PLATFORMS
Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses! Originating in the arcades, Space Harrier is a third-person rail … Continue reading “Space Harrier”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-6001, PC-88, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
This is the earliest home computer incarnation of Horn Abbot International Ltd’s classic board game, Trivial Pursuit. The game involves answering questions on one of six subject categories to gain moves, and answering questions on special squares to gain one of the six ‘Wedges’ you need to gain the right to take on the final winning … Continue reading “Trivial Pursuit”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari ST, BBC Micro, CDTV, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, SEGA Master System, Thomson TO, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Board game, Turn-based strategy
The streets of Metro City are filled with criminals who are part of a gang called Mad Gear. Former wrestler and newly elected mayor Mike Haggar tries to do something about it, much to the displeasure of the Mad Gear Gang who kidnap his daughter Jessica. Only three people are brave enough to venture into … Continue reading “Final Fight CD”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, J2ME, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
This soccer game lets you choose a team representing one of twenty-four countries around the world to participate in the World Championship tournament, which is identical to the real 1990 World Cup. Once you pick your team you can also select which players you want on the field, so that you can round out the … Continue reading “World Championship Soccer”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Before the long-running Links series, Access Software produced the Leader Board lineage, which concludes here. Wind, snap, and power are the main considerations as players dodge the bunkers, water, and rough, which make for more complex courses than the 8-bit versions of the original. A course editor is included. The courses provided include real locations: … Continue reading “World Class Leader Board”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, Macintosh, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum, iPhone
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Three-headed demon Morgul has been influencing people’s dreams to create nightmares, but more recently these nightmares have become real. Only Turrican can save them in this fast paced side scrolling shoot-em up. It features 5 worlds and 13 levels of challenging gameplay. Gameplay is conceptually simple: just jump, shoot and explore. However, this game puts a lot … Continue reading “Turrican”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BlackBerry, CDTV, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
The sequel to OutRun features similar basic gameplay to the original, with the action viewed from behind the car, and the challenge being to complete each stage within the time limit. Contact can cause the car to spin, slow down or even flip; in each case you will lose time. There are branching routes and … Continue reading “Turbo Outrun”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving
Techno Cop is set in the near future. You are a cop who seeks to clear his town of all the criminal scum. The game consists of two parts; one driving-action and one sidescrolling-action. In the first part you drive around in your red Ferrari and destroy hostile cars; in the second part, you turn … Continue reading “Technocop”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Racing/Driving
The year is 1999. The world’s most popular television show is Smash T.V., an ultra-violent contest between two armed-to-the-teeth combatants, set loose in a series of deadly arenas that are filled to bursting with hordes of mindless beasts and killer robots. The aim of the game is to blast everything in sight and try to … Continue reading “Super Smash TV”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Super Monaco GP is a first-person perspective racing game which allows you to race other cars around the famous Monaco Grand Prix course. You first must qualify for a position on the grid by driving round a shortened version of the course on your own. The faster you drive the higher placing on the grid. The … Continue reading “Super Monaco GP”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving