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Type |
| Nov-30-2012 21:27 |
No fish |
Last time I went fishing and I caught nothing at all! So I went back home and
played a fishing game instead. After that I prepared it to upload to the site
but I totally forgot about it! Well I'll add it next time though because today
I added an adventure game called Manhunter:
New York. It's a first person point and click adventure, one of the first
from Sierra. The world has been taken over by aliens looking like giant eyeballs.
Several years later you are a manhunter looking for humans that have broken the
law. Use your MAD computer to track and locate them but during your investigation
you come across a resistance movement and other more sinister plots.
The game really reminds me of Rise of the Dragon with it's overhead city map and
it's first person view as well as the setting. It's certainly not as polished
but it's a nice departure from your average fantasy and comedy Sierra adventure.
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| Oct-05-2012 21:36 |
Big Mac! |
| Has it been two months already?! Wel apparantly it is because I see the last news
item dates back from august 3rd... I can't believe it how fast this year seems
to be going, we're less than three months away from 2013 already! Well I added
a game once more, this time for my favorite system of all time probably, the Commodore
64. Big Mac the mad maintenance man is
a platform game with a really weird name. You are a electrician and you have to turn off eightteen power vaults inside some bad guys power station.
Each power vault is a single screen of action as you run and jump turning switches so you can get at the vault. Released in 1985 for only two
English pounds this was a budget title but the game though was very much worth it. It says a lot when game released almost 30 years ago is
still fun to play. |
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| Aug-03-2012 16:04 |
Bruce Lee! |
| You must have heard of Bruce Lee
because if you haven't you must have been living in the bushes the past few decades.
Bruce Lee is probably one of the most influental martial artists there is who sadly
died way too young. Obviously there were games made with his name and this is a
platform game simply called Bruce Lee. You must wonder around a maze filled with
lanterns which you have to collect, once you collect all of them in an area a
door will open to the next one. Sounds simple doesn't it but apart from a green sumo
wrestler and a ninja trying to stop you you must also find your way around moving
platforms, deadly swords and even laserbeams!
This is an excellent example of an oldschool platform/action game so get it now. |
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| Jun-08-2012 20:14 |
You want the be a lion? |
Have you ever wanted to be a Lion, king of the jungle? This is your chance because
the game Lion puts you in control
of the mighty beast. Prowl around the savanna while trying to hunt for food and
take care of your pride. If you do really well you can even mate and raise some
cubs of your own.
Lion is a sort of sequel to Wolf and it's uniqueness alone makes it worth playing. I added two versions, the regular dos version and the full CD
version as well! |
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| Jun-01-2012 20:23 |
Horse racing |
With that programming job on last update I took it easy, I actually played some old games again which I'll be reviewing and adding soon.
For now I added the Amiga version of Sport
of kings, also called omni play horse racing. It's about horse racing obviously
and you can pick a jockey to ride and even do some betting to increase your bank
account. |
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| May-17-2012 14:59 |
Big update |
Hi there, no update last week because I was working on a somewhat large update
to the site's navigation. I have added categories (which for now are not shown themselves)
but if you click on a game now on the bottom it will show you similar games and/or
the ones that have similar themes. Is doensn't look like much but technically I had to do quite a bit of things for it to work.
As an example Space
Quest 2: chapter two - Vohauls revenge which I just added has many similar
games like Kings quest, police quest and more. That way you can instantly select
a similar game which is neat. Anyway Space quest 2 is the second installment of
the series and once again you must battle Vohaul from the Sarien encounter and
he isn't as dead as as you though. Now he doesn't want you to interfere with his
plans so he captures you and sends you to a labor planet. Roger's bad luck helps
him out as the shuttle crashes and he escapes but now once again you must save
the universe. You either love or hate the old Sierra adventures but I think the
Space Quest series is a notch above the others so give it a go. |
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| May-04-2012 13:38 |
Whooo |
Wow an update only one week after the last one!
I will try to keep it up but no promises because you never know what's going to happen.
Right now I'm trying to build more of an online presence and get into the webmarketing business.
I'm quite fed up with how companies work and if I can get my own business running I won't have to cater
to someone elses whims. I know it's hard work but I don't mind working it's just when decisions someone makes who has no knowledge whatsoever
about what my job entails affects how I have to do my job.
Anyway enough rambling and here are some manuals and solves I managed to find for some older games.
A scanned and text manual plus a solve for Uninvited - a first person adventure game from ICOM simulations who made Deja VU. In it
you are stranded in an old mansion after you car breaks down and have to face countless dangers to get out.
A scanned manual and some instructionsfor Test drive - A driving game where you can pick from five sportscars including a Ferrari
Testarossa and a Lamborghini Countach and drive them around a mountain road while avoiding your average drivers and police.
A scanned manual and a solve for Plan 9 from outer space - Billed as the worst movie of all time. The game is a quite
enjoyable adventure game.
A text manual for Out run - The first game I ever owned for my Commodore 64! It's a straightup racing game
in which you drive a Ferrari Testarossa against lovely scenery.
A text manual for Night breed - the interactive movie - An adventure games based on the movie where you are
the savior of the Night Breed, a strange group of mutant outcasts hiding from humanity.
A text manual for Night breed - the action game - An action game based on the same movie. This game has
nothing on the interactive movie.
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| Apr-25-2012 22:53 |
Oh my |
Now now my last post and update was an extremely long time ago, 8 months almost to the day. Like I said last time I
was busy with my new house and all and it takes a huge amount of time to get a new house ready to live in especially if
you do almost all the work by yourself.
I was somewhat burned out once I finished though and also cut my hand during the work with a saw which was rather unpleasant.
Luckily it wasn't that deep but I do have an extra scar now though.
Right now I'm very eager to get back into the game and I am starting to get busy with my online presence again. I finally
had the time to play some games but I didn't want to get into too much action right away so I decided to play a really
unorthodox game. El-Fish was designed by Alexey Pajitnov who also created
Tetris. El-Fish is about having and taking care of an aquarium filled with fishes. That sounds rather boring but
the fish is where the real interesting bit of the game is. You can catch fish in a huge variety but once you do you can
evolve or breed them with fish you already have to make entirely new and wonderfull species. There is an almost infinite
number of variations possible in terms of shape and color.
Once you're done with that you can animate them and the program will calculate all the frames of animation for
your new species.
If you're bored with the tank you can design one from the ground up and there's plenty for you to put in. The game
even has a fractal generator that will make plants unique each team you plant one even if it's the exact same species.
When you're done with all that you can just sit back and watch your fishes swim happily in your tanks.
El-Fish is a weird game, you can even go as far as saying it's not even really a game. I was never able to properly play
it when it was released because on my 386 PC it took hours before rendering the fish was done. Nowadays with these fast PCs
it still takes a couple of minutes but that's nothing. I quite enjoyed the game and you can't really get any more
alternative than this, it's a must see even if you don't fancy this sort of thing.
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| Aug-26-2011 22:31 |
Three months |
| You can't imagine the amount of things happening right now, selling my house,
buying a new one, preparing to move and all. Not too mention all other stuff like
work and many other things that have prevented me from doing updates. Since I
haven't moved yet to my new house I'm not sure when the next update will be but
I'll try not to wait as long as this one. Since time was in short supply I played
an platform game called Yo! Joe!
where you play as Joe or Nat trying to stop an evil gang from locking up an oracle.
Fight your way across six vastly different levels and play a flying minigame in
between to gain lives. The game is quite short but everything is done very well
so at least you'll have a good time while it does last. |
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| May-21-2011 00:12 |
Finally an update |
Jikes! it's been two months since the last update which is the longest the site has gone without one.
There was a very good reason though, two months ago we heard my company was going to restructure our departmant and
we knew there were some people who were going to be let off.
I forced myself to study fast and hard to get some certificates which I had been pushing forward somewhat.
I was quite pleased to finally get my certificate for Microsoft Certified IT Professional: enterprise admin 2008 which
should give me a good chance to at least stay where I am now.
Today I had my talk with the managers and all and I was pleasantly surprised because not only could I stay but I even
got a promotion because of my hard work! Pfff what a busy two months it's been but I can relax a bit now.
Now that my job's fine I can finally add another game!
Z-out is the sequel to X-out,
which are both scrolling shooters not unlike the famed R-type. X-out was a lot
more unique though taking place underwater and letting you buy different ships
and weapons and letting you arrange them the way you wanted. Z-out removes all
of that and is a more straightup shooter, sadly this means it's nowhere near as
good as the first game. It's not bad just not great like X-out, why not try both
and see for yourself. |
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| Mar-18-2011 21:39 |
8 manuals |
It's been a while since I added manuals so that's what I did, 8 manuals to be exact.
Persian Gulf inferno -
Terrorists treathen to blow up an oil rig and you are the only one who can stop them.
Millenium 2.2 - A strategy game where you are send to colonize another system after earth
has been rendered uninhabitable however aliens are there trying to do the same thing.
Oil imperium - Drill for black gold all around the world and make a fortune, a great
business game with arcade sections.
Katakis - A fun scrolling shooter like R-type.
Jimmy White's wirlwind snooker - A snooker sim featuring Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White. Not much of a looker but great gameplay
Gold of the Aztecs - An incredibly difficult arcade game where you
go after the Aztec treasure and try to make it out alive. Try completing this without a trainer, I did and it gave me
great satisfaction when I finally did!
Escape from Colditz - Control four P.O.W. and try to
escape from the German prison during WW2, great fun dispite the setting.
Dinopark tycoon - Build your own zoo filled with dinosaurs! |
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| Feb-25-2011 23:18 |
Weekend |
Thank goodness it's weekend because I really need it. It's not I can relax and stuff because I have things to do in the
weekend as well. I was barely to make an update but it's here so enjoy.
It's no fun in the future if you are disruptive to society because you are sent
to far away planets to explore but what they don't tell you is that they often
sabotage your ship. Now stranded on this unknown planet you must find a telepatic
woman calling for you as you need each other to escape. Robinson's
requiem is an RPG but with a lot of freeroaming and realism. You can get
sick from many different things apart from the creatures wanting a piece of you.
It's pretty unique because if a limb get infected you can actually amputate it
to save yourself, nasty stuff. This game is fairly unique and though it has some
issues overall it's well worth your time. |
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| Feb-11-2011 14:33 |
gotta move |
I have to run to pick up my little girl so here's todays update.
Voodoo nightmare is an action
adventure game in which you must run around the jungle collecting pins that you
can use on a voodoo doll of an evil witch doctor. He has put a mask on you covering
your whole upper body and there is no way to remove it without him. You will have
to figure your way through five dungeons and the jungles in between to stop this
voodoo nightmare.
Highly enjoyable stuff this and some nice touches in gameplay so well worth it. |
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| Feb-04-2011 13:52 |
certification |
I wasn't able to do an update last week because I had an exam, unfortunately my job requires me to sometimes get updated
with that kind of stuff. I passed though so that was quite good and a bit of a relief. This weekend I'm gonna look
for some new games to relax a bit but for now here's an update.
Zeewolf is an action shooter in
which you fly a helicopter up against impossible odds in order to retrieve plans
for a fusion reactor which was stolen by a large rival coorperation. As a mercenary
you get payed for completed missions and enemies you take out but you have to
be carefull not to use to much ammo and missiles because you have to pay for those
yourself. The games has completely 3D vector graphics which are not too detailed
but runs very smoothly, there's action as well as plenty of strategy. What more
can you ask for. |
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| Jan-21-2011 20:54 |
Zombies galore |
| I've been watching a number of zombie movies lately among them survival of the dead, the crazies (the new one) and some others. I thought it would be cool to add a game that had something to do with the genre so I dug up this game called zombie apocalypse which sounds exactly like the game is. It's a firstperson shooter with loads of zombies coming at you and you only have a big gun and some grenades at your disposal. Occasionally you can find some more ammo and grenades among all the baddies coming at you. The game is quite basic with one level consisting of one screen and there isn't much variety at all. Still it was programmed by a single bloke and released in the public domain so given that it isn't that bad and you can get some practice when the real zombie apocalypse happens. |
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| Jan-07-2011 22:15 |
Happy new year! |
First of all: Happy new year and the best wishes to you all!
Sadly I wasn't able to update last week since it was new years eve and all, it was quite a lot hectic than I thought.
Maybe next time I'll just stay home with my family but hey that's still a year aways.
For the 2011 the first game I am going to add is a puzzle game called X-it.
It reminds me a lot of boulderdash where you have to dig around and push rocks
onto enemies. X-it give you control of a dude (that's the best way to describe
him I guess) and you walk around mazes pushing blocks and avoiding other obstacles
to get to the exit. Things start out easy but later on there are tons of different
blocks with all sorts of effects to deal with. It's quite a simple idea but it
works very well. |
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| Dec-24-2010 21:22 |
Merry Christmas! |
First of all I wish everyone a Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a good time and all that. It's rather cold over here and there's a lot of snow lying around as well as ice so everyone should be carefull. I'm off for a couple of days but before that I added another game. I'll probably make one more update after this one before the end of the year so stay tuned.
Today's game is called Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego and fan's of the series will instantly recognize it. For those who don't know Carmen Sandiego is a master thief and as a new recruit you are tasked with investigating and finding her henchman who go around stealing objects, this time in Europe. You'll be transported to the scene of the crime some of which are quite extraordinary like the dissapearance of an entire mountain top. Gather clues by investigating and following the culprit around Europe, get the facts right on the suspect and once you find him you can arrest him. Climb the way all the way up to Carmen Sandiego herself in a match of wits. |
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| Dec-17-2010 22:28 |
feeling better |
I've been feeling better lately after a visit to the doctor and such. I must be getting old and stuff because I never went
to see the doctor before but hey things change.
I played a game called Yolanda
which I never heard of before. Yolanda is the daughter of Hercules and apparently
she has angered a goddess who has now put a curse on her killing every man who
falls in love with her in 12 days. Now she's out to end the curse be completing
12 tasks like her father did before. The 12 tasks are actually 12 levels each
consisting of several screens in which you must face countless dangers to get
to the exit. If you thought you played difficult games this game will blow you
away. You have no weapons at all and can only run and jump, each hit or high fall
can kill you. Almost every platform, even the one you start on, will catch fire
a few seconds after you step on it so you can't even look at the screen for long
before running. To top it all off, anything higher than the easiest difficulty
level will switch screens every time you die so you can't even get a feel of a
level. If you finish this game on legendary mode which has only a single life
for you then you must be a gaming god! |
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| Dec-10-2010 17:30 |
the flu |
I've recently had a mild case of the flu but luckily if wasn't too bad so I'm already been busy a lot already. The end of the year is coming soon
and boy time really flies, it's already been six years since I began this site. Anyway here's todays update.
Questron is an RPG which looks and plays a whole lot like the first Ultima, some even went as far as calling it Ultima 1.5 but I think this game
deserves more praise than that. You begin life as a lowly peasant but legend foretells of a hero emerging from humble beginnings and with this in mind you sell you cows and take what gold you have to rid the world of the evil wizard Mantor. You'll have to face countless enemies and travel the world
in various ways to prepare for you final battle. This is one hard RPG and it's quite popular to this day so look past the old looks and give it a go.
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| Dec-04-2010 21:48 |
Update |
| No nonsense this time, just a straightup platform actiongame called videokid.
As a boy you get sucked into the TV set and now you have to face five different
worlds, or programs, to get back home. Each world has itīs own style like for
instance a medieval or western level. You can shoot all the bad guys and while
you do you can collect all manner of powerups like multi angle shooters, bombs
and shields. Though Iīm sure the game doesnīt offer much you wonīt see in other
platformers itīs executed very well with nice graphics, good controls and variety
in levels so itīs well worth playing. |
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| Nov-19-2010 22:12 |
A gambling we go |
First there's some news from the community as Da Fast Lane is back! Check out
their new site at www.retroring.net.
I was really in the mood for some gambling but ofcourse I didn't really want to
put down real cash so I figured I'd pull out one of the old games. What I found
was Vegas gambler featuring
four classic games: video poker, roulette, black jack and the slots. It's what
you would suggest of a game like this, it isn't bad but it's not a standout either.
I still had some fun with it though and it's gonna cost you a whole lot less than
actually going to casino, too bad you can't win anything either :) |
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| Nov-13-2010 21:02 |
a day late |
I was going to update yesterday but there was no time for me to do so but better a day late then no update at all.
I added WWF Wrestlemania released
in 1991, there have been other games based on the WWF but this is definately one
of the earlier ones. You can pick from Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior or the
British bulldog and you'll have to defeat four wrestlers before you get a shot
at the current champ sargeant Slaughter. Defeat him and you are the champion.
There are some nice touches to the game like going out of the ring and grabbing
a chair to smash your opponent but it's a shame all the wrestlers are so much
alike. Wrestling fans should check this out. |
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| Nov-05-2010 21:47 |
Gold of the Aztecs |
I've been feeling a bit tired lately, might be the weather I think with the rain and short days. Maybe I've just been training too hard, I guess it'll pass.
I've been preparing some games to add to the site but I was backtracked because I was playing Gold of the Aztecs for DOS. I already had this game but it required a codewheel which at first I didn't have. I then got a text sheet consisting of the codes but they were very difficult to read but once I figured it out I made a small program which calculates the codes for you. The game is a platformer in which you set out to find the lost treasure of the aztecs. From the start you are met by hostility by all manner of creatures and the traps set by the ancient aztecs as well. The game is incredibly difficult partly because the control scheme is rather awkward. I'm actually able to beat the game now without dying once throughout the game, I can tell you it's incredible when you do it because not many can do it I'm sure. I dare you to try it! |
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| Oct-22-2010 21:31 |
why oh why. |
Man sometimes you wonder why some games are released. Ninja
Rabbits is a simple fighting game where you play a rabbit using martial
arts to fight off enemies trying to close a factory which is the actual story
of the game. Your moves are slow, the enemies are really bland and there's no
real tactic in playing the game. Why they bothered to release a sequel is totally
beyond me.
The only good thing from this game is that I found someone who really hates this
sort of game, the angry video game nerd, who has a bunch of video's reviewing
all these totally bad games from the past. You can find a list of them here
and I can recommend wachting them because they're great. |
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| Oct-15-2010 20:15 |
no big news |
I've been adding a lot of adventure and rpg games lately which were the games that drew me into pc gaming almost 20 years
ago. These days it's pretty boring with only the first person shooter genre and only a tiny amount of others.
I haven't played many a new game lately except yesterday I took a stab at typing of the dead by Sega which is basically
house of the dead but instead of shooting the baddies you type in words and kill them off that way. Very weird but
pretty cool I thought except it wears on you a bit quickly.
Anyway enough about that and on to the update which is, you guessed it, an adventure
game. Guilty or guilty - innocent until
caught 2 is a sequel to innocent until caught. Once again you play the
part of a thief called Jack T. Ladd but right at the start of the game you get
caught by a cop called Ysanne Andropath. You can play through the game as either
character which will take you to the same area's but the puzzles are completely
different which means you can play through the game a second time greatly adding
to the game. It's a pretty good game so try it. |
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| Oct-01-2010 21:13 |
autumn's here |
well not much really to say this time, well actually loads but I won't bore you with that :)
Autumn is officially here and the weather has been quite rainy which usually I don't mind but it's rather annoying
when it's coming down in buckets all the time. Well I guess I will stay home and play some oldies haha
I added Might and Magic 2: gates to another
world which is a wellknown and long running series of RPG. As the title
suggest you will travel to others world and even timelines with you adventuring
party. As with the series there is big emphasis on combat and as such you can
level up all the way to level 255 which can take a long time. This game is not
for the novice though because leveling up a lot is required to beat some of the
later enemies but it worth checking out for the more seasoned adventurer. |
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| Sep-17-2010 21:37 |
Stop the slack |
Well my 34th birthday has come and gone but in a couple of days it will be my first wedding anniversary. It's
amazing how fast time can fly and a lot can happen in a year. But not too much slacking now so I added another game.
Journey to the center of the earth
is a book by Jules Verne in which a party of adventurers travel in a cave and
go on a journey towards the center of the earth where they find there is a lot
more there than just rocks and fossils.
The game itself is an adventure of sorts with survival thrown in as you are seperated from the rest of the party
at the start of the game. You'll encounter a load of dangers a lot of them being rocks falling but later on you'll
come across angry mammoths and even pterodactyls. The game isn't executed very well as progress is displayed only by
text messages and there's little to no way to see where you are of have been. I found myself strangly drawn to the
game though and I kept trying to get deeper into the earth which was surprisingly addictive dispite the bad points. |
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| Sep-03-2010 18:53 |
Almost my birthday |
September is here again, time does fly doesn't it. One day you are alone playing some games and a year later you have
a family and all. Anyway I'll be celebrating my birtday next week so I probably won't be updating then but you never
know!
I added Montezuma's revenge, a
platform game in which treasure hunter Panama Joe is after Montezuma's treasure.
You'll have to navigate tons of rooms filled with many obstacles with only your
wits and reflexes to help you. Gather as much treasure as you can and reach the
treasure chamber to get the gold.
The game is very simple at it's heart as were most of the games released in the 80's. I still think it's great fun to play
after all this time so check it out. |
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| Aug-27-2010 22:58 |
4 in a row |
Wow an update each week for a whole month! Actually it was because I was free for a whole month and was able to
create a more efficient means of updating. I can't promise I will keep this up all the time though since I've got loads
of other obligations and stuff now that I have to take care of a family and all. But we'll see how it goes.
I added
labyrinth which is made after the movie of the same name from 1986, the movie
wasn't very succesfull but it has become a cult classic. The game slightly diviates from the movie in that you play a man who
is trapped in the labyrinth and the only way to get out and back to your own world is to navigate the maze and
defeat Jareth, the evil master of the labyrinth. The game actually starts as a text adventure but once you reach the labyrinth
changes to a graphical one which is quite a neat feature. The game is also quite a succes in my opinion as it kept me
playing for quite a while. For once a maze in an adventure game is not only viable but even fun!
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| Aug-20-2010 20:07 |
parlour games |
| I added a really weird game today called parlour
games which was only released on the Sega Master System. You get to play
three different minigames: darts, billiards and bingo. Each is played separately
as standalone games and all of them have options on how to play the game like
how to open en close in darts or how many points you play for. The bingo minigame
is a bit of a strange one as I don't really see how it ties in with the name and
the other two games, that and the two girls wearing silly outfits. I like the
darts game though so give it a go. |
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| Aug-13-2010 14:50 |
friday the 13th |
I'm on a roll here with regular updates again, that doesn't actually mean I have
loads of time on my hands though as I'm still swamped. I guess prioritizing is
an important thing as I've dropped some timeconsuming activities in favor of the
more fun/usefull ones, why don't you try the same?
Oh I just saw it's friday the 13th, good luck all :)
I added Ecstatica which is a sort
of survival horror adventure in which you are a traveler stopping by a small village
to stock up on supplies but find that it's overrun with monsters and the villagers
gone or being bullied by the creatures. You are put in the part of the hero as
you try to find out what's going on and how to stop it before it grabs you by
the feet and pull you under. Graphically is has a very distinct style with spheres
used instead of rectangular polygons which is easier on the hardware but it also
give the characters a very cuddly look which is bad in a survival horror game.
It's still and excellent game though a bit on the short side. |
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| Aug-06-2010 17:02 |
Weekly updates? |
Wow an update a week after the last one, well it doesn't mean I have loads of time or anything since I'm still
grappling with taking care of a baby and all. It's all going a lot better now and in my free time I can even
get some work done. I must say though that it's giving me quite a lot of energy which is good :)
This time I added a really simple game but that's because it was released in 1982
at the time the Commodore 64 was released as well. It's called Tooth
invaders in which you play a man (or something like that) who has to clean
teeth and defend them from germs and nasty bugs using his trusty old floss and
toothbrush. The entire game is extremely simple as your character is literaly
just a stick figure. I remember playing this game back then for quite a while
though but now it's more for nostalgia than anything else. |
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| Jul-30-2010 16:28 |
A baby girl! |
Well my wife gave birth to a baby girl last week and things have been hectic to say the least, taking care of a little
baby is quite a task. Happily wife and daughter are all well and I have taken a couple of weeks of vacation to get used
to this huge change. It's tiring but I can tell you it's all worth it looking at my baby.
I still can't believe I'm actually a daddy now :)
Also The House of Games has been around for almost six years now and with the addition of one game it has now reached the
400 mark in terms of games on the site. Actually when you add all the different console/system versions you actually
get to a grand total of 1194! Amazing huh.
Anyway the 400th game added is one of my most memorable early PC games, it's Wing
Commander by Origin. It's a sort of a space opera action shooter in which
the Terran race has been in a war with the Kilrathi for over 20 years now. The
Kilrathi are a catlike species and are very agressive towards the Terrans. You
are fresh out of the academy and assigned to the Tiger's Claw (how ironic) in
the Vega sector. You must do missions like search and destroy and escorting freighters
but in between you can chat with fellow pilots to get to know them and advance
the plot as well. The game featured incredible 3D graphics (altough it's actually
2D bitmaps) for the time and was easily able to slow down the fastest PC's available
then which was unheard of then. It's a very long running series and it's a must
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| Jul-10-2010 09:29 |
Worldcup soccer |
In case you hadn't notices the worldcup soccer in South Africa is almost reaching it's highlight with today the
runnerup match between Germany and Uruguay and tomorrow Spain vs. the Netherlands. Usually I'm not really into
soccer but since this is a special event I don't mind watching it.
I thought it would be fun seeing the circumstances to add a soccer game which
I did in the form of sensible soccer
by who other than sensible software. This game was the start of a longrunning
series of soccer games that rivalled kick off for it's almost sole supremacy in
the genre. There's the now wellknown options of play like single, local or worldcup
but the game's main point is in it's micromanagement where you can pick from teams
and even players from many countries and teams. Later versions and sequels added
even more up to the point where you could play almost in every country around
the world and even manage your team as well. This one isn't that elaborate yet
but it has the beginnings of a great series already. |
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| Jun-26-2010 23:23 |
One more update |
The update is a day late but hey busy and stuff with work, I might be getting a new position soon because of some
very good work I managed to do (and show the managers) so fingers crossed.
The game added is King's Quest 3: to heir
is human, the third installment of this longrunning adventure game series.
You are the son of Graham from the first games but you were snatched by an evil
wizard to act as a servant until your eighteenth birthday at which time he will
get rid of you afraid that you will learn magic and turn against him. Now before
you turn eightteen you must find a way to get rid of the wizard once and for all.
Your quest isn't complete after that though because you must return to Daventry
and save your twin sister from the three headed dragon that has been terrorising
the land after you were kidnapped. The game's a lot longer than the previous two
games which is excellent but the part with the wizard is timed (in realtime) which
is a bit annoying. Still if you like the series this is a musthave. |
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| Jun-11-2010 19:47 |
Manuals galore |
I was able to quite a few manuals but unfortunately only of them is a scanned one, still it's better than having no
manual at all is it. Here are the manuals:
Harley Davidson - a game about your journey from east to west on your bike
for the great gathering at Sturgis.
Future wars - (scanned manual) an adventure where a simple window washer get's
caught up in a plot involving time travel!
Kick Off - a hectic topdown view soccer game.
Joan of Arc - the siege and the sword - a tactical game much like defender of
the crown set during the 15th century of France where you must battle the English.
Sinbad and the throne of the falcon - an interactive adventure game about
Sinbad the sailor helping a princess defeat a dark prince.
Wings of fury - a cool action game where you fly a fighter in the pacific
during world war 2.
Zombi - an adventure game modeled after dawn of the dead where four people
in a helicopter stop at a mall in search for fuel to escape the hordes of zombies.
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| Jun-04-2010 23:08 |
overdrive |
The company I work for just finished a move to a new building so things have been a bit hectic the last weeks but overall things are now calming
down after the big bang. I'm just hanging on for a couple of weeks before my first baby is coming around after which I'm
off duty for a month which I'm sure I'll be needing. Untill it's that time though I've got some spare time and
I've added another game.
Overdrive is a topdown racing game
which was quite popular in the 90's. The twist is that you can drive different
kind of vehicles like GP cars, 4x4 and others on different tracks which is nice.
Not spectacular but fun enough to keep you occupied for a while at least. |
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| May-16-2010 21:30 |
Rise of the Dragon |
I'm making a special update just for this game as Rise
of the Dragon is probably one of my favorite adventure games there is.
The game features a blade runner style future in which you must find the ultimate
badguy who has come back after a thousand years and now using drugs is going to
take over the city. It has a firstperson point and click interface and also a
semi freestyle sort of play in which you can do things in your own order and there's
even multiple endings as well.
I was donated the 16-color EGA version which is surprisingly good and ofcourse the gameplay is all in there.
This is really only added as a collectable because you'll probably pick up the regular vga version but to me this is
what the site is all about. |
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| May-07-2010 20:43 |
Just married! |
Well that's it I'm now officially a married man not that it feels differently
or anything since we were basically "married" a long time ago. Anyway no honeymoon for us since we
already did that as well so it's back to the regular business :)
I added a pinball game today called the ultimate
pinball quest which as the title suggests actually has a story about three
witches who have stolen the six elements and you will have to play pinball to
get them back. Pretty weird and unique but the pinball part is pretty much standard.
Still it's quite unique so that's always worth a try. |
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| Apr-30-2010 23:05 |
Big day coming! |
Well I've been telling you how I've been busy and all that which is really true. Well it's only a few days before monday and I'm getting married then can you believe it? Hahaha I never thought that would be happening a few years ago but hey I'm also getting older so time for a change eh.
Anyway I managed to add one update before the end of the month, I'm not sure
I'll be doing more updates but I'll try to manage at least a couple each month.
The game added is called universal warrior,
in which you pilot a droid around a maze dodging other machines, trying to find
the exit and make some money in the process. Between levels you can buy upgrades
and even insurance for your droid's parts which apparently was never done before
and has not been done after. It's quite a fun game even though there's zero story
and all but some games don't need that anyway.
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| Apr-09-2010 21:26 |
moving servers |
| I was forced to change hosting servers and it took ages to move all the files
since my upload speed is horrible. We're back up and running though so time for
an update. I added Gateway to the Savage
Frontier, one of the gold box games released by SSI in 1991. Following
the standard formula you create a group of heroes to go on an adventure in this
case to first get some revenge on the guys who drugged you during a party and
stole all your goodies. Ofcourse like in all RPG stories the plot quickly turn
into a huge affair with a nasty group called the Zhentarim trying to take over
all of the Savage Frontier and it's up to you to stop them. Fans of SSI RPG's
should feel right at home with this one. |
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| Mar-19-2010 22:50 |
bla |
| Man I've been not only busy but extremely busy and it's all to do with things like
wife, work that sort of thing. I don't know if I can manage more updates the coming
times so I'll just do them when I can and not promise anything. For today I added
Powerboat USA in which you can pick up
a Don Johnson special and race it around Miami. There's plenty of options as well
as a course editor though it's a bit simplistic. |
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| Feb-28-2010 19:46 |
What's going on? |
Well we've gone a whole month without an update which is because a whole lot of private affairs, nothing bad though but I can no do stuff
just by myself and think about myself since I've gotten married and all. It's not bad at all but you have to set priorities don't you.
Anyway I managed to make an update just before the end of the month in the form of Space quest: the Sarien encounter, the first in the space quest series. Take control of Roger Wilco, a janitor, on board the starship Arcada which has been ransacked by the Sariens. Being the only one left it's up to you to get back the generator they have stolen and it will take all of your wits (and luck) to get it back. This is one of the best series by Sierra in my opinion so get it while you can. |
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| Jan-31-2010 23:14 |
What! No update? |
| Hmmm it's already the end of the month and I only did one update so far... well I guess this is also still within the month by an hour haha. Well the game I added is called outlands which is a srolling shooter with a simple story about aliens wiping out most of humanity and you are their last and only hope. It has all the stuff you would expect like powerups and a such and there is also a two-player simultanious mode. Unfortunately that's basically it, nothing new here just a regular shooter I'm afraid so unless you really like that sort of thing there are better shooters out there.
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| Jan-15-2010 22:43 |
happy new year! |
First off I wish everybody a very happy new year, a bit late I know but still.
Wow things have been rather hectic this year, lot's of things happening for me and such but I can't tell what exactly just yet. I am also planning a servermove because my current provider might be quitting in the near future, ah well we will see I've got a backup plan in the works.
