Life Off the Grid, Part 1: Making Ultima Underworld
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 […]
Captain MaCaw – A ZX Spectrum Inspired Retro Platformer hits Steam!
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, […]
Game 316: Caverns of Mordia (1980)
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 […]
Star (Dust) Wars – Star Wars inspired shooter gets a 3D update for the Amiga
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 […]
Chinatown Detective Agency – Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Homage teased!
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 […]