Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman on college Unix systems. In Rogue, the player assumes the typical role of an adventurer of early fantasy role-playing games. The game starts at the uppermost level of an unmapped dungeon with myriad monsters and treasures. The goal is to fight one's way to the bottom, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, then ascend to the surface...
Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman on college Unix systems. In Rogue, the player assumes the typical role of an adventurer of early fantasy role-playing games. The game starts at the uppermost level of an unmapped dungeon with myriad monsters and treasures. The goal is to fight one's way to the bottom, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, then ascend to the surface...
Microprose Pro Soccer is arcade-style soccer game. It has two different parts: Indoor and Outdoor. The Outdoor game is the normal European soccer. You may play single matches, league or tournament (world championships). Optional features are: weather effects, replays, customizable game length. The Indoor game has US soccer teams and plays on a much smaller field. It has different rules compared to outdoor soccer...
last update: 11.01.2011, games played: 93
Boulder Dash, Play online - Boulder Dash (Amstrad CPC)
1984
Boulder Dash, aka Rockford, was originally created by Peter Liepa and Chris Gray. The hero of the game, whom the player controls, is the brave prospector "Rockford". He must dig through caves collecting gems and diamonds, while avoiding various types of dangerous creatures as well as obstacles like falling rocks and the constant danger of being crushed or trapped by an avalanche, or killed by an underground explosion...
Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Asteroids uses a vector display and a two-dimensional view that wraps around in both screen axes. The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The object of the game is to shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while not colliding with either, or being hit by the saucers' counter-fire...
The Neverending Story is a text adventure based on the movie of the same name by Wolfgang Petersen (rather than the novel by Michael Ende). The world of Fantasia is about to be destroyed by the "All-consuming Nothing", it needs someone from the "Real World" to believe in it again in order to be saved from falling into oblivion. The player takes control of the young hero Atreyu who is the only one who can find the savior of Fantasia. The game uses different pictures to show the player's current location...
Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Asteroids uses a vector display and a two-dimensional view that wraps around in both screen axes. The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The object of the game is to shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while not colliding with either, or being hit by the saucers' counter-fire...
Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Asteroids uses a vector display and a two-dimensional view that wraps around in both screen axes. The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The object of the game is to shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while not colliding with either, or being hit by the saucers' counter-fire...
Bomberman is an arcade-style maze-based video game developed by Hudson Soft. It was first released in 1983 for the MSX, NEC PC-6001/8801, Sharp MZ-700 and FM-7 in Japan, and for the ZX Spectrum in Europe (under the English language title Eric and the Floaters). Bomberman spawned the long-running series with many installments building on its basic gameplay. The eponymous character, Bomberman, is a robot that wants to be free from his job at an underground bomb factory. He must find his way through a maze while avoiding enemies...
last update: 02.02.2011, games played: 5129
Bomberman, Play online - Eric and the Floaters (ZX Spectrum)
1983
Bomberman is an arcade-style maze-based video game developed by Hudson Soft. It was first released in 1983 for the MSX, NEC PC-6001/8801, Sharp MZ-700 and FM-7 in Japan, and for the ZX Spectrum in Europe (under the English language title Eric and the Floaters). Bomberman spawned the long-running series with many installments building on its basic gameplay. The eponymous character, Bomberman, is a robot that wants to be free from his job at an underground bomb factory. He must find his way through a maze while avoiding enemies...
Bomberman is an arcade-style maze-based video game developed by Hudson Soft. It was first released in 1983 for the MSX, NEC PC-6001/8801, Sharp MZ-700 and FM-7 in Japan, and for the ZX Spectrum in Europe (under the English language title Eric and the Floaters). Bomberman spawned the long-running series with many installments building on its basic gameplay. The eponymous character, Bomberman, is a robot that wants to be free from his job at an underground bomb factory. He must find his way through a maze while avoiding enemies...
Barbarian (Death Sword) is a one or two-player fighting game. As the name suggests, the fighters are barbarians. The game offers sword combat in various locales. The game has also a one-player plot mode, where the player has to defeat several fighters to fight evil wizard Drax to rescue princess Mariana. The game was greatly inspired by sword and sorcery fantasy stories like Conan the Barbarian...
last update: 03.02.2011, games played: 225
Dragon's Lair, Play online - Dragon's Lair (Amstrad CPC)
1983
Dragon's Lair features the hero, "Dirk the Daring", attempting to rescue "Princess Daphne" from the evil dragon Singe holed up in a wizard's castle. The screen shows animated scenes, and the player executes an action by selecting a direction or pressing the sword button with correct timing. The comedy of the game stemmed from not only the bizarre looking creatures and death scenes, but the fact that while Dirk was a skilled knight...
last update: 03.02.2011, games played: 133
Dragon's Lair, Play online - Dragon's Lair (Commodore 64)
1983
Dragon's Lair features the hero, "Dirk the Daring", attempting to rescue "Princess Daphne" from the evil dragon Singe holed up in a wizard's castle. The screen shows animated scenes, and the player executes an action by selecting a direction or pressing the sword button with correct timing. The comedy of the game stemmed from not only the bizarre looking creatures and death scenes, but the fact that while Dirk was a skilled knight...