As for the update I found some manuals which I added, here they are:
A scanned manual for Heart of China, a first person adventure game from Dynamix.
A scanned manual for Law of the west, a game in which you play a sheriff of a wild west town.
Text manuals for Yes prime minister!, made after the tv series, and The saga of Erik the Viking a text adventure game.
Also a minimanual for Hunchback, but hey a simple game doesn't need too big a manual anyway.
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| Dec-26-2009 13:17 |
Merry Christmas |
| First of all I wish everybody a merry Christmas even though I'm a day late. I think this will be the last update for this year so I added an adventure game, one of my favorite genres of old and almost retired these days. Return of the Phantom is based on the famous play/book and at the night of the opening things start to unfold just like in the play with a chandelier falling on the audience. You'll have to investigate but soon you'll find that it's no accident and the phantom is actually running around the place! It's up to you to stop him once and for all. The game's pretty good altough a bit on the easy side but still worth checking out. |
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| Dec-18-2009 21:02 |
Two more weeks |
Only two more weeks till the end of the year, my how quickly the time has passed hasn't it.
I was send a manual for the sacred armor of antiriad by a friendly visitor of the site, he send me more manuals in the past which I greatly appreciate. To this end I started looking for more manuals and I was able to find some more which I also added to the site.
Two text manuals:
Deja vu, a fantastic (imho) point and click adventure in which you must prove yourself innocent of a murder.
Sword of Sodan, a hack and slash game with huge sprites and plenty of gore.
Three scanned manuals:
California games, one of the games series from epyx
Klax, a simple but very good puzzle game
The sacrad armor of Antiriad, a plaftorm game in which one man must find the armor from legends to fight of alien invaders.
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| Dec-11-2009 11:11 |
The end is near |
| Well the end is near, actually it's just the end of the year coming around soon hahaha. Depending on the circumstances
I'll probably do two more updates this year. This time I added an adventure game based on a comic called the quest for the time bird. You take control of two and later more characters in your search for the imprisoned god who will be freed in a couple of days. Once you find the old god's prison you will still have to find the time bird where you can take care of him once and for all. The game is played from a map where you can travel across the land and each location is overlayed as a picture on top of another. Gameplay is somewhat trial and error but overal it's still quite good. |
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| Dec-05-2009 18:02 |
a day late |
I'm a day late with the update because of work (once again), I'm wondering how things will turn out for the new year though which is almost around the corner. Well you can't really see into the future anyway and I'd rather spend time on real things instead of thinking about them.
The game I added today is called the Oregon trail in which you take charge of a family of pioneers heading to the westcoast of the United States. There are loads of dangers apart from just trying to survive like fast moving rivers, poisenous snakes and disease are all part of the journey. The game can be quite unforgiving and you'll have to get over losing a family member if you're not carefull. The graphics have been updated from the first version released 10 years before this one, the biggest change is the hunting minigame which is now a first person affair. The game sounds a bit geeky but it's a classic so get on with it. |
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| Nov-27-2009 16:50 |
eating fun |
I went out to eat this afternoon but I'm eating out tonight as well pfff it's a good thing I practised eating a lot for a long long time hahaha. I better get prepared for dinner because eating out requires that if you're to eat a lot :)
Well today's update is quite rare, it's a strategy game called Omega in which you must wage a ground war but this being a civilized world people don't actually get hurt (a lot). You must program tanks with their own set of rules creating a basic artificial intelligence so they can battle computerized tanks from the opposing faction. You can test your programming in a testing environment and you'll need it if you are to win the war. There's one catch though, I haven't got a manual and to really get to grips with the progamming language you're better off reading it. You can do a lot of trying and stuff or use logic and testing to figure it out which is probably why I quite like it. If you're into that then surely you'll like it as well but I'm sure it's not for everyone. |
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| Nov-21-2009 19:58 |
Uncle |
Well a lot can happen in a short time but I won't bore you and list them all I can tell you I became an uncle again, maybe I'll teach him about all those classic games if he is big enough haha :)
Well now here is todays update and it's and motorcycle racing game called Road Rash but there's a catch, you not only have to drive your bike fast and hard but you will have to fight with your opponents if you are to win! Driving fast is easy but not so much when there someone with a chain swinging at you, with some skill though you can relieve your opponents from their weapons and use them for yourself. You'll slowly gain more money so you can buy better bikes and race with the big boys. Road rash is quite a fun game and it spawned several sequels so there are plenty of fans, maybe you'll be one too after playing. |
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| Nov-13-2009 17:08 |
Friday the 13th |
| Well an update on friday the 13th, not that I believe in that thing anyways but the movies were (slightly) entertaining. I haven't got any game to add in the theme but I added an adventure called Nippon safes inc. It's the predecessor to big red adventure and it also stars the same three people. You can control three characters during points of the game and each will have to find their own path trying to find out what exactly is going on with Nippon safes and the mad scientist at the start of the game. I've seen sites that praise the game for it's humor but too be honest I didn't find it very humerous at all. It depends a bit on your own taste I guess, you might like the game much more than I did so check it out for yourself. |
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| Nov-07-2009 17:57 |
Here it is |
HA! You didn't think I would miss the first update after my vacation did you! Well here is the update. I added an action game called New York warriors which is set in an apocalyptic future where gangs roam the streets and even the bums carry AK-47's with which they want to stop you. It's a topdown shooter with plenty of powerups and enemies galore. Some of them are quite weird like the gang called the Ramboids who look a lot like John Rambo. Anyway it's a pretty simple game but there plenty of action and a good way to get some of that aggression out of your system.
On another note, the abandoned places webring hadn't been update for quite a long time but now they are back complete with a new design so go check that out as well. |
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| Oct-30-2009 14:57 |
Back from vacation |
| I'm back again! That month of vacation went by far to quickly as far as I'm concerned,
too bad I had to come back and go back to work but I guess there nothing much
I can do about that (yet). I hope I'll be doing more regular updates instead of
once a month which is rather slacking so today I added an interactive fiction
title called Ooze: creepy nites
in which you inherited an old mansion but it seems to be haunted so it's up to
you to find out what's the cause and put a stop to it so you actually have a use
for it. There's graphics and even sound effects in some places so it's not completely
text based. |
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| Sep-19-2009 15:00 |
Big news! |
I can't believe it's been a month since my last update but I have been real busy and stuff. I've said that lots of times before but it was always work related but not this time. I'm getting married in a few days after which I'll be going abroad on a well earned vacation/honeymoon. I think it's quite amazing I managed to find a woman at all sitting behind my computer so much and playing abandoned games hahaha.
I won't be updating for a while but don't think I'm out, I'll be back soon and be updating the site again.
Anyway I've added a scrolling shooter called UN squadron which is quite good. Also Mr Stefan also send me another manual this time for the Neverending story, so thank him for that one.
I'll be seeing you all soon.
Greetings,
Erde |
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| Aug-18-2009 19:14 |
Going abroad |
I though I'd do an update because this friday I'm abroad and not able to do anything.
The dark half is a game after the book of the same name by Stephen King, it's about an evil twin, or your dark half, committing all sorts of crimes and framing you for it. It's up to you to stop him and make sure he doesn't do it again. This is a pretty standard graphic adventure and there's nothing really to make it stand out from all the other adventures out there. If you like Stephen King novels though you might want to give it a go, the game isn't that bad or hard so you could have some fun with it anyway. |
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| Aug-07-2009 11:16 |
extremely busy |
| I've been extremly busy and stuff because of this Mexican flu as my company deals
with such matters and all, I haven't had much time off because of this so not
a lot of funstuff for me to do. I was able to sneak in some time and I added a
game called Narco police in which
drugbarons practically rule the world and have set up a huge island factory producing
the white stuff. You are head of an elite police force tasked with infiltrating
and destroying the lab for good. The game's action based but there is a huge maze
which you have to figure out apart from the automated defences and troops. You
also have access to a terminal with which you can do extra actions like launching
missiles, call for backup and even hack the defence computers. Pretty cool game
if you ask me so why not try it yourself? |
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| Jul-24-2009 09:18 |
sigh |
I'm doing a lot of personal things at the moment and I have no idea what kind
of updating schedule I can make but I guess I'll just do them whenever I can.
I added an adventure game from Sierra called the
Colonel's bequest which is somewhat of a departure for Sierra. You play
the part of Laura Bow and you were invited by a friend to the Colonel's house.
He's quite old and doesn't think he will last long and so the battle for the inheritance
starts. It gets out of hand though and people start getting killed left and right
and it's up to you to find the killer before he gets to you as well!
This adventure game departs from the regular humorous ones Sierra normally made and it's all for the better so check it out. |
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| Jul-17-2009 09:59 |
Some manuals |
I was send two scanned manuals by a friendly visitor so many thanks to you Mr.
P. (you know who you are), since I didn't mention disclosing your name in any
e-mail.
The manuals are for Ark Pandora and
Fist 2 - the legend continues both action
adventures for the C64 and pretty good as well.
Anyway I also found and scanned a manual myself for Eye
of the beholder 2 - the legend of Darkmoon which is the best in the trilogy
and one of my favorite old AD&D games.
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| Jul-03-2009 09:03 |
Baseball |
Man the weather is really hot which really drains you, it's a good thing many people from work are going on holiday so I can take a bit of a brake from all that hard work. I still have to work long hours though and I doubt it will change soon so I don't have too much time to update but I'll try to do it when I can.
Today I added a rare game from Cinemaware called TV sports baseball which was the third in the series. For some strange reason it was only released in Europe where baseball isn't very popular at all. There the classic Cinemaware style with television announcements and such before a game but it's not as good as other Cinemaware games. If you like baseball or are a Cinemaware fan you could give it a go though. |
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| Jun-19-2009 14:41 |
even more busy |
| There loads of stuff happening for me which means I have little time for anything
else. I do managed to add another game called
the Oregon trail in which you control a family of pioneers in their travel
west. You can stock up on items and food but you will have to hunt and trade along
the way to make it if you don't have the supplies you need. The game can be very
unforgiving and family members can easily be lost due to sickness or accidents.
It's not entire realistic but the game is somewhat of a classic so I suggest you
give it a go. |
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| Jun-05-2009 22:06 |
busy |
I've been quite busy now with working 6 days a week and some stuff happening in my personal life as well leaving me little time for anything else which I didn't update last week. I had some extra time and I always like an adventure game so I added one called Universe from Core who weren't specialists in the genre but released some which were quite good. This one not bad either as you play a regular guy transported to another universe and have to defeat the evil Golden King. The interface isn't really up to my taste with some unneccesary options but overall the game is funny and well done so give it a go.
Ps. I just read that there will be remake of the Secret of Monkey island which is probably one of the greatest adventure games EVER!!! HOORAY! |
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| May-22-2009 12:23 |
Two games |
I added two games this time, both are very simple, one is ok and the other is not so good really. Ofcourse just remember that not all classic games are classics in themselves but I like trying out games that I don't know and are not popular games, sometimes you come across real gems and other times it's just crap :) anyway here they.
Quest for atlantis is a game in which you pilot a craft through a maze in order to find Atlantis (I think). The only thing stopping you is your limited amount of fuel but you can fuel up at certain points throughout the maze, ofcourse if you bump into a wall or forcefield it's boom and a life lost. The game's not very good though, the object isn't clear and it gets boring quickly. Strangely it was apparently released in 1998 at which time the Commodore 64 was not commercially intereseting for a long time already.
The second games is called Zulu, it's a bit of a puzzle/action games where you must avoid the Zulu's while gathering items. The exact story or goal isn't quite clear much like the very first games like pacman. It's ok I guess but I doubt it will last you very long. |
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| May-16-2009 11:04 |
More work |
Well my jobcontract was changed but unlike most people I wasn't laid off or anything but I do have to work more hours, good thing is I get paid a lot more also mmm. Take the offer if they offer it themselves I guess so I agreed. Anyway I'm sure you're more interesting in the update so here it is.
Xevious was released back in 1982 and as a scrolling shooter was the first (as far as I know) that had both flying and ground targets that need to be taken out with different weapons. Unfortunately the port to home systems was made several years later by which time most shooters had evolved beyond this game a lot. It's worth the effort just for nostalgia sake though.
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| May-08-2009 11:28 |
Weird game names |
Last time I added a game called up 'n down en this time a game called Zig Zag, what wonderfull names huh. Anyway they were named basically after what the game was about and in Zig Zag you pilot a craft through a maze and unfortunately the only way you can go is forward. Because of this you will need to bounce off all kinds of objects in the maze to get to the exit. You can even buy powerups that will allows you to jump over objects and things or keys that open doors to new parts of the maze. There are also enemy craft that you need to shoot so apart from the puzzle's you'll have to have a trigger finger as well. It all sounds pretty simple but it is quite nice.
Ohyeah I found a list of funny video game names there's plenty more but some name on this list are pretty funny. |
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| May-03-2009 09:27 |
Bored |
| Lately I haven't felt up to doing much really, guess everyone has times like that. I almost forgot to update but that's because we're having some national holidays and stuff which really messed up my schedule. Anyway here it is, a game called up 'n down, which strangly is actually a racing game. You drive around a track filled with flags which you need to pick up, the difficult part is that there are multiple paths you can take on the track and sometimes you can't reach it from where you are. Luckily you car can actually jump up and down and by jumping the correct points you can actually change lanes by jumping over the road. There are other things like broken roads, mountains and ofcourse other cars as well. It sounds kinda lame but actually I really enjoyed the game so give it a go.
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| Apr-25-2009 10:18 |
X-men |
| I've been watching the new anime series called Wolverine and the X-men which I quite like so I though it would be nice to add a game based on the X-men as well. The uncanny X-men is pretty much a game where the license takes precedence over everything else. Yes you have six X-men like Wolverine, Cyclops and Colossus among others but other than their names they don't really act of play differently at all. Three of the characters are long range fighters while the others only have hand to hand combat skills. Close range attacks are very dangerous as you need to be very close to the enemies and some enemies are almost impossible to hit doing this. None of the characters even have any of their mutant powers available which are very important in the comics. You can choose two of them to fight in any of the four levels but when their energy level is depleted you will have to chose another pair to finish the level. I didn't get very far though, not every old game is a classic I guess. |
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| Apr-17-2009 13:21 |
weekly updates |
I'm hoping my schedule will be normal again from now on (well at least for a while) so I can do regular weekly updates again so here it is.
V the computer game is baded on a television show about an alien race that came to earth promising new technology in exchange for resources. All is not as it seems though as it is a plot to take over earth. As a member of the resistance you have found out what their real intentions are and you intend to stop them. You sneak inside a shuttle that is set for the mothership and you intend to destroy it thereby crippling the visitors. The game is quite a puzzle as I was unsure of what to do, even the interface uses alien symbols and no way of telling what they do. Once you figure it out though you have to spread red dust over the ship which will incapacitate the alien visitors and lay 5 bombs all over the ship to blow up main targets in the mothership. There are loads of robots who are standing in your way and you'll have to find the 5 main targets one of which is the shuttlehangar you arrive in but obviously you should take that last otherwise it will stop you from escaping. Not only that but the red dust is also scattered in 5 different places as well. Once you get a hang of the controls the game is quite good, there's a link at the bottom of the review to a site with a lot of information on the game so try that if you can't figure it out. |
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| Apr-10-2009 12:08 |
Two games |
To make up for the lack of updates I've added two games today both based on the movie/book of James bond: A view to a kill in which Max Zorin tries to destroy Sillicon Valley and thus creatures a monopoly for himself in the microchip industry. The first game is called simply a view to a kill and is an action game based on the movie and has three levels taken directly from the story, the car chase in Paris, the burning of city hall in San Francisco and the abandoned mine. Each can be played in any order but you will get a code when completing them in order which will make it easier to complete. The second game is called James bond 007: A view to a kill and is a textadventure which follows the events from the beginning where you find the body of 003 up until the final scene in the caves where you will face Zorin himself.
Personally the action game is rather buggy and with only three scenes it's a bit short so I prefer the text game as it allows you to follow the whole story. |
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| Mar-20-2009 13:17 |
what happened? |
Wow I can't believe it's already been 3 weeks since the last update, I have been working what seems like 24/7 for a while now. Luckily though things have calmed down a bit which has enabled me to make some changes to the site.
First off I got an e-mail from the original developer of nuclear war, since New World Computing went out of business the rights reverted back to them and they are now selling the original DOS version on their site. As such the game is no longer available for download but you can get the original on their site flyingbuffelo.
Secondly a friendly visitor of the site pointed out that there was a proper working version of Xenon 2 for DOS which I was not aware of. Thanks to him I have now added that instead of the broken version. Yes!
Lastly I added a new game called Quick draw McGraw which is yer typical shooter/platform game based on a cartoon of the same name. Platformers were basically the only type of game made for movie/series licences, it's not too bad but sadly not that great either. |
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| Feb-27-2009 08:57 |
Dafastlane is back |
In case you didn't know dasfastlane
is back in the scene again, though I haven't had much time to check it out fully
I suggest you go and have a looksee. They're saying a new ring will be up soon so I'm quite interested how
that is going to work out.
As an update I added teenage mutant ninja
(hero) turtles for several different systems, those four fighting turtles
had a bit of a revival some time ago but it didn't turn out so well I think. Back
in the 90's they were huge though with a tv series, movies, games and all sorts
of merchandising. The game itself is a platform game in which you must rescue
their friend April O'Neil, you'll face all the regular cast like Schredder, Beebop
and Rocksteady along with the lesser baddies from the footclan. You can play as
each of the turtles until one of them loses all their energy and they are captured,
you can free them again buy finding them on the map where they are being held
but until that time you will have to use one of the others. The game's quite good
actually but depends a bit on which version you pick, I'd go with the NES version
as it is the best I think. |
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| Feb-20-2009 13:52 |
Full of idea's |
My mind is filled with new idea's lately which isn't a bad thing because I'm always up to do something new, only problem
is that I haven't really got time to do anything with it. I just got word a few days ago that my working
days have been increased from three to five days or more because things are really busy! Tsss WHAT finincial crisis
I don't seem to run into any of that yet. Anyway I always write down my idea's so I can read them back later
and maybe do something with them which you can take as a free tip from me, it's really usefull!
For todays update I added a soccer game calles Microprose
soccer. Personally I'm not really into soccer at all wether it be watching
or playing. The game offers a choice of indoor or outdoor play and league, single
play, two player game so there's plenty of options. The game doesn't really play
very fast compared to the likes of kick off though it is probably a more realistic
way of playing. Because of this I couldn't really get into the game, I know some
people who do like it so soccer fans should give it a go. |
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| Feb-13-2009 15:40 |
Gotta run |
I haven't got much time here so here's the update.
Who dares wins reminds me so much of commando that I practically think I'm playing the same game. It's an overhead shooter in which you shoot your way through fields full of enemies while trying to free captured forces. You're armed with a gun and some grenades and the rest is up to you. This is one of those easy to pick up and play kind of games, it's quite fun also so give it a go.
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| Feb-06-2009 09:35 |
Time is relative |
Time goes faster than you'd think altough some people would say time always passes at exactly the same interval, I guess it's in the eye of the beholder. I made a change to the game Lotus Esprit turbo challenge, a friendly visitor pointed out that the megadrive version is actually a port of the sequel so I removed it for now. I'm sure I'll add it again soon.
For the regular update I added war in Middle Earth, which is a wargame set in the middle earth at the time when the events of the Lord of the Rings took place. You'll control all of the allied forces ranging from hobbits, humans, elves and dwarves and though you can direct their action you cannot control directly control characters which is true of any general in a war. The game features all the places from the books and more since you the battle rages across the whole of Middle Earth. It's pretty unique because I don't think there is a game with this scope set in this setting. Fans of Tolkien and wargamers alike should really check it out. |
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| Jan-30-2009 17:12 |
phew |
Mmm I was partying last night and it was a bit late when I came back so I rather tired and stuff, I almost forgot to do an update but better late then never eh.
Mortal Kombat should be known to most people as it caused quite a controversy because of it's fatality moves after yo defeated an opponent, most were usually bloody and real messy with plenty of blood flowing around. It also used digitized graphics instead of the handdrawn ones most games were using giving it a very specific look. With 8 characters to select you had to fight in mortal kombat to save the earth realm from the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung, he will be your final opponent after you defeat the four-armed prince Goro. There were minigames and figuring out the specials moves and finishers took a while if you didn't have a faq handy, there were even secrets to uncover like a hidden character all of which were greatly improved upon by the sequel. This one started the whole franchise and it's a pretty good game at that. |
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| Jan-23-2009 11:00 |
Oldy puzzler |
| Puzzle games were relatively popular in the beginning of computer and video games simply because it was hard to create flash graphics
with the limited hardware of the times so designers had to be creative with gameplay. One man and his droid has you herding ramboids with the help of your trusty droid. You'll have to collect a number of ramboids into a selected number of places in order to finish the level which is easier said than done as the ramboids aren't very helpfull as they go about moving in all sorts of directions instead of the one you want them to. |
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| Jan-16-2009 10:49 |
Another week another game |
I've been really active lately and it hasn't even got anything to do with my work or even gaming! I'm feeling pretty good though because of it as somehow I've gotten a great boost of energy. Also I've been watching a lot of old tv shows as well (yeah I'm getting old) it was really 'refreshing' to hear Buck Rogers say: There's something wrong with you f*cking wagnels (whatever that is). See how I censored it and how everybody else does that these days?
Today I added a game which I must admit I never heard of before called X-15 alpha mission, it's pretty weird though because the intro screen and first parts of the game are viewed from inside an experimental aircraft much like a flighsimulator. You'll fly through the lower then upper atmoshpere and then in space to the spacestation threatening earth. When you land however the game switches to a scrolling action game where you control several vehicles to destory the station. It's pretty weird the mix of gameplays but it works quite well, it's also really difficult because if you happen to lose all your lives it's right back to the beginning of the game. You don't get that sort of thing these days! |
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| Jan-09-2009 11:22 |
Time flies |
| Time is moving really fast which ofcourse isn't really true because it moves at
the same speed as always but when you're busy with a lot of things you just notice
it in another way. Anyhow friday is here again so time for the weekly update and
this time I added Ultima 2: revenge of
the enchantress. The plot continues right where part 1 left off as the
evil wizard you destoyed had an apprentice who is now out for revenge. She doesn't
do things lightly though as she travels back in time to your homeplanet (earth)
and instigates a nuclear war thereby destroying your entire race from existence.
Somehow you manage to escape and must now travel through time and space gathering
your strength to face the evil enchantress. Pretty weird plot but unfortunately
the game isn't differenct from it's prequel and most of the game has you fighting
monsters just to increase your stats for the final battle. This can be said of
most RPG's but this one doesn't really have any sidemissions or plotbits to keep
you occupied. Probably the weakest of the Ultima series but still part of an incredible
series nonetheless. |
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| Jan-02-2009 16:08 |
Happy new year! |
First of all I wish everybody a happy new year and all the best for 2009 and with it's on to the first update for this year and hopefully a lot more to follow.
Ocean ranger is a simulation of a (non-existant) combat class ship that uses hydrofoils to get greater speed and mobility. There are four area's in which you can get missions and each area has a certain difficulty level. Each mission usually consists of destroying a certain vessel but you always get a secondary objective as well if you feel up to it. You can outfit the ship with plenty of weapons as well as defensive items like chaff. Though it's not a heavy simulation and it's more actionbased I kinda liked it so give it a go. |
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| Dec-19-2008 13:00 |
Donate |
| On another note I added a donate button on the left of the site. Running the site isn't cheap as it's on a dedicated server and it takes a lot of bandwith to support the downloads. Any donations will be appreciated and it will all go towards paying for bandwith and server costs. |
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| Dec-19-2008 09:42 |
Gabriel knight |
I've been feeling a lot better lately so I caught up on some work that I was supposed to do but didn't because I didn't feel like it. Good thing though because doing nothing is really boring and only gets you more upset in the process. Well enough about that, I added one of my favorite adventure games of all time.
Gabriel Knight: sins of the father is a game involving an investigation into some recent voodoo murders but soon it turns out that these have a relation to events that happened in the past and Gabriel's ancestors. Gabriel investigates by questioning people and you will uncover new clues this way as well as poking around interesting area's. The intererface is your standard point and click interface with the conversations held in a closeup of the two people involved. I can't stress how great the game is, the sequel is so great that I'd even give that a perfect 10 but this one is right up there. I've also added the scanned prologue book which tells the backstory of the game so get that and the game for some great adventuring. |
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| Dec-12-2008 10:45 |
Another one |
It's friday again so time for another update on the site, I don't have anything interesting to say really so here is the game for today.
Thunderblade was one of those arcade games in which you sat in a contraption that moved while you moved around the screen. You pilot an asault helicopter and basically have to destroy all enemies in your path. The game is pretty unique because it features three different modes of play, topdown view, backview and topdown scrolling. For shooting fans this should prove a welcome change and challenge as it's quite difficult. Check it out. |
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| Dec-05-2008 09:08 |
Let's fight. |
| I felt pretty bad lately so I was in the mood for some buttkicking! Ofcourse I don't go out and beat up some stranger but I play a beat'em up instead hehe. Renegade was first released in the arcades and it pitted a lone fighter against a whole gang op enemies. A lot of the game takes place in places where movement is restricted so you can't move past that screen until all the enemies are defeated. There are plenty of moves and weapons as well, there's even a move in which you sit on a downed opponent and smash his face! The game can be difficult with up to eight enemies coming at you at once so you're in for a big fight. |
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| Nov-28-2008 10:44 |
Minigame? |
Today I added a game back from my Commodore 64 days, some people these days call these type of games minigames but I don't really agree on that. It's true that compared to todays games they are far less grand and complicated but back then they were the business. Also remember that it used to be only a few guys or even only one who made an entire game compared to the huge teams that are now doing it. Anyway enough ranting for now here's the game.
Mega Apocalypse is a bit of an asteroid clone in which you shoot objects, presumably asteroids, that come at you in space. The big ones break up into smaller ones until you shoot them enough that they desintegrate. There's no real way to win the game because as far as I know the game keeps going on until you lose all your ships. It's not a groundbreaking game but at least it entertained me for a while. |
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| Nov-21-2008 15:41 |
Update |
I promised I would do more regular updates and so here I am, for now back to a weekly schedule but if I feel up to it I might do another one during the week but I'll see about that.
Night mission pinball is one of the earliest pinball games that I know of as it was released way back in 1982. It has a single machine and at first glance it doesn't seem very special but there is a catch, there is a option screen in which you can set loads of settings like ball speed, flipper power and more than you could think of. Now that's an innovative game, I bet you wouldn't even find these options in much newer games! |
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| Nov-14-2008 15:27 |
I'm back! |
Well I'm back from holiday and I have to admit if it wasn't for some stuff I would have to handle back here I would have stayed there. Another time in the near future I'm sure but at the moment not quite yet. On another note my working days have been reduced somewhat and I don't plan to increase them anymore as I'm a bit fed up with all the annoying bits, in this case money really isn't everything. It does mean I have some more time for updates and stuff and I'm preparing to do regular updates again so here is the first.
Ivanhoe is a scrolling action game in which you play the knight Ivanhoe who has to rescue King Arthur, armed with you trusty sword and shield you go at the hordes of enemies awaiting you. There is some variety to the levels as well as there are bonus rounds in which you fight a single enemy to gain an extra life and one level where you ride your horse shooting your crossbow at enemies. The graphics are colorfull and detailed giving it a bit of a cartoonish look. I played this game quite a lot back in the days and it's good fun now so give it a try.
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| Sep-30-2008 09:17 |
Vacation! |
Tomorrow I'm going on a long vacation, I'm not quite sure what will happen after
that because I got some annoying news from work. Not like I'm out of a job or
anything but not really nice stuff to hear before your going away for some fun
and relaxation. Ah well I'm not gonna let it bring me down and I'm sure I will
have a blast the next month. As a last update before I go I added another game
called Shadowgate, I know someone was looking for this game but the e-mailadress
you gave me with didn't accept a reply from me so if you do get the game this
time send me a note or something. So with that I bid thy farewell till next month.
Shadowgate is another game by ICOM
simulations who made one of my favorite adventure games called Deja
Vu and btw which was the first game ever added to the House of Games.
The game uses a windows engine in which you can drag and drop items from the main
screen to your inventory and such. In Shadowgate you play the part of the hero
who has to stop an evil warlock who is about to summon the dreaded Behemoth so
he can rule the world. Inside the castle Shadowgate lies the only thing that can
defeat the Behemoth called the staff of ages and only you can find it. There are
plenty of puzzles to solve inside the castle but danger lurks around every corner
and you can get killed very easily so remember to save often. The plentifull deaths
can be annoying but hey at least you have a big challenge ahead of you. |
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| Sep-19-2008 10:24 |
Almost vacation |
Well in 11 days I'm going on a long deserved holiday for a month at which time I obviously can't do anything for the site.
However I've been making some preparations and I promise there will be more regular updates when I get back, most likely on
a weekly schedule.
For today's update I added another adventure game, King's
quest 2: romancing the stone. You once again play the part of Graham who
is now king after his adventure in the first game. This time he's off to rescue
a maiden to be made his queen in the faraway land of Kolyma. There's plenty of
dangers to face and puzzles to solve many of which involve fairytales so some
knowledge of them really helps. The game is pretty much like the first but with
a new story and such so if you liked that one I'm sure you will like this as well.
It's still pretty annoying though that you can die from almost everything and
you can also get into a deadend if you forgot to do something but alas that's
the way it is. |
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| Aug-29-2008 09:19 |
Some docs |
Mmmm I guess there's little hope soon of working less since I've been at it for
months now. I do have a long holiday in about a month which I'm really looking
forward to. Even then I can't do much for the site since I'm in another country.
Well we'll just have to see. I got a hold of a complete manual for Carrier
Command which was send to me by a friendly visitor. The game's a really fun strategy in which two carriers have to
take over a number of islands and then using their resources to gain an advantage.
Also I added a text manual for the Prophecy
which is a pretty good adventure game from Cryo. |
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| Aug-08-2008 12:43 |
Lost eden |
Pfew I can't believe it's already been a month since the last update. I really
still can't do much about it though, I have lots of work and very little spare
time. I did managed to update add one game though called Lost
Eden, an adventure game from Cryo in which dinosaurs and humanoid species
have to band together to defeat the evil Tyran. It was a beautifull game when
it was released with 3D rendering throughout the whole game but ofcourse compared
to today's game isn't very special. It's an easy game though so perfect for some
adventure relaxation. Oh it is rather big at 380MB since it's a full CD version
from my own private collection, it's worth the download but I just hope my bandwith
holds :)
On another note the olympic games are starting in like an hour or so and I'm gonna watch that opening dispite the fact I'm at work! |
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| Jul-11-2008 11:54 |
pfffff |
| I've been incredibly busy lately working 6-7 days a week so that didn't leave
me much room to do anything else, when I do I like to chill with an adventure
game so I added Companions of Xanth.
I won't say too much about it but you can read the review and/or get the game
to see for yourself. |
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| Jun-20-2008 14:55 |
Another update |
| Judge dredd is a wellknown comic
in which judges are the judge, jury and exectutioner on the crimridden streets
of mega city one. You play as Dredd himself and ride around town trying to stop
and prevent crimes from happening. Armed with your trusty lawpistol which can
fire six different types of bullets you are sure to stop the criminals. Most of
the game is played as a sidescrolling platform affair and though it's nothing
really spectacular it's not bad so give it a try. |
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| Jun-13-2008 15:30 |
Dungeon hack |
| The RPG I most remember playing on a PC was eye of the beholder as it was one
of the first with a 3D view instead of being mostly textbased like most D&D games
were before. After three sequels they released dungeon
hack whis is a game that inherited the engine from the third game but
this time the dungeon in which you adventure is entirely randomized. Monsters,
doors, puzzles are all in different places each time you start a new dungeon many
of which you can control including size of the dungeon, strengt of enemies and
how often items treasure can be found! It sounds great and altough it is the randomness
of it does have problems like not having a decent story the dungeons can still
look and feel the same. I had a good time playing the game though so I suggest
you give it a try. |
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| Jun-06-2008 08:03 |
Adventuring |
| I really like Legend of Kyrandia, and adventure game set in a fantasy/medieval
world in which a prince has to stop an evil jestor who has taken over the land.
