Entries by BenjaminColeman

Aladdin

These days when a blockbuster movie is released that has loads of action is bound to have a game about it as well. Actually this was even the case way back in the beginning of gaming though not as much as today. You wouldn’t expect anything else from a company like Disney to make games […]

It came from the desert

At a time when the Commodore Amiga was a popular computer, Cinemaware made some really great games for it and it came from the desert is one of them. It has all the hallmarks of a Cinemaware game with great graphics and a unique blend of action and adventure. Originally it was released only for […]

Lion

How many games have you played where you take control of an animal in a (semi) realistic simulation? Lion puts you in control of exactly that, a lion, and you must rest, feed and sleep to not just stay alive but to get ahead in life as well. To a lion that means defeating the […]

Wolf

This game has got to be one of the most original games I know of, it is a simulation and it lets you play out the life of a wolf. Yep that’s right you are a wolf and you have to eat, sleep and even mate (if you get a chance that is) and basically […]

Heimdall

Heimdall is a figure of Norse mythology who guarded the bifrost bridge, the link between the world of man en the world of the gods. The final battle for the worlds called ragnarok is coming but the evil Loki has stolen three of the gods weapons, Odin’s sword, Frey’s spear and Thor’s hammer. The gods […]

Killed until dead

Detective games aren’t unique but they are quite few and far between. Killed until dead is such a game and the story is as follows: the world’s five greatest murder mystery writers are gathered at the Gargoyle hotel for a reunion, however they intend to turn their fictional plots into real-life. It’s your job as […]

GODS

I’ve known the Bitmap Brothers from the very beginning of their career with the release of Xenon, a topdown shooter, and each of their games was memorable because they had something unique about them. Gods is another game which pushed the technical abilities of the machines at the time to the limit and added some […]

Happiest day of your life, the

The happiest day of your life is a game with a really weird title and altough it’s not entirely clear what it means it most likely refers to the last day of school. Ofcourse you couldn’t just let that day pass and you steal the headmaster’s wallet as a prank but unfortunately the thing has […]

Yo! Joe!

Platform games were THE most prolific type of game available, some were good others not so much. Yo! Joe! is a platform game with six very distinct levels. As usual the story is real weird and not really a big part of the game but here it goes: a gang of baddies is planning to […]

Gone fishin

I’ve been playing computer fishing games for about as long as I’ve owned a computer and throughout the years I’ve played plenty of them. Gone fishin’ from Amtex is one of my favorites and the box I baught it in was a small fishing case with a detailed map of the bay of Quinty where […]