PLATFORMS

An action/puzzle game, the object is to catch assorted color falling tiles and create rows, columns, or diagonals of a single color. Each level requires a different pattern to be made, and the tiles fall faster, more at a time, and in an increasing number of colors as the game progresses.

Year: 1990

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, Lynx, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, SAM Coupé, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Puzzle elements


While the Sultan of Persia is fighting a war in a foreign country, his Grand Vizier Jaffar orchestrates a coup d’état. His way to the throne lies through the Sultan’s lovely daughter. Jaffar kidnaps her and threatens to kill her if she refuses to marry him. Meanwhile, the man the Princess loves is thrown into … Continue reading “Prince of Persia”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, Macintosh, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-98, SAM Coupé, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, SNES, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, iPad, iPhone

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


Each level of this abstract puzzler challenges the player to set up a network of pipes to allow an unspecified substance known as ‘flooz’ to flow through as many of those as possible. The pieces are offered in random order, and there are seven different types – straight lines going horizontally or vertically, corners rotating … Continue reading “Pipe Dream”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Arcade, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Electron, Game Boy, Macintosh, NES, PC-88, PC-98, SAM Coupé, SNES, Sharp X68000, Windows 3.x, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Puzzle elements


Your task is to rescue the Lemmings across 120 levels of fast-paced puzzling. These creatures simply walk blindly through the world in the hope of reaching safety at the end of the level – unfortunately, these levels include steep drops, gaps in the ground, barriers, and rivers amongst other hazards. You are in control not … Continue reading “Lemmings”

Year: 1991

Platforms: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, CD-i, CDTV, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, J2ME, Lynx, Macintosh, NES, PC-98, SAM Coupé, SEGA Master System, SNES, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action, Puzzle

Theme: Platform


Elite is a free-form space trading and combat simulation, commonly considered the progenitor of this sub-genre. The player initially controls a character referred to as “Commander Jameson”, starting at Lave Station with 100 credits and a lightly armed trading ship called Cobra Mark III. Most of the game consists of traveling to various star systems, trading … Continue reading “Elite”

Year: 1984

Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, SAM Coupé, Tatung Einstein, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Managerial / business simulation, Vehicular combat simulator


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