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OutRun is a racing game that allows the player to race across varied terrain in a readily available Ferrari, complete with a female passenger, over a series of short tracks. Gameplay is viewed from just above and behind the car. The roads are full of sharp bends and hazards, contact with which can cause the car … Continue reading “Outrun”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving
The game’s setting and style closely resemble the movie The Road Warrior (“Mad Max 2”). Your objective is to drive your car through the wasteland, trying