The game takes place in the Zork calendar year 948 GUE (although the passage of time is not notable in gameplay). The player steps into the deliberately vague role of an "adventurer". The game begins near a White House in a small, self-contained area. Although the player is given little instruction, the house provides an obvious point of interest...
Ancient Land of Ys is the first installment of Ys, an action role-playing video game series developed by Nihon Falcom in 1987. The hero of Ys I is an adventurous young swordsman named Adol Christin. As the story begins, he has just arrived at the Town of Minea, in the land of Esteria. He is called upon by Sara, a fortuneteller, who tells him of a great evil that is sweeping the land...
Xenon is a 1988 2D vertical-scrolling shooter computer game, originally released for the Amiga and quickly ported to other platforms. Excellent graphics, catchy soundtrack, and gameplay turned the game into best-seller on Commodore 64 and Amiga systems, although the PC version much less well received. Like all great SHMUPs, Xenon features smooth controls, well-designed and varied enemy ships , plenty of power-ups, and nonstop action. One neat feature is the ability to change your vehicle from a flying ship to a ground-based tank at any time...
Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17, originally created by Andy Davidson. It is a turn based strategy game where a player controls a team of worms against other teams of worms that are controlled by a computer or human opponent. The aim is to use various weapons to kill the worms on the other teams and have the last surviving worm(s). It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms...
Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17, originally created by Andy Davidson. It is a turn based strategy game where a player controls a team of worms against other teams of worms that are controlled by a computer or human opponent. The aim is to use various weapons to kill the worms on the other teams and have the last surviving worm(s). It is the first game in the Worms series of video games and was initially only available for the Amiga. Later it was ported to other platforms...
Before the long-running Links series, Access produced the Leader Board lineage, which concludes here. Wind, snap and power are the main considerations as you dodge the bunkers, water and rough which make for more complex courses than the 8-bit versions of the original. The PC version revolutionized the use of the PC speaker to reproduce voice samples via their patented "RealSound-tm" process...
Before the long-running Links series, Access produced the Leader Board lineage, which concludes here. Wind, snap and power are the main considerations as you dodge the bunkers, water and rough which make for more complex courses than the 8-bit versions of the original. The PC version revolutionized the use of the PC speaker to reproduce voice samples via their patented "RealSound-tm" process...
last update: 23.05.2010, games played: 177
Wolfenstein 3D, WolfenFlash 3D online (flash conversion)
1992
Wolfenstein 3D is a video game that is generally regarded as having popularized the first person shooter genre on the PC, created by id Software. Player is an American soldier named BJ Blazkowicz attempting to escape from the eponymous Nazi stronghold; there are many armed guards, as well as attack dogs. The building has a number of hidden rooms containing various treasures, food supplies, and medical kits, as well as three different guns and ammunition...
Wolfenstein 3D is a video game that is generally regarded as having popularized the first person shooter genre on the PC, created by id Software. Player is an American soldier named BJ Blazkowicz attempting to escape from the eponymous Nazi stronghold; there are many armed guards, as well as attack dogs. The building has a number of hidden rooms containing various treasures, food supplies, and medical kits, as well as three different guns and ammunition...
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the first game in the Wizardry series of computer role-playing games. This was one of the first Dungeons & Dragons-style role-playing games to be written for computer play, and the first such game to offer color graphics. It was also the first true party-based role-playing computer game...
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the first game in the Wizardry series of computer role-playing games. This was one of the first Dungeons & Dragons-style role-playing games to be written for computer play, and the first such game to offer color graphics. It was also the first true party-based role-playing computer game...
last update: 08.02.2011, games played: 98
Winter Games, Play online - Winter Games (Atari 2600)
1985
Winter Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx, based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the `Epyx Winter Games` with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal.
A snow-and-ice themed follow-up to the highly successful Summer Games, Winter Games was released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and later ported to several popular home computers and video game consoles of the 1980s...
last update: 04.05.2010, games played: 194
Winter Games, Play online - Winter Games (Apple II)
1985
Winter Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx, based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the `Epyx Winter Games` with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal.
A snow-and-ice themed follow-up to the highly successful Summer Games, Winter Games was released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and later ported to several popular home computers and video game consoles of the 1980s...
Wayne Gretzky Hockey contains everything that could be found in a hockey rink, from big hits and fighting to icings and offsides. It's not only about what is on the ice but also outside, offering the player plenty of coaching options and gives you the ability to create your own players and teams...
VLAK (Train) is an excellent Czech clone of classical game "snake" from the programmer Miroslav Nemecek, where the train in a maze collect different things and not crash into anything. It could serve as an example of programming excellence that everything can fit into 13KB...
Universal Soldier is console conversions of Turrican II for the Mega Drive and Game Boy, produced by The Code Monkeys for Accolade, who had kept the rights for the console ports of the franchise. You control Van Damme's character as he turns against his platoon and attempts to bring down the corrupt government organization that created him. Turrican's sprite was changed into a marine and several other substitutions were made...
