Uncanny X-men, the

The X-men are probably one of the most wellknown group of superheroes in the Marvel universe. In this game you get to play six of them: Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, Iceman and nightcrawler and once again Magneto is the villain. You'll…

Prince of Persia 2

Prince of Persia was a wildly popular game and it was released for almost every system released at the time. The sequel was released only on DOS systems and people had mixed feelings about it. Basically it's a lot like the first game but with…

Battle of atlantis

I came across this game during my regular searches through my library of old games. Battle for Atlantis is a sidescrolling shooter and in the trend of those times it has a backstory despite it's completely action based gameplay. It is the year…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:…