In the sequel, legend of Kyrandia: the
hand of fate, you play the part of Zanthia a sorceres who has to go on
a quest to stop Kyrandia from dissapearring entirely! The interface is different
from most adventure games because there are no commands that you can give like
walk, talk, use but one click fits all in a way. This isn't my favorite way of
doing things as it gives you less control but I guess for some people it helps.
The biggest downfall is that your mousepointer does not change when you are over
an usable object so it's easy to miss things. There was another sequel released
and this one is the weakest of the three but that doesn't mean it's bad or anything
and well worth a look. |
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| May-30-2008 10:48 |
Weekly update |
| I'm still busy so without further ado here's the update. The
ancient art of war is a strategy game in which you play a warlord and
have to deal with other famous generals and warlords like Napoleon, Genghis Kahn
and even Sun Tzu himself who wrote the book called the art of war. There is no
campaign option but instead there are only single battles some are taken from
wellknown places or actual battles like the battle for Sherwood Forest or the
fight between the kingdom of Wu and Wei in ancient China. There are plenty of
options to make battles more difficult like towns giving support and such. Altough
it doesn't look like much it's a pretty decent strategy game so give it a try. |
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| May-23-2008 13:06 |
I'm busy |
| Pfew I was really busy the last week as I got an increased work schedule which
means at least five days work instead of just three ofcourse the good thing is
I get a big increase in pay as well :) Add to that things like moving my mom into
her new house after which I didn't have much time left for anything else. I'm
still busy and all but I managed to add another game to the site. It's an Infocom
interactive fiction called the lurking
horror in which you play a student at a technical university who's just
gone through a blizzard so you can finish your term paper which is due tomorrow.
Unfortunately something goes wrong with the network and your paper is scrambled
beyond help. This is the start of some very weird event which you will have to
unravel. This is the only horror interactive fiction title Infocom made and it's
pretty good so give it a go. |
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| May-09-2008 12:58 |
Summer weather |
Pff the summer weather has finally arrived here even though it's not really summer yet and it looks like it will stay like that for some time, not that I use it much since I sit inside most of the time relaxing hehe. Anyway thanks to a friendly site visitor called Rob I was able to add the Commodore 64 version and a manual for Supremacy which is a fantastic strategy game set in space in which you have to conquer a solar system by colonizing and battling it out with the native warlord.
I also added a strange little puzzle game called IQ which I admit I don't really get so I didn't have much fun playing it. You can try it for yourself though maybe you'll find out something I didn't. |
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| May-02-2008 08:36 |
Free time |
We're having some local holidays now which is always nice and the weather is getting warmer and sunnier as well, not that I really have much benefit of it since I sit mostly indoors behind a screen :) Anyway here is the regular update.
Volfied is yet regular fill in the screen with figure te reveal the background type of game. People who've played a lot of arcade games should be pretty familiar with the genre as there have been loads of them released many of which had scantly clad ladies in the background as a reward. This game doesn't have any of that which is good in my opinion but the rest of the game is pretty standard. It's not earthshaking in any way but pretty fun to play for a while at least so give it a go. If you want try and figure out the backstory of the game as there is actually one but it's so corny I completely blocked it out of my mind. |
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| Apr-25-2008 15:09 |
More olympics |
| I've been adding a bunch of games based on the olympics but hey the 2008 olympics are coming soon and I've always like it a lot so you can expect more of them in the future. Track & field was one of the first of such games to come along and it features six events in which you can compete for the gold. The events are pretty common like the 100m dash, longjump, javelin, etc. Anyone who's played one of these games before is sure to know what to expect, sadly there are no special events to stand out from other games but being one of the first I guess that is to be expected. |
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| Apr-18-2008 12:07 |
A classic rpg |
| The 8-bit console era was the start of the Japanese RPG's with the now familiar topdown view. Phantasy star was Sega's entry into the market and it contains a lot of what later was to be standard in almost every rpg out there. It had quite a few novelties like the main characters is woman seeking revenge for the death of her brother and it also has a scifi theme to it as you have to travel among the stars but it also has things like swords and sorcery, the dungeons are even explored in a first person 3D view! Unfortunately is also has some of the downfalls of other rpg's like the constant need to levelup in the same place to get experience and money. However this game is not one to be missed as it's one of the classics of the RPG genre so get it while you can. |
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| Apr-11-2008 09:55 |
Time flies |
Time flies when you're busy and I've been real busy lately with all sorts of things. I'm also thinking about another server move since my privately hosted server might not be available for much longer, I hope I don't have to do it though because of costs as bandwith isn't as cheap as you'd think especially if you host at at a hosting company. Well I'll see about that later I guess.
For today's update I added a Norse action RPG game called Heimdall in which you play Heimdall himself in his quest to return the three weapons of the gods stolen by Loki. You'll have to travel from island to island finding clues, solving puzzles and fighting monsters to get them. The game is played from a semi 3D topdown view and altough you walk around directly with your character the combat takes place as only a click on an action button affair. The game was a bit of a letdown for me but I know some who really like it so I guess you'll have to take a look for yourself.
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| Apr-04-2008 11:30 |
Your weekly update |
| It's your weekly update and I'd play a strategy game and I found one in high seas trader.
You are the son of a once wealthy trader who was betrayed by his patron and robbed of his wealth and land, with the last of your gold and a ship you are about to set out to make fame and fortune for yourself on the high seas. As the name of the game implies trade is the main part of the game as you can buy goods in ports and sell them in different countries for a nice profit. The seas aren't exactly safe so you'll have to face pirates while trying to get your business running. I read some pretty bad reviews of the game so I wasn't sure about it at all but in this case the reviews proved to be wrong in my opinion. Don't expect an action filled game or a game like Pirates! as it's a pure trading game but it's quite a good one at that. |
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| Mar-28-2008 12:19 |
Edutainment |
| Are you up for learning something? Well then why not try where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego. In this game Carmen Sandiego has escaped from prison and is now causing problems in the US. You're just a beginning detective though and you will have to catch some low rankings thiefs first. You always start you search at the scene of the crime after you get details about what was stolen and where it was stolen from. There are eyewitnesses who can give you clues about how the person looked or where he or she might be headed so you can fly to other states and cities in persuit. Meanwhile you can learn interesting fact en stuff about the places you come across. Edutainment is often said to be for younger kids but I kinda like the Carmen Sandiego series and you should check it out before passing judgement. |
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| Mar-21-2008 06:48 |
Real oldie |
| Today I added a really old game called international soccer, I'm not even sure this is the game's name because there is no title screen. As the title suggest it's a game about soccer, you can select different colors for the teams and wether you play against a human or the computer with varying difficulty levels. It was one of the first games I had when I originally owned a Commodore 64 and I had a blast playing it. The game hasn't aged very well to be honest but hey it's now 25 years since it's release so you can't really complain about it. Anyway it's obvious the game is only really fun to see how games in those days were, it even has an option to adjust the colors to a black and white TV set :) |
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| Mar-14-2008 15:15 |
a great rpg |
| Well I totally didn't update last week due to a very busy schedule and stuff,
I won't bore you too much with details. I'm making up by adding a great RPG to
the house that is part of the Ultima family. Ultima
underworld: the Stygian abyss was one of the first RPG's that used a realtime
3D engine to display the environment. You walk around just like you would a modern
FPS as it even uses the now standard WASD keyboard layout. The story has you once
again asuming the role of the avatar but you enter Britannia at the wrong moment
as a Baron's daughter is just being kidnapped and since you are the one left in
her room you are charged with the crime. The baron doesn't really believe you
are the avatar but gives you a chance by allowing you to enter the Stygian abyss
to rescue his daughter. You will have to walk around levels of dungeons filled
with monsters but also people who are trapped in the abyss and who can help you.
With a great automap feature and great execution this game is musthave so if you
haven't got it yet get it now. |
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| Feb-29-2008 17:24 |
Olympics |
| When I was on vacation in China I was bombarded with the olympics on tv, the streets
and pretty much everywhere else so I thought hey lets add a game about the olympics.
Here is olympic gold: Barcelona 92
which is obviously about the olympic games in Barcelona in 1992. I was not there
myself but on the tv at least it was spectacular. The game offers seven events
from the many which are olympic events and though most are the run and throw kind
there is also a dive and bow shoot. There are some nice touches to the game which
make it slightly better than it's competitors so give it a try if you like sports
games. |
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| Feb-22-2008 09:16 |
The sim of sims |
Well a week has passed since I came back from vacation and I'm still missing it, I shouldn't really since it distracts
me from my job and stuff but I'll just have to keep on going for now. On another note I noticed bandwith usage is
becoming higher and higher every month so I'm thinking of putting up a donation system, probably a paypal donate button or
maybe some form of sms, call donate thing. I'm not sure yet and I'll have to look into it before I make up my mind.
Anyhow here's the update for this week.
Falcon is a wellknown name amongst
flight simulator enthousiasts, the falcon series always tried to be very realistic
which was good for purists but it could put off a lot of people. The later games
3 and 4 were so realistic they contained 400+ page manuals but unfortunately were
rather buggy. The first in the series is slightly less complicated and like the
rest of the series is about the Falcon F-16 fighter. What can I say, if you like
flight sims you should try it even though it might be somewhat dated by today's
standards. |
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| Feb-15-2008 11:07 |
I'm back! |
| I've been on vacation the past month and I had a blast, too bad I had to come
back and go back to work but hey if I don't I won't make any money and I can't
go on vacation anymore. What to do what to do. Life would be easier if I had some
more money :P Anyway enough rambling, I said before I left that I was going to
add Simcity and here it is. In
case you don't know the game you are the mayor of a new town and have to build
a great big metropolis from out of nothing. Build homes, shops and roads to get
people to move in and then tax them so you can build even more stuff. Sounds like
a chore but it's great fun and a must have. |
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| Jan-11-2008 17:07 |
Vacation |
Well I read that the source code for the original Simcity game was released under
GPL which means you can use it to port to pretty much any system there is. I was
hoping to put the game on the site as well but I'm almost going on holiday for
a while and I haven't got the time to add it right now. I'll do that next time
but you can get the source code here,
it's been renamed micropolis as the name simcity is a trademark.
For now I added a game called Curse of
Enchantia which is a point and click adventure game. What sets this game
apart is that there is no text in the game and every action has an icon instead
of text. The intro is pretty weird as a witch transports a guy watching a baseball
game into a fantasy land and wants to use you as a way to gain more power. Obviously
you aren't too happy about this and spend your time stopping her evil scheme.
Altough the interface is a nice idea sometimes you have no idea what an icon does
and you spend time just going through all of them to see what they do. Also it
doesn't help that some icons only appear if you are close to an objects so you'll
have to stand in the proper spot to actually do something. The game does have
it's charm but for me the interface was just too fiddly. |
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| Jan-04-2008 17:30 |
first update |
Well the new year is here and here is the first update.
Rick Dangerous 2 is action game
pretty much like the first one. Rick is a hero who carries a blaster and a bunch
of bombs in his fight against evil. He will have to fight through four levels
filled with enemies, traps and all manner of dangers before he can go to the lair
of the fat guy. Altough lots of dangers are difficult to see before you're dead
it keeps you on your toes. The addition of puzzles is a nice touch to the run,
jump and shoot parts and overal it's pretty enjoyable so give this game a try. |
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| Dec-28-2007 11:17 |
Last update |
Well the last update of the year.
First off my surgery went well but I still can't see 100% though but good enough to at least do some
stuff like drive and walk around. It'll take some time though to fully heal so I'm keeping a low
profile till then. I still managed to add a game though so check it out and have a happy new year.
Eye of the beholder 3 - assault on Myth
Drannor is the final part in a trilogy of RPG's that made a great impact
in the PC rpg market when it was released. Gone are the text based interfaces
and are replaced by a fully graphical interface with more emphasis on action.
Once again the heroes of Darkmoon are asked to venture forth and defeat a Lich
who has taken hold of the ruins of Myth Drannor. Create or import your characters
from previous games and battle the evil creatures awaiting you to once again prove
yourselves. The game is a lot like it's prequels but the execution isn't nearly
as good since this game wasn't made by the same team. For fans of the genre and
the series it's still a worthy end to the series and worth playing so give it
a go. |
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| Dec-14-2007 09:49 |
Yikes! surgery |
Yikes! I'm having some surgery in an hour or so which is why I'm doing a rather early update.
I'm sure everything will turn out ok but I'll still be out for a week or so.
The game I added is called Barry McGuigang
championship boxing, aka star rank boxing, which is exactly that a boxing
game. You can create your own fighter, his style and wether he is a contender
or a new pro which starts you at rank 10 or 20 respectively. You can then select
a fighter you want a match against, two ranks above or one rank below you. Train
your fighter in several different area's before the match and fight. There's plenty
different punches and it will take you quite a while before you are able to climb
the ranks to challenge Barry McGuigan himself. Dispite being a very simple game
at it's heart I had great fun when it was released and I still reckon it's one
of the better boxing games I've seen. |
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| Dec-07-2007 13:56 |
racing |
| I've been playing a lot of Gran Tourismo 4 lately so I thought it would be fun to add an old racing game.
I decided on adding Super Monaco GP, a game
first released in the arcades with only a single track. It was incredibly difficult to say
the least. The home versions add tracks to increase the longevity but the Sega version add even
more by allowing you to change the car and even a GP season mode. Try one of those sega version
ad they are the best of the lot. |
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| Nov-30-2007 13:55 |
old games rule! |
| Old games still rule indeed! I was into a game of colonization and it had me completely
hooked until I finished the game which costs me some sleep but it definately was
worth it. I'm not adding that game to the site today though because of various
reasons which I will not name but instead I have another adventure game called
flight of the Amazon queen which is an adventure game that
reminds me a lot of monkey island. It's a typical hero saves the world story but
it's done well enough that I had quite a blast playing it. Adventure fans should
really check this one out if they haven't already. |
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| Nov-23-2007 13:19 |
The olden days |
| I was really in the mood for one of those very simple games from the olden days
and I found one from the very beginning of my gaming life. The game is called
blueprint and like so many of
the games back then you are a hero who has to rescue a damsel in distress. In
this case the aptly named Daisy Damsel who's being chased by Ollie Ogre. You have
to build a machine from a blueprint at the bottom of the screen and once you do
you can shoot Ollie and save Daisy. Collect the parts from the neighborhood while
avoiding Sneaky Pete and Fuzzy Wuzzy and disposing of some bombs in the process.
I didn't make these names up they are actually in the manual which I also added.
For some nostalgia check this game out. |
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| Nov-16-2007 14:08 |
amored fist |
| I added a tank simulation called armored
fist, a game I was really looking forward to back when it was released.
It uses voxel graphics which were quite different from the regular vector graphics
used in other sims. I was a bit dissapointed though as my expectations were really
high. It's not a bad game though so give it a go. |
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| Nov-09-2007 18:26 |
Finally! |
After working fulltime (7 days a week) for a month I'm finally getting an actual weekend off,
I'll probably relax a bit and maybe play an oldie or two :)
The game I added today is a pc-engine version of it
came from the desert, a game in which after a meteorcrash the ants have grown
to huge proportions and are taking over the small town of lizardbreath. Your job
is to find enough evidence with the help of a local scientist to convince the
mayor to call in the troops while staying alive battling the ants and such. This
version is quite different from the other ones as it's a full CD version and uses
digitized graphics and movies throughout the game. Some of the minigames are also
different the most bizarre one is where a construction worker is being eaten by
ants and you have to shoot them before he's reduced to a skeleton! Dispite the
digitized graphics it's not nearly as goodlooking as the original amiga version
but it's so different it's worth a go.
I got this game from a friendly visitor of the site so thank you Jaime Araiza for giving me another
rare game in my collection :)
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| Nov-02-2007 15:28 |
crazy |
| I'm working like crazy here and I haven't had a day off for three weeks now which
is really getting to me. There's are few signs things will let up soon so I guess
I have no choice but too plow on then. Anyway I was relaxing a bit with a text
adventure called the very big cave adventure which is a lot
like other adventure games only this one doesn't take itself very seriously. There's plenty of humor in the game
and plenty of cliches but the way they are handled is different enough to warrant a go. For once for instance
swearing WILL actually get you somewhere in a game! :) |
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| Oct-27-2007 00:07 |
pffff |
| I'm still really pressed for time but I managed to add another adventure called Rex Nebular and the cosmic gender bender. It's a bit like the space quest series but a bit less funny. I'm not the biggest fan of this game but it's not bad so give it a go. |
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| Oct-19-2007 10:58 |
some manuals |
I haven't had much time to do anything outside of work since I'm working 7 days a week for the moment. I only
managed to add some manuals this time, here they are.
Added:
- A scanned manual for captain blood, a weird but good game in
which you find yourself trapped in a computer game and have to find your clones that are scattered across
the galaxy in order to get back out.
- A manual made from screenshots for Falklands
82, a strategy game which involves the Falklands war between Great Britain
and Agentine.
- A text manual for Caveman Ughlympics,
a game that's a lot like the winter/summer games series but set in the stone age.
Great fun with a couple of players.
- A text manual for Forest of doom,
an RPG in which the story plays a central part and you get to choose at brances
what to do and how to continue. |
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| Oct-15-2007 19:03 |
New server! |
| If you're reading this then it means you've reached the house of games on it's new server. I won't go into technical details but it's true what they say, linux systems are really better than windows systems for hosting websites. I haven't seen any problems so far and everything seems to be working but I'll keep my eye on it. Content wise there's no change but the site should be much more responsive and there should be less pauses from now on. Weeeeeee! :) |
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| Oct-12-2007 14:10 |
Gobliins 2 |
| I'm still into the adventure genre at the moment so I added Gobliins
2 - the prince buffoon, the sequel to Gobliiins (strangle written with
three i's). You take control of two heroes who have to find the prince who was
taken by a creature. Like the first game both heroes will have to work together
to solve all the puzzles which are wacky and sometimes completely illogical. The
humor is pretty weird too but the game's really enjoyable so definately give it
a try. |
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| Oct-05-2007 14:32 |
More adventures |
| Added another adventure game today called once
upon a time, it's a bit of a kids game considering it's made after the
animated film of the same name. Three young furlings (animals) go out to find
herbs to cure their sick friend but there's humans and all sorts of other dangers
out there. The game's pretty easy and won't take you long to finish but it kept
me entertained while it lasted so try it. |
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| Sep-28-2007 14:40 |
Great game |
| I finally had some time to play a game and upload it to the site and all that.
It's called Another world (or out
of this world in some countries) and the graphics are quite unique. They are made
up of polygons instead of the regular handdrawn sprites, altough the graphics
can't be detailed because of this the animation is top notch and it allows for
some nifty cinematics without having the need for large amounts of storage. The
story revolves around you a scientist who gets transported to another world while
doing an experiment. Upon arrival you'll quickly find yourself in danger as this
world is one nasty situation after another. Soon you'll find yourself captured
and trying to break out of jail with an alien friend. Altough the basic gameplay
is platform based there's plenty of puzzles to solve and fights you have to win.
The difficulty level is pretty high and if you die you are sent back to the start
of the level, aaa the good old days :) If you haven't tried this game yet get
it now, it fantastic! |
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| Sep-21-2007 11:05 |
Some more manuals |
I added some more manuals to the site and here they are:
- a text manual for sport of kings, a horserace betting game.
It's actually more fun than it sounds though.
- a scanned manual for archon, which is a bit like chess but you have to
fight the battle between the pieces yourself!
- a (mini) text manual for Aztec challenge, an incredibly hard action
game in which you have to overcome several trials to prove you worth.
- a scanned manual for bubble bobble, a fantastic and quickpaced arcade
game in which you have to beat 100 levels blowing bubbles and eating enemies.
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| Sep-05-2007 18:53 |
Darkseed |
| I got an e-mail about darkseed for dos not working and to my surprise it didn't
so I checked it out. I made some adjustments to the files and added a note on
the dos section of the page. Turns out you need to mount or unzip the game in
a particular folder called c:\darkseed and change the driveletter in one of the
files, funny it worked when I tested it but hey it can happen. You can find darkseed
here, it's a pretty nice adventure games btw so check it if you haven't got it. |
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| Aug-31-2007 12:32 |
Back from vacation |
Well I'm finally back from my vacation but that doesn't mean I've been sitting still or anything.
I took it upon myself to learn Chinese and to start working out again after gaining too much weight
over the last year or so. Ofcourse I had to give up some stuff again like playing world of warcraft
but hey there's more important things.
Anyway I still managed to make an update with a game called summer
games from epyx. They were the first to make such a game and they made
a whole lot more after that. Some of the events are a bit boring but this was
the first game in the series, it's also an incredible 23 years old now being released
in back in 1984 on the C64 amazing isn't it!? |
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| Jul-20-2007 11:23 |
Almost vacation |
| It's almost time for my vacation so I'm preparing for that already altough it's
still 2 weeks ago. I probably will do one more update or so before I go away for
3 weeks but for now I added another platform game called the
New Zealand story. You play the part of a kiwi and you have to rescue
your friends who have been captured by the evil Wally the Walrus. You can't fly
on your own but you can kick enemies from their flying devices and use them for
yourself. Pretty weird yeah but as a platform game it pretty good so try it. |
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| Jun-29-2007 18:57 |
I'm back |
| I haven't updated in a while because I've been working ridiculous amounts of overtime
which luckily is now over (for the moment). I though I'd relax a bit with an adventure
game and I found ecoquest 2 - lost secret
of the rain forest to be just the thing. It's aimed at kids like the first
one but this time you have to save the rain forest. The game isn't too hard but
it's pretty fun to play so give it a try. |
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| Jun-08-2007 09:06 |
More manuals |
I added some more manual today, here they are.
- Added a text manual for the last ninja
2, the followup to one of my favorite games of all time.
- Added scanned manuals for Prince of Persia
2 and Prince of Persia 1,
both fantastic platform games. The pdf file contains manuals for both games and
I also added some copy protection codes for pop2 even though you don't need them
for the version available.
- Also added a scanned manual for pinball fantasies which
has my favorite table ever called stones and bones. Try and beat my record of 633.892.270! |
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| Jun-01-2007 14:22 |
Forgot |
I made an update but forgot to post a newsitem so here it is.
Today I bring you operation thunderbolt,
sequel to operation wolf, which is a first person shooter. Yep, well not a 3D
one like quake or doom but your simple lightgun game in which you shoot the hell
out of terrorists who have captured an aircraft and who are holding the passengers
hostage. The game's pretty good especially the amiga version so give it a go if
you want to blow off some steam. |
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| May-25-2007 17:54 |
Weekend again |
| Today I have a pretty weird game called namcap,
which is in fact pacman written in reverse. The name was chosen very well because
everthing in the game, the text, graphics and controls is reversed as well. It's
weird to play but that isn't neccesarily a bad thing at all so check it out. |
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| May-18-2007 16:33 |
a real gem |
| I discovered a real gem the other day not because it's a low profile game or anything
but I just hadn't played it before. Myth
- history in the making is a game by system 3, the creators of the last
ninja, and in their style you not only have to fight but also solve a problem
or two. You play the part of a regular guy who is pulled back in time by the gods
to defeat a number of creatures who have become evil. Each of them has their own
stage and you'll have to figure out how to defeat them by solving a number of
puzzles. Combined with the fighting this makes the game one tough cookie. I didn't think
too much of it at first because I didn't really get the puzzle part but once you do the game
becomes an excellent piece of work and well worth checking out. |
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| May-11-2007 14:37 |
ye olde c64 |
| I went back to playing a completely unknown game to me which often leads me back
to the trusty old C64. I found a game called Mayhem
in Monsterland which is a pretty standard platform game. It does have
a twist though as each level starts out in 'sad' mode in which there is barely
any color, you'll have to collect enough magic to turn it into a happy place again
after which you can start collecting stars in order to finish the level. It's
nothing special really but it isn't exactly bad either. |
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| May-04-2007 16:53 |
Friday night update |
I'm still into the adventure genre and this time I've got quite a rare one.
Jack the Ripper isn't you average
adventure as you play the part of an investigator who is looking into murders
who are apparently committed by Jack the Ripper himself. You can gather clues
by interrogating people and looking for items at the scene of the crime. Later
on you can deduct conclusions from the clues by simple logic as Sherlock Holmes
would say. The presentation isn't very good with still graphics and practially
no sound but the game is very challenging and each game is calculated on the fly
so there is great replay value. Give it a go I'd say. |
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| Apr-27-2007 17:12 |
Another full cd game! |
I wasn't feeling too well last week which is why I didn't do an update but
to make up for it I added another full-cd game!
The scroll is an adventure game
in which the story revolves around a strange cult who worships snakes and from
the intro can even change into them. You can play as either and occultist or an
egyptologist and both will take you on conciderally different paths which increased
the replay value. The game was released before as 'daughter of serpents' but the
cd release adds full speech, yeah! |
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| Apr-13-2007 21:11 |
A full cd game |
| Today I added a full CD version of Return
to Ringworld, the sequel to Ringworld: revenge of the patriarch. You once
again take control of Quinn accompanied by Seeker of Vengeance and Miranda Rees,
all three of you are now fugitives and you have to go back to the Ringworld to
find evidence of your innoncence. The game is much bigger than the prequel and
there are less movies and more interactive bits and puzzles. The CD version has
full speech and it's worth getting over the regular one so give it a go. |
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| Apr-06-2007 17:40 |
Another adventure |
| It's friday again so it's time to make an update, another Sierra adventure called
Conquest of Camelot. You play the part of king
Arthur and you must go on a quest to find three of your knight that were out to search for the
holy grail. Eventually you must find the grail as well because it is the only power that can
save your kingdom. This game is actually the predecessor of conquest of the longbow so it
shares the same cinematic feel. The graphics are surprisingly good considering it's an EGA game
and it still uses the old parses instead of the point and click interface so take that into account. |
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| Mar-31-2007 01:17 |
Regular update |
It friday again which is the regular updating day, this time I have an RPG from SSI.
Unlike other SSI RPG's of the 90's, Buck
Rogers: countdown to doomsday is not set in a fantasy world but in a scifi
setting. In the future the new earth organisation fights for earths freedom and
you have just joined up. You are soon trust into combat and rise soon to be an
intregral part of freeing earth from the evil RAM empire. The game doesn't look
like much but the story and the game are a lot of fun so give this a go. |
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| Mar-24-2007 00:05 |
more coktel vision |
More Coktel vision goodness today and one of their most famous games.
Inca is an adventure game but
unlike previous games it also has plenty of action sequences. You play the part
of El Dorado and you are seen as the one prophecy who will rebuild the Incan empire.
You'll have to do this by finding the lost treasure and use them to stop your
enemies, the conquistadors. There's plenty of annoying bits like the mazes and
the action sequences can distract you from the adventuring but overall it quite
good. |
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| Mar-16-2007 11:34 |
More manuals |
I added three more manuals today, here they are:
- a scanned manual for Aladdin,
a fun platform game made after the (Disney) movie of the same name.
- a scanned manual for hostages,
a game in which you play an entire swat team trying to free hostages from an emassy.
- a text manual for Lost in time,
my favorite Coktel vision adventure game that has you travelling across time.
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| Mar-09-2007 21:29 |
another adventure |
| I'm still playing adventure games and so today I add one called the
prophecy. It's an adventure by Coktel vision which made some classic (in
my mind) games like Inca and lost in time as well as the gobliiins series. It's
a firstperson adventure in which you must save the land from an evil wizard who
is preparing to return and exact his revenge from those who banished him. You
must fulfill the prophecy and stop him before it is too late. I know there are
plenty of people who don't like Coktel's games but I do and this is a pretty good
one so check it out. |
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| Mar-02-2007 16:48 |
The train |
| I added a game today that I used to play quite a lot, it's called the
train - escape to Normandy. In it you must steal a train that the Germans
have loaded with valuable paintings and art from Paris and take it to safety in
Normandy. You'll have to drive the train, take out enemy airplanes and boats while
trying to stay in one piece. You'll get help from the French resistance who can
make repairs or take out enemies at upcoming bridges or stations. Driving a train
was never so exciting so give it a go! |
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| Feb-23-2007 19:59 |
Some more manuals |
I've been playing a bit of games again lately though not nearly as much as I used to.
I think it was the old conquest of the longbow that did it, I can't believe I was still playing it
2 in the morning because I wanted to complete it. Aaaa the good old days, I'll probably be
adding more games like it soon but for now I added some more manuals.
added:
- a scanned manual for Winter games
,
one of the original games series from epyx.
- A text manual for xiphos, a space shooter.
- A scanned manual for Shadow Caster,
a fantastic action RPG in which you can shapeshift into other forms. |
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| Feb-16-2007 21:48 |
another add |
I've been working way too hard imo as I haven't had much freetime and all my diners consisting
of mostly pizza and stuff like that. After this update I'm gonna rest so here it is.
Alone in the dark is the granddaddy
of the survival horror genre with it's cinematic camera angles and 3D characters.
You'll have to fight tons of monsters before you can get to the bottom of the
secret and get out of the haunted mansion. The only question I have is: why oh
why do these people always go into these places with no weapons at all, and now
after 15 years of survival horror they still haven't learned anything. |
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| Feb-09-2007 14:52 |
Abandonware scene |
Lately there has been some talk in 'the scene' about the future of abandonware
after some sites shutting down like TART and Da fastlane. Some people are trying
to set something up that might invigorate the scene a bit so if you would like
to join the discussion or maybe help out check out the
abandonwareblog for more info.
As for my update I added some more docs to the, now quite large, library.
Added:
- a text manual and a solve for Ultima
1, an ancient (now 27 years old!) RPG but one of the earliest and longest
running series. There is even a first person bit in the game though it's extremely
crude.
- a scanned manual for vigilante,
a fun sidescrolling beat'em up. It plays very much like the old kung fu master
as you can only walk left or right.
- a scanned manual for wizard of wor,
an old shooter that takes place inside a maze.
- a text manual for world championship
boxing manager, a game about managing boxers (DUH!). |
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| Feb-02-2007 21:29 |
300 ! |
For my 300th game I had to choose a game that I really liked and I had this one in mind
for some time. Conquest of the longbow is another adventure game from Sierra but it's miles above
most of the others. Check it out while I enjoy my weekend.
Sierra adventures have been around for more than 20 years now and altough some
people love them others hate them for their instant deaths and deadends. Conquest
of the longbow strays from regular Sierra adventures by having a story
that is quite wellknown in the form of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in Sherwood
Forest. The story only roughly follows the movies and such but adds more fantasy
oriented themes which is a nice tough. Robin has to get ransom to get King Richard
free but along the way he has plenty to do like rescue prisoners and meet maid
Marion who helps him at times. You can even talk to woodsprite who might help
save your life one day if you manage to capture him that is. With excellent graphics,
music and a good story I consider this one of Sierra's finest adventure games
so I suggest you get it now. |
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| Jan-26-2007 23:49 |
One more till 300! |
It's weekend again so time for another update and I see after this one I'm only
one game short of 300! Not bad for one guy doing all the updating and maintaining of this site.
Anyway here the update.
Karnov is a big firebreating man
and he is out to recover the treasure of Babylon stolen by a big bad dragon. Along
the way you'll find lots of powerups and you will need them to take out all those
nasty creatures standing in your way. The game's a pretty standard platformer
and it doesn't really stand out for me but I happen to know a lot of people seem
to like it so you might want to give it a go. |
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| Jan-19-2007 21:40 |
Some more versions |
I haven't got all that much time today but I still managed to add some more versions of
existing games, here they are:
Added:
- An apple, Amstrad CPC and Atari Lynx version of Rampage,
a fun action game in which you take control of a giant mutated monster and have
to destroy cities.
- An Atari 5200, Intellivision and Colecovision version of Pitfall,
this is a classic action game in which you control pitfall Harry and have to gather
treasure from the jungle while dodgine crocodiles and swinging on vines like Tarzan. |
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| Jan-14-2007 00:32 |
That game I was promising |
I was talking about that special game before and here it is. It's Lords
of the rising sun from Cinemaware, a strategy game with some minigames
thrown in much like other cinemaware titles. You are one of the lords in Japan
and with the death of the Shogun, or military ruler, civil war has broken out
and it will only end when one man controls all the castles there are. It's up
to you to do this task and you can chose from two brothers, one a tactical master
and the other a combat master. You'll have to play it very tactical because armies
take a long time to travel anywhere and you cannot change orders once they have
been given.