last update: 04.02.2011, games played: 161
Dragon's Lair, Play online - Dragon's Lair (Game Boy)
1983
Dragon's Lair features the hero, "Dirk the Daring", attempting to rescue "Princess Daphne" from the evil dragon Singe holed up in a wizard's castle. The screen shows animated scenes, and the player executes an action by selecting a direction or pressing the sword button with correct timing. The comedy of the game stemmed from not only the bizarre looking creatures and death scenes, but the fact that while Dirk was a skilled knight...
last update: 04.02.2011, games played: 34
Dragon's Lair, Play online - Dragon's Lair (Game Boy Color)
1983
Dragon's Lair features the hero, "Dirk the Daring", attempting to rescue "Princess Daphne" from the evil dragon Singe holed up in a wizard's castle. The screen shows animated scenes, and the player executes an action by selecting a direction or pressing the sword button with correct timing. The comedy of the game stemmed from not only the bizarre looking creatures and death scenes, but the fact that while Dirk was a skilled knight...
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle is second part of Dragon's Lair, after Dirk the Daring slaying Singe the Dragon and escapes from his castle...
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle is second part of Dragon's Lair, after Dirk the Daring slaying Singe the Dragon and escapes from his castle...
last update: 04.02.2011, games played: 42
Earthworm Jim, Play online - Earthworm Jim (Game Boy)
1994
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. The gameplay of Earthworm Jim is very bizarre, to say the least. Launching cows, using Jim's head as a whip, and other bizarre twists add to the insanity. The player controls Jim at all times of the game. In the level sections, Jim can run, use his gun, swing on hooks, and get powerups for the blaster. The in-between levels called Andy Asteroids place Jim in a semi-3D race against the evil Psycrow...
last update: 05.02.2011, games played: 90
Earthworm Jim, Play online - Earthworm Jim (Sega Game Gear)
1994
Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. The gameplay of Earthworm Jim is very bizarre, to say the least. Launching cows, using Jim's head as a whip, and other bizarre twists add to the insanity. The player controls Jim at all times of the game. In the level sections, Jim can run, use his gun, swing on hooks, and get powerups for the blaster. The in-between levels called Andy Asteroids place Jim in a semi-3D race against the evil Psycrow...
Micro Machines is the first game in the series laid the foundation of the gameplay: a top-down racing game with miniature vehicles. The race tracks are unconventionally themed. For example, some races take place on a billiard table while others occur in a garden. The cartridge itself was gold (black in Europe) with a switch at the bottom in order to be compatible with the American and European hardware...
Micro Machines is the first game in the series laid the foundation of the gameplay: a top-down racing game with miniature vehicles. The race tracks are unconventionally themed. For example, some races take place on a billiard table while others occur in a garden. The cartridge itself was gold (black in Europe) with a switch at the bottom in order to be compatible with the American and European hardware...
F-19 Stealth Fighter is a combat flight simulator featuring a fictional United States military aircraft. It was the 16-bit version of the 1987 game Project Stealth Fighter. In the game, the player takes on the role of a fictional fighter pilot flying missions of varying difficulty over four geographic locations: Libya, the Persian Gulf, the North Cape, and Central Europe...
Gunship is an AH-64 Apache helicopter simulation. The game features missions in seven regions, including: Training in the USA, Southeast Asia - 1st Air Cavalry Division, Central America - 82nd Airborne Division, Middle East - 101st Airborne Division, Western Europe - 3rd Armored Division. After selection of region, style, and enemies, the pilot is assigned a primary mission and a secondary mission...
last update: 06.02.2011, games played: 66
Macadam Bumper, Play online - Macadam Bumper (Amstrad CPC)
1985
Pinball Wizard (also known as `Macadam Bumper`) is a computer game, an arcade and pinball construction set. The game includes full-featured graphics, sound and lights, and even `tilt` capability. The game features four simulations with varying obstacles. On the Atari ST, the flipper and back-board controls are manipulated by the mouse, but moving the mouse too much will activate the tilt sensors...
Pinball Wizard (also known as `Macadam Bumper`) is a computer game, an arcade and pinball construction set. The game includes full-featured graphics, sound and lights, and even `tilt` capability. The game features four simulations with varying obstacles. On the Atari ST, the flipper and back-board controls are manipulated by the mouse, but moving the mouse too much will activate the tilt sensors...
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...
Micro Machines 2 featured cars that require different handling techniques for each course and also hovercraft and helicopters. There are different playing modes including "head-to-head", in which each player earns points by driving a full screen ahead of the opponent. The PC version featured a track editor...
last update: 08.02.2011, games played: 157
Macadam Bumper, Play online - Macadam Bumper (ZX Spectrum)
1985
Pinball Wizard (also known as `Macadam Bumper`) is a computer game, an arcade and pinball construction set. The game includes full-featured graphics, sound and lights, and even `tilt` capability. The game features four simulations with varying obstacles. On the Atari ST, the flipper and back-board controls are manipulated by the mouse, but moving the mouse too much will activate the tilt sensors...
Space Invaders is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible. In designing the game, Nishikado drew inspiration from popular media: Breakout, The War of the Worlds, and Star Wars. To complete it, he had to design custom hardware and development tools...