Assorted gems of retro gaming nostalgia
The 1980s was the era of the specialist in game development, when many of the most successful studios did just one or two things, but did them very, very well. For Infocom, that meant text adventures; for Sierra, graphic adventures; for MicroProse, military simulations; for SSI, strategic wargames and Dungeons […]
Written by Reiko Island of Dr. Brain was quite the puzzle-fest, and of course, for a puzzle-lover like me, it was fun to play. However, I suspect that the parts don’t add up quite the same way they did for its predecessor. Let’s see how the categories compare. Puzzles and […]
Earlier today we were contacted by Auld Games that their ZX Spectrum inspired title of ‘Captain MaCaw’, had finally made an appearance on Steam. This game announced previously by us last week, is heavily inspired by ZX Spectrum classics such as Dizzy and Seymour, while having its own story of pirates, […]
Caverns of Mordia Australia Lothlorien Farming (developer and publisher) Date Started: 4 January 2019 Date Ended: 13 January 2019 Total Hours: 8 Difficulty: Moderate-Hard (3.5/5) Final Rating: (to come later) Ranking at Time of Posting: (to come later) Caverns of Mordia is a recently-rediscovered entry in what we might […]
If you’ve got an Amiga and sick and tired of playing homebrew platformers, then look no further than ElectricBlackSheep’s Star Wars inspired Arcade shooter ‘ Star (Dust) Wars ‘. This game released as seperate downloads both 2D and 3D, is inspired by classic Star Wars games, and features non stop […]
Some rather interesting news this evening, as we have just learnt General Interactive are working on a Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Homage, which is going to be called Chinatown Detective Agency. This game inspired by that classic educational 1985 Broderbund title, is instead set in Singapore in the year 2032 […]
This tavern is literally the most populated place in the Realm. You may recall at the end of the last session, I was trying to figure out what to do. The king had told me that the wizard Bessak might help, but the front door to Bessak’s keep was […]
