Pharaoh’s Revenge (1988) by Ivan Manley & Associates, published by International Publishing for Commodore 64, DOS, and Apple II. A little game, but pretty neat. There’s nothing better than booting up an old PC game and finding that the group of five or six guys who pirated it in the 90s added an intro forContinue reading “Pharaoh’s Revenge (1988)”
Category Archives: The Cellar
Megaman 6 (1993)- Everything I Love
I want to start off by saying that I love Megaman. I mean it. There’s, like, four things I care about in this world, and Megaman is one of them. I’ve been playing these games since I was nine years old; Megaman is the reason I learned how to use emulators, which has led toContinue reading “Megaman 6 (1993)- Everything I Love”
(Music Spot 9/5/20) No More Heroes- We Are Finally Cowboys
This is what counts as an off-day for me, I guess. I just wanted to talk about how good No More Heroes’ soundtrack is. We Are Finally Cowboys really highlights one of my favorite aspects of it, these grinding, almost aimless guitar riffs that never let up over chaotic, noisy percussion with some elements ofContinue reading “(Music Spot 9/5/20) No More Heroes- We Are Finally Cowboys”
Astaroth: The Angel of Death (1989)
Astaroth: The Angel of Death (1989) by Eldritch the Cat and published by Hewson Consultants for Amiga. I don’t like this game. I want to like this game, it has a cool art style with nice pixel graphics, it has some surprisingly good music, it’s just that playing it is kind of miserable. You areContinue reading “Astaroth: The Angel of Death (1989)”
9/3/20- Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992)
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992) by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games for DOS, Amiga, and Genesis. The first Real-Time-Strategy game is generally credited to Herzog Zwei for Genesis, which served as inspiration for this game, a sort of continuation of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel. While this doesn’t have *much* ofContinue reading “9/3/20- Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992)”
Beneath Apple Manor (1978, 83)
Beneath Apple Manor (1978, re-released 1983) by Don Worth and published by The Software Factory, re-released by Quality Software for Apple II. Would you believe that this was a roguelike game made two years before Rogue? I guess BAM-like doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as well. It carries all the hallmarks of the genre,Continue reading “Beneath Apple Manor (1978, 83)”
Shoot ’em Up Construction Kit (1987)
Shoot ’em Up Construction Kit (1987) by Sensible Software and published by Outlaw for Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST. A surprisingly robust game making software! Also known as SEUCK, it’s interesting to note that before this, Sensible’s first title was Parallax a year earlier, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a versionContinue reading “Shoot ’em Up Construction Kit (1987)”
8/31/20- Moonmist (1986)
Moonmist (1986) developed and published by Infocom for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, and others. Fun fact: This is the earliest game I or anyone else can find to feature an explicitly gay character; who that is, you’ll have to play to find out, as it’s integral to a major twist. This is oneContinue reading “8/31/20- Moonmist (1986)”
The Unholy Grail of FPS: Blood (1997)
When I was a kid, my friend loaned me his copy of Pokemon Diamond for the DS, and for years after that, I said, “I just don’t like JRPGs, they aren’t for me.” Then one morning, in my freshman year of highschool, I randomly woke up at 4 AM and decided to play Final FantasyContinue reading “The Unholy Grail of FPS: Blood (1997)”
8/29/20- Master of Monsters (1991)
Master of Monsters (1991) developed and published by Systemsoft for PC-98, Genesis, Saturn, and Playstation. No joke, when I saw screenshots of this game, I had to do a double take; it reminded me vividly of Godzilla: Monster of Monsters on NES! This game and the people who worked on it have nothing to doContinue reading “8/29/20- Master of Monsters (1991)”
Taigen Moon Works 