1980 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Missed Classic: Reality Ends – WON! and Final Rating

On June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

by Will Moczarski Prologue: Second Session My second session of Reality Ends was remarkably uneventful. I tried some new things with all of my items but putting in an hour got me nowhere. Another obstacle was the savegame feature. My TRS-80 emulator sometimes did not recognize my file names (or […]

Missed Classic 68: Reality Ends – Introduction

On June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

By Will Moczarski A general rule seems to be that the more work you put into thorough research, the more work you create for yourself as a result. Does that make sense? Well, I had ambitiously planned to write a short connecting blog post to describe the non-adventure games Med […]

Missed Classic – Labyrinth (1980): WON! and Final Rating

On December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 By TBD

by Will Moczarski Modern (Awkward) Theseus Diary #3: Finally. I’ve solved all of the nasty and absurd puzzles the labyrinth had to offer me and hacked the evil minotaur to pieces with a lightsaber. I don’t even know who hid it deep inside the labyrinth but you’ll have to beware […]

Missed Classic 64: Labyrinth (1980)

On December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 By TBD

by Will Moczarski Introduction A belated ho ho ho to you all! It‘s time to resume my Med Systems Software marathon that already brought us the goodness that was Deathmaze 5000. We‘re still in territory uncharted by Moby Games (their Med Systems list starts with The Institute which is two […]

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: Deathmaze 5000 – Telephone for Van Gogh

On October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Will Moczarski Adventurer’s Journal #2: This maze really gets to me. I have been stuck in the strange trap for quite a while before getting my throat ripped out by a vicious dog, starving to death and getting mauled by a foul-smelling monster. Someone or something continues to resurrect […]

Missed Classic: Deathmaze 5000 – Conference of the Byrds

On October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

By Will Moczarski Adventurer’s Journal #1: So I entered the five story building with the ominous name Deathmaze 5000 although everybody had warned me about it. I figured that escape rooms are for pansies and I’d need more of a challenge to get my righteous adrenaline fix. The maze was […]

Missed Classic 59: Deathmaze 5000 (1980) – Introduction

On October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

Written by Will Moczarski One of the creepiest gaming experiences of my childhood was called Asylum, a downright crazy text adventure with graphics scaring the hell out of me back then. As I never actually managed to complete the game it has kind of stuck with me over the years […]