I seriously like this game and it stands as one of my alltime favorites. Because of this
I went to great lengths to get a proper working version which unless you have a original
boxed version is extremely hard to come by. In fact I have never seen it anywhere on the net
so enjoy the version I made available here. |
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| Jan-06-2007 14:28 |
Happy newyear! |
Happy new year to everybody first of all and I hope nobody did anything silly during all
the festivities. We had some great fireworks and stuff after which I immediately
had to drive to work and get some work done, pff the life of a network specialist isn't all
that!
Anyway here is the first update of the year with a couple of manuals and a solve, I'm saving the
game I was talking about in my previous update for next time.
Added:
- a solve for Ringworld, a fun cinematic
adventure game altough a bit short.
- text manuals for Rush'n attack, a fun scrolling
action game and Seven cities of gold , a wellknown
and fun rpg/exploration game set in the 16th century.
- a scanned manual for UFO: enemy unknown,
an incredible strategic game voted by many as the best abandonware title available. |
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| Dec-23-2006 21:25 |
One more week |
Only one more week till 2007 and here is another game. I'll probably make only one more update
this year and it might be a special game at that, or I might safe it for after all the partying
and stuff I haven't decided yet. Anyway I wish you all a merry christmas for now.
Knight games let's you play in
eight different events like archery and swordfighting. Unfortunately there is
no tournament mode which would make the game more interesting. As it stands the
game is only a number of random events which is a shame because it could have
been much more interesting. |
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| Dec-10-2006 14:42 |
Big news (for me that is) |
You know I actually stopped playing games! Well after I quit world of warcraft I haven't
played anything except for the quick arcade game now and then (the old ones not the big machines).
The other day one of my friends talked about gears of war which I described as being just another
shooter he said the big improvement was a gun that was also a chainsaw. Now come one seriously
if that is THE improvement in a game what are we talking about. I'm not missing much I reckon.
Don't worry though old games are something else and I will probably not stop playing them for a long
time to come.
Today I added another game called killed
until dead, it's a detective game where five murder mystery writers are
grouped together inside a hotel. One of them however is planning to kill someone
and it's up to you to find out who, where and how. Detective games aren't very
common so if you like that you can pick this one up as it's not bad. |
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| Dec-03-2006 18:29 |
More docs |
It seems a lot of sites that have to do with abandonware are having a difficult time staying alive, the most obvious problem is the lack of time the webmasters have. I understand them though because I myself haven't had too much time to do updates as well however I always make sure the site is as least running properly which isn't true of some other sites I've seen. I hope the situation improves a bit since it would be a loss if so many sites dissappeared.
Today I added some more docs and also fixed two who were already added but due
to a mistake were not counted in the stats, here they are.
Added:
- fixed the text manuals for might
and magic: book 1, a classic rpg the first of a long series, and James
Bond: the stealth affair (aka operation stealth) a fun adventure game.
- a text manual for quarantine,
a game in which you drive a cab and can outfit it with all kinds of weapons.
- a scanned manual for raid on bungeling
bay, an overhead shooter.
- a solve and a manual for realms of Arkania,
a decent RPG. |
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| Nov-29-2006 15:11 |
Only 1 month till newyear |
Well well time does fly, we're only one month away from 2007. I was hoping to
get 300 games online before the end of the year and the way things are going now
I'll probably just make it. I have to admit that I simply don't have the time
to do daily updates anymore like in the beginning but I will still continue to
work on the site. For today I added a basketball game featuring Micheal Jordan
and Larry Bird.
Jordan vs. Bird - one on one is
a basketball in which you can pitch both of these superstars against each other
in three games. A slam dunk contest, three point shootout or a one on one game.
Each can be played seperately so it's easy to pick up. Sadly there is no full
game where you can play five on five but the game is still fun. |
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| Nov-19-2006 12:04 |
Some more versions |
I added some more versions for existing games today, here they are.
- An amiga and megadrive version of midnight
resistance, a fun scrolling shooter. The amiga version is the best of
the bunch so check it out.
- An amstrad CPC version of night breed
the action game, a game made after the horror movie of the same name. There was
also an adventure game released which is much better but released only on the
amiga, you can find it here.
- An amiga, amstrad CPC and megadrive version of outrun,
a conversion from the arcade racing game. |
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| Nov-12-2006 12:35 |
Another game |
| I added an interactive fiction title today not from those wellknown infocom guys
but from magnetic scrolls. In Jinxter
you are the person who has to save Aquitania by recovering a stolen bracelet.
The guardian angel who gave you this assignment helps you by saving your life
at the start and during the game when you get into trouble so with that out of
the way you can concentrate fully on the puzzles which are hard but mostly logical.
There's plenty of humor in the game and the manual in the form of a newspaper
is too. The manual is included as well as a solve so get this game it's worth
it. |
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| Nov-01-2006 15:24 |
Some docs added |
I've been playing final fantasy for a while now and it's pretty great, not only as far as graphics but
gameplay wise it's topnotch as well. My updating schedule isn't really great but I'll try to get it going
once more. Here's some docs I added today.
Added:
- a scanned and text manual for the lost
vikings, a great puzzle action game featuring three vikings.
- a solve for legend of Kyrandia,
a fantastic adventure game in a fantasy setting.
- a scanned manual for kings of the beach,
a fun beach volley game totally unlike today's 'beach volley' games that feature
women in bikini's playing.
- a text manual for Jaws,
and in case for those who don't know it (they exist?) you have to capture a big
white shark who's terrorising islanders. |
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| Oct-13-2006 11:55 |
A month without updates |
Well over a month without an updates which is the longest since I began this website.
As people say in wow (world of warcraft), in real life things have been taking
up most of my time. I was recently promoted which meant I was working a lot the
last month or so getting very little time for myself. I won't bore you with all
the other stuff that was happening but on a good note I sold my house which means
I won't have to work as much to pay the bills and such so I'm sure there will
be more free time coming up soon which I will most certainly use to get in more
updates. For today I added a darts game called Jockey Wilson's dart challenge.
Jockey Wilson's dart challenge
is your basic darts game where you can compete in a tournament where the final
opponent is Jockey Wilson himself. The aiming system is quite novel as it turns
in circles constantly to make aiming just a bit harder. Other than that though
there isn't too much to say about the game except that it's fairly enjoyable to
give it a go. |
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| Sep-03-2006 19:54 |
Update |
I'm still busy with lots of different stuff so I can't write too much here other than the update.
Today I give you KGB a.k.a. conspiracy,
an adventure game by Cryo. You play an officer who has to investigate corruption
within the KGB. The game starts with a apparently simple murder but soon you find
out there is a lot more to it and it goes high up the political ladder. I really
like Cryo games and this game is pretty good so try it. |
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| Aug-26-2006 00:23 |
Weekend again |
I've been pretty busy lately not only with world of warcraft but at work as well. That
leaves me very little time to update which is why there haven't been as many updates as usual.
I hope the situation changes soon and I'm gonna enjoy the weekend but I have dded some more version
of old games.
Added:
- An Amiga version of into the eagle's nest,
a fun shooter where you invade a Nazi stronghold.
- An Apple and Amstrad CPC version of kung
fu master, a sidescrolling beat'em up. The Amstrad version is one of the
best there is so give that a try.
- An Amiga and Genesis/Megadrive version of
lotus esprit turbo challenge, a classic racing game. |
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| Aug-21-2006 16:13 |
Gaming |
I haven't done much for the site lately because of my world of warcraft gaming,
old things I had already done before suddenly seem to be fun again.
No wonder this game is the most played MMORPG there is today with this sort of addictiveness.
Ofcourse I could be wrong and I'll get bored again in a month or so, who knows.
I added a really old game today called Jupiter
lander in which you must pilot a spacecraft to land on the surface
of jupiter. You can use thrusters to move left,right and up, the gravity will
take care of your downwards movement. Land safely and you will get points and
you can do it all over again. This game is so retro only hardcore retrogamers
need apply, others will probably not appreciate it much. |
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| Aug-16-2006 13:45 |
Quick |
I'm pretty tired because I've been sleeping badly again the last couple of days so I'll keep it brief.
International karate is a one-on-one
fighting game and dispite it's single button control scheme works quite well.
You face an opponent in a best two out of three bouts and the first to score two
full points wins. There are plenty of different moves at your disposal and there
are minigames between levels. This is one of the best fighters I played in the
olden days so give this one a shot. |
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| Aug-14-2006 15:25 |
Back to world of warcraft |
I've started playing World of warcraft again. It was supposed to be just a quick
get in and out to see some old friends again but once I started playing I was
totally hooked which doesn't bode well for the projects I was working on. I'm
not sure what will happen now because altough I'm not as completely hooked as
I was the first time but it's still timeconsuming to raid again especially with
the new naxxramas dungeon I'm doing with my old guild. Since I'm at work now I
can't play and I usually get to do some stuff for myself when I have the time
so I'm doing this update. Another couple of manuals added on top of the already
growing supply.
Things added today:
- A Solve for Hugo's house of horrors,
the first part of a shareware adventure game.
- A text manual for Indianapolis 500,
a simulation of the race with the same name.
- A scanned manual for Infiltrator,
a very early espionage game in which you must recover some stolen documents from
an enemy hideout. What sets this game apart is that you have to fly to the base
in your helicopter yourself in an action sequence.
- A scanned manual and quick reference
guide for Jagged
Alliance, one of my alltime favorite strategy/rpg hybrid game in which
you play a teamleader for an organization where you can hire mercenaries. You're
job is to take back an island and recover precious treesap, sounds weird but it's
incredibly fun to play. |
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| Aug-09-2006 22:31 |
stuff |
I was working on a new website but it turns out the cms I made doesn't work properly on other
people's configurations. That means I'll probably start working on another site which happens to be
my blog so it should be coming soon. For now you I made another update.
Indiana Jones and the temple of doom
is about the movie with the same name starring Indy in his quest to find stolen
sacred stones. You control Indy while he searches the mines and the evil Kali
worshippers temple for the kidnapped kids and the stones. You even get to ride
in one of those mining carts like in the movie. Sadly though the game isn't nearly
as enjoyable as the movie. |
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| Aug-06-2006 19:53 |
More oldies |
I'm currently working on some other websites after finishing the last one, once I'm done I'm sure
you'll hear all about it and stuff but for now I'll make an update.
Added some more stuff:
- An Amstrad CPC version of the
Addams family, a fun platform game.
- An Amstrad CPC version of barbarian,
an early one on one fighter.
- An Amstrad CPC and Apple version of ghostbusters,
a fun game about the movie of the same name.
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| Aug-04-2006 17:35 |
A new website |
Yes, I finally finished work on a new website called The
Game Archives! Well finished is a big word but at least it's working
properly and online now. The site will contain an archive of games for all those
old systems out there the difference with this being that it does not contain
any information about the games like developers, year of release, reviews or even
screenshots. The upside is that it's real easy to add new games and there are
currently already 6000 files present all for the Commodore 64. Check the new site
out and keep it in mind as there are sure to be plenty of additions in the time
ahead.
As for the addition on the house today it's an interactive fiction title from
infocom called Infidel. You are
in search of a lost pyramid and all it's treasures but after you demand your workers
to get back to work while they are praying they leave you alone in the desert.
Now you must use your wits to find the pyramid and survive long enough to get
to the treasure. Altough the game's not bad it's not on par with other infocom
games but still good enough to give it a go. |
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| Jul-31-2006 20:21 |
Cool off |
Luckily the heat that has been here the past month is finally gone (for now) so I can get busy
doing stuff like work on my new website and stuff. I can tell you already that it's close
to completion and it involves games as well so keep an eye out for it soon. For today I've
added another game and I see I'm closing in on the 300 mark so here it is.
Ikari warriors is a topdown shooter
where two players can join up to free a captured general. The unique thing about
this game is that sometimes you find a tank which you can get into and use it
to blast your way through some enemy soldiers. Pretty decent translation from
the arcade original so give it a go. |
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| Jul-28-2006 20:59 |
100 manuals |
Some stuff has been happening in the abandonware scene, most notably something
which I already said which is the fact that the ancient amusement ring is no longer
active bringing the total number of rings to only three. Also the XTC abandonware
domainname appeared to have been 'stolen' by one of those big domain registars,
luckily it seems everything is in order now. The same thing happened to the-underdogs
so if you have a site and want to keep it make sure you renew it before it expires.
Things aren't all bad news as the abandonwareblog is finally back with a new script
and Muaddib the webmaster said that his old site abandonstuff will be back soon.
I might start my own blog as some people have said that's basically what I do
here. Anyway enough about that here's the updates for today before I'm going to
enjoy my weekend.
Added one game, a solve and three more manuals bringing the total up to 100 manuals,
yeah!
The game added is called high noon
which is an old shooter set in the wild west. You are the sherrif and your job
is to keep all the badguys from robbing the bank and trying to kill you. It's
a pretty simple shooter but it's quite fun for a while and the intro tune will
stick in your head.
The other stuff added is:
- A text manual and a solve for Elvira:
mistress of the dark, a cool horror rpg.
- A text manual for the Clue!,
a great and unique game where you are a master burglar.
- A scanned manual for golden axe,
a fun hack and slash arcade game. |
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| Jul-24-2006 19:05 |
WOW again? |
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Lately I've been tempted to play world of warcraft again with some of my old
mates ingame whose forum I've been visiting lately. I haven't done it yet because
I know it will take up all my precious time and that is something I can't really
use at the moment. We'll see what happens. As for the update I added yet another
system, this time the Atari 7800 and some new versions of games. This will probably
be the last system added for a while because it's getting to be a bit much otherwise.
Additions:
- MESS, the multiple emulator super system. It emulates a large amount of systems
but you'll need the right BIOS files to run it, you can get it from the utils
section.
- Atari 7800, Amstrad CPC and Sega master system versions of ace
of aces.
- Amstrad CPC versions of the young ones,
wings of fury and xenon.
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| Jul-21-2006 23:38 |
Late update |
Because of the continuing heat this update is a bit late but nighttime is the
only time you can do anything without totally exhausting yourself. On another
note the ancient amusement ring has stopped updating but one of the crew has gone
over to abandoned places who have restarted a new version of that ring. That leaves
only a couple of rings in the abandonware scene mmm...
Igor: objective Ukokahonia is an
adventure game that reminds me of Indiana Jones and the last crusade by Lucasarts
in terms of graphics and feel. You play the part of Igor and you're trying to
win the heart of the schools prettiest girl called Laura. Not an easy feat for
a Nerdy guy who hasn't even got the grades to go on the school trip to Ukokahonia.
Guide Igor through his quest to go on the trip and to get the girl he loves. The
game's pretty good so give it a go. |
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| Jul-18-2006 11:55 |
Heatwave |
There's another heatwave heading my way, actually I feel like it's here already so before it gets too hot
to do anything I thought I'd add another game. Have fun with it.
Heart of Africa is the followup
to seven cities of gold, you must explore Africa in search of a lost treasure
written about by a lost madman. You'll have to find clues from all over the continent
and you will need to enlist the knowledge of local people to find what you are
looking for. This is a great adventuring game and if you can look past the graphics
I'm sure you will have plenty of fun with it. |
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| Jul-14-2006 09:14 |
More manuals |
I've added some more manuals today and I'm close to having 100 manuals, not bad considering
the number of games is about 280 now. Since I've been adding manuals the number of games that come
with a manual has risen from about one in ten to one in three, great stuff!
Added three scanned manuals for:
- Double dragon, a beat'em up that was fantastic in the
arcades but sadly the conversion to home systems wasn't that good.
- Dragon's lair, a really good looking game that
looks and plays more like a cartoon than a game.
- Vikings, a strategic game in which
you have to conquer Britain. It has no sound whatsoever but it's quite entertaining.
Finally added a text manual and a solve for Floor
13, a pretty unique game with black and white graphics only and a conspiracy
theme. |
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| Jul-13-2006 23:10 |
A bit late |
I'm doing this update a bit late as I spend a lot of time outside today as the
weather was quite good. I've been having a lot ideas for websites lately but I've
just begun to work out what to do and when to do it. I hope I will be able to
realize some of them soon because to me they seem to have a lot of potential, stay tuned
I'd say. Here's the update for today with another game added.
H.E.R.O. is a puzzle / action
game first released on the Atari 2600. You fly a oneman, backpack mounted helicopter
and your task is to rescue miners trapped in caves after an accident. Avoid the
creatures and blast your way through rocks to get through the maze and get the
job done. This is an incredibly addictive game so get it now. |
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| Jul-10-2006 13:47 |
More |
I went fishing the other day again but this time near where I live in a small harbor and I actually
caught something which is a small miracle given my earlier attempts. I'm still thinking about
making a site purely about fishing games but at the moment I'm busy with lots of different stuff.
If there's news about the site you can be sure you can read about it here. For todays update
I added some more versions of existing games, enjoy.
Added:
- A C64, Amstrad and megadrive version of turrican, a great shooter that has some fantasic tunes.
- The Atari ST version of Sinbad and the throne of the falcon , an early game
by Cinemaware in which you must sail across the seas having adventures.
- The Colecovison version and a DOS remake of River raid,
a classic overhead shooter.
- A NES and SNES version of kick off, a fast and furious
soccer game. |
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| Jul-05-2006 15:05 |
Too hot! |
It's been blistering hot the last week so I haven't done much in terms of updates, today it's a bit better so I thought I'd add a game. On another note I've shut down the forum because of the lack of interest apart from the spammers but given the amount of people who registered I doubt it's a big loss.
The happiest day of your life
is a puzzle game in which you play a student who stole the headmaster's wallet
and lost it. Now you must return to school and find it and some evidence supporting
your innocence would be good as well. It's not too good because you only have
two inventory slots and the controls aren't very good so only for those who already
know the game.
Also courtesy of a friendly visitor of the site I replaced the SNES version of
Aladdin with a proper one, apparently
the old version bugged out on one of the bosses. So thanks to you Mr. Mallia for
letting me know abuot his AND sending me a good version. |
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| Jun-30-2006 23:04 |
Speeed |
If you haven't noticed already there was a bit of a speed increase today on the bandwith side so things should be much speedier now, hurray for more speed! I won't go crazy and put up a ton of big games or something like that but updates will be made just like usual so the site can keep running well. I also made an update so here it is.
Hardball! is a baseball game/simulator
but given the fact that I don't know that much about baseball it was kind off
hard to review. The review is bad I'll admit that but the game itself isn't bad
and it's easy to pick up though probably not as complex as some would like it.
Give it a go I'd say. |
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| Jun-28-2006 21:17 |
Where's the fish? |
I've been fishing for a couple of weekends and I'm rather fed up because I haven't caught
anything except for some sunburn and some silly crabs so it seems the sea is empty or something.
I think I'll try my hand at some freshwater fishing the next time I go or maybe some
digital fishing which isn't as much fun but at least I'm sure of catching something then. Ah well
we'll see what happens, first up here's an update with two scanned and two text manuals.
Added a text manual for wolf, a unique
RPG in which you play the part of a wolf! Also added a text manual (with some
pics) for airborne ranger, a fantasic
shooter. Added a scanned manual for desert
strike, a shooter in which you pilot an apache gunship in operation desert
storm. Finally added a scanned manual for commando
, a classic shooter. |
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| Jun-25-2006 21:00 |
Tetris |
In the last couple of days I've been into tetris a lot which is still one of the
greatest games ever. Actually I've dug a little deeper into the origins and found
out the theme of the gameboy version (the most famous one) is actually from a
Russian folk song called Korobeiniki. There's plenty of people around who are
into the game as you can in this
video of some person playing the theme on his piano.You can find plenty
of them so I'll leave that to you, for me I did an update.
Hawkeye is a scrolling shooter
for the Commodore 64 released late in it's lifespan. You run left and right on
the level finding the puzzle pieces and blasting aliens. The boys without brains,
the creators of the game, only worked together on this one game but later went
on to work in the industry and the most wellknown group to form from this are
the maniacs of noise. The game can become a bit tedious after a while but it's
fun while it lasts. |
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| Jun-23-2006 21:27 |
Weird stuff |
The last couple of days have been a bit weird for me as I had a number of (physical) problems
and stuff happen to me, I won't bore you with details but let's just say now I know what's
it's like to grow a new layer of skin in a single day :) Anyhow I added some more versions of games
that were already on the house, here they are.
Added the DOS version of Vroom, a racing
game which is not very good imo. Added the Atari ST version of Arkanoid,
one of the first breakout games ever and one of the best as well. Added the zx
spectrum version of the saga of Erik the Viking
which is a graphical interactive fiction game. And finally added a BBC Micro and
Apple version of Monopoly the wellknown
board game. There are now thirteen different version of this game available for
download which is the record on the house. |
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| Jun-19-2006 19:28 |
Update |
I haven't had much time to do anything for my site and I have to get to work again in a while so
without further ado here's an update.
Today I added Ghosts 'n goblins
a really great platform game. The story is the usual save your girlfriend from
the badguys but it's done really well. You can get many diffent weapons all of
which are thrown. The difference between this and most other platformers is that
you don't die as soon you get hit by an enemy but you will lose your suit of armor
and you'll have to walk around in your undies. You can find a suit and get a new
chance unless you get hit again at which point you are reduced to a pile of bones.
This is an excellent game so don't miss out on it. |
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| Jun-14-2006 15:01 |
Heatwave |
Well the weather has completely turned about as it went from very cold to an actual heatwave. Luckily today
has been a lot better and we've had some rain to cool off but the next couple of days will be hotter again.
So before it gets too hot again to do anything I'll make an update today.
Today I have three scanned manuals for you namely: Robocop
a fun platform shooter,
Rampage a great action game especially when played with three players
and finally
Pitfall one of the earliest platform games which was highly addictive.
The last one has the manual as well as Pitfall Harry's diary scanned in. |
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| Jun-11-2006 23:40 |
Power problems |
There were some power problems during the weekend which lead to some downtime which
luckily I was able to minimize when I found out. I'm not sure how long exactly the downtime
was but I hope this won't happen again in the near future. It's getting a bit late so on with
the update.
Ghettoblaster, which was also released
as street beat, is a game with a musical theme. You have to walk around finding
music tapes with which to make people dance and if succesfull you can deliver
the tape to the studio. There isn't much to the game but you might like the tunes
you can find. Apparently the game was inspired by a nameless rasta in a London
park. |
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| Jun-08-2006 13:17 |
Getting sunny |
The weather is getting better and better so I'm probably gonna do some fishing soon and hopefully catch something
as well. Also summer vacation is almost here and when it does it means I will be pretty much alone with a couple
of diehards at the office since my plans to go on a fishing holiday is no longer possible. Still plenty of fish over
here I'd say just have to find the right spots. Anyway I added some more versions of games that were previously
unavailable.
I Added Q-bert for three more systems
namely the Atari 5200, BBC Micro and the Sega master system. Actually the SMS
version is for the SG-1000 which is an early computer version of the SMS only
released in Japan. The SG-1000 isn't properly supported by my favorite SMS emulator
DEGA so I added another emulator that does work called MEKA, it's a great emulator
but it doesn't work properly on multi-monitor setups like I have but I suspect
most people won't have this problem. You can find the emulator in the utils
section. Also added an Atari ST and ZX Spectrum version of X-out,
one of my favorite shooters on the C64. Finally I added the Atari 5200 version
of Zaxxon, a great semi-3D shooter. |
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| Jun-05-2006 23:19 |
Update |
It's starting to get late so without further ado here's another update.
Free D.C! has quite an interesting
story where in the near future the world is controlled by robots and humans serve
as a tourist attraction like a zoo. You have been send to find a human who has
terminated a large number of robots and to make for a good incentive you will
die from a lethal substance implanted in your body in twelve hours. To be honest
there is plenty wrong with the game but I kinda like weird games like this, you'll
have see it and decide for yourself. |
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| Jun-01-2006 15:50 |
Workathon |
I've been spending way too much time working even to the point where I have to
close up the place after the cleaning crew has left the building. Not that I have
much of a choice with deadlines and stuff and I'm just happy I don't have to travel
for ages when I go home. Actually I was hoping for some extra time but I guess I'll have to wait some more.
Enough ranting about work for now as it's boring so without further ado here's the game.
Gauntlet is an action game that
originated in the arcades like many early video games and later ported to home
machines. You can choose from four different heroes and you will have to fight
through one hundred levels filled with mazes, monsters and traps. Luckily you
can bring a friend to help you and there are plenty of items to find inside the
levels as well. Sadly though the home versions lack the four-player mode which
made things much more fun but even with two players there's plenty of fun to be
had. |
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| May-28-2006 20:49 |
Another new system |
I'm pretty close to getting settled down in my new appartment so I'll be back to my regular
schedule soon. Haven't got much else to say at the moment though so let's get to the update.
I added another new system today in the form of the Atari 5200, it wasn't a real
succesfull machine and many of the games released on it were also released on
other systems as well but it's still worth adding. The emulator I use for it is
called Atari 800 win plus which emulates both the Atari 8-bit and the 5200, you
can find the program in the utils section.
As for the games the Atari 5200's first game on the house is the
Activision decathlon, a fun sports game I used to play a lot. Other
stuff I added was the Atari lynx version of rampart
which is very good for a mobile system. Finally I added the DOS and Amstrad CPC
version of North & South, a great
strategy action game the DOS version of which should prove most popular. |
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| May-24-2006 14:46 |
My new place! |
I've been away for a while because I just moved into my new house. The move was
relatively quick and easy with the help of some buddies but the place is a total
mess now with all my stuff lying around. I'm finally getting a grip on things
now but I've stil got a lot to do before I can properly relax and stuff. I'm supposed
to be free but today I'm filling in for my collegues which I don't mind since
they helped me move and stuff so I actually have some spare time and I thought
I'd add a game so here it is.
Gods is another action game
from the Bitmap Brothers and like their other games this is one very good. You
are a Greek hero send to clean up four vast worlds and if you succeed you will
become immortal. With a superior A.I. engine and excellent graphics this is one
game you must have played so get it now. |
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| May-17-2006 17:44 |
Almost there |
Tomorrow I'm getting the keys to my new house and if everything is correct there should be a nice new internet line
waiting for me. Till then I'm still stuck at work which is currently the only place where I can go online properly.
If everything works out and the move is over I should have plenty of free time which I've been waiting for for a long time.
For now I just added a couple more manuals.
Added a text manual for
midnight resistance
and scanned manuals for
paperboy and
pac-man. |
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| May-15-2006 16:42 |
Sigh |
After having been without a proper internet connection at home for almost a week I got some bad news that I can't get
into my new house for a couple more days because the mortgage wasn't there on time (stupid bank people!).
It ironic though because there is a 24-Mbit dsl line waiting for me ready to go right now but I don't have the keys yet grrr.
Anyway I'll survive a couple days more by borrowing another persons line and staying late at work. Enough of that now
so here's yer update.
Gamma Force in pit of a thousand screams
is an 'interactive' comic by infocom. Actually you can't really interact with
the actual story but at some points in the game you can select to follow a different
path in the storyline or view things from another perspective. Luckily you can
rewind so you can see every branch which is some cases lets you understand more
of the story. It's not the only one of it's kind but it's definately an uncommon
game worth checking out. |
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| May-12-2006 18:47 |
Added a new system |
I added another system to the list of supported ones on the House of Games namely
the Atari Lynx. It was the first color handheld ever but due to being so powerhungry
and it's big size it was never a real hit. Still these days those things don't
matter much on an emulator. Ofcourse I added an emulator called Handy with which
you can play the game, you can find it in the utils section. This is the first
of a couple of systems I will be adding so stay tuned.
With the addition of the lynx I have added some games that were already present
on the house but now for even more systems :) First is california
games for the Atari Lynx, one of my favorite 'games' series, unfortunately
there are only four events instead of the six that the others have but many people
regards this as one of the best versions. Secondly I added Stunt
car racer for the Amstrad CPC, a fun racing game. The Amstrad is a system
I seem to find a lot of games for that are already on the house but I knew nothing
about ever being released so keep tuned if you are into Amstrad games there are
more games coming. Last but not least I added an Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum version
of Antiriad, a platform game I remember
playing very often back in my C64 days. Both versions were completely unknown
to me until recently. |
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| May-10-2006 14:57 |
Still at work |
Since I still have no internet connection at home I'm staying most of the time at my work where I've got pretty much anything I'd want except for maybe a television set. I'm going to add a couple more systems soon but I'm still trying to find the emulators and such. Till then enjoy yourself with this game.
Galaxian looks and plays a lot
like space invaders but this time the aliens will actually fly towards you instead
of just mindlessly going from left to right. You might think this isn't much of
an improvement but for the time it was a big one. It's still pretty fun to play,
for a while at least, so try it.
P.S. Forgot to mention that I also included a scanned manual. |
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| May-08-2006 17:51 |
NO INTERNET! |
Well since I can no longer reach my home network it seems they have cut my internet connection at home
in preperation for the move. Unfortunately that leaves me with 1 week of no internet but luckily being a
network engineer means I will most likely find a way to get around it. I haven't actually been home to
see it for myself because I'm staying at work to do some stuff before I go home. Dispite all this
I still managed to make an update so here it is.
Added some more manuals today. A scanned and text manual for the classic space
trading game Elite was added. A
text manual for Jack Charlton's match fishing,
a simple fishing game from the early eighties that can be played with up to eight
players. Finally I added a scanned manual for Mega-lo-Mania,
a great strategy game. The last manual is kinda big (15 Mb) but that's because
it's in eight different languages. |
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| May-07-2006 22:29 |
One more week |
One week to go before I move into my new house but before that I still have a long week ahead
of me as it seems I'm working more overtime then ever. Still it's not that bad as it helps my
bank account a lot so can't complain there :) On another note I'm thinking about adding
support for more systems like the Atari Lynx and 5600 among others but I have to look into
that yet, for now here's another game.
F-15 Strike eagle was the first
of a series where you could pilot the F-15 Eagle jet on a number of missions.
It's not very complex as a simulator and more of an action game but personally
I think it doesn't contain enough of either. If you like this game from your past
you can check it out but there are far better games like it out there. |
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| May-06-2006 21:15 |
Updates |
I added some more stuff to the site so here it is.
Added a manual for leaderboard
and Lotus Esprit turbo challenge.
Added the apple version of Lemmings as
well as a scanned manual. The lemmings apple version was donated by a friendly visitor so thanx dude :) |
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| May-05-2006 16:38 |
Nice day for walk |
Well not that I like going for a random walk but the weather is so good that you might :) I'm gonna be moving in about a week or so and I just hope that my internet downtime is kept to a minimum, my provider says they will do their best so I'll cross my fingers. Before I go to enjoy me weekend I have an update.
The elder scrolls: Arena is the
first of the elder scrolls released. It already has much of what made the sequels
so great which is free-roaming and the ability to create your own class and such.
The story is pretty straightforward with you being the only hope to safe the country
from an evil wizard but the freedom in the game allows you to do other things
without worrying about it too much. Best of all with the release of the fourth
game called Oblivion this game has been released as freeware, yeah! |
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| May-01-2006 17:48 |
Planning vacation |
Well I haven't even moved yet but I'm already planning a vacation. Actually one
of my fishing buddies said we could go to Norway for some fishing and it looks
good because there's plenty of big fish over there. I'll go by the shop later
and ask if there is still space available. Anyway I added another game and it's
quite a strange one.
Ford simulator is just that it
allows you to drive several models of Ford cars and lets you calculate thing like
payments and stuff. I'm not sure why they released this as it's nowhere near the
real thing but I guess being able to check options and prices was easier this
way before the internet was available, as a game though it isn't very good. |
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| Apr-29-2006 22:57 |
Quicky |
I slept very badly so I'll just do a quick update and be gone.
I added forest of doom, an old
RPG. Actually much of the story is told through a book and occasionally it will
give you a choice on what to do next. It's quite different from other RPG's as
you don't have nearly as much freedom but it's worth a go. |
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| Apr-27-2006 15:39 |
Tired again |
You know selling your house is pretty tiring stuff, cleaning up before people
come and making sure everything is in the best shape. Not only that but you have
to keep it that way if people return which is exactly what happened today. I still
have some more stuff to do because I'm also in the process of buying a new house
and it's all a bit much so hopefully it'll pass soon. I still added a game and
it's another boulderdash clone.
Flasch bier basically means
a bottle of beer in German and that is exactly what this game is about. You are
a guy who will do anything to get his beer and you'll have to navigate mazes filled
with rocks and other dangers to get your precious liquid. It looks and plays a
lot like the old boulderdash but it's much more difficult so if you're looking
for a challenge this game is a good one. |
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| Apr-25-2006 23:21 |
Misc stuff |
I added some misc stuff today as I'm supposed to be preparing for people coming to see my
house that's for sale. It's a bit of a mess so I better get going.
