Breakout games, is to move the pad to bounce the…

  • Head over Heels

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jon Ritman & Tomaz Kac GAME DEVELOPER:OCEAN GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Tomaz Kac Head Over Heels is an amazing PC remake of out of the best Spectrum ZX games – indeed for all systems – ever made. Set in a pseudo-3D environment, Head over Heels is…

  • Block Buster!

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mindscape GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1990, Mindscape Block Buster! is a decent Breakout clone from Mindscape. Nothing much to say about this one, except that it introduces an interesting way of giving you bonus items: as a menu on the right hand side of the…

  • Dr. Blob’s Organism

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Rich Carlson & Iikka Ker?nen GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Eel GAME PUBLISHER:Cheapass Games Copyright 2003, Digital Eel One of the most unique arcade games to come along in ages, Dr. Blob’s Organism is yet another wonderful release by Digital Eel, the zany indie developer behind the likes of…

  • Grand Prix Manager 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Edward Grabowski GAME DEVELOPER:Edcom GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1996, Edcom The superior sequel to Edward Grabowski’s classic and highly underrated Grand Prix Manager (published by MicroProse), Grand Prix Manager 2 is more of the same – which can only be a good thing given how good the…

  • Eat My Dust

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Funnybone Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1997, Funnybone Interactive One of the most little-known games published by Sierra, Eat My Dust by Funnybone Interactive is a decent racing game for kids that in many ways merits its obscurity. Games Domain says it all in…

  • Karate Fighter

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Inca Gold GAME PUBLISHER:ValuSoft Copyright 2000, Inca Gold Given the popularity of one-on-one fighting games, it is disappointing that PC games based on actual rules of oriental fighting sports such as karate or judo are few and far between. Since the days of EA’s…

  • Enigma [2003]

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Daniel Heck GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Daniel Heck Enigma is a superb puzzler in the same style as Dongleware’s underrated puzzler Oxyd series. In the author’s own words: “…Enigma is a puzzle game inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock’n’Roll on the…

  • PuffBOMB

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Kasprzak GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Mike Kasprzak PuffBOMB is a unique and fun puzzler by a lone programmer, coded as an entry in the third 48-hour game competition at Ludum Dare. The game plays like a stripped-down, tiny version of The Incredible Machine:…

  • Superbike World Championship

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Milestone GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1999, Milestone Superbike World Championship is a superb motorcycle racing game from Milestone, the company behind racing classics Screamer and Screamer 2 (back when they were called Graffiti). Since I’m hardly knowledgeable about motorsports and since I find the…

  • Notrium

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ville M?nkk?nen GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Ville M?nkk?nen Notrium is yet another excellent release from Ville M?nkk?nen, Finnish programmer best known for The Forge and Bikez II, as well as several other superb freeware gems. In his own words: “Notrium is a realtime single…

  • Sparks 3

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:William Sims GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1998, William Sims Sparks 3 is a fun little 3D puzzle game that is similar to the cross between Rubik’s Cube and NetWalk, one of my most favorite shareware games (also reviewed on this site). The goal is to…

  • Pendulumania

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Naruto GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Naruto One of the most simple yet strangely addictive games I have come across in quite some time, Pendulumania is a very unique game that will keep you glued to the screen, oblivious to everything else 😉 Well, maybe…

  • Terra Cognita

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stephen Curtis GAME DEVELOPER:Codemasters GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Ovine by Design Terra Cognita is a fun fanmade remake that achieves what few remakes manage to do: make the game even more fun than the original. And in this case, the achievement is even more noteworthy because…

  • Impossaball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Phillips & Andrew Pointon GAME DEVELOPER:Hewson GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Andrew Pointon A worthy third-place winner in the first Remakes Competition at remakes.org, Impossaball is a great PC remake of a classic Spectrum/Amstrad game of the same name, originally released way back in 1987 by…

  • 5 Days a Stranger

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ben Croshaw GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Ben Croshaw One of the best freeware adventure games I have ever played, 5 Days a Stranger is yet another excellent medium-sized adventure from Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, the freelance author behind such classics as the Rob Blanc trilogy.…

  • Earth 2150: Lost Souls

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Zuxxez Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Strategy First Copyright 2001, Zuxxez Entertainment Earth 2150: Lost Souls is the third and best in an innovative but highly underrated real-time strategy series from Zuxxez . Steve Hildrew said it all in his review of the game: “Lost Souls is…

  • Card Spin

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:NZP GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2002, NZP Yet another excellent coffee-break game for Windows from NZP of Canada. From the official site: “This clever puzzle will have you spinning cards all night long! The puzzle consists of 9 disks, each disk having 4 cards positioned…

