Spy vs. Spy (1984) by First Star Software, published by Beyond Software, Tynesoft, and Wicked Software for Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, NES, and more. As a longtime fan of Antonio Prohias’ MAD Magazine strip of the same name, I was curious as to how the Black and White Spies’ anticsContinue reading “10/8/20 Spy vs. Spy (1984)”
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9/29/20 Crush, Crumble, and Chomp! (1981)
Crush, Crumble, and Chomp! (1981) developed and published by Epyx for DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, and a few more. We need more giant monster games, man. This is one of the most solid games of this theme I’ve played, tons of fun and charm. Pretty simple, pick a monster from one of six bigContinue reading “9/29/20 Crush, Crumble, and Chomp! (1981)”
9/22/20 Qix (1981)
Qix (1981) by Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer, published by Taito for the arcade, Amiga, Apple II, NES, DOS, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and many more. Believe it or not, in the year 1981, this was quite the hit. Developed by a husband and wife duo who dreamt up the concept while in their jacuzzi, QixContinue reading “9/22/20 Qix (1981)”
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)”
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)”
8/28/20- Mail Order Monsters
Mail Order Monsters (1985) by Paul Reiche III and Evan and Nicky Robinson, published by Electronic Arts for Atari and Commodore 64. This game is cute, I like it. Pick a monster from a pleasingly large selection of creatures, name it, and duke it out with other monsters. After a fight, you can upgrade yourContinue reading “8/28/20- Mail Order Monsters”
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