Final Rating – Page 3 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Missed Classic: Deathmaze 5000 – WON! and Final Rating

On October 21, 2018October 21, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Will Moczarski Adventurer’s Journal #3: I finally found a secret passage that got me out of my previous conundrum – I got to kill the monster eventually and even found a sword. When I thought that I was in for the home-run the monster’s mother came out of the […]

Missed Classic: The Worm in Paradise – Won! (With Final Rating)

On October 7, 2018October 7, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Ilmari The main problem throughout the whole game has been a lack of clear goals. I had to finally go to the well of the official clue sheet to get some idea what I was supposed to do here. It turned out there was a whole area of game, […]

Alone in the Dark – Final Rating

On September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Andy Panthro As I said in the introduction, this game not only brought 3D elements into game design in a new and interesting way, but also paved the way for what we now consider an entire genre. How well did it succeed? And how well does it perform as […]

Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide – Won! And Final Rating

On September 13, 2018September 14, 2018 By TBD

Written by Joe Pranevich I did it! With your help, I conquered The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! This has been my fifteenth Infocom adventure and certainly one of the tougher ones, but thankfully Voltgloss and some Invisiclues were around to put me back on track. I leave this game […]

King’s Quest VI: Final Rating

On September 1, 2018September 4, 2018 By TBD

It’s time to rate the best King’s Quest game, based on most opinions I’ve read. Will I agree? Spoiler alert: Yes, I will. Before I start I’ll quickly mention that I attempted to play the Amiga version for comparison purposes but couldn’t get it working. I did find a comprehensive list […]

Citadel of Vras: Won! (with Summary and Rating)

On August 27, 2018September 5, 2018 By CRPG Addict

That verse / is all over the place with its meter and rhyming scheme / but what’s even worse / is that I spent 15 hours on the game and only got this winning screen. Citadel of VrasAustraliaIndependently developed; distributed by MegadiscReleased in 1989 for AmigaDate Started: 5 August […]

Missed Classic 56: The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

On July 24, 2018September 9, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

Written by Joe Pranevich In the mid-1980s, Douglas Adams’s career was firing on all cylinders. A comic writer since college, best known for his collaborations with Graham Chapman and Monty Python’s Flying Circus, he was writing for classic Doctor Who at arguably its creative height and had just launched […]

Inspector Gadget – Final Rating

On June 21, 2018September 4, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

Written by Joe Pranevich The evil Dr. Claw has escaped and the Earth is saved from an environmental catastrophe for a few years. We have recovered Uncle Gadget’s gadgets, at least most of them, and need to go buy a new TV. Most importantly, we have reached the end of […]