Entries by BenjaminColeman

Zombi

George Romero is the creator of some of the most succesfull and wellknown zombie movies of all time. The most famous of which is probably dawn of the dead which was recently remade (very badly in my opinion!). This game has no official license for the movie but it is directly based on it so […]

Night breed – the interactive movie

Games based on movies are quite common but it’s pretty rare when one company releases two different games based on the same movie. Night breed the interactive movie was released about the same time that the action game came out. It has adventuring parts as well as a number of action sequences. The nightbreed are […]

Captain blood

The story to captain blood is quite a strange one, you are a games programmer but now you find yourself trapped in one of your own creations. Worse still five clones were made of you and each of them has taken some of your blood making you less human. The clones have hid themselves across […]

Jack Charlton’s match fishing

Many people think that computer games based on fishing are a niche market but this isn’t entirely true as quite a lot of them have been made throughout the years. It’s true that the majority of them are either released only in Japan or the ones that are released in the west are based on […]

Video poker

Poker is a very popular cardgame and often there is money involved, there are even tournaments and the biggest one is called the world series of poker with a one million dollar prize. Videopoker is a computerized version of the game that removes any human players and it simply has you trying to get the […]

Companions of Xanth

Legend made some pretty wellknown adventures when they started like the spellcasting series, they were basically interactive fiction but with added graphics. Companions of Xanth was the first game from Legend that had a fully mousedriven interface though the origins of the game are pretty clear, there is for instance a WAIT button something I […]

WWF wrestlemania

Wrestling is often met with a lot of skepticism because the matches are said to be fixed not to mention the weird storylines and bizarre characters. What you can’t make fun of are the athletic abilities that the wrestlers need to perform some of their amazing feats. The World Wrestling Federation, now called World Wrestling […]

Infiltrator

In infiltrator you play a spy who’s mission is to photograph secret plans and aircraft on an enemy base. You’ll have to sneak around acting inconspicious around guards while searching the buildings for information but first you’ll have to get into the base. Getting to the base is done in your helicopter in a sequence […]

Jones in the fast lane

Jones in the fast lane is a pretty unique game where you live out the life of a person and you’ll have to eat, work and rest, basically surviving the ordeals of modern day life. At the start you’ll only get simple jobs like cooking for a fastfood place but once you gain experience and […]

Elevator action

Elevator action is a pretty wellknown game and in it you control a secret agent who has to retrieve stolen documents which are now hidden inside a skyscraper. You’ll start your mission on the roof of the building and work your way down from there using mainly elevators but occasionally you can use the stairs. […]