11/1/20 Locomotion (1992)

Locomotion (1992) by Prestige Softwareentwicklung GmbH, published by Kingsoft GmbH for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. I didn’t expect to like this game so much, but it’s actually a blast. A pretty simple concept, flip the railway tracks to get the trains to their destinations. Even without instruction, it’s easy enough to graspContinue reading “11/1/20 Locomotion (1992)”

10/26/20 Brides of Dracula (1992)

Brides of Dracula (“1992”) by Toast Dept., published by “Gonzo Games” for Amiga, Commodore 64, and Atari ST. I put a lot of things in air quotes because this game was never officially released. You probably haven’t heard of Gonzo Games because they published a snowboarding game, this, and then, in the words of programmerContinue reading “10/26/20 Brides of Dracula (1992)”

9/23/20 NetHack (1992)

NetHack (1992) by many kind and cool people for DOS, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. This game might hold the record for longest ongoing independent development. The name has two stems, Hack being the original Roguelike it’s based on, and Net referring to this project’s continuous development beginning with Usenet. That’s right, Usenet, AKA theContinue reading “9/23/20 NetHack (1992)”

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)”