Added the Megadrive/Genesis version of King's
bounty as well as a strategy guide. Added a text manual for
Into the eagle's nest and
King of Chicago as well as a solve for the latter game.
Finally I added
a scanned manual for Kung-Fu master. |
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| Apr-23-2006 11:52 |
Forum is up |
| Well I finished the forum and it's online now. There isn't much information on
it at the moment but if you register and let me know what kind of stuff you would
like to see then I might be able to help. Anyway since forums are user-driven
it needs your help to get anywhere so go ahead and visit it HERE.
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| Apr-21-2006 20:28 |
Coming soon |
Today was pretty uneventfull so I spend a lot of time figuring out how to set up a forum,
yup that's right The House of Games is getting one. Pretty soon you can request games,
ask for help running games and maybe I can get an answer to an ageold question of mine about why
the majority of abandonware is about PC games.
I hope I can get it up and running this weekend but if I don't you can be sure it will get here soon.
For now I added another game so enjoy.
Freddy Pharkas is one adventure
I had never played before and I heard some good things about it so I was quite
anxious to try it out. Unfortunately after playing it I have to say I disagree
with all that praise I read about, I won't write too much about it here so you'll
have to try it for yourself. |
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| Apr-20-2006 19:51 |
DONE! |
Well actually my project at work isn't completely done yet but I finished all the hard stuff so from now things will at least be a bit easier for me. I used the extra time I had to get some more manuals to the growing list.
Added a text manual for final assault and scanned manuals for
ghostbusters,
gyruss and
frogger.
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| Apr-19-2006 20:29 |
So much to do so little time |
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I haven't had much time to work on the site as much as I've wanted to mainly
because I'm still busy at work with a big project. When you get home from a
hard days work and long travel I can tell you that you have little energy to
do much else. Anyway I hope that the project will soon be done so I can have
some more free time. Till then here's a oldie wargame for you.
Falklands '82 is a strategic
wargame in which you play as the British forces tasked with taking back the
Falkland islands near Argentinia. The game is modeled after the actual war that
took place during may and june in 1982 and the maximum number of turns in the
game is similar to the number of days it took before the British were victorious.
With a group of units you will have to take out any enemy forces on the island
to be victorious. The game is quite simple but entertaining nonetheless.
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| Apr-16-2006 22:29 |
Lords of the rising sun! |
I DID IT! I am now probably one of the few people on this earth that has all
three versions of Lords of the rising sun from Cinemaware, ranking very high
as one of my favorite games of all time. What's so special you say? Well first
off the CD-I version is quite rare and even though I have it there isn't an
emulator yet that plays it properly. Second the turbografx CD version is changed
with an anime theme and it also is quite rare. Third I have a full properly
working game of the amiga version which I have yet to see online anywhere.
All Amiga versions that you find online are broken (even the one on the cinemaware site itself!)
as when you start the game you get attacked constantly by ninjas making the game unplayable as
one character and severly weakens you as the other one. Well enough ranting and gloating for the
moment as I added another CD version of game including the full scanned manual.
Dune is an adventure game from Cryo
and it follows the story of the movie/book of the same name. The one I added is
the Sega CD version which is the same as the CD version of the DOS game. It improves
the 'normal' versions by adding a full motion video introduction, nicely rendered
dunes in the flying scenes and full speech throughout the game. The speech is
the most notable addition and it definately adds greatly to an already great game.
The graphics are slightly toned down because of a smaller amount of colors but
other than the DOS CD-version this is the best. Both additions are huge as the manual is 10 Megs and the Sega CD rom is 200+ Megs but well worth the wait. |
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| Apr-15-2006 17:57 |
Easter |
Well easter is almost here but I spend it working a crap job for the past years
but this is the last time I'm ever gonna do that wheee. Anyway I'm off to eat
so here is a game for you all.
Eon is a shooter released for the
C64 in 1993 which is quite remarkable as the C64 was commercially no longer viable
at that time. I believe that it was more of a private project and you can tell
from the work that went into it. The game is a sidescrolling shooter in which
you can scroll to the left or right whichever way you want which is necessary
to hunt down the power stations that are protecting the exit to the next level.
It has it's share of weapons like any other shooter but it's executed very well
making it one of the best to be released on the C64. |
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| Apr-12-2006 16:11 |
More manuals |
I added some more manuals and the list is growing steadily which is a good thing. I might add a big (cd) game including a big manual soon but I'm gonna check to make sure about bandwith issues and stuff. For now here's the manuals for today.
Added text manuals for Dino eggs,
Castle master and Barbarian
and a scanned manual for Battle chess. |
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| Apr-11-2006 13:58 |
@work |
I've been busy at work lately with a new project involving server based computing,
I'm not gonna explain it here but suffice to say it's a big project. I also have
to read about and test a lot of new stuff so I have to put in some overtime which
limits my freetime but the good thing is I get extra $$ :) gimme gimme!
Today I have a game that tells the story of the exodus from the bible called Exodus:
Journey to the promised land. You play Mozes and you must navigate levels
filled with enemies, traps and puzzles to lead your people to the promised land.
Gameplay is very similar to boulderdash with falling rocks and secrets to find
but in between levels you get a quiz with five questions. The questions relate
to what happened to Mozes and events before and during the exodus and each one
you answer correctly will earn you a bible, ten of which will gain you a life.
Some knowledge of the bible is definately helpfull altough you don't really need
to know about it to enjoy this game as it's good enough on it's own. |
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| Apr-08-2006 23:13 |
Kingdom hearts |
I've been playing Kingdom Hearts lately for quite a bit and altough I already finished it I'm still trying to complete all the extra's and stuff. However the main game is quite easy as are most games released these days. The fact that gaming is mainstream now probably means that we will not see the kind of hardcore games anymore that were the norm 15-20 years ago. Luckily we still have these old games and there's plenty of them to last a lifetime :)
I added some more manuals today, two scanned and a text one. The scanned manuals
are for the Addams family and
Gobliiins and the text manual is for
bad street brawler. |
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| Apr-06-2006 09:31 |
A new house |
Well actually not as in a new house of games but a new house for me, closer to
work and thus increasing my free time by 3 hours each day which is great. Actually
I haven't bought it yet but once all the paperwork is done
I can move in about a month and a half. I'll have some more free time from now on as
the act of searching and packing is already done so I can rest up a bit and work some more on
the site. For now I add this fighting game for you to enjoy.
Fist 2: The legend continues is
the sequel to the fairly popular game "the way of the exploding fist". The main
part is a scrolling fighting game with some adventuring parts thrown in as you
can go in several direction trying to find sacred scrolls to increase your fighting
skill. Your journey will prepare you for the ultimate showdown which will take
place in the heart of enemy territory. There is also a training option which works
like the first game with one on one fights so at the time it was like getting
two games for the price of one. I still enjoy this game and you should at least
give it a try. |
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| Apr-03-2006 13:40 |
Mondays |
Another monday and as always the week starts very slowly for me basically doing nothing at work at the moment.
Still it frees up some time for me to do other stuff like look for manuals and stuff. So without
further ado here are today's additions.
Added a scanned manual for Turrican,
text manuals for
Ace of Aces and
Xenon and
finnally added a strategy guide for
They stole a million. |
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| Mar-31-2006 19:47 |
Weekend |
After a really busy week I can finally enjoy some wellearned rest and most likely I will do it playing kingdom hearts 2 which was just released. I also happen to add a great RPG for you to enjoy.
Eye of the beholder 2, subtitled
the legend of Darkmoon, is the sequel to a very popular first person RPG. Once
again the four heroes are called upon and this time you must investigate strange
happenings at the temple of Darkmoon. Once you enter it though things seems to
be far worse than you could imagine and it's up to you to stop evil once more.
This improves upon the first game and it's definately the best in the trilogy
so a musthave really. |
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| Mar-29-2006 19:13 |
T-shirt! |
Here it is: the house of game T-shirt! Very simple design but still pretty fun
if you ask me. Also I found out that the house is one of four finalists at Da
Awards so thanks to all who nominated me. Da awards aren't over yet though so
vote for whoever you think deserves the title. I'm gonna play a new game for my
PS2 right now but I added three more manuals and some tidbits for you.
Added a scanned manual for Spy vs Spy.
Added a text manual, a comic book and level maps for Rick
Dangerous and finally also added a text manual for Sinbad
and the throne of the falcon. |
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| Mar-27-2006 13:21 |
The house of games on tv? |
Well some national childrens program was going to film at my cousins school so I took the opportunity to get in some sneaky advertising, I printed some T-shirts for him and a friend and they wore the shirts when filming hehe. I have no idea wether or not it's gonna be cut but it was quite fun I think, at least I got a nice shirt from it and I'll post a picture of it tomorrow or something but for now here's another game for you to enjoy.
Elevator action should be quite
wellknown amongst older gamers and it stars you as a secret agent who has to retreive
some stolen documents hidden inside an enemy hideout. Luckily those guys marked
every door containing documents red so simply collect them while dodging enemy
spies and get to the bottom of the building to escape. Gameplay will get boring
after a while but while it lasts it's quite fun. |
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| Mar-23-2006 15:58 |
Obscure games |
Have you ever played a game and wondered how many other people have ever seen
this game. The fabulous Wanda and the secret
of life, the universe and everything is such an obscure game. It is actually
an adventure game with a couple of minigames where you must find Wanda and try
to find out what the secret actually is. The entire game is programmed in basic
which was uncommon but not unheard of back in those days. I actually had some
fun with it many years ago but it's really limited and there's no real way to
complete your quest but you could always take a look and see how these old games
work.
Ohyeah also added two more manuals, one text manual for matchpoint
and a scanned manual for river raid. |
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| Mar-21-2006 20:33 |
Sleepy |
I've been way to busy cleaning my house and taking care of business and stuff so I'm rather tired and sleepy. I'm gonna take a hot shower and relax a bit so here's an update and seeya later.
Accolade released many games but this is the only RPG that I know of, it's called
don't go alone and it's a horror
RPG. You must gather a party of four to venture into a haunted mansion and rescue
your grandfather who is now being held be an evil being. Instead of the usual
hitpoints you have fear levels and if they get too high you will flee in terror
or maybe even get a heart attack. Magic is also not present and you get to mix
potions instead with the items you find. It's a nice idea but the controls ruined
it a bit for me as it's very hard to control four members in battle and you end
up using only a single person to fight which is not very usefull. It's a decent
try though so you might give it a go. |
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| Mar-19-2006 22:27 |
Quick update |
| Just a quick update today as I don't have much time so here's two scanned manuals
for Impossible misson and
boulderdash. |
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| Mar-17-2006 19:46 |
Cleaning |
I've been cleaning lately to prepare for selling my house, make sure it at least
looks good and all. Actually I've already started packing because I'm hoping I
can get it over soon and all. Between it all though I managed to update with an
adventure games from Sierra so have fun with that. Ohyeah the datacenter is going
to have some upgrades tomorrow which might cause some downtime but I'm trying
to make sure it's as short as possible.
Ecoquest is an adventure from
Sierra that looks much like their other games but because it is geared towards
younger players it has some noticable differences. There is no death lurking around
every corner end as far as I can tell there are no dead ends or mazes either which
is great. You are a young boy and have to help an injured dophin to find the king
of the underwater city. Combined with the usual nice graphics and sound it's a
great adventure game dispite the cheesy story. |
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| Mar-16-2006 17:44 |
Half update |
Not a full update today but instead I added a CD version of a game already on
the house. Eye of the beholder is
a classic first person RPG and the Sega CD version adds speech, music and a proper
ending. Well worth the 50 Mb download is you ask me.
If you have problems downloading
or it asks you for a password then most likely you are using a download accellator
which is NOT supported. Also right-clicking and selecting save-as doesn't work
either so simply left-click on the icon of the version you want to download and you
should be ok. |
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| Mar-15-2006 13:53 |
Pfff |
Pfff this moving business is tiring stuff but it's all for a good cause because
after I have moved I won't have to travel three hours a day anymore. That will
surely free up plenty of time for me to get some more stuff done but for now it
will mean things will be a bit hectic. Anyway I added three more manuals for you
to enjoy so take a look.
Added scanned manuals for
Defender of the crown,
Arkanoid and
The activision decathlon. |
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| Mar-14-2006 16:59 |
Moving |
I'm planning to move closer to my work so I'm a bit short of time and all but as usual I always find the time to update the site which is very important for me. Have fun with the game while I go check out some houses tonight.
The Eidolon is apparently not a
very wellknown game by Lucasfilm. It's actually a first person shooter with the
areas made up in 3D fractals which is amazing given the fact that the game is
over 20 years old. You have to navigate through caverns inhabited by weird monsters
and a dragon guarding the exit but first you must find the lost crystals in
the maze. The game can become a bit boring as the mazes get bigger and bigger
but while it lasts it's good and technically it's amazing. |
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| Mar-12-2006 12:42 |
More manuals |
I'm off for some more work which is becoming really sad, it's not even my proper job anyway.
Hell I'll solve it one way or another today because it's ruining my freetime and that is
one of the most important things for me. Anyway I added some more manuals while I still had the
time so enjoy.
Added scanned manuals for Monopoly and
Team Yankee, a text manual for
the way of the exploding fist and
finally added a solve and level maps for
eye of the beholder.
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| Mar-10-2006 22:27 |
RTS |
I just had the opportunity to play battle for middle earth 2 which is a realtime
strategy game based on lord of the rings. It's really great and you don't need
to be a fan of the movies/books to enjoy it but you'll definately get something
extra if you are. I though it would be fun to add the granddaddy of all RTS games because of this.
Dune 2: the building of a dynasty
is like I said the granddaddy of all RTS games. It incorperated much of what these
types of games have these days like realtime controlable units, buildings that
need to be constructed so you could make new units and gain new abilities.
Since this is the first game that incorperated all this it's not as finetuned
as newer games obviously and you have to put up with controlling single units
at a time and you have to look where you build because it's easy to build a virtual
wall with your structures stopping your vehicles from going through. Dispite this
and some bugs as well the game is still as enjoyable as it was when it was released.
If you haven't played this before I suggest you get it NOW! |
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| Mar-09-2006 11:20 |
Inspiration |
I have to say that the events from the last week have inspired me quite a bit
to start working harder because it's true, when you're succesfull and have enough
money you can do what you want and not do crap you don't like and there will be
nobody who's gonna tell you what to do. That doesn't mean I will spend less time
on games, probably more so now dispite the fact it costs more money than I get
back. Still the more you work the more you also need to relax I think. Anyway
I added five more manuals as I was given a whole load of them by a friend so have
fun.
BTW There are some abandonawards coming up and if you think my little site merits
such an honor you could always enter it as an applicant, just click de button
for Da Awards above and you can get more info there.
Added a scanned and text manual for North
& South, Operation wolf
and
Q-bert.
Added a text manual for
X-out and another scanned manual for
Zaxxon. |
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| Mar-07-2006 19:26 |
Sleep |
I'm trying to recover from working too much so I'll just do a quick update and
go to sleep early, hope it helps a bit. The VIC-20 version of the game I added
doesn't seem to work on my older emulator so I updated the Winvice emulator to
version 1.19, you can get it in the utils section.
Centipede is one of those original
classics like pong and space invaders that was released in the arcades and ofcourse
home versions would follow. You have to fight against four nasty critters who
have infested your people's mushroom fields. There is a spider, flea, scorpion
and a big centipede who can survive even if you shoot him in half. Once you take
them out it's on to the next level where you have to face the same opponents but
stronger and faster. Gameplay is quite basic for today's standards but I think
it's still a classic and worthy of taking for a spin. |
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| Mar-05-2006 10:15 |
I'm beat |
After working long long hours the last couple of days my body is hurting all over and I could barely stand yesterday night, I won't bore you with details about why and stuff suffice it to say it's a miracle I managed to update the site at all.
In Camelot warriors four strange
objects have suddenly appeared in the world and now it's up to you to find these
items, bring them to the guardian of that level to be destroyed and then to find
the portal that will lead you to the next object. It's a basic platform game where
you jump and run and use your sword to take out any monsters standing in your
way. There is a bug that makes it very frustrating to play at times which shows
that playtesting should be done on every game which sadly isn't the case. |
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| Mar-03-2006 23:02 |
Almost dead |
I feel like I'm almost dead from working two jobs today which is ridiculous,
hope it ends before it brakes me up completely. Gonna rest now so check out
some manuals I added.
Added a manual for Heart of China,
a manual and a strategy guide for all 30 levels of Jumpman
and finally a scanned manual and a guide for
Rampart. |
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| Mar-02-2006 14:53 |
What a mess |
I was supposed to have a day off so I could fix up my house a bit but during that time there was
a poweroutage at work so I was called in to solve some problems which left my house looking like
it was ravaged by a storm or something. It doesn't look like I can fix it up till the weekend though so
I'll just have to live in the mess for a couple of days. Ofcourse that doesn't stop me at all from
playing games though :)
I once again added a game from my childhood, an educational game called
Donald
Duck's playground in which you play Donald and have to work to buy toys
for his three nephews. There are some simple things you can learn like sorting
boxes according to the letters written on them but the most important lesson is
to work so you can play. It might sound a little childish but that's exactly who
the game was made for namely kids. I think it's not a bad game though and it's
fun playing games that you had almost 20 years ago. |
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| Feb-28-2006 13:10 |
Spring cleaning |
I've been doing some (early) spring cleaning both at home and at work also, actually management thought
our room was too messy but it took them long enough to notice hehe. Anyway I might find some manuals
and stuff like that though and if I do I'll be sure to add them to the site.
Today I added a horror adventure game called Dark
seed, I'm not sure about wether or not the title is supposed to be written
like that but it doesn't matter much I guess. You play the role of Mike Dawson
and after having a horrible nightmare about having a thing planted in your head
you wake up with a splitting headache. It doesn't take you long to figure out
that something was actually implanted and you have three days to find out what
exactly is going on and to get that thing out of your head before it's too late.
There are some flaws with the game but I think you should try this if you like
adventures even if it was only for some great artwork throughout the game. Ohyeah
I also added a text manual and a solve so
if things get frustrating you can cheat a little. |
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| Feb-26-2006 22:46 |
Sunday's suck |
I just came home from work and it was incredibly busy, I can tell you that working sunday's
is no fun AT ALL so I might quit it one of these days because I've had about as much as I
can take. I like to play some games to improve my mood a bit which I will do in a sec but
I still managed to find some manuals and added them so enjoy.
Added a solve and a FAQ for It came from
the desert and text manuals for Batman
the movie and Fiendish Freddy's
big top'o'fun. |
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| Feb-24-2006 21:50 |
Tired |
Man things can certainly change quickly at work as yesterday I was bored to death and
today I'm actually tired from all the work.
I'm gonna get some rest in a moment but here is another update for you.
David's midnight magic is the first
pinball game I ever played on a computer, a C64 actually. It's a fair simulation
of a pinball machine even having an option for you to push the table and sometimes
TILTing it in the process. It looks and feels dated by today's standard but that's
not too hard as it's reaching quite a fair old age now but still for a game this
old it's definately not bad. |
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| Feb-23-2006 13:31 |
Boring ... |
| I'm sitting here at work getting pretty bored, I even cleaned out the serverroom
which is amazing because I rarely do that even at home! Well at least time passes
faster when you do stuff so the day will be over sooner. During cleaning I added
another game called Caveman ugh-lympics
which is like a prehistoric summer games. You can compete in six events
and with a couple of friend it's a blast to play so try it. I've been collecting
some more manuals and stuff also which I might add tomorrow coz right now I'm
a bit tired from the cleaning so check back then. |
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| Feb-21-2006 14:14 |
stuff |
My WOW account was going to end on march 1st but because we had so much downtime
I can actually continue playing till the 14th or something, it's good that they repay
you with free time but kinda sad there is so much downtime to begin with.
Anyway I've actually finished two games lately, King Kong which was fun but too short and
the other one is called ecoquest, an educational adventure game by Sierra. That one will be added
to the house's collection soon so check back if you're looking for that one. Today I added a game
and a couple of (text) manuals as actual printed manuals are pretty hard to come by, I'll try to get some
but don't expect any miracles though. Personally I've never bothered too much with manuals and
boxes as they were the first things I threw away because they take up so much space and they often add
nothing to the game itself, but that's just me.
Card Sharks from Accolade is
quite a neat card game where you can play poker, blackjack and hearts. Poker can
be subdivided into three different types but I don't really remember which ones
exactly. You can play against up to three opponents and you can select them from
six characters such as Ronald Reagan and Gorbatjov. The players will make remarks while you play to
entertain you a bit and if you like cardgames you'll get into the game without too much fuss.
I like to play cards occasionally and this game was quite fun dispite it simplicity.
Other stuff added today are text manuals for:
Stunt car racer,
Klax,
Prince of Persia
and a solve for
Pool of radiance. |
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| Feb-18-2006 19:40 |
Games games games |
Well I have to say that quiting World of Warcraft is one of the best things I
did in a long time because now I can go back to other stuff I wanted to do for
a long time which is basically play more games hehe. I bought an XBOX 360 and
been playing dead or alive 4 with my friend online and after watching King Kong
the movie I'm now playing the game also. It's quite fun but rather easy and from
what I read it's really short but hey there's plenty of others waiting for me.
First up here is an update for ya.
Captain blood is a really wellknown
game because when it was released there was nothing quite like it. You are a computer
games programmer and you must retreive your blood from five aliens who have taken
it from you before you turn into a robot. You must fly to planets questioning
the aliens using a icon based language and try to get info on where to go next.
The game does have somewhat repetetive gameplay but many people like this game
to this day so it does have it's appeal. |
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| Feb-14-2006 13:12 |
Xbox 360 |
I recently went to my friend and was able to play on his new xbox 360 with dead or alive 4 and
I was quite surprised that it was so good actually. The online fighting part of DAO4 is very
nicely done and I've been waiting for just such a thing to have some human 1on1 fighting competition
for quite some time. I'm still a bit skeptical about the games
though as all launch games have been pretty much the same old games that have been released so far
on the old xbox. Still I might give it the benefit of the doubt and get one myself though this time.
Down below you'll find a game I added and some more manuals/docs etc.
Battle of Atlantis is a sidescrolling shooter that was
only released on the BBC Micro. You have to pilot a submarine that has to stop the original inhabitants
of Atlantis who have come back to earth to claim their city. It's pretty standard and one of the earliest
scrolling shooters I know about but still being almost 25 years old hasn't done the game much good
and unless you know the game from your childhood I doubt you'll have much fun with it.
Here is the stuff I added for some previous games.
Added a solve for Deja
Vu. Added a manual in doc format, a solve and some level maps for
The last ninja. Added a text manual
for Spike's peak. Added a strategy
guide for Supremacy. Finally I
added a manual in text format for
California Games |
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| Feb-12-2006 13:04 |
End of wow |
I didn't actually add a game today but I added some extra's for previous games.
Now you can get the manual, a solve and some codes if you might need them for
Dark sun: shattered lands. Also
added a manual (not much of one though but needed to complete the game) and the
codes for Battletech: The crescent hawk's
inception. Added a solve for the penguin scenario in Batman
the caped crusader. Added the manual for B.A.T..
Added the manual for Cruise for a corpse .
I'll try to get more manuals/solves/docs as I have been a bit slacking in that department but
they are harder to get for me because I haven't really collected nearly as much of them
as the games themselves.
On another note I have recently became a bit tired with world of warcraft for
a number of reasons one of which is the sad things blizzard does with the game
such as add useless crappy stuff like valentines day perfume, x-mas reindeer and
such things nobody really cares about instead of fixing the numerous bugs that
are in the game. Not to mention the fact that every time the servers go down for
maintenance they never come up at the scheduled time but they keep us waiting
for hours and sometimes a day. Actually I heard from a friend they use simple
blade servers to save on costs which is pretty sad given the huge profits they
are making of this game. The worst thing is the raiding though which are mainly
to get better items but the last time I had to raid late and was not able to get
up for work was the last straw for me so in a couple of weeks I won't renew my
subscription and end it before it gets really out of hand. I actually enjoyed
yesterday without playing any wow for a change and I got to finish Gabriel Knight
2 again which is still a great game, quiting wow will give me time to play the
games I love the most which is old games. Mmm this was supposed to be a quick
update but I've been ranting a bit I see so I'll quit it now and play some more
games :) |
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| Feb-10-2006 17:32 |
Weekend |
Once again the weekend has arrived and that's a good thing because I was able to get a DVD version of Gabriel Knight 2: the beast within which happens to be one of my favorite adventure games of all time. If you ever come across this game and haven't tried it yet I suggest you do because it's well worth it.
Dark sun: shattered lands is an
RPG from SSI which uses a fully graphical interface instead of the earlier ones
they released. You are the leader of a band of four slaves who have to fight to
survive in an arena but you are destined for something great. You have to get
out of the arena and the city to rally troops from the desert for your cause which
is to defeat the opressing troops once and for all. There are some problems with
the interface and the game uses the AD&D 2nd edition rules which can be difficult
for firsttimers but overal I quite enjoyed the game. |
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| Feb-08-2006 14:23 |
AGAIN! |
I forgot to update AGAIN so I've decided from now on I will update the site in the afternoon when it's not so busy at work. It will mean I won't forget to update so easily and I can game away at night without worrying about updating :)
Cabal is a shooter that was originally
released in the arcades. You and a friend can control a soldier and you have to
take out hordes of enemy troops and vehicles. Enemies will drop stuff like temporary
machineguns and grenades to increase your firepower. The interesting thing is
that even though each level consist of only a single screen a lot of the objects
are destroyable so enemies cannot hide behind them, the same goes for you as well
though so watch it. Quite fun to play especially with a friend. |
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| Feb-03-2006 20:44 |
A new baby girl ! |
Well it was happy days yesterday coz my sister just had a little baby girl :) I'm not ready for that kind of thing though if ever haha. Ah well we'll see what happens but for now I'll stick to my gaming so here is another update.
Bubble bobble is a one or two-player
game where you control a dragon. There are 100 levels in total and each has a
simple onescreen but sometimes really interesting layout. Your main weapon is
blowing bubbles with which you trap enemies and then literaly burst them and pick
up any goodies they drop. It sounds a bit lame but actually it's very fun to play
especially with two people so get it without hesitation. |
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| Feb-01-2006 16:10 |
Forgot to update (again) |
I totally forgot to update yesterday and since I'm waiting for those stupid
world of warcraft servers to come back
up again from their weekly maintenance I thought I'd update early today before I go
raiding and forget again.
Battletech: the crescent hawk's inception
is an RPG featuring large robots that you can pilot in combat. You are the son
of the head of security for your clan and now you are in the academy on your way
to follow in your father's footsteps. Soon however things will get earnest and
you will have to survive on your own. Make some money on the stock market to upgrade
your mechs while you try to figure out what happened to your father and get some
revenge in the meantime. Most of the graphics aren't really worth mentioning but
the game itself is quite fun to play so give it a try. |
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| Jan-27-2006 19:41 |
Phew! |
After some problems such as downtime and stuff it seems they are pretty much sorted now so I can update normally again. After the update I'm gonna enjoy me weekend which is basically a long gaming run hehe :)
Batman the caped crusader is based
on the comics not the movie and it involves batman trying to tward the evil plans
of the joker and the penguin in two different scenarios. As batman you have to
find your missing equipment scattered throughout various places and also you must
find items which will help you continue your quest to stop the badguys. There
is some combat but I think the focus is more on the puzzling and itemgathering.
It's different from what you'd expect from a batman game but it's pretty good
so try it. |
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| Jan-24-2006 14:48 |
Weird problems |
After seemingly fixing the problem yesterday the server was down again later that day but I was unable to fix the problem. There haven't been any problems so far today so I hope nothing will happen but I will keep an eye on it.
Ark pandora is an action game
with adventure elements thrown in. You walk around an island that has been overrun
by evil cultists and you are the only one who can stop them. Each screen might
have objects which you can pick up and use to solve a puzzle or free a captured
islander. The interface isn't very userfriendly but apart from that I enjoyed
the game so give it a try. |
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| Jan-23-2006 12:40 |
Network problems |
| There were some network problems the last couple of hours (as far as I can tell) but the defect was found in a faulty switch and it looks like everything is working fine now again. On another note there is a very good chance my internet line is going to get an upgrade soon and with bandwith more is always better :) |
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| Jan-20-2006 18:30 |
Tired |
Well this week was pretty hefty at work with some big problems that I had to solve and I was happy when I did but it left me rather tired, luckily I've had the day off today so I could rest up a bit. I might turn in early today so before I forget I'll add another game to the library.
B.A.T. is an RPG that takes
place in the future where mankind has spread across the galaxy. A very dangerous
person has escaped from prison and now threatens to blow up a city unless he is
given control of it. You have been given the task to find and take out this person.
With lots of adventuring, questioning people and fighting dangerous folk you might
be able to complete your quest. This is an excellent game and should be in every
gamers collection so get it now. |
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| Jan-17-2006 20:04 |
Bad luck |
I've been having a stroke of bad luck recently ranging from ingame stuff to disasters
at work. Mind you I'm glad it's nothing really bad so I can live with it and I
ordered myself a nice PDA to help me through all those hard times hehe :)
Anyway I don't have much time as I'm dead tired from overwork and stuff so here's a quickie.
Aztec challenge is not unlike
games of it's time with one level consisting of a single screen and some incredibly
difficult and unforgiving gameplay. You have to complete several challenges like
running to a temple with spearthrowers trying to stop you or running across a
bridge with huge gaps in it. Unless you are a real hardcore abandonware gamer
this game will most likely be too much for you but still I dare you to complete
it. |
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| Jan-13-2006 22:49 |
Work work |
Like an orc peon would say "work work" which is exactly what I've been doing the last few days. Luckily during travel to work I found some time do prepare an update so here it is.
Asterix and the magic cauldron
is based on the popular comic book and in the game you play the part of Asterix
followed by his trusty sidekick Obelix. The magic cauldron is used to create the
magic elixir that makes Asterix and his people so strong but it's lost and now
you have to find the pieces again so your village will be safe once again. Battle
your way through countless Romans and wild boars in your search for the missing
pieces. The idea is nice but the fight sequences are somewhat random based so
it can be rather annoying. |
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| Jan-10-2006 19:59 |
Pffff |
Well I found out that there is a LOT (and I mean with big capital letters) of work coming at me in the next weeks which is not exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for but I'll try to make the best of it so without further ado here is an update.
Cruise for a corpse is an adventure
game where you have to find out who murdered the rich person on his ship at the
beginning of the game. You will have to question people and snoop around their
cabins to gather information before it's too late. The game uses vector graphics
instead of the usual sprite based engines used at the time giving it a very distinct
look. The game itself is also pretty good so check it out. |
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| Jan-07-2006 19:35 |
Oops forgot something |
Well I actually updated the site yesterday but I forgot to activate it. I'll do
it today before I go raiding again in world of warcraft or I'll forget again.
Archon can best be described as
battle chess but this time you must control each piece as they do combat. There
are many different units each with their own attacks and movement. The board has
a great strategic value because depending on which color the tile is the light
or the dark units will have an advantage. Quite fun to play if I say so myself
so give it a go. |
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| Jan-03-2006 20:19 |
Another year comes |
Well the new year has already begun and as a departure from what others do as a new years resolution I've decided to do less sports :) mainly because it took too much time out of my already busy schedule. It will give me more time to spend on the site though and for gaming which is how I like it!
The first game of this year is called sport
of kings and it's revolves around betting on horse races. It's not random
though as many things can change the outcome of the race including weight of the
horse and the jockey among other things. I kinds enjoyed the game even though
you there isn't a lot of action involved, still it's a nice game to play when
you want to relax a bit. |
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| Dec-30-2005 19:56 |
And a happy new year |
Well this is the last update of the year and although I have to say I didn't exactly do as many updates this year as I would like to have done it was still fairly good. Next year I'm gonna spend more time on this as most likely I will no longer work five days a week anymore. Lets just hope for the best!
The last game to be added in 2005 is the last
ninja 2, the sequel of one of my fave games of all time. You once
again play the ninja but this time he is transported to New York and he has to
battle his arch enemy in alien surroundings. The game has it all: puzzles, combat,
nice graphics and music which shows as it has a large following to this day. For
fans of the original this one is a musthave and others should check it out as
well.