  • Classic Puzzles

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:NZP GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, NZP Yet another excellent coffee-break game for Windows from NZP of Canada. From the official site: “A collection of 4 classic puzzles. Each puzzle consists of a number of counters placed on a board. Your goal is to shuffle…

  • Horse Race Card Game

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:NZP GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, NZP Yet another excellent coffee-break game for Windows from NZP of Canada. From the official site: “Exciting horse racing game played with cards. At the start of each race, seven cards are dealt face-up in a line. These cards…

  • Screamer 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Stephano Lecchi GAME DEVELOPER:Milestone GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1996, Milestone One of the best arcade-style racer ever made for PC, Screamer 2 is everything Screamer was, and more. Sam Damage puts it nicely in his review for MobyGames: “The Good: After the first Screamer Virgin Interactive,…

  • UEFA Champions League 1998/99

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Krisalis GAME PUBLISHER:Philips Media Copyright 1998, Krisalis Second in the UEFA Champions League line, B>UEFA Champions League 1998/99 is the second soccer game licensed by UEFA. It’s essentially 1996/97 version, improved with new graphics and some coaching options. The game features all 16 teams…

  • Dark Earth

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Krisalis GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1997, Krisalis One of the few action/adventure games that truly succeeded in appealing to fans of both camps, Krisalis’ highly underrated Dark Earth is a great game that makes up for the short length with captivating artwork, a smooth interface…

  • Space Games

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Keypunch GAME PUBLISHER:Keypunch Copyright 1986, Keypunch Space Games is yet another collection of thoroughly average arcade games sold as one compilation. Keypunch was one of the world’s first “shovelware” publishers, and this title is no exception. You will find in here four games, none…

  • Teppoman

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ikiki GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Ikiki Teppoman and Bimboman are two excellent cartoon platformers from the same Japanese author. Created with Klik & Play game creation program, both games feature very smooth animations, crisp graphics, and excellent level designs. One of the things I…

  • Bimboman

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ikiki GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Ikiki Teppoman and Bimboman are two excellent cartoon platformers from the same Japanese author. Created with Klik & Play game creation program, both games feature very smooth animations, crisp graphics, and excellent level designs. One of the things I…

  • Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Lester GAME DEVELOPER:Impressions GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1997, Impressions An excellent expansion pack to one of the best medieval strategy games ever made, Siege Pack adds a lot of new scenarios and options to Impression’s classic Lords of the Realm II. Read our review elsewhere…

  • Marble Drop

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Sandige GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1997, Maxis One of the most unique puzzlers in the same vein as The Incredible Machine series, Marble Drop plays like a cross between Dynamix’s classic and the Japanese game of Pachinko. Games Domain says it all about this…

  • Full Tilt! Pinball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1997, Maxis Full Tilt! Pinball is an excellent pinball game from Maxis, a company best known for Sim games. The game will be familiar to anyone who has the Microsoft’s Plus! Windows 95 companion pack, since one of the tables…

  • Dungeon Scroll

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Seth Robinson GAME DEVELOPER:Robinson Technologies GAME PUBLISHER:Robinson Technologies Copyright 2003, Robinson Technologies One of the most fun word games I have come across in quite a long time aside from Yahoo!’s insanely addictive Literati, Dungeon Scroll is another masterpiece from Robinson Technologies, quality indie developer behind…

  • Pipiru the Archer Practice Special

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:NOAH GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, NOAH Pipiru the Archer Practice Special is a fun freeware gem from Japan’s NOAH, an independent game development group. Released for free to promote their shareware title Pipiru the Archer, this Practice Special game stars Pipiru, a cute archer…

  • Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dynamix GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1998, Dynamix Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars is a disappointing turn-based strategy game with giant robots from Sierra. As sequel to the superb MissionForce: Cyberstorm, Corporate Wars fails to live up to the original, and so will disappoint fans of…

  • Jurassic War

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tranquil Revolt in Computer (TRIC) GAME PUBLISHER:Digital Dreams Multimedia Copyright 1997, Tranquil Revolt in Computer (TRIC) Jurassic War is an interesting and above-average Warcraft clone from Poland that should have been more successful with more promotion and widespread distribution. The game is best described…

  • Streambolt

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Fallen Angel Industries GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Fallen Angel Industries Streambolt is another excellent freeware release from Fallen Angel Industries, a group who develops all their games with Clickteam’s excellent game-creating applications. A cross between Mega Man games and Konami’s classic platformers, Streambolt harks…

