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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)”

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)”

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)”