Universal Soldier is console conversions of Turrican II for the Mega Drive and Game Boy, produced by The Code Monkeys for Accolade, who had kept the rights for the console ports of the franchise. You control Van Damme's character as he turns against his platoon and attempts to bring down the corrupt government organization that created him. Turrican's sprite was changed into a marine and several other substitutions were made...
Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series. Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist. Released in 1983, it was the first Ultima game published by Origin Systems. Exodus features revolutionary graphics for its time, being the first computer RPG to display animated characters. Also, Exodus differs from previous games in that players now direct the actions of a party of several characters rather than just one. Players now battle groups of enemies on a separate battle screen...
last update: 04.05.2010, games played: 92
Tyrian 2000, Play online - Tyrian 2000 (Game Boy Color)
1999
Tyrian (v3.0) was re-released as Tyrian 2000, which includes an additional fifth episode and bug fixes. Additional ships include Phoenix II, Storm, Red Dragon, Pretzel Pete Truck (from the Pretzel Pete video game published by XSIV Games)...
Turrican II: The Final Fight is the second game of the Turrican series. Turrican II can be described as a cross between Metroid and Psycho-Nics Oscar. The game is divided into five distinct "worlds" each with its own themed music provided by Chris Huelsbeck, plus a final showdown with the Boss known as "The Machine". Unlike other games of its type, this game contains three levels of horizontal shooter action in the spirit of R-Type or the developers' own Katakis...
Turrican is an action platformer (run-and-gun) with smooth scrolling in all directions, created by programmer and Manfred Trenz for Rainbow Arts company. Turrican first released for the Commodore 64, Amiga and later ported to other home computers and consoles. Inspiration for Turrican was Metroid and Psycho-Nics Oscar games. Memorable music for game was composed by Chris Hülsbeck...
Turrican is an action platformer (run-and-gun) with smooth scrolling in all directions, created by programmer and Manfred Trenz for Rainbow Arts company. Turrican first released for the Commodore 64, Amiga and later ported to other home computers and consoles. Inspiration for Turrican was Metroid and Psycho-Nics Oscar games. Memorable music for game was composed by Chris Hülsbeck...
Turrican is an action platformer (run-and-gun) with smooth scrolling in all directions, created by programmer and Manfred Trenz for Rainbow Arts company. Turrican first released for the Commodore 64, Amiga and later ported to other home computers and consoles. Inspiration for Turrican was Metroid and Psycho-Nics Oscar games. Memorable music for game was composed by Chris Hülsbeck...
Troll's Tale is an text adventure with simple graphics, developed by Al Lowe and Sierra On-Line. An evil troll has hidden all of the treasures of Mark, The Dwarf King. There are 15 treasures hidden throughout the land that you need to help locate. If you locate a treasure, but the troll is on the screen at the time, you will need to come back and find a way to make him leave...
Treasure Island is Dizzy's second adventure. This game is quite different from its predecessor, with a new inventory system and improved animations. The game notably contains fewer enemies than the previous title. It is more centred around inventory based problem solving. The aim of the game is to solve various puzzles in order to obtain a boat so that Dizzy can return to his friends and family, the Yolkfolk...
Treasure Island is Dizzy's second adventure. This game is quite different from its predecessor, with a new inventory system and improved animations. The game notably contains fewer enemies than the previous title. It is more centred around inventory based problem solving. The aim of the game is to solve various puzzles in order to obtain a boat so that Dizzy can return to his friends and family, the Yolkfolk...
Treasure Island is Dizzy's second adventure. This game is quite different from its predecessor, with a new inventory system and improved animations. The game notably contains fewer enemies than the previous title. It is more centred around inventory based problem solving. The aim of the game is to solve various puzzles in order to obtain a boat so that Dizzy can return to his friends and family, the Yolkfolk...
Treasure Island is Dizzy's second adventure. This game is quite different from its predecessor, with a new inventory system and improved animations. The game notably contains fewer enemies than the previous title. It is more centred around inventory based problem solving. The aim of the game is to solve various puzzles in order to obtain a boat so that Dizzy can return to his friends and family, the Yolkfolk...
Titus the Fox is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive for the home computers. The main character of the game is a fox. The game was programmed by Eric Zmiro, with graphical design by Francis Fournier and Stephan Beaufils. Player's goal is to avoid dogs, construction workers, giant bees and similar creatures. The player can fight back by throwing objects back at them, or (most notably) picking walking enemies up from behind and throwing them as projectiles at other obstacles...
Titus the Fox is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive for the home computers. The main character of the game is a fox. The game was programmed by Eric Zmiro, with graphical design by Francis Fournier and Stephan Beaufils. Player's goal is to avoid dogs, construction workers, giant bees and similar creatures. The player can fight back by throwing objects back at them, or (most notably) picking walking enemies up from behind and throwing them as projectiles at other obstacles...
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