P.S. funny story I remember from way back about this game. My friend and I bought this game and the next day my friend didn't show up at school so naturally I thought he skipped school to play the game. Turns out he broke his toes kicking against garbage instead hehe :) |
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| Dec-25-2005 13:46 |
Merry X-mas! |
Well merry X-mas everyone, it's been a fairly good year for me and I hope it's been good for you as well. Here's is one update for you, probably the second to last before the end of the year.
Spirit of Excalibur is a game
with rpg, strategy and adventure elements combined even though it's listed as
an RPG here. You control Constantine after King Arthur has died in battle against
Mordred and you have become successor to the crown. Many nobles do not agree with
you becoming the king so the round table is now desserted and it's up to you gather
them and other allies to once again become strong and fight evil once more to
become the rightfull king. It's a bit of a slow paced game but other than that
I quite enjoyed it. |
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| Dec-16-2005 20:38 |
Prince of Persia |
| Well seeing as the release of Prince of Persia the two thrones is near (or already
here) I thought I'd put on the sequel to the original game called Prince of Persia
the shadow and the flame or simply Prince
of Persia 2. The game starts where the first ended and once again
the prince finds himself on the run in order to escape and get back at the vizier.
Many puzzles and dungeons await you in this excellent sequel. Be prepared though
the game can be incredibly difficult at times and death is always near but hey
I like a challenge. |
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| Dec-10-2005 21:37 |
C64 rulez! |
I got myself a nice gadget the other day, it's a joystick with a buildin Commodore 64 ! Also included are some classic games like summer games, california games, impossible mission and speedball. So now I can take this thing anywhere I go and plug it into a TV for some retro gaming fun. I haven't got a link but just search under C64 plug and play and you will find one, definately recommended for the diehard retro gamers.
Today's game added is another favorite of mine called
pinball
fantasies. It's much like it predecessor but it uses a high resolution
to show more of the playing field making the scrolling a lot less thus giving
better gameplay. It was at the time regarded as one of the best pinball simulators
out there and to me it still is. Give it a try and while you're at it try to beat
my record on stones and bonus of over 633 million :) |
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| Dec-02-2005 20:29 |
Wheee weekend! |
Finally after a hard weeks work I can have some relaxation which basically means I sit behind my computers the whole day :) I have a game for you today I haven't seen on many websites before.
The adventures of Willy Beamish
is the third and last adventure made by Jeff Tunnel for Dynamix and though it's
different from the other two games it's by no means bad. Willy is a boy who wants
to compete in the Nintari world-championship but he has to do what his parents
say or otherwise he won't be able to go. Get into weird and wonderfull troubles
during Willies summer vacation while trying to foil an evil plot by some local
badguys. Great adventure game this one so check it out. The sega cd version has
full speech and is quite rare but unfortunately the voices are a bit average but
try it anyway. |
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| Nov-25-2005 19:41 |
Another week has past |
I was sick the last week so I did not work and as I was on medication I slept most of the time. Between sleeping though I was able to work on getting quite some rare games some of which I might put
online later but for now it's a platform game.
Aladdin is a game made after the
movie by Disney and it contains pretty much what you would expect from a movie
licenced game as it contains many characters, locations and tunes from the movie.
The game isn't anything special in terms of originality but it's done very well
so if you like the movie I suggest checking out the game also. |
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| Nov-18-2005 23:29 |
Sick |
I've been sick at home for a couple of days now which gave me some time to get some very needed rest. Also between sleeping I updated the utils section with some newer versions of the emulators namely beebem, ccs64 beta, emuzwin, magic engine and znes.
The ormus saga is an RPG that
has the same topdown view that most old RPG's have even though it was released
in 1991. There are things you won't find in a standard RPG though as you have
to assault enemy towns with forces you gather during your travels. The ormus saga
has quite a following (many from Germany) and there was also a sequel released.
If you can look past the graphics then give it a go. |
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| Nov-12-2005 22:01 |
When will the hurting stop |
Well more work so won't bore you but here is a nice adventure game from cocktel vision.
Lost in time is similar to previous
adventures from cocktel with the first person view and some insanely hard puzzles.
This is one of the later ones and definately among the best imo so give it a try. |
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| Nov-02-2005 23:46 |
Phewww |
Finally some relief at work so I can catch up on some business. Here's a game
for you and since things are going well for the new server I reupped the sega
cd version of rise of the dragon,
it's a full talkie version and well worth checking out.
Hunter patrol is a shooter with
a third person view from behind, not a vertical or horizontal one like they usually
were in those days. It becomes boring real quickly so only those with real nostalgia
need apply. |
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| Oct-29-2005 19:22 |
Blah |
I tell you this @#$% ain't funny anymore as I was given an even bigger workload, if this keeps up I won't have any time left... mmm lets hope it gets better soon.
On the ball is a business sim
with football (soccer actually) as it's theme. You don't actually have much to
do about the game itself though as you run the business part of the team with
advertising, seating prices and sponsorships. If you want a serious business sim
then check this out. |
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| Oct-21-2005 20:08 |
Damned job |
All this work is getting in my way of gaming and updating the site, a bit annoying really. So here is a game before I have to go again -_-
The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
should be a familiar name to you as recently there has been a movie made. The
interactive fiction title from infocom was and always will be one of the best
in the genre. If you are into this type of game it's a must have. |
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| Oct-14-2005 18:58 |
Busy again |
Sorry for the lack of updates but I have been real busy lately with work and other projects. I'm also making plans for several websites but it's too early to say anything about that yet so on with the update.
Hostages is an action game in
which you control a SWAT team and have to liberate an embassy that has been taken
over by terrorists. First put your snipers in place by avoiding the searchlights
and then sneak inside the embassy to take out the badguys. This game is quite
fun so give it a go. |
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| Oct-05-2005 19:37 |
A quick puzzler |
Here's a quicky add for you as I'm off to do some stuff.
Xiom is a puzzle game where you
have to color in tiles by jumping over them. You must try and color the entire
playing field in one color but the patterns will make it difficult. Quite a neat
puzzle game if you ask me. |
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| Sep-30-2005 20:11 |
No problems |
The new server seems to be working pretty well so I'll be able to update it again. I'm off for some hardearned rest but before that here is another game for you to enjoy.
Nascar racing is exactly that,
a simulation of nascar racing. It's not an arcade game like most but you can adjust
so many parameters and options that sometimes you don't even know where to begin.
I'm not really into racing games/simulations but this one isn't bad. |
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| Sep-29-2005 10:53 |
New server |
In case you are reading this then you have come to the new server hosting the House of Games, let me know if there are any problems.
mail Erdekaiser |
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| Sep-28-2005 20:29 |
Still not done |
I've been working hard to get the new server up and running and it pretty much done but this is still on the old server as the DNS and stuff hasn't been updated yet but it will be soon really.
Perseus and Andromeda is nr.
nine in the mysterious adventure series made by Brian Howarth. The story comes
from ancient Greek mythology and as Perseus you have to find a way to defeat the
kraken and save princess Andromeda. Check it out. |
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| Sep-23-2005 19:17 |
New server problems |
Well the move to the new location didn't go too well as there were a load of problems
including database incompatibilities among others, most of it seems to be sorted
now but I'm still working on some small issues so this update is still on the
old server.
Wonderboy 3 , subtitled the
dragon's trap, is among my favorite platform games of all time. You get to play
the hero once more but instead of being your normal self you are turned into a
monster! It's up to you to find a way to change back and defeat the dragons who
have cursed you. There are many different forms you can take which will allow
you to reach places in earlier levels which you couldn't get to before. Any gamer
should have this game so get it and enjoy. |
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| Sep-16-2005 19:19 |
Last update before new server |
The house of games is moving to another server next week so this will be my final update before that, ofcourse I will let it be known when the move has been completed as you might not even notice.
The lost files of Sherlock Holmes is
a classic point and click adventure game featuring the famous detective. You have
to solve a murder which has apparently been comitted by Jack the Ripper himself
but Holmes has doubt and as you progress you will unravel the mystery. Fans of
adventure games and Sherlock Holmes should definately check it out. |
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| Sep-14-2005 20:05 |
New server |
Due to financial reasons I'm currently planning a move to another server which should take place in the next two weeks. The new one is in a place with a less speedy connection but the bandwith is a lot cheaper so I might be able to place some larger games, we'll see how it turns out.
Shadowcaster is a game made by
Raven software in their earlier days and even back then they used an engine made
by ID software. You play the role of Kurt after he finds out he is a shapeshifter
and is the last of his kind. It's up to you to fight the evil and stop them once
and for all. The game is an action oriented RPG and it allows you to morph into
six other characters each with their own ups and downs. I had great fun with it
so check it out. |
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| Sep-09-2005 20:41 |
Happy B-day |
Happy birthday to me! Today is my 29th birthday which I think is kinda old buy
hey things haven't changed much for me since I started playing games about 20
years ago as these days I still play the same games :) Here is a great RPG for
you to enjoy while I enjoy the rest of my day relaxing and stuff.
The legacy is an RPG that takes
place in a haunted mansion. You inherited the place and thus it is your job to
finish what you ancestor started by defeating the evil within the mansion. There
are loads of stats and plenty to explore and the occasional scary moment. There
are some problems with the game but they are manageable and other than that the
game is pretty great so give it a go. |
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| Sep-07-2005 22:06 |
Sleepy |
Well i went all out yesterday and played wow until the servers went down for maintenance, because of that I lost some sleep but hey it was worth it :)
Here is another game for you called pacific
islands, it's the sequel to Team Yankee and the engine is basically the
same. You control four squads of four vehicles each and you have to make tactical
decisions about where they go and how to attack the enemy, in this case the Russians
or Soviets. The game adds to the prequel by allowing you to buy your own vehicles
and ammo which is always fun. The game is quite good and hard as well so give
it a go. |
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| Sep-02-2005 19:24 |
Downtime |
Well no downtime for the house but on world of warcraft, the servers have been very unstable the last few days which stopped me from playing the game. Probably the only way to do that though :) but it gave me some time to check out some oldies and here is a great one for you.
The incredible machine is a creation
of Jeff Tunnel who also made two of my fave adventures (rise of the dragon and
heart of china). It's a puzzle game where you can use loads of weird stuff to
reach your goal. Most of the levels have you trying to get items somewhere else
on the screen by figuring out how and where to place the items you are given.
It sounds somewhat boring but I can tell you the game is excellent so check it
out quick. |
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| Aug-30-2005 20:10 |
Stuff |
Well I'm getting somewhat used to gaming way past my normal bedtimes which is a good thing. Today another game for you which I have to admit isn't too good but hey, I have to empty my collection.
Yoghi's great escape is a simple
platform game based on the cartoon. You control Yoghi and you have to jump across
the forest picking up picknick baskets which are his favorite meal. It feels very
much like a game which was made to cash in on popular (?) show but this wasn't
the first and certainly not the last of those. |
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| Aug-26-2005 20:36 |
Weekend again |
I took the day off as I had a serious lack of sleep this week so the weekend began a day early for me which is always good. Now before I'm off for a late night gaming run here's another game for you all.
After Elite there were lots of other space shooters / sims released and Xiphos
is one of them. You fly a spacecraft which you can upgrade with more powerfull
weapons and armor by blasting enemy ships and collecting rewards for them. The
game is nowhere near as large as elite and is lacking options the most notable
one being that you can only fly one type of craft. This game is an average space
shooter so check it out if you're into that sort of thing. |
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| Aug-23-2005 20:06 |
A quick add |
I'm off to do some stuff so here is another game for you.
Zybex is a horizontal shooter
very much like other shooters as enemies drop powerups to improve your weapons
with which you have to shoot an endless wave of baddies. There is a two-player
option which is quite nice but otherwise the game doesn't really stand out in
any way. |
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| Aug-19-2005 21:40 |
What a week! |
I've been spending too much time gaming, working and training this week and it has made me somewhat tired. Ofcourse when the weekend arrives I suddenly feel myself filled with energy again :) I was gonna update earlier but some guys asked me to do a dungeon quest in world of warcraft so I was detained a bit.
Thunderhawk is an action sim that
lets you equip and fly a state of the art chopper into combat. There are many
missions you can do and there are plenty of different weapons that you can choose
yourself and fit onto any of the six positions on the chopper. Give it a whirl. |
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| Aug-17-2005 20:51 |
Strange weather |
Well the weather went from near hurricane-like to very hot in a matter of days which is pretty weird. I spend most of my time in a room without windows though so usually it doesn't bother me too much :)
Today I have an old text adventure for you called journey
to the center of the earth. The name might make you believe it is based
on the famous book but I don't think it really is (I never read it) as the content
is pretty simple. The entire game is written in basic so you might try and figure
out how the game was made which was pretty fun for me being part programmer myself.
The game isn't too hard or very long but not bad for a game written by a person
only 12/13 at the time. |
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| Aug-13-2005 21:12 |
No news really |
Nothing new really, still making long hours and playing well into the night and getting too little sleep. I still made the time to go out with a couple of my friends yesterday which turned out to be very very good :) maybe I'll tell you about it some other time but for now another addition.
Realms of Arkania is an RPG based
on a German pen and paper rpg. This is the first in a trilogy and this part is
actually called blade of destiny. There are tons of stats, it's a bit too much
for my tastes but the game is not bad. Check it out. |
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| Aug-09-2005 16:04 |
The ultimate RPG ? |
I would write something about myself but you probably know what I'm gonna say
what I've been doing so here is another game :)
Ultima 1 is the first in one
of the longest if not longest running RPG series that is around. First released
in 1980 on apple platforms only many years later is was remade for a number of
different systems. The story is the basic kill the evil wizard stuff as the avatar
plotline that was such a large part of the series begin with part 4. The outdoor
areas are viewed from an overhead perspective but dungeons are shown in 3D wireframe!
Check out that screenshot of that gnarly looking skeleton hehe. Anyway the game
looks incredibly dated today but as the game is now 25 years old that's to be
expected. Check out this real classic. |
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| Aug-05-2005 20:10 |
Two games added |
I'm glad the weekend is finally here as I have quite a long week behind me. I'm gonna enjoy some wow soon but here are two games for you first.
There have been plenty of games released about movies and series and many of
them are no good but this one is utter crap though. Zorro
(for DOS) is a prince of persia like game. You run and jump across
various dungeons but unfortunately the resemblance to pop is only skindeep as
the game is really bad and frustrating. On the other hand I also found another
game based on the movie that is worth your time. Zorro
(for the C64) is a
puzzle game in which you control Zorro across several screens trying to figure
out how to rescue the kidnapped barmaid (forgot her name). There is no action
however and you can't even use your sword but the puzzle are good and not too
difficult. This only goes to show that you don't need graphics and sound to make
a good game. |
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| Aug-04-2005 20:12 |
Busy ! |
Well normally I'd already be enjoying the weekend but I've been given extra time at work so that means I'm working fulltime right now. It's not really a bad thing though as I can play world of warcraft at work when there isn't much to do :) (I'm serious!) and I'm getting paid more as well. In between I managed to add another game, a real oldy this time.
Mr Mephisto is unlikely to ring
a bell for most of you out there but I played the game quite often when I had
my first C64. You control a guy that has to walk up moving platforms to get the
key that opens the door to the next part and avoid demons while doing it. The
control systems leaves much to be desired and the game overall is not outstanding
or anything. Still I still remember this game from my childhood so I did have
some fun with it, try it yourself. |
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| Aug-01-2005 20:09 |
Losing sleep here |
I've been playing world of warcraft pretty much nonstop the last couple of days which means I haven't spend too much time playing oldies. However I took some time off wow to give you another game.
Indianapolis 500 is a racing
simulation about the indy 500. You can set loads of different options on your
car to tune it and get max performance out of it. Altough it doesn't look very
nice the simulation part is quite good so give it a try. |
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| Jul-29-2005 20:47 |
Hooked on wow |
Well I've been playing world of warcraft for quite a few hours since yesterday and I have to admit it's very addictive. Luckily I have a friend who is helping me a bit with advise and some cash as well :). Here's an update for you before I get on with some more wow.
Winter games was the second
in the games series from Epyx to be released, the first one being summer games
(mm it's not yet added here I forgot!). There are seven events in total for you
to compete in with a maximum of eight players. If you like the the others in the
series you should give this one a go as well. |
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| Jul-28-2005 20:57 |
World of warcraft |
Well I finally got myself a decent videocard so I can play some newer games. The first game I got is world of warcraft and I've been looking forward to playing it as I heard plenty of good things about it. I've only played for a couple of hours so far so I can't say too much about it yet but I'll keep you posted.
Game nr. 201 is just as great as the previous one, maybe even better. UFO:
enemy unknown (aka X-com: ufo defence) is a strategy game which is
made up of two parts. The first has you building bases and developing/manufacturing
equipment so you can find and intercept UFO's running amok around the world. Once
you down one of them though you can investigate and the game switches to a tactical
combat part. Here you control a squad of men (and women) which you can outfit
in your base and the aim is to take out all enemies in the area. Each person has
a set number of action points with which you can move, shoot and search around
the place. If you manage to capture an extraterrestrial or some or their weapons
you can research them to improve your chances of success. This game is fantastic
and if you haven't played it yet I suggest you check it out right now. |
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| Jul-27-2005 19:40 |
HOORRAAY ! Game nr. 200 |
Today is a great day as this is the day the 200th game has been added to the house of games!! On to 300 I'd say but for now here is a worthy nr. 200.
Xenon 2: megablast should
be pretty well known amongst (former) amiga owners and some others as well. This
is probably the most well known and popular scrolling shoot'em up on that was
released on that system. The graphics are great with plenty of weird and wonderfull
enemies, lots of weapons to buy and an incredible soundtrack by bomb the bass.
If you know the game then give it a go for old time's sake and if you don't then
check it out NOW! |
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| Jul-26-2005 20:32 |
I'm back |
Well I didn't stay for an entire week but it's still good to be back home. I can't
believe how much money you spend while you're away so it's a good thing I rarely
leave for a long time. The gamecount is almost up to 200 but before that here
is nr. 199.
World championship boxing manager
is one of the few boxing manager games I know of. You manage up to four different
fighters and you have to arrange fights, train them and take care of any injuries
they might sustain. You can watch fights at the end of the week or rather hear
about them from the commentators as there is very little animation in the game.
There is no action here but if you like manager games then give this one a go. |
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| Jul-21-2005 19:27 |
VACATION! |
Yep I'm finally off for some well deserved rest and relaxation, I'll just have
to remember not to go crazy on the food as I have been training hard to get in
better shape pfff.
So before I go tomorrow here is my last update.
ZZT looks really crappy with it's
ansi graphics but the game itself it not that bad actually. It's basically a puzzle
game where each screen presents you with a problem that you have to solve before
you can move on. There is also a level editor which allows you to create your
own games and you can find lots of stuff on the net that has been made with it.
If you can look past the exterior than give this game a go. |
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| Jul-19-2005 21:28 |
Almost vacation |
Just another day here and I'm gonna go on vacation for a while. Here is a real oldie for you, I might add another game before I go away though so be sure to check back.
Wizard of wor is a very early
game where you control a guy who has to play through tons of levels filled with
baddies. The gameplay reminds me of pacman with the single screen layout and stuff
but the good part is that you can compete against a human player which makes things
more interesting. Give it a go for old times sake. |
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| Jul-16-2005 18:40 |
Gone fishin |
Well I was gone fishing for a whole day but apart from cathing one little fish and some sunburn there wasn't too much action so we just hung around the water a bit. Here's another game for you though.
The Carmen Sandiego games are probably the most wellknown educuational games
series to date, the first of which was where
in the world is Carmen Sandiego. You are an investigator for interpol
and you have to track down the masterthief Carmen Sandiego and members of her
gang who are causing trouble around the world. You'll visit countries around the
world trying to find clues that will lead you to the badguys and in the process
you will learn stuff about the country you are visiting. Many educational games
are a bit childish but this game is actually not bad so give it a go. |
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| Jul-12-2005 20:40 |
Busy busy |
I'm preparing for holiday here so updates will only come occasionally but here is another one.
Seven cities of gold was first
released in 1984 on the atari 800 and dispite it's simple graphics the gameplay
was quite good. Several years later an updated version was released on some other
systems and the game is still quite popular today. You are Christopher Columbus
(not sure about that) and you have to discover and explore the new world so that
you can bring back all kinds of things and make a nice profit. There plenty of
strategy involved in the game and it'll keep you playing for a long time so give
it a go. |
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| Jul-07-2005 19:31 |
Quick one |
| Here a quicky update. Ringworld
is an adventure game based on the novel by Larry Niven about a manmade world in
the form of a circle created around a sun. You play the role of a mercenary who
has to recover certain artifacts to stop the Kzinti race from dominating the galaxy.
The game is quite easy and some scenes are intersecting with long cinematic sequences
but it's fairly enjoyable so give it a go. |
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| Jul-04-2005 21:38 |
Late update |
I came home a bit later than usual as I've been training a lot at a new gym, quite a nice place I have to say and there are plenty of nice women there as well :)
Vigilante is a fighting game much
like kung fu master, you move from left to right with plenty of enemies waiting
to have a go at you. Ofcourse at the end of the level there is a big boss waiting
for you but luckily you can pick up some nunchakas to even the odds a bit. There
is no vertical movement apart from jumping and crouching which seems somewhat
limited but it works ok for this game. |
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| Jul-01-2005 19:14 |
A good week |
This week was pretty good so far and I think I'll relax tomorrow. For now though here is another game to keep you occupied and it is the first sequel to be put on the house.
Wonderboy in monsterland is the
sequel to wonderboy and altough it is still a platform game like the original
it has been improved in pretty much all categories. You can upgrade your sword,
shield, armor and boots as well as buy some new weapons and gather info from friendly
bartenders. There are bosses waiting for you all over the place and it will be
al long time before you finish this game. Give it a go you won't regret it. |
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| Jun-30-2005 20:13 |
Good training |
Well I came back yesterday from my training but it was kinda late so I didn't do much after that but here is another game for you.
The trap door is a game that I
used to play regularly when I had my first C64, I was quited stumped as to what
to do most of the time. Your job is to give your master what he wants, usually
food, but the trap door you use to get the items doesn't always yield the stuff
you want so you'll have to get rid of unwanted things. The game doesn't look like
much but it's a pretty unique puzzle game so give it a try. |
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| Jun-28-2005 21:45 |
Free internet |
Well after my last post about an hour ago I had nothing to do in my hotelroom so I scanned for an internet connection and the hotel just happens to have a free wireless connection :) which isn't shown anywhere btw but that's just fine with me.
Anyway I changed the terminal velocity that was for downlod with a shareware version so you can still play the game, thanx to the guys at the abandonwarering for notifying me. |
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| Jun-28-2005 20:36 |
Oops |
| I got a message today that terminal velocity is still being sold which I did not know. I have disabled the download and I will be replacing it with the shareware version tomorrow once I get back home, sorry bout that but shit happens. |
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| Jun-27-2005 20:24 |
Whooo weekend :) |
Well my weeks already over hehehe, well not really I have a two day jobrelated training coming up but still it's better than going to work.
Today's addition is the newest game to be added to the house but it's still 10
years old. Terminal velocity is
a 3D shooter but unlike most you don't control a person but a single ship. The
gameplay isn't really a lot different from other first person shooters though
as you fly around doing some missions while taking out enemy vessels and picking
up new weapons. This game was released fairly early in the 3D game era but it
does support a high resolution mode which did not work on my PC btw. Give it a
go. |
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| Jun-24-2005 19:04 |
Still hot ! |
Man the heat just won't let up! They said tonight and tomorrow might bring some rain but after that it's sunny all the way again next week pfffff.
Anyway I still managed to add another game called shadow
president in which you are the president of the united states of America
and you use your shadow network to gather info about world events. As always your
job is to keep the public happy come election day but there is a feel of authenticity
to the game as you can call up all kinds of information about any country and
it gives you control over the entire nuclear arsenal as well! If only for that
fact you should give this a go. |
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| Jun-22-2005 19:59 |
Too hot |
It's been way too hot the last few days to do much so I didn't update either, I'm starting to get used to it now though so here is another game for you.
Tag team wrestling is exactly
what the title says, you play the part of one tag team and you have to defeat
another team to advance in the competition. Funnily enough the entire competition
consist of only two teams so you keep wrestling the same team over and over. It
sounds kinda boring and actually it does get tiresome after a while but I had
some fun with it so give it a try. |
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| Jun-17-2005 19:55 |
Spring cleaning |
Well actually it's more like summer cleaning as the weather is getting better each day. I spent most of the day cleaning up my house and I must have thrown out at least 10 bags of stuff and some old computer hardware.
These days there are plenty of games with violence and stuff but ten years ago
nobody really cared much if they did, guess people are somewhat sqeamish these
days. In quarantine you drive a
cab in a futuristic setting and you add all kinds of weapons to your cab to take
out the competition or maybe an angry customers or two. I'm not really into this
kind of game but if you are then take a look. |
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| Jun-16-2005 18:41 |
No news |
Nothing really interesting happening today so I'll get to the update.
Midwinter island has been taken
over by general Masters and now you have to try and stop him. Altough the main
goal is to blow up the enemy HQ along the way you'll have to recruit new personnel
to help you wage a guerilla war against the much more powerfull opponent. The
game's a mix of strategy, action and adventuring so anyone looking for a something
different should check this game out. |
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| Jun-15-2005 19:08 |
Pffff |
After a hard weeks work it's good to get back home and rest up a bit but not for too long as I have plenty of stuff to do yet.
I added another shooter today, one that I played quite a lot on my C64. Retrograde
allows you to fly around in an armor and you can attach weapons on 16 different
points so you can shoot in all directions. There are also nonflying levels inside
the normal ones so it has more variety than most shooters, give it a go if you
like shoot'em ups. |
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| Jun-14-2005 19:13 |
Busy day |
It's been quite busy lately at work with a lot of new stuff being implemented and today was no exception, luckily I can always escape by hiding in the serverroom and it's pretty comfy with aircondition and all that hehehe.
RPG's are one of my favorite genres and might
and magic is among the oldest series. It follows the standard as far as
creating characters and stuff but the thing that set it apart from the rest is
that it is entirely played from first person view and not an overhead view like
the rest. This is game is seriously hardcore so only the hardened RPGers need
apply, ofcourse you can always give it a go anyway. |
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| Jun-13-2005 19:19 |
Wheeee |
I've been getting lots of exercise lately and to tell you the truth I feel a lot better than before, I can recommend it to anyone who often feels tired and stuff like me.
M1 tank platoon was quite revolutionary
when it was released because the entire game was done in 3D, even the overhead map so you can zoom in on it. Beside from controlling a squad of tanks you can also
take control of lots of other ground vehicles in first person mode or you can
take a tactical approach and let the crews do the fighting. Check it out. |
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| Jun-12-2005 15:24 |
Gotta run |
| Gotta go so here's a game for you called Rush'n
attack, aka Green beret. You play a green beret who has to rescue some
prisoners of war, armed with only your trusty knife and maybe some weapons procured
onsite you set out. The game's fairly simple but quite enjoyable. |
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| Jun-09-2005 21:03 |
Great day |
I went to the strike today which basically was a gathering of the people on strike, it was quite fun to see an event like that and we hung around town afterwards.
Car tuning has become popular these days but in Street
rod you play in the sixties and you can upgrade your car to make it a
real hotrod. Race around to win cash and maybe even a car or two until finally
you become king of the road. Technically the game is somewhat lacking but I still
like the game, check it out. |
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| Jun-08-2005 20:35 |
Strike |
Tomorrow I'm gonna go on strike along with some buddies, well actually to tell you the truth I'm free anyway so I'm just hanging out with them :)
Today's game is called raid on bungeling
bay, a shooter that is now over 20 years old. The unique thing (at the
time) is that the playing field is a 360 degree rotating screen instead of your
normal side or vertical scrolling one. The object is to blast enemy vessels from
your helicopter and bomb bases to get to the next level. Other than the level
type there isn't really much to distinguish from other shooters though. |
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| Jun-06-2005 21:45 |
A bit late |
There was some kind of accident today which meant I came home later than usual which is quite annoying really mmm.
Added a flightsim today called Red Baron
by Dynamix. The red baron was a WW1 fighter pilot famous for making over 80 confirmed
kills and flying a bright red triplane. In the game you can fly tons of other
planes from that era as well from both sides of the conflict. If you like flight
sims then you should check this out. |
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| Jun-05-2005 15:21 |
What's up |
There has been some talk at work that I have to work fulltime instead of just
three days, no more long weekends WHAAA! We'll see what happens though as you
never know till it actually goes down. BTW anyone know what has happened to the
emulation ring? they've been down for weeks now.
Today I bring you a trivia game called Quizmeiser
and altough trivia isn't really my type of game this one has one category that
is about games. I don't know what year it was released but at the time the game
in the quiz weren't that old but these days they are considered abandonware. Check
it out to see how much you really know about old games! |
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| Jun-01-2005 19:30 |
Been gaming too much |
I recently got dynasty warriors 5 and I've been playing it way too much lately.
I know it's basically more of the same but I still like the game. Today was an
easy day as I attended a presentation about some work related stuff but the good
thing was that there was free food and drink, hoorah!
I added a real genre defining game today called populous,
it was the first godgame and even though it almost never got published it was
a hit when it did. You can control people and have to wage war upon another diety
by generating earthquakes and doing battle. Excellent game so check it out. |
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| May-25-2005 19:28 |
Excellent weather |
The weather has been great the last couple of days, I think I'm gonna try a bit of beach fishing catch a big one eh :)
Here's a classic game for you called pitstop,
it's a racing game where you race a formula 1 car. The unique thing is that every
lap you can go into the pit and and make a pitstop to change tires and refuel.
You can even blow your gastank by filling it too much. It might look real dated
but it's actually quite fun if you like old games. |
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| May-23-2005 19:37 |
Another week |
Well the week didn't start too well as there were tons of problems at work, hope it will get better tomorrow.
Anyway here is another Sierra game called
Police quest: in persuit of the death angel or simple police quest 1 as
I like to call it. This one is much like the other ones except that it's quite
heavy on procedures which for me takes some fun out of the game (it is still a
game) but I know many like this one so check it out for yourself. |
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| May-20-2005 19:30 |
Episode 3 rocks! |
Well I saw star wars eps 3 and I have to say it's as good as they say, even better maybe :) If you're a fan you've probably already seen it but those of you that are still doubting I suggest you see it coz you won't be dissapointed.
Here a game for you from Sierra and it's quite different from what they normally
released. Oil's well plays a lot
like pacman as it has you controlling a robotic arm that collect pellets of oil.
There are critters running around and even a powerup that slows time so you can
get at the hard to get areas. Fairly simple game really but quite fun for at least
a little while. |
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| May-17-2005 19:21 |
Back from vacation |
Well I had a great time London but now it's back to work and here is an update.
Ninja gaiden is also known as
shadow warrior and it's a beat'em up where you control a ninja fighting thugs
and badguys in the USA. I've seen better fighting games around but I played it
quite often when it was released. Maybe that's because I really like fighting
games but still give it a go if you have some spare time. |
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| May-10-2005 20:56 |
Going on vacation |
Tomorrow I'm off to London, England for about a week so here is another update. After I get back expect some more regular updates.
NFL pro league football is a football
manager game where you can pick from tons of different teams from the 70's, 80's
and 90's. You can choose what kind of plays to execute and hope your players do
it right. I'm not really into the sport but if you fancy a try at managing a football
team then give it a go. |
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| May-05-2005 20:52 |
Another adventure added |
| Another adventure added today to boost the house's collection. James
bond: the stealth affair or operation stealth as it's also known is another
adventure from Delphine. It uses an updated engine from the one used in future
wars and altough it's point and click it's not as easy to use as some other engines.
The game itself is not bad and it has you playing a secret agent that has to find
a stealth plane that has gone missing. The Bond license was added later so don't
expect too much from that other than the name. |
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| May-01-2005 15:13 |
No I'm not gone |
Well it's been a while since my last update but if you read the previous one I'm sure you understand why. I'm still taking it easy though so I don't know when the next update will be.