  • Super Cosplay War Ultra

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Alicuu GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Alicuu Super Cosplay War Ultra is a superb one-on-one fighting game in the same vein as Fighters Kyodotai, previous fighter from the same design team: Alicuu from Taiwan. Similar to Kyodotai, SCWU sets itself apart from other freeware fighters…

  • Mourir en Mer

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dorcan GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Dorcan A short but sweet freeware adventure game from a lone French developer who goes by the ?handle of Dorcan, Mourir en Mer (To Die at Sea in English) is a great amateur game that showcases the breadth of…

  • Spirit Engine, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mark Pay GAME DEVELOPER:Natomic Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Natomic Studios The Spirit Engine is a superb freeware RPG/strategy game from Mark Pay of Natomic Studios. The game not only raises the bar for freeware games, but also introduces a unique (although not quite innovative) style…

  • Panzer Dragoon

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Manabu Kusunoki GAME DEVELOPER:SEGA GAME PUBLISHER:Expert Software Copyright 1997, SEGA Panzer Dragoon is a fun 3D shoot ’em up game from SEGA (a PC port from the hit SEGA Saturn version), featuring 360-degree action and multiple gameplay styles. The plot: you are a hunter who one…

  • Fifth Element, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Kalisto GAME PUBLISHER:UBI Soft Copyright 1998, Kalisto The Fifth Element is a decent first-person shooter from Kalisto, published by UBI Soft in 1998. Games Domain’s review says it all about this marginally above-average underdog: “I’m happy to say that

  • Lunar Commander 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Aaron Massey GAME DEVELOPER:Mallard GAME PUBLISHER:VSCI Software Copyright 1995, Mallard The latest and most complete version of Aaron Massey’s lunar colony simulation that started with Moonbase and followed by Lunar Command. Although Lunar Commander 2 does not look very different from its 1993 version, the game…

  • Fighting Force

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Core Design GAME PUBLISHER:EIDOS Interactive Copyright 1997, Core Design A decent PC port of a Playstation game of the same name, Fighting Force is little more than classic Double Dragon series with a facelift. Given that it was designed by the same team that…

  • Re-Volt

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Nick Baynes GAME DEVELOPER:Acclaim Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Acclaim Entertainment Copyright 1999, Toy-Volt In the world of toy publishing, few toys can match the speed of Toy-Volt’s success with its line of remote-controlled (R/C) cars. Acclaim brought the fun of R/C racing to Re-Volt, which boasts great gameplay…

  • Little Monk

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Jack Bean GAME PUBLISHER:Jack Bean Copyright 1995, Jack Bean Little Monk is a fun top-down action game from Jack Bean, a curiously-named, short-lived Taiwan developer who released only several games in their native country before going out of business. Which is a shame, because…

  • Inca [Hayden]

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hayden Software GAME PUBLISHER:Hayden Software Copyright 1984, Hayden Software Given that it is one of the rarest commercial text adventures in existence, it is disappointing that Hayden Software’s Inca is unfortunately not a very good game. A banal treasure hunt that could have been…

  • Nuclear Strike

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Gremlin GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1997, Gremlin Nuclear Strike is the last and most fun entry in Electronic Arts’ underrated “Strike” series of helicopter action games. In this release, your job is to fight terrorists in different parts of the globe. While you still…

  • Bonobo Beach

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Thomas Rosanski GAME DEVELOPER:Kronberger Spiele GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, Thomas Rosanski Bonobo Beach (or Cronberg, depending on which graphical “theme” you prefer) is a fun freeware computerized version of a “quickie” board game of the same name by German board game developer Kronberger Spiele, released in…

  • Seiklus

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:cly5m GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2003, cly5m Seiklus is a superb adventure game that is hard to describe. Imagine a cross between Out of This World, Below the Root, and Super Mario, and you will have a vague idea of what the game is like…

  • Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Rowan Atalla GAME DEVELOPER:Argo Games GAME PUBLISHER:Apogee Copyright 1995, Argo Games Xenophage is a pretty bad one-on-one fighting game in the same style as Mortal Kombat, although not half as good despite featuring scrolling arenas and some inventive aliens. Games Domain’s review says it all about…

  • NET:Zone

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Compro Games GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1996, Compro Games NET:Zone is a below-average Myst-style adventure game that plays much worse than the cool premise would have you believe. Although I normally dislike their reviews, GameSpot is so spot-on (pardon the pun) with this disappointing Myst-clone…

  • Shadows of Cairn

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Masque Publishing GAME PUBLISHER:Masque Publishing Copyright 1995, Masque Publishing Shadows of Cairn is a horrible action/adventure hybrid that squanders a good premise with awful controls and boring puzzles. Set in a medieval city, you play an “honest thief” (a la Robin Hood) who must…