Space: 1889 by Paragon, published by MicroProse in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. I will admit, Western CRPGs are not my forte. While I’ve had a longtime interest in games like Ultima and have dabbled in Fallout, I am by no means an expert. Still, I feel like Space: 1889 could have done a littleContinue reading “9/20/20 Space: 1889 (1990)”
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9/18/20 Music Spot // Castlevania- Symphony of the Night: Wood Carving Partita
I’m currently in the midst of my first playthrough of this game, and one of the absolute best things about it is the soundtrack. This plays in the Long Library, and is perfect for such a location inside Dracula’s castle. It’s tough to describe why exactly I associate the harpsichord with high ceiling-ed, gothic architecture,Continue reading “9/18/20 Music Spot // Castlevania- Symphony of the Night: Wood Carving Partita”
Touhou Project: How to Ruin Your Life
You either don’t know what Touhou is, or you’re scared of it. This is going to be a slightly different article. Instead of talking about a single game, I want to discuss my experience with a franchise and its subculture. The Touhou Project is a series of games beginning in 1997 with the release ofContinue reading “Touhou Project: How to Ruin Your Life”
9/15/20 Beast Wrestler (1991)
Beast Wrestler (1991) by Riot and published by Renovation Products for Genesis. A great concept executed poorly. Beast Wrestler should be rad, you select from a wide range of giant monsters with heavy shades of Japanese kaiju movies, then duke it out in a wrestling tournament. In what is basically the story mode, you canContinue reading “9/15/20 Beast Wrestler (1991)”
9/14/20 Devious Designs (1991)
Devious Designs (1991) by Peter James Baron and Bob Stevenson, published by Mirrorsoft for Amiga. This game is… flawed? It’s a puzzle game where the aim is to assemble Tetris-like blocks into place to complete shapes that become recognizable objects. That’s a good enough concept that I actually enjoy quite a bit, as you mustContinue reading “9/14/20 Devious Designs (1991)”
Music Spot: Dusk- Keepers of the Gate
Dusk is one of the best games I’ve played in a while, maybe this entire year. I could probably write a full feature on it, but I still need to digest the full experience and I just did Blood quite recently. Andrew Hulshult, the go-to guy for great FPS soundtracks, provides the music here, andContinue reading “Music Spot: Dusk- Keepers of the Gate”
9/11/20 Clash at Demonhead (1989)
Clash at Demonhead (1989) developed and published by Vic Tokai for the NES. I don’t generally like the term “Metroidvania,” but this game has been called an early one. In truth, it’s ironically more like Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. You play as Bang, whose island vacation is interrupted by a call telling him that theContinue reading “9/11/20 Clash at Demonhead (1989)”
Dungeon Master (1987)
Dungeon Master (1987) developed and published by FTL Games for DOS, Amiga, Apple IIgs, SNES, TurboGrafx-CD, PC-98, and more. This is a real gem for fans of Dungeon-crawling RPGs. As with many, many games of this era, Dungeon Master takes heavy influence from Dungeons and Dragons, with a few simplifications for the limits of theContinue reading “Dungeon Master (1987)”
Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986)
Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986) developed and published by Infocom, written by Steve Meretzky for DOS, Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, and many more. A tongue-in-cheek text adventure game with a fine balance of crude humor; the opening warning should tell you everything you need to know about its tone. You begin in a grimyContinue reading “Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986)”
Pharaoh’s Revenge (1988)
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)”
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