Mad TV is a strategy game where
you are in control of running a tv production company. You decide which shows
to run and also have to pull in those advertisers to make money. Not bad this
game so check it out. |
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| Apr-26-2005 19:40 |
What's up? |
| Regular visitors have probably noticed that I haven't updated for a couple of
days now. The thing is I was almost to the point of collapsing the other day because
of lack of sleep and work and stuff so I'm taking some time off to really get
some rest and relaxation. I'll not be doing my regular daily updates but when
I feel ok I'll add a game like today. Jagged
alliance is one of my favorite games of all time, you have to hire and
command a bunch of mercenaries in turnbased tactical combat to take back control
of an island. Each character has a distinct personality and there are plenty of
different weapons and items around in the game. This is the disk version missing
lots of speech found in the CD version which is a shame but the game is still
great. |
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| Apr-22-2005 17:24 |
Let's party |
I'm doing an early update because I'm off to a party in a moment. Normally I don't like crowded places but I never pass up on some free food and drinks :)
Today's game is called kings of the beach
which is a beach volleyball game. These days beach volley games are merely used
as an excuse to have some busty ladies running around in their bikini's but not
in this game. You can practice different shots and play a single game before entering
a tournament. Not my favorite beach volley game but not bad. |
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| Apr-21-2005 19:23 |
Good weather? |
Today there was suddenly good weather but I had to stay home and do some stuff, grrr I'll never get out like this.
I added the Legend of Kyrandia
which is a very nice looking adventure game from the early eighties. You play
Brandon and you have to stop the evil jester Malcolm who has escaped from prison
and who is now wielding the most powerfull magic in the land. Besides the graphics
the sound is also very good and the interface couldn't be easier to use with. This is definately
one of the better adventure games so get it quick. |
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| Apr-20-2005 21:26 |
I'm wasted |
I was working way too late yesterday and only got a couple of hours sleep so I'm feeling pretty wasted right now. Here's an update before I go to get some much needed rest.
The lost vikings looks like a
platform game at first but it's really a puzzle game where you control three vikings
who are lost and have to find their way home. Each of them has unique abilities
which you have to use to solve the puzzles. This game is great so get it quick.
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| Apr-19-2005 19:54 |
Rain and more rain |
It's been raining all day which can be quite annoying but luckily it's perfect weather for gaming. :)
I added a really original game today called
life and death where you play a doctor who has to diagnose and treat sick
people. You can even do an operation on some but fail and they won't survive.
Don't play this game if you need surgery anytime soon but otherwise check it out. |
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| Apr-18-2005 19:08 |
Need more sleep |
I gotta go to bed earlier because I'm so tired but gaming is so much fun I can't put it down :) mmm
Here's yer update for today, kingpin
is a bowling game but this kind of game doesn't really do much for me. I can't
say that it's really bad because it's better than most bowling games I've seen.
If you like digital bowling you might give it a shot though. |
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| Apr-17-2005 21:00 |
Late update |
I didn't do an early update today because I was watching a movie and had to run
because I'd be late. The one I saw is called the house of flying daggers, a martial
arts action flick like Hero. The movie was nice but the ending was crap which
always annoys the hell out of me.
Here's the game I added today called Jones
in the fast lane which is a sort of life simulator where you have to work,
eat, get educated and pay rent. It sounds boring but it's a fun game actually
so take a look. |
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| Apr-16-2005 20:49 |
Oops ! |
| Well I just saw when doing this update that I added a game yesterday but did not
activate the newspost that came with it. If you didn't realize it you can still
get the game ofcourse but here is today's update. Pretty much everyone knows the
movie jaws but this game is actually
loosely based on the fourth (yup nr.4) movie.You move around in your ship and
dive for shells and stuff to trade in for better equipment. It's a fairly simple
game but I have to admit that I played for longer that I expected to try and get
jaws. |
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| Apr-15-2005 19:09 |
Another adventure |
| I've added another adventure game and the genre still remains high among my favorite
list but sadly these days you won't find a lot of them anymore, luckily old adventures
are still fun and there's plenty of them around! Innocent
until caught is a fairly standard adventure game and altough it's not
spectacular it's still fun but the biggest surprise was that it was made by Psygnosis
who usually made action games. I'm off to the gym so enjoy the game and be sure
to check back tomorrow. |
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| Apr-15-2005 12:59 |
Added a manual |
| As I promised last night I added the manual and bay of Quinte map for
Gone fishin'. You'll have to excuse me for the quality of the map because I pieced it together from several different scans as the original is a really large foldout map. Check back later for a game update. |
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| Apr-14-2005 19:45 |
forgot something |
Tomorrow I will add the manual and maps for gone fishin' which took some time to scan in as the map is pretty big, today there is another game.
Infiltrator is a game with two
parts, one where you fly a helicopter in a simulation like sequence and a stealthy
sequence where you sneak around an enemy camp trying to photograph planes and
secret plans. The first part doesn't do much for me but the stealth part isn't
bad. Take a look if you want to experience some oldschool stealth gameplay. |
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| Apr-13-2005 19:35 |
Rest is good |
| I've earned some rest after three days of hard work so I'm gonna relax in a moment
but not before I do another update. Hugo's
house of horrors is an adventure game where you, Hugo, have to rescue
your girlfriend who is being held in a scary mansion. This is the first part which
was released as shareware but because the others have different storylines I decide
to seperate them. It's pretty short and quite easy but if you're in for a quick
adventure then check it out. |
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| Apr-12-2005 19:30 |
Busy Busy |
I can't believe how busy the last two days at work have been as we had a couple of large updates on some programs, there's more to come but luckily for me I only have one day to go :)
Hacker is a game that any 'old'
gamer should know because it has you hacking into an unknown server and getting
control of a remote controlled robot. You receive a mission about returning stolen
plans and you'll have to travel the world in underground caverns to get them all.
Check it out. |
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| Apr-11-2005 19:15 |
Mobile gaming rulez |
I recently got a PDA for free and I found some cool emulators for it, that means
that I can play my C64, nes, master system and gameboy games anywhere! Now if
only someone made a DOS emulator for PDA that would complete the collection hehe.
Gone fishin' is the latest addition
to the house and it is my favorite fishing game to date because there loads of
different species to catch, not only the usualy bass and big fish but also the
little ones like perch and sunfish. I played this game so often I actually broke
my mouse after casting for the xth time, check it out if you like fishing games. |
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| Apr-10-2005 15:32 |
The weekend flies |
| Wow the weekend is almost over already, maybe I need to work even less to get
some more rest he :)
I added an RPG today called Elvira mistress
of the dark by horrorsoft. Like all their games is has a horror theme
altough not as heavy as some of their later games. You have to rescue Elvira in
her own castle which has been taken over by Emelda. She can help you out by making
magical potion throughout the game. Altough not spectacular the game's not bad
and probably one of the last big RPG's for the C64 that I know of. |
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| Apr-09-2005 20:26 |
Supersize me |
I just watched a movie called 'supersize me' where this guy eats nothing but McDonalds
food for an entire month, pretty interesting and funny so if you haven't seen
it yet I can recommend it.
I added a game called the great Giana sisters
today which is such a blatant ripoff from super mario bros on the nintendo that
it was only for sale for a week before they were forced to take it down. Like
super mario the game is pretty good so check it out. |
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| Apr-07-2005 19:50 |
Quick update |
| I gotta run so here's a quick update. The
clue! is a game where you have to plan and commit robberies. Find accomplices,
buy tools and a getaway car between jobs and try to stay away from the cops. Excellent
game even though it has some technical problems. |
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| Apr-06-2005 19:58 |
Whoooo! |
| Wrestlemania was excellent especially the part when Hulk Hogan came out, if you
have any interest in wrestling I suggest you see it as soon as you can. Today's
game is a scrolling fighter called Golden
axe, actually you fight using weapons and occasionally you can even ride
a beast to increase your chances. This is an excellent game especially if you
play it with a second player so check it out quick. |
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| Apr-05-2005 19:30 |
Wrestlemania ! |
| I'm gonna watch wrestlemania 21 so without further ado here is the update. Eternam
is an adventure game that features the usual adventuring parts but also a first
person 3D mode where you can travel around the planet. It has a cinematic feel
to it with cartoonlike graphics as well as digitized ones. Personally I don't
like the game much mostly because of the user interface but I know many who do
like it so check it out for yourself. |
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| Apr-04-2005 21:45 |
Getting late |
| I need to get some sleep and it's getting a bit late already (well if you can
call 21:41 late) but first the update. Vikings
is a strategy game with no flashy bits but with plenty of management. You have
to conquer most of England and some of it's surrounding neighbors as well. This
game is for strategy enthousiast only because of the nature of the game. |
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| Apr-03-2005 14:25 |
Another Sierra classic |
| I've played plenty of sierra adventures but quest
for glory definately ranks pretty high on my list. As a departure from
their other games you can choose to play a fighter, thief or a mage. This and
the fact that you have statistics like health,stamina and other skills you can
improve by fighting gives this game a real rpg feel. Originally it was called
Hero's quest but because that name was already taken they renamed it. There were
also plenty of sequels made and a remake of the first with improved VGA graphics
and a point and click interface. This one started the series so if you haven't
played it yet I suggest you check it out now. |
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| Apr-02-2005 21:56 |
Parties galore |
| I've had too much parties lately which not only takes up a lot of time but also
makes me eat too much bad stuff. This is also the reason the update is later than
usual but starting next week things should be back to normal. Here is today's
update with a game called double dragon
and if you were in an arcade in the late 80's you must have seen this one. The
game is a sidescrolling fighting game with lots of different moves and plenty
of weapons, it spawned a host of similar games but this one still remains on top
of my alltime favorite list so check it out. |
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| Apr-01-2005 11:41 |
Wedding day |
| Well I'm leaving for a wedding in a moment so I'm doing this early update, btw
I REALLY dislike getting dressed up in a suit -_- . Anyway this game is called
Face off! and it's an icehockey
game. You see closeups when you take a shot and occasionally you can get into
fights which you can also control. I'm not really into the sport but if you are
you can give this game a shot. |
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| Mar-31-2005 21:23 |
Damn trains |
| I was travelling by train today and some lines broke or something and I had to
spend an hour waiting to get into a cramped train and I was late for dinner grrrrr.
Tomorrow I will go to the wedding of one of my friends so I might not be able
to update tomorrow but check anyway to be sure. Today I added Dragon's
lair, a conversion from the original laserdisc arcade game. It's really
low on gameplay but you can turn on the cheat so you can watch the game play by
itself. |
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| Mar-30-2005 20:11 |
Back to working out |
I haven't been working out the past few weeks because of several things but I'm
gonna go in moment as otherwise I'll be completely out of shape. First here is
today's game and it's a pretty different.
Floor 13 puts you in control of a government organization which sole purpose
is to keep the current party in power. Spy on people, search their homes and pick
them up for interrogation but even more drastic measures are also available like
assasination and assault teams. The game is played from a menu and it seems pretty
boring from the start but after a while it becomes intruiging |
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| Mar-29-2005 20:58 |
Busy day |
| I had a really busy day which is why this update is a bit later than usual but
better late than never hey. Detroit
is a game where you run a car company in the early 20th century and you have to
research, design, manufacture and sell as many cars as possible to become the
biggest in the world. In some cases the game's not very historically accurate
but it's still fun and you might learn a bit about old cars so check it. |
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| Mar-28-2005 15:30 |
Quicky |
| I have to work again so I'll do a quick update. Desert
strike is an action game where you control an apache gunship on missions
located in the gulf region. You have two types of missles and a chaingun to take
care of enemies and along the way you can pick up fuel, ammo and friendly troops
to help you. The game's pretty good so check it out. |
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| Mar-27-2005 20:49 |
Second game of the day |
| Well it wasn't as busy as expected so I came home earlier and here is the second
game of today. Commando is a game
I played quite a lot when I first got my C64, it's a fairly simple shooter where
you control a commando in levels filled with baddies. You have unlimited bullets
and you can pick up grenades to increase your firepower. Compared to later games
this one seems somewhat limited but considering it was released first in 1983
it's not bad and I had fun playing it again. |
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| Mar-27-2005 14:43 |
Bachelor party |
| Yesterday I was at a bachelor party which is why I couldn't do an update. I might
do two today but it depends on what time I get home as I have to work in a little
while. Checkers should be pretty
familiar to you and this is a windows version of the game. No extra's at all in
the game and the interface can be a bit annoying at times when you do a move which
is not allowed. If you like checkers give this one a go. |
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| Mar-25-2005 19:32 |
Another game |
| Haven't got much to say right now so here is another update. Borrowed
time is a text adventure with graphics displaying your surroundings. You
play the part of Sam Harlow and you have to find out who kidnapped your ex-wife.
Not only that but you have to do it before the goons find you and it's game over.
I like detective stories but even if you don't the game is still good enough to
warrant a try. |
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| Mar-24-2005 19:07 |
What a slow day |
| I didn't do anything today apart from watching a lot of movies and eating too
much so it's a good thing that I'm doing this update now before I completely start
doing nothing, or should that be stop doing anything? This is the second fishing
game added to the house and like the title suggests it's about big
game fishing. You get some money to hire a boat and equipment and you're
off to catch that big marlin. If you're not a fishing game fan I doubt you'll
get much out of this game as it has less action than most games of this type. |
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| Mar-23-2005 19:57 |
Phew another week already |
| The week passed quickly as I was quite busy and stuff at work, now that my weekend
is here I'm gonna take some time out but here is an update first. Airborne
ranger is a shooter where you play a lone ranger on a mission and waiting
for you along the way are hordes of enemies, bunkers and minefields. You can try
and sneak past a lot of the enemies as well instead of an allout firefight. This
game is a real classic so check it out. |
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| Mar-22-2005 20:22 |
Whaaa I'm ready to explode! |
| Man I just came back from a birthday dinner and I ate waaaay too much and I feel
like I'm about to explode. I'm gonna take it slow for a while so here is today's
game and it's called Centurion: defender
of Rome. You play a centurion and your task is to conquer the known world
for the glory of Rome. Not only that but you have to keep the people happy by
holding chariot races and have gladiators fight in mortal combat. This is a pretty
good strategy game so check it out. |
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| Mar-21-2005 19:58 |
Back to work again |
| Man it's not easy getting back to work again after a holiday especially when the
first day is so busy. Anyway here's an update with
the blues brothers, a platform game based on the movie (shocking! :| ).
Altough it's nothing spectacular as far as platformers go the game's not bad and
it has some nice music from the movie as well so check it out. |
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| Mar-19-2005 19:09 |
Car broke down |
| Well I was supposed to do some stuff yesterday like eat out and do updates and
stuff but my car went dead on me so I spent most of the evening waiting for it
to get fixed. Anyway here is the game I was supposed to put up yesterday and it's
called B-17 flying fortress, a
simulation of the WW2 bomber. You can control up to ten (!) different positions
on the plane so there's plenty for you to do while on a mission. The game's pretty
challenging even for simulation fans so if you like that then check it out. |
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| Mar-17-2005 18:37 |
I'm baaack |
| Well after slightly less than a week of vacation I'm back and I have to say that
taking time off once in a while is definately a good thing to do. I'm straight
back into the game though as I added a game today. The
adventures of Robin Hood is an adventure game based on the story of Robin
Hood. This time around you'll have to start from scratch as you'll have to gather
the merry men and try to defeat the sheriff after he has taken your lands and
castle for his own. Pretty fun adventure if you ask me but I might be biased because
I like Robin Hood, still check it out for yourself. |
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| Mar-11-2005 10:25 |
Vacation !! |
| Well I'm off on my vacation in a moment but before that is my final update, after
this there won't be an update for about a week. The
third courier is a spy adventure / rpg where you play a secret agent tasked
with finding a NATO courier who was carrying vital equipment. The other two have
already been found dead and you have to race against time before the courier and
the equipment is lost. |
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| Mar-10-2005 20:15 |
One more day |
| I'm packing for my vacation today so I'll keep it short. Zool
is a simple platformer in which you control a ninja and you have to collect lots
of candy. The only reason this game was made is because it was sponsered by a
well known candy manufacturer who btw is shown throughout the entire game. -_- |
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| Mar-09-2005 19:35 |
Got my new internet |
| Yesterday they installed my new internet which as far as speed isn't much faster
but it is much cheaper than my dsl line and it gives me some more options to do
stuff :) hehehe. Anyway here is another game and it's called Xenomorph,
it's an rpg with a 3D first person view like dungeon master or eye of the beholder.
As the name suggest the game involves aliens and you have to find out what happen
to the people of the mine where you crashlanded. The game isn't very well known
as far as I know but it's not bad so check it out. |
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| Mar-08-2005 19:32 |
Vacation soon ! |
| I'm going on vacation on friday so I'm preparing for that a bit but until that
time the updates will keep coming. Here is the
untouchables, another movie licenced game from ocean. Some levels are
platform based but all of them involve shooting of some kind. This game isn't
bad compared to other licenced game so check it out. |
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| Mar-07-2005 20:39 |
Added a classic adventure game |
| I'm off to get some early sleep soon so here is today's game. Zak
McKracken and the alien mindbenders is the second game from Lucasfilm
that uses the SCUMM engine and I think it is great fun like pretty much all adventures
from Lucas. Check it out. |
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| Mar-06-2005 15:23 |
Quick one before work |
| Well I have to get to work in a moment so here is a quick update for you. Video
poker is a pretty simple game of videopoker, no bells or whistles just
plain video poker. You insert money and draw cards, if you get a good hand you
win and otherwise you lose. |
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| Mar-05-2005 19:37 |
Still feeling bad |
| Man this flew is much more persistent than I had hoped and today I'm feeling worse
than I have for a long time. Again usually on saturday I would do two updates
but I slept most of the day away so only one game today. Ulysses
and the golden fleece is a very early textadventure from Sierra that puts
you in the shoes of Ulysses to find the golden fleece. It uses a completely text
based parser and it shows pictures of your locations. There is no controlling
a character onscreen like later sierra games. The graphics are very simple and
I don't know why you control Ulysses because the original story has Jason and
the argonauts searching for this treasure. This is one of the earliest sierra
adventures and it's clear they didn't quite get the hang of it yet because the
game is a bit average compared to later games. |
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| Mar-04-2005 19:37 |
Ah weekend is here :) |
| Luckily the weekend is here so I can relax somewhat, here a quicky. Yie
ar kung fu is an early one on one fighting game from Konami. It doesn't
have combos or multiple selectable characters but for the time it was one of the
better beatem ups. Give it a try. |
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| Mar-03-2005 20:12 |
What no update?! |
| Yesterday I was feeling worse than before because the weather has only gotten
worse and there was a ton of snowfall the other day so I turned in early and did
not do an update. I was gonna do two games today but I'm still feeling pretty
bad which is why this update is later than normal, hope it gets better tomorrow.
Anyway the game I added is called wonderboy,
a fun platform game by Sega. Nothing spectacular but the quick gameplay is just
what you'd want from an arcade game, too bad about the lack of levels though.
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| Mar-01-2005 20:06 |
Caught the flew |
| I though I was feeling better yesterday but today I'm feeling the effect of the
flew I caught. (damn the bad weather!) Ah well I'll take it easy the next few
days. Here is today's game and it's called uninvited,
it's an adventure game from ICOM simulations and is uses the same system as Deja
vu and Shadowgate. This one is definately the least of the adventures released
by ICOM but I thought it was worth a go so give it a try. |
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| Feb-28-2005 19:28 |
COLD! |
| It's very cold outside which is probably why I felt a bit sick the last few days,
I'm feeling somewhat better right now. I added a game called world
championship squash which is as the title suggest a squash game. It hasn't
got any bells and whistles so don't be expecting a very indepth game. |
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| Feb-27-2005 22:55 |
Better late than never |
| I came home really late today so the update is a lot later than normal. Waxworks
is a horror rpg where you have to defeat a number of different baddies in several
areas. Each area has a seperate story and any items and experience you gain are
lost once you complete the level. The game is pretty good but it does contain
plenty of gore / violence so don't play it if you can't take that kind of stuff.
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| Feb-26-2005 20:42 |
Only one update today |
Normally on saturdays I do two updates but I fell asleep this afternoon and slept
most of the day away, ah wel guess I needed some rest. Yesterday I mentioned sky
captain and the world of tomorrow and it reminded me of a cinemaware game called
rocket ranger. It plays out in second world war but things aren't going
as they should as the Nazi's experience a sudden leap in technology with which
they are going to win the war. Scientists from the future send you a rocket pack
and three other items with which you can beat the Nazi's. Fly around the world
stealing technology and lunarium fuel the ultimate goal of which is to build a
rocket to fly to the moon and destroy the source of the nazi's power.
Great game so check it out. |
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| Feb-25-2005 19:26 |
An uneventfull day |
| I've been relaxing mostly troughout the day and I watched sky captain and crimson
tide. Sky Captain reminded me a bit of a certain Cinemaware game called rocket
ranger which I will be adding soon. The game I added today is called King's
bounty which is the prequel to heroes of might and magic. It has the same
combat with lots of different monsters but instead of lots of levels the entire
game plays out as one big level. Pretty fun game if you ask me so check it out. |
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| Feb-24-2005 18:49 |
A hard days work |
| I worked way too much today but luckily the weekend has arrived,. I'm gonna enjoy
my dinner in a moment but here is another game for you. Plan
9 from outer space is billed as the worst movie of all time, it's so amateuristicly
made that you see the cardboard props and mics hanging around. The game doesn't
follow the story of the movie but instead the movie reels have been stolen and
you are hired to find them again. The game itself isn't too bad but the interface
is a bit annoying to use. |
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| Feb-23-2005 20:03 |
It's getting cold here |
| It's been snowing a lot lately here, not the kind that stays on the ground though.
I hope it gets better the next couple of days as I don't like this cold weather
at all. Anyway today I added another original game called
insider trader where you have to trade stocks to make huge sums of
money. Occasionally you can buy some inside information which you can use to your
advantage. This kind of game is not for anyone though as most of the time you'll
be staring at numbers and reading news but I had some fun with it so check it
for yourself. |
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| Feb-22-2005 19:30 |
Gotta run |
| I have very little time here so here's a quicky. Pitfall
is a classic action game where you have 20 minutes to find as much treasure as
possible while avoiding deadly animals and traps. Pretty simple but fun game so
check it out. |
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| Feb-21-2005 19:27 |
Added another game |
| The game I added today gets top marks for originality, it's called wolf
and it simulates the life of a wolf. You have to hunt or scavenge for food and
live your life while avoiding the wolf's deadliest enemy, mankind. If your looking
for a different game then look no further and check this game out. |
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| Feb-20-2005 14:26 |
Daily update |
| Man don't you ever wish the weekend would last a bit longer? Ah well no use nagging
about it so here's today's game. Test drive
is a long running series that lets you drive a number of sportscars. The first
game gives you a choice of no less than five cars to drive. The game focussus
on action instead of simulation so if you like that sort of game then check it
out. |
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| Feb-19-2005 19:05 |
Downloading problems |
I heard that some people had problems downloading but the solution is quite simple.
If you want to download a game simply leftclick the icon like this one
to download the version you want, don't use the save as feature or a download
manager as they will simply generate an error. This has to be done because otherwise
it would be easy to steal the links and most of the games aren't so large that
you have to use a download manager anyway so. |
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| Feb-19-2005 18:59 |
Added another game |
| I added Teen agent today, an adventure
game from an unknown eastern European developer. You play a teenager picked randomly
from the phonebook to solve a bunch of bankrobberies. After getting some secret
agent training you're off to find the person responsible. The game is pretty fun
and most of the puzzles aren't too difficult so you can progress nicely throughout
the game. Check it out. |
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| Feb-18-2005 19:45 |
Second game |
| As the second game today I added Robocop,
another game based on a movie. This one isn't too bad though compared to most
movie games. On another note, I see that I've been adding a lot of arcade games
lately so I'll try and add games from different genres in the weekend. |
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| Feb-18-2005 13:40 |
First game of today |
| The first game added today is called Rampage
in which you can select from three different giant monsters who are terrorizing
the country. Knock down buildings and eat some of their inhabitants to gain energy
while avoiding the military. This is a pretty fun game especially when played
with three players so check it out.
I will add another game tonight so check back later. |
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| Feb-17-2005 18:39 |
Not much time |
| I haven't much time today to do the update today but tomorrow I will be adding
two games so be sure to check back then. Here is pac-man
for you, a classic game where you control a yellow smiley guy eating pills while
being chased by ghosts. |
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| Feb-16-2005 19:41 |
Bad sleep == tired |
| I've been sleeping very bad lately which means I'm very tired, not so tired that
I won't do an update though :) Today's game is called outrun
by Sega, a racing game in which you drive a ferrari across the highway. You can
select which way to go at the end of each level giving you some variety in the
scenery. This was originally released in the arcades with a moving cabinet which
was great. The home versions aren't bad either so check it out. |
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| Feb-15-2005 19:45 |
Added paperboy |
| Well today I added another classic game called paperboy.
In it you have to deliver newspapers while avoiding hazards like dogs, manholes
and crazy kids. This was really popular in it's days so why not check it out. |
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| Feb-14-2005 19:29 |
Monday's are annoying |
Man monday's are always so annoying, getting back to work and stuff. Well actually I worked yesterday but that doesn't mean I can't complain eh? :)
The Persian gulf inferno is a
shooter where you control a single soldier who is trying to stop terrorists from
blowing up the worlds largest oil reserve with a nuclear bomb. Apart from having
a single gun and some explosives all other equipment has to be gathered onsite.
The game is nothing spectacular but it's fun nonetheless so check it out. |
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| Feb-13-2005 15:22 |
Short weekend :( |
|
I have to work today so no more weekend for me, AAAHH! Anyway here is todays
game and it's called Millenium 2.2.
This is a space stategy game where you are the commander of the moonbase which
houses the only remaining human population after a nuclear war. It's your job
to rebuild human civilization and colonize the rest of the solar system but
lurking in space are unfriendly aliens who want it for their own. This game
is a pretty good strategy game so check it out.
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| Feb-12-2005 21:26 |
Second update |
| Like I promised here is night breed the
interactive movie. I'm busy playing shadow of Rome right now so check
the review for info about the game. Laters. |
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| Feb-12-2005 14:18 |
Another game added |
| Night breed is based on horror
movie in which a man named Aaron Boone is looking for a place called Midian where
all sinners are forgiven. This place is also the home of the night breed, a race
much older than man. Now you have led the sons of the free into Midian and you
must fulfill the propecy that a man will bring destruction to the night breed
but ultimately will same them. Can you do it or will they be doomed. Ocean made another standard platform game out of a movie which makes you wonder
why as 90 percent of them aren't really worth it. This game doesn't do much for
me either though but ocean also made a semi-adventure game out of this movie which
I will be adding later today. |
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| Feb-11-2005 19:48 |
Finally weekend |
| It's been a busy week but the weekend has finally arrived so here is today's update
before I get some wellearned rest. Midnight
resistance is a scrolling shooter in which you control a soldier who has
to battle his way across levels filled with badguys. Altough it's not groundbreaking
I had fun with the game so check it out. |
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| Feb-10-2005 19:52 |
Added another game |
| Pff I've been busy lately which is why today's update is later than normal. Still
better late than never he. Anyway Oil imperium
(aka black gold) is a fun strategy game where you have to start and run an oil
company. Can you beat the competition and create you own oil imperium? This game
is great fun so check it out. |
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| Feb-09-2005 19:43 |
Daily update |
| Today's game is a fishing sim called Jack
Charlton's match fishing. It isn't your average bass fishing game as this
simulates match fishing with a fixed rod and line. This is the first computer
fishing game I ever played but these days the game is rather dated. Still I have
some nice memories of playing it so why not take a look. |
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| Feb-08-2005 19:52 |
Quick update |
| I've got stuff to do in a moment so here's a quick update. Mega
lo mania is a strategy game in which you play a god and you have to control
your people in your quest to conquer the lands. This game is excellent so check
it out. |
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| Feb-07-2005 19:35 |
Keep going |
| There are now 100 games on the house but that doesn't mean I'm going to take it
slow or anything, I will still be updating daily to reach my goal of 500 by the
end of the year so here is game 101. Lotus
esprit turbo challenge is a racing game where you get to drive a Lotus
Esprit (Duh!). The game itself doesn't really stand out though but if you like
the car you can give this game a try. |
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| Feb-06-2005 13:57 |
Added 100th game! |
Elite is a freeroaming space game
where you can battle and trade among several galaxies containing hundreds of star
systems. You start with only a simple ship and a single laser but by trading you
can gain credits to upgrade your ship so you can go after the big money. Can you
survive and gain the rank of Elite? Many will agree with me that it is a true
classic and it remains fun to this day.
This is the 100th game to be placed on the house of games exactly three months
after the first one and with 328 days remaining this year I better get to it if
I am to reach my goal of 500 by the end of the year. Enjoy the game and now I'm
off to enjoy some well earned rest. |
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| Feb-05-2005 19:20 |
Second game |
Well here is the second game I promised and you must have heard of this one. Lemmings
is a really fun puzzle game where you have to save a bunch of characters called
lemmings. The hard part is that they keep walking no matter what happens but you
can give them jobs to do so that they get safely to the exit. Check it out.
Tomorrow I will add the 100th game and it's a real classic so be sure to return then. |
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| Feb-05-2005 12:15 |
First game of the day |
| The first game to be added today is called Katakis
by Rainbow arts. They made some really great shooters like x-out and turrican.
Katakis falls a bit short compared to those, it's still good mind you just not
great. Still if you like shooter you should check it out, also be sure to come
back tonight as I will be adding another game. |
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| Feb-04-2005 19:33 |
Another Cinemaware game |
| I added another Cinemaware game today, one of my favorite game companies. The
king of Chicago plays a lot like Sinbad (also from Cinemaware) with lots
of mini action games and multiple choice options to further the story. You play
the part of Pinky Callahan and the goal is to rule all of Chicago as the largest
crimeboss. Not as good as other Cinemaware games but this is one of their earliest
games. Tomorrow I'll add two games so be sure to check back then. |
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| Feb-03-2005 18:47 |
Gotta get up early tomorrow |
| I'm gonna help some friends move a bunch of stuff tomorrow but I have to get up
really early. So much for sleeping late, ah well. Today I added Veil
of darkness which is an adventure game with RPG elements from SSI. You
can select to make combat easier at the start of the game so you can concentrate
on the adventuring part. The story is about you, a traveller getting stuck in
a small town in Romania and the only way you get to leave is if you defeat a vampire
who is terrorizing the town. Pretty good game if you ask me so check it out. |
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| Feb-02-2005 19:32 |
I'm hungry |
| For some reason I've been very hungry the last couple of days, don't really know
why as I'm eating plenty of stuff. Ah well I'll rest some tomorrow and maybe it
will do me some good. Today's game is called Leaderboard
which is an excellent golf sim by Access. They later made the links series but
this game already has the gameplay only with less sophisticated graphics. Check
it out. |
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| Feb-01-2005 19:32 |
Another day another game |
| Today's game is called kikstart,
a game where you ride a bike trough an obstacle filled course. Jump your way across
as fast as you can and you will be the winner. I had fun with the game while it
lasted so check this game out. |
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| Jan-31-2005 19:25 |
Getting close to 100 games |
| With this update the gamecount is now up to 93 which brings us very close to the
big 100 mark. Given the daily updates it will probably be next week for that number
to be reached. First here is today's update, The
Goonies is a fun puzzle game based on the movie. You control two characters
from the goonies each level and you have to work together to solve all the puzzles
to get at one-eyed Willy's treasure. I really like the movie but even without
the license it's still a pretty fun puzzle game so check it out. |
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| Jan-30-2005 14:53 |
Only one update today |
| I'll only be able to this one update today because I know I'll be back late and
I have to get up early again in the morning. Today's game is Superhero
league of Hoboken, a wacky rpg/adventure game from Legend. The adventure
parts are like other legend games such as Companions of Xanth but it adds RPG
elements like choosing parties, outfitting them and random battles. The game is
pretty fun to play so check it out especially if you like other Legend games. |
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| Jan-29-2005 22:17 |
A bit late but another update |
Mmm I came home rather late, much later than I expected but here is the update
I promised.
Jimmy White's wirlwind snooker
is as the name suggests a snooker simulation. I played snooker a lot when I
was younger and this game does a good job simulating it. Altough you can't really
replace the actual game I suggest you give this a try because you won't find
one much better than this one.
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| Jan-29-2005 13:39 |
First update today |
| I'll be doing two updates today and here is the first. Kung
fu master is a classic arcade game in which you have to beat five levels
filled with baddies. The 'rescue your girlfriend story' is bogstandard but the
game is pretty enjoyable so give it a try. I'll add another game tonight so check
back later. |
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| Jan-28-2005 18:55 |
Weekend is here |
| The weekend has arrived and here I am with today's update. Ghostbusters
is a game I used to play over and over again, in it you have to run you own Ghostbuster
francise. You start with a 10.000 dollar loan from the bank with which you can
buy equipment and you're off to start busting some ghosts but watch out for that
marshmallow man! |
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| Jan-27-2005 18:45 |
Added another game |
| Today's game is called into the eagles nest
which is a WW2 game based on the movie 'where eagles dare'. You have to infiltrate
a German castle where three prisoners are being held and you must rescue them
before they talk and finally you must blow up the castle to complete the mission.
I played this game a lot and it's pretty fun so I suggest you check it out. |
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| Jan-26-2005 19:31 |
Daily update |
| Here I am again with an update. Football
manager is a game in which you manage a soccer team from the English leagues.
Trade/buy players and try to win the division which will lead to better players
available and ofcourse more money. You don't have to like soccer to enjoy this
game so if you like managing stuff then try this game. |
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| Jan-25-2005 20:01 |
Damn weather |
| It's very cold outside and my heater broke down and is leaking which means I have
to keep the door open to make sure the water doesn't run into my house, AAARRGH.
Didn't get much sleep because of that but here is my daily update anyway. Indiana
Jones in the lost kingdom is a fun puzzle game in which you control Indy
on a quest for fame and fortune. The entire game is only six screens but it's
not easy by any means so check it out. |
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| Jan-24-2005 19:31 |
Another week begins |
Well the first day of the week is almost over. I'm actually already wasted and
I didn't know why but I just found out I set my alarm an hour too early :| Ah
well I'll go to sleep earlier I guess.
Gyruss
is the game I added today, it's an old shoot'em up that has you moving in a circle
instead of just left/right like most shooters of that time. I had a blast playing
this when I got it on my C64 and I had fun playing again so check it out. |
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| Jan-23-2005 21:36 |
Second update |
| Here's the second update of today and I added Gold
of the Aztecs, an action platform game with some puzzles as well. This is one of
the most difficult games I have ever completed because you have to do some split
second timing on a lot of the screens. After a while I was getting much better
at it though and I was able to complete the first area without dying at all. If
you're looking for a challenge you should check this game out. |
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| Jan-23-2005 13:49 |
Quicky |
| I'm cooking some food so not much time here. I added Falcon
patrol, an old game from a time when most games were pretty simple (as
far as gameplay is concerned). I might do another update tonight so check back
later. |
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| Jan-22-2005 19:22 |
Uneventfull day |
| I've had a rather uneventfull day trying out some new foods, cleaning up a bit
and fixing a hole in my coat (seriously!). Anyway here is today's game and if
you don't know this one you must have been living in a cave the past 20 years.
Frogger is an early game where
you controlled a frog that had to get from one side of the street to the other
while avoiding cars and jumping on logs on the water. It has been ported to lots
of different machines but the original was released by Sega in the arcades. The
ones here are all from different developers and it goes to show how well known
this game is. Check it out for some real nostalgia. |
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| Jan-21-2005 19:31 |
A very original game added |
| Today's game is called Final assault
and it is very original. You have to hike and climb up several mountain paths
to the top. The more difficult levels require you to make camp as well so select
your equipment well. I used to play this game a lot and I suggest you check it
out as well. |
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| Jan-20-2005 18:35 |
Weekend! |
Finally weekend, actually a day later than normal for me so I can sleep late tomorrow
;) Today's game is Eskimo games
which takes the formula of Epyx's games series but changes from sports to other
kinds of events. I personally don't think it benefits the game though but check
it out for yourself.
There was a weird problem with the server a while ago and they can't seem to find
the problem, it's gone now but I hope it won't come back. |
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| Jan-19-2005 20:01 |
Another game added |
| Today's game is called Escape from Colditz
where you control four pow's in a Nazi prison and your job is to escape. Use lockpicks
and get keys to secure areas where you can find guard uniforms and other usefull
items. If you like prison escape movies I recommend you check this game out, and
if you don't I suggest you check it out just the same :) |
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| Jan-19-2005 13:47 |
Finished Impossible mission ! |
| WHEEEE!!! Last night I did something I was never able to do before and that is
to finish the Impossible mission.
I have to admit that the name was well chosen because it was really hard but not
quite impossible since I beat the game. If anyone's looking for a challenge you
should definately check this game out. Check back tonight for the daily update
but right now I'm gonna reward myself with something nice to eat :) |
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| Jan-18-2005 19:44 |
Daily update |
| Today's game is Dune, an adventure
game with stragic elements from Cryo. This game is excellent and I suggest you
try it. I haven't got much time now so I'll leave it at that. |
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| Jan-17-2005 19:03 |
I'm tired |
| With the risk of sounding like a broken record I have to say that I'm very tired
again, probably because I've been working for four weeks straight pfff. Anyway
here today's update and it's called Dinopark
tycoon, yes you have to build your own "Jurassic Park" and try to attract
visitor so you can make money. Pretty fun game if you ask me so give it a try. |
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| Jan-16-2005 15:23 |
Database problem |
| Mmm there was a weird problem with the database and it showed no info on the Zork game I added even though all information was correct. It seems to be sorted now though so check the game. |
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| Jan-16-2005 14:33 |
Added Zork 1 |
| I will only be able to do one update today so here it is. Zork
I or Zork: the great underground empire as it was know before the sequels
were released is one of the earliest and most well known text adventures there
are. It featured an excellent text parser that understood entire sentences and
had a good story. Many people enjoy playing this game to this day and it does
not need fancy graphics to do so. The manual gives lots of background information
that you'll never need in the game but it only adds to the depth of the game.
Everyone should check out this classic. |
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| Jan-15-2005 23:56 |
Very late update |
| Mmmm a very early and late update on the same day... I came home rather late
but I'm still gonna do an update so here a platform game called Dino
Eggs. When I added Jumpman I was actually looking for this game, you jump
around platforms and collect dinosaur eggs to transport them to the future to
save them from death. Mostly standard stuff but I used to play this game a lot
so you might like it too. |
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| Jan-15-2005 10:32 |
Very early update |
I'm doing this very early update because I have to do some stuff today that I
couldn't last week because of the weather, so much for catching up on some rest
-_- Anyway here's Commander Keen 1,
the first part of the 'invasion of the Vorticons' trilogy and this episode is
called Marooned on Mars. The Vorticons have stolen parts of your ship and scattered
them across Mars, now it's up to you to find them and try to stop the Vorticon
invasion. This platform game was made by ID Software in their early days and it
proved that the PC could compete with consoles in action games. Even better this
first part was released as shareware so you didn't even have to pay for it! How's
that for value.
Ohyeah I'll probably do another update tonight but I have no idea
what time so check back later. |
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| Jan-14-2005 19:55 |
Weekend is here! |
| The weekend is finally here! I'm gonna catch up on some sleep soon but first here
is an update. Most adventure games have 2D graphics but castle
master was on of the first to put you in a 3D environment where you could
walk and look in all directions. Many puzzles involve finding a key or an exit
but the game is otherwise pretty good so check it out. |
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| Jan-13-2005 18:31 |
Quick addition |
| I'm off in a moment to go to a birthday dinner/party so here is today's update.
Camel Trophy is loosely based on
the offroad event but many of the games' sequences are short and easy. I had some
fun with it while it lasted so why not check it out. |
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| Jan-12-2005 19:30 |
Another game added |
| Hiya, todays game is Barbarian from
Palace software. The game's known by a number of names but I always just prefer
the short one. It's a pretty good one-on-one fighting game with lots of different
moves and even a finishing move. This game was released way back when there no
ratings and such so I played it when I was like 10 years old or something. If
it were released today it would probably have warnings about graphic violence
and partial nudity or something so be warned :) |
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| Jan-11-2005 21:18 |
500 screenshots ! |
| I just noticed that the house now has over 500 screenshots from 70 different games!
If you have an interest in more statistics you can always go to the stats
page. |
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| Jan-11-2005 19:11 |
Daily update |
| I was gonna rant about what kind of a crappy day I had but I won't bore you with
that instead here is the daily update. Battle
chess is probably the game which I used to learn how to play chess, it
doesn't have tutorials or anything to get you started but it does show you where
each piece can be moved. This added with the battle animations might be enough
for someone who hasn't played chess before to stay interested long enough to learn.
Experienced players probably won't be able to get much out of it though. |
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| Jan-10-2005 19:30 |
Still busy |
| I can't believe how busy things are starting this year, ofcourse when your new
years resolution is to work a lot harder I don't think you can complain :) Anyway
here is Bad street brawler, a wacky
beat'em up with some really weird fighting moves at your disposal. Again during
weekdays I will only be able to add one game a day so be sure to check back in
the evenings for the update. |
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| Jan-09-2005 21:16 |
Another game |
| I'm back a bit later than expected but I'm doing another update anyway. The
Addams family is a platform game based on the first movie, it does not
really follow the plot of the movie though. You are Gomez and you have to find
and resque your family who are kept somewhere inside the Addams residence. Nothing groundbraking and sometimes
frustrating but fairly fun nonetheless. |
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| Jan-09-2005 15:17 |
Quick update |
| Haven't got much time to do this update so here is Aces
of aces, an action flight sim. I'll be back tonight to do another update
so check back later. |
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| Jan-08-2005 20:24 |
Second game for today |
I came home earlier than I expected so I added another game. The
Young ones is an adventure game based on the comedy show. You have to
collect all items for one of the four characters before your landlord comes to
collect the rent.
Ohyeah I also fixed the javascript that changes the pictures above the review so it should work alright now in other browsers as well. |
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| Jan-08-2005 10:35 |
Early update |
| I'll be gone for most of the day so I'm doing an early update today. I added Al-Qadim:
the genie's curse, a great action rpg from SSI. You are the son of a wealthy
mercant and your family has been accused of trying to kill the caliph, it's your
job to find who really did it and restore honor to your family. I played this
game many times and once in a while I still play it because I think it's great
fun. I don't know how late I'll be back but I might do another update when I do
so check back later. |
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| Jan-07-2005 18:59 |
Finally weekend |
| Finally the weekend is here, I won't get much rest though coz I'm taking my niece
and cousin out to an amusement park tomorrow. Anyway the game added today is Xenon,
the prequel to the famous and very succesfull Xenon 2: megablast. The first game
is rather unremarkable with very little to set it apart from most other shooters
except that you can change from drive mode to fly mode in an instant. Still this
is as far as I know the first game to be published from the Bitmap Brothers so
as a first game it's not bad. |
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| Jan-06-2005 21:03 |
Added a special game |
| This is it, this game is pretty special (to me at least). Rise
of the dragon is an adventure game from Dynamix and it feels a lot like
the movie blade runner. You play as a private eye who has to investigate the death
of a girl who became disfigured after using a deadly drug. Once you start investigating
you find out there is a whole lot more to it than just a case of bad drugs and
it's up to you to try and save to day. The game uses the same point and click,
first-person view, engine like in Heart of China. This is actually the first of
the three adventures from Dynamix and it is also my favorite. I've played this
game many times and it is now available on my site. The special thing I was talking
about is the SegaCD version of the game which is the only one to have full speech
for the entire game and it is pretty rare. That version is 60 Mb large so I had
to wait for the new server but here is it. Ohyeah you should check out the manual
as well it's made like a comic book complete with useless but fun ads and reader
letters. Enjoy the game :) |
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| Jan-06-2005 13:29 |
New server is online! |
| The new server which will run The House of Games is now online! You can see if you are on the new server by the fireworks next to the logo. It might take a day or two for all DNS servers to point to the new server so the old one will stay online for a little while. Tonight I will add something special to celebrate so be sure to check back. |
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| Jan-05-2005 19:11 |
Daily update |
| I didn't get much work done today because of some stupid setbacks (damn new software)
but I did get word that my dedicated server is ready. Once I make sure everything
works alright I can transfer the site to it. Here's the game of the day, Zombi
is based but not licensed on the movie dawn of the dead (original not the remake).
You control four people stranded with their helicopter on a mall and you have
to secure the mall and get rid of all the zombies so you can get supplies and
fuel. It's a tad easy especially if you have seen the movie but it's pretty good
so check it out. |
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| Jan-04-2005 20:04 |
My brain is almost fried |
| Man my brain feels like it has been deepfried. I've been working on a project
at work involving RSA security and it's been taking up most of my time but ofcourse
I always make some time to do an update. The
vindicator is and old style game where each level is completely different
from another. This one doesn't get it quite right because the first level is good
but the later two are a bit average. Check it out for yourself though because
this is only my opinion. |
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| Jan-03-2005 19:41 |
Second update |
Wings of fury is a game I used to
play quite a lot. You fly a hellcat and you have to wage war on the Japanese empire
in this sidescrolling shooter. It also has a bit more depth than an average shooter
because you can attack islands and ships and you have to adjust your bombs accordingly.
The coming days and maybe weeks are gonna be real busy for me so I'll probably
only be able to update the site once a day but hey that's still not bad. |
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| Jan-03-2005 13:36 |
missed an update yesterday |
| My plans were to update the site yesterday evening but I was really busy at work
and I was invited to a late dinner afterwards so I was unable to update. That
means today I will do two updates so here is the first. Ultimate
golf is a golf sim with a high degree of simulation, a bit too much for
my taste, but if you like that sort of thing why not check it out. |
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| Jan-02-2005 12:46 |
Added another game |
| Here's another game for you, in they stole
a million you have to plan and commit burglaries ranging from a local
coin shop to a museum. Pretty unique subject matter as far as games are concerned
but it's pretty fun to do something like this without hurting anyone and not getting
into trouble yourself so check it out. |
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| Jan-01-2005 15:03 |
First game of the year |
| Here it is the first game added to The House of Games in 2005. Turrican
is a great shoot'em up from Rainbow arts, there's plenty of weapons, powerups
and bosses to keep you playing for ages. I'm off to do some stuff so this is the
only update today, have fun with the game. |
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| Jan-01-2005 13:04 |
Happy new year! |
Happy new year to everyone, may it bring many good things to
you.
Sadly I already have some bad news, I found out that TUOL, the ultimate oldgames
linkpage, is shutting down. They were a great source of information before I
started this site and enabled me to find out about many other sites dedicated
to oldgames. We have to go on though and on a more personal note I decided that
The House of Games would host at least 500 games by the end of 2005, not a bad
goal I would say. I'll be back to add the first game of 2005 so check back later
today.
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| Dec-31-2004 16:49 |
Final update for this year |
| This is it, the last update before the end of the year. Rick
Dangerous, adventurer and explorer crash lands in the Amazon and now he
has to escape form the jungle while avoiding deadly traps and unfriendly natives.
The game can be very frustrating at times and you can easily get killed but I
still kept coming back for more so you might want to check it out. |
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| Dec-30-2004 19:28 |
One day left! |
Only one day left and I got some good news today, the new server the site is going
to be hosted on might be delivered sooner and they told me to call tomorrow to
see if it's done already. The site won't be moved directly but I hope I can do
this in the weekend.
Here's the update for this evening and I added Spy
vs Spy, a fun puzzle game in which you have to outsmart another spy in
your attempt to find all the required items to escape. You can set traps to slow
your opponent down but don't forget where your own traps are because you might
get hurt yourself! |
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| Dec-30-2004 13:26 |
Still working here |
| I'm still at work and I even have to get busy because I need to do some things
before the year is over. I still have time to add another game ofcourse and here
is Sinbad and the throne of the falcon.
Sail the seas as Sinbad and get in lots of trouble to help your beloved princess. It's rather dissapointing
in the otherwise excellent lineup of games from Cinemaware but you should check
out the amiga version just to see how bad that particular version is. The others are not as bad as that one but definately not up to Cinemaware standards. |
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| Dec-29-2004 19:35 |
2 days till 2005 |
| Only 2 days till newyear and when it's here I might take a (small) break but now
I have another update in the way of Pinball
dreams. This is an excellent pinball game/simulation that was only beaten
by its followup called pinball fantasies. There are four different tables so there's
sure to be one you like. |
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| Dec-29-2004 13:14 |
Added another game |
| Here's the first update for today and it's a game with a really weird name. In
Qwak you play a duck and you have
to collect keys to open a gate so you can procede to the next level. It's a pretty
average puzzle game but I read somewhere that you got this game for free with
another game from the same company so you can't expect to get a bestseller. |
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| Dec-28-2004 19:26 |
Second game today |
| You'd think that after reaching 50 games I'd take a break but nooo because I'm
just getting started and here is another game. River
raid is a game I used to play lots on my atari 2600, the gameplay might
be a bit dated but it's still fun to have a quick go at it so go and check it
out. |
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| Dec-28-2004 14:32 |
50 GAMES !! |
| YEAH! I reached the 50 games mark without even realizing it. That means I reached my goal of 50 games before the end of the year with a few days to spare. Next up is the big one, 100 games, and I'm positive that will be broken before the end of januari :) |
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| Dec-28-2004 14:20 |
Another easy day at work |
| These days before newyear are very slow which is not a bad thing at all because
it gives me time to update the site. One
must fall: 2097 is one of the very few good beat'em ups for the PC. You
can choose from ten different pilots and ten different robots so you can combine
different skills. Definately a game I can recommend especially if you like fighting
games. |
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| Dec-27-2004 19:50 |
Home sweet home |
| Aaaahhh, it's always good to come home after a hard days work (alright I mean
a days work). Here is another update for today. The
neverending story is a text adventure based on the movie/book but sadly
it does not tell much of the story in the game so unless you've seen the movie
or read the book you probably won't know what's going on when playing the game.
Still I found it ok to play even though it's a bit on the easy side. |
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| Dec-27-2004 12:49 |
It's a quit day today |
| I'm sitting here at work today and there are practically no people around so I
decided to do an update to keep myself busy. I added nuclear
war which despite the name is actually a lighthearted strategy game in
which you have to conquer the world using nuclear weapons. It's a bit easy but
it's not a serious game and the whole thing reminds me of a show called spitting
image. Check it out if you're up for a quick nuclear blast. |
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| Dec-26-2004 14:51 |
One update today |
| I'll only be able to do one update today so here is Joan
of Arc: Siega and the sword, a strategy game that looks and play a lot
like defender of the crown. I don't think it's quite as good as though but still
if you like that kind of game it's definately worth checking out. |
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| Dec-25-2004 22:36 |
Quick update |
Mmm I was a bit down before so I was ranting about christmas and stuff but I'm
feeling better now so I decided to add another game. Matchpoint
is a game I used to play in my early years but looking at it now I wonder why
because it's a really unremarkable game even at the time of it's release.
Ohyeah I decided on a really nice new year's resolution but I'll tell you about
that in the new year :) |
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| Dec-25-2004 13:45 |
Christmas |
| Well it's christmas but I really dislike this holiday because I've been working
on christmas for years now, if it weren't for the money I would have stopped doing
it long ago. So I'm off in a little while but before that there's still an update
to the site. Kick off is probably the
only soccer game I like because it simply doesn't play like soccer. It has simple
graphics but fast gameplay and it used to be very popular in its day so check
it out even if you don't like soccer you might like this. |
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| Dec-24-2004 19:07 |
Waaa so much work !!! |
| Man I've been working way too much and there's still lots of work to be done yet
before the year is over. Still I wouldn't want my site to go without an update
so I added Harley Davidson: the road to
Sturgis. You have to ride your Harley from coast to coast in ten days
for the annual biker week in Sturgis, along the way you can hang out with other
bikers and maybe do a race or two. |
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| Dec-23-2004 19:36 |
Added two games |
| I was able to add two games today. Future
wars is an adventure game from Delphine, it has some annoying things like
pixel hunting and it's real easy to die but the story and game are good. The other
game is hunchback, an early platform
game where you play as Quasimodo and have to resque his girl Esmeralda while trying
to outrun the ultimate invincible knight. |
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| Dec-22-2004 18:48 |
Added gobliiins |
Today's game is called gobliiins,
a wacky fun adventure/puzzle game from Coktel vision. You play three goblins and
have to combine their different abilities in your quest to find a cure for the
king.
It has the signature puzzles from Coktel vision meaning some of them are extremely
obscure but still the game is very good so check it out. |
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| Dec-21-2004 19:41 |
Added a game and some news |
I added impossible mission today,
a game that is a mix of action, adventuring and puzzling. It puts many of today's
games to shame when it comes to gameplay so I suggest you check it out if you
haven't played it already.
I'm currently working on placing the site on a different server, one that is directly connected to the internet backbone. It should be a great boost in performance from what I currently have but it will probably be early next year before it's ready. Still that's ten days from now so still plenty of time to do some updating :) |
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| Dec-20-2004 20:04 |
One update today |
| The next two weeks are going to be busy for me so most likely I will only be able
to add one game a day. Today that game is carrier
command, a strategic game in which you control an aircraft/vehicle carrier
and you have to take control of an island chain. On the opposite side is an enemy
carrier doing the same thing and the ultimate goal is to defeat this enemy carrier.
I played this game a lot and I think this is an excellent mix of strategy and
some arcade sequences so check it out. |
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| Dec-19-2004 15:15 |
Added another game |
| He, I added Defender of the crown
from Cinemaware. You must have heard of this game before but in case you haven't
I suggest you check it out because it's a fantastic game. I'm gone for the rest
of the day so next update will be tomorrow. |
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| Dec-19-2004 12:58 |
Quick update |
| I added the saga of Erik the viking
this morning, a text adventure or interactive fiction game as they are known these
days. It's not a good game mind you so I'll be back later today to add another
game. This is the first game of it's type at The House of Games so interactive
fiction is now added to the genretype at the top of the page. |
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| Dec-18-2004 15:20 |
Added Boulderdash |
| I just added boulderdash, a puzzle
game from a long time ago. Not much else to say though except that I'm still busy
as always checking games to add so check back later. |
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| Dec-17-2004 20:59 |
Man what a long day |
| I've been working since 5 this morning and I just got home a little while ago. I shouldn't
do this too often though it's not healthy but anyway I still managed to add another
game today called arkanoid. You've
most likely heard of it but if you haven't check the review because I'm too tired
to write anything else. |
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| Dec-16-2004 20:36 |
Added another game |
| Pfff I'm feeling better now after resting a bit and have added another game to
the site. Monopoly is a really wellknown
and popular boardgame that has been around for ages and there have been plenty
of versions made. It's been added for 11 different systems so you can pick whichever
you like best. |
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| Dec-16-2004 11:57 |
Quick update |
| Man am I tired, I've been getting very little sleep lately so I'm gonna take a
nap or something but first there's another addition to the site. The game is the
Activision decathlon, a game I used to play a lot with some friends. These
days it seems a bit dated but the game is now over 20 years old so you can't really
complain about that. |
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| Dec-15-2004 19:48 |
What no weekend?! |
| Pfff normally it would be weekend for me already but turns out I have two more
days to go WHAAAA!! Ah well at least it means I get some extra ca$h :). Anyway
I added two games between all the working and they are Eye
of the beholder, a great RPG from Westwood/SSI that took me a long time
to complete when I first got it. The other game is Yes
prime minister, a game based on a British comedy show but unless you know
the show the game is really boring. I'm off to start work at the next games to
be added so seeya. |
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| Dec-15-2004 15:50 |
Colecovision added |
While I was looking around for games to add I came upon this cool Colecovision
emulator called KOLEKO which you can get from the UTILS
section. Although it is commandline based it's still a very good emulator
and it also has about 50 games built into it! I also added two colecovision games
that were already on the site. The games are Q-bert
and Zaxxon both of which are included
with the emu but I decided to put the seperate ROM up as well.
This brings the total number of different systems up to 19 already :) |
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| Dec-14-2004 19:46 |
Busy busy busy! |
Pffff I had an really busy day today and I barely had the time to add another
game but I did. The game is Team Yankee
a strategic game where you have to control four squads of tanks in battle. It's
a bit on the easy side and there aren't a lot of missions but I had fun with it
while it lasted, luckily there are two sequels to the game if I want more :)
Ohyeah this also marks the 30th game added to the site so still 20 more before
2005 to go. |
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| Dec-13-2004 19:54 |
Quick update |
| I was busy yesterday like always on sundays so today I add one game. X-out
or crossout is a great side-scrolling shooter from Rainbow arts. I used to play
this game a lot on my C64 and it's still great fun, go and check it out. |
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| Dec-11-2004 19:45 |
Another two games |
I added another two games today, up periscope!
is a fairly realistic submarine simulator set in WW2 and way
of the exploding fist is an early one-on-one beat'em up.
BTW I changed my Amstrad emulator from CPCE to Winape, it works better and has
been updated not to long ago unlike CPCE. Also Beebem, my BBC micro emulator of
choice has been updated to version 2.0 featuring much better support for joysticks.
You can get Winape, Beebem and any other emu's I use from utils
section. |
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| Dec-10-2004 18:56 |
Added three games |
I added three games today: Rampart
a really fun strategy game where you have to defend your castle, Zaxxon
a classic shoot'em up and Vroom
a really crappy racegame :)
Anyway I'm off to watch Lords of the Rings: Return of the king special extended
edition which I got today, I already watched the first two (extended) movies while
I was sitting behind my PC updating the site and stuff. Better get some food first
though because the third movie is over four hours long ! |
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| Dec-09-2004 19:10 |
50 games before 2005 |
I decided that there would be at least 50 games on the site before 2005 so with
about 20 days remaining and 29 games to go I've got a job to do. I added 2 games
today, Q-bert which is a puzzle
game and Operation wolf
a shooter. BTW Q-bert was added for the Commodore VIC-20 and Intellivion systems which are
both new systems for The House of Games bringing the total number of different systems up to 18!
Still 27 games to go so check back tomorrow for any new additions. |
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| Dec-08-2004 19:35 |
Weekend ! |
| Weekend is finally here and I've added two games to the site. King's
quest : quest for the crown is the first adventure in a long series from
Sierra. The second game is North & South,
a great action oriented strategy game. Go and check them out. |
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| Dec-07-2004 19:25 |
Added one game |
I added law of the west today, in
it you must survive for one day as the sheriff of the town. With crimes being
comitted all the time you're in for a tough time.
I would have added another game but on working days I usually don't have enough time to do so. Just another day though and it'll be weekend so I can start adding more games again :) |
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| Dec-06-2004 19:21 |
Two games added |
| I was quite busy yesterday because I had to work and I wanted to complete Metal
gear solid 3 before the weekend was over. Today I added Heart
of China which is a great adventure game from Dynamix set in 1920's China,
check it out if you like adventure games. The other game is jumpman
which is a platform game in which well you are a guy jumping around platforms
:) |
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| Dec-04-2004 19:37 |
Added Genghis Kahn |
| I added another game to the site called Genghis
Kahn. It's a strategy game where can play as Temujin, that's Genghis before
he became so well known in a quest to conquer Mongolia. You can also opt to play
as Genghis in a quest to conquer the known world. |
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| Dec-04-2004 09:53 |
Quick update |
| I added the Apple version of California
games and it's pretty good actually. I also found it for the Amstrad CPC
on two different sites but both did not work properly which is exactly why I TEST
games before I put them up for download. |
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| Dec-03-2004 16:49 |
Two more games added |
Today I added Batman the movie,
one of the few good movie tiein games. Also added was Fiendish
Freddy's big top'o'fun, a fun cartoonish game about a circus.
On another note I found out that Metal Gear Solid 3 has already been released and I went out and got it and played it a bit but it did not draw me in like the previous games. I'll have another go at it tomorrow but for now I'm still finishing up on the next game to be added to the site. |
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| Dec-02-2004 16:10 |
Added two games |
I finished scanning the manual for it came
from the desert and have added it to the site.
Also I'm currently working on adding more games to the site and on that note I
have already added another game called Antiriad,
an action game from a long time ago.
Since I've been working on the site I already completed several games that I have never completed before so you could say that running this site is starting to pay off. :) |
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| Dec-01-2004 23:44 |
Next game will be tomorrow |
I was going to add it came from the desert from Cinemaware but I got a bit hung up playing it. I finally finished it tonight though and I will finish scanning the manual and add it to the site tomorrow.
For now I'm feeling a bit tired from all the hard work this week, lucky for me it's weekend for me already. (yes that's right I only work three days a week :) |
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| Nov-29-2004 21:30 |
Prince of Persia |
After finishing Prince of Persia warrior within I thought it would be nice to
add the original to the site so check it out here.
I added the game for 11 different system !
On another note this also marks the first time a SNES, Sega CD and Amstrad CPC game has been added to the site. This means there are games from 15 different systems and over 100 screenshots available on the site!
Ofcourse all emulators used for testing are available from the utils section if you need them. |
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| Nov-28-2004 13:08 |
Added klax |
I just added klax for 8 different
systems, its a great yet simple puzzle game like tetris.
This also marks the first PC-engine/turbo-grafx game added to the site and we now have games from twelve different systems ! :) |
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| Nov-27-2004 19:27 |
Added stunt car racer |
Hiya, I finished Prince of Persia a bit earlier then I expected so I added another game to the site.
It's stunt car racer a racing game
where you have to drive a car on rollercoaster like tracks. |
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| Nov-26-2004 16:44 |
Quick update |
Even though I was bent on finishing prince of persia: warrior within, I decided
to save some for the weekend so I updated the site with a game called steel
thunder.
I used to play this tank sim a lot for the C64 and I found that it's still fun to play after all this time. |
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| Nov-24-2004 13:26 |
Added pool of radiance |
I just added Pool of radiance from
the classic SSI gold box series. I also added a manual for the first time and
it was a lot more work than I expected but I think it turned out quite well.
Go and check it out. |
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| Nov-21-2004 12:57 |
Added Sword of Sodan apple |
| I added an Apple version of Sword of Sodan.
I did not know it even excisted until I got Basilisk2 working. Basislisk2 is a
great mac emulator for 680x0 based macs. I finally got it working because it takes
some configuring and my mac knowledge isn't to well. |
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| Nov-19-2004 19:41 |
Got a scanner |
| I got a scanner from a local shop who had them at a bargain price, it's nothing special but it will allow me to scan those old manuals and stuff. In that regard I already decided the next game that will be added is one of my rpgs. It might take a while though because it's got a manual and codewheel for me to scan not to mention I have to play it on several different systems :) , so stay tuned.
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| Nov-18-2004 20:27 |
Added california games |
I added California games for 8 different
systems today! Despite that it's available on even more systems than that but
I could simply not get all of them. It's a pretty fun game especially if you play
with several people, why not give it a try?
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| Nov-17-2004 13:51 |
Added some games |
I've added two games, Spike's peak
and Supremacy a.k.a Overlord check
them out.
I've been a bit busy with collecting old games which is why the games are coming
slower than I expected. I did add a game for a system that the site didn't have
yet, a BBC Micro version of the last ninja.
It's more for completions sake though because this is the worst version of the
game so far.
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| Nov-16-2004 13:53 |
My favorite game of all time! |
Today I finally got the game that I won on ebay, Lords of the rising sun from Cinemaware. This is one of my favorite games of all time!
It's a strategy game where you have to conquer 12th century Japan. I was able to get the Amiga version and aTurbo Grafx CD version both of which are quite rare. I'm sure they will but put on the site in a while but for now I'll go and play them myself :D |
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| Nov-09-2004 20:21 |
Got some cool stuff |
I was able to get a Commodore Amiga 2000 today for 50 bucks :) .
Quite a nice one too with a scart connector for tv hookup and a harddrive, unfortunately no mouse so I'll have to pick one up tomorrow. I didn't check the games right away but after I came home I couldn't believe some of the classic games that were among them like King quest 1, Space quest 1, Civilization and more. Some of these will be added to the site in the near future.
For now I'm getting a bit of a cold so I'm turning in early tonight. |
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| Nov-08-2004 19:59 |
First couple of games added |
The first couple of games have been added to the site Deja
vu, Sword of Sodan and The
last ninja.
It took me some time to figure out the exact format for the reviews and pictures but now I have a good template so adding games will be easier. |
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| Nov-03-2004 21:43 |
Site finished ! |
After weeks of hard work learning php and getting my own server installed using php/mysql/apache The House of Games has finally been completed.
Hurrah!
Ofcourse now comes the gargantuan task of putting all those games on the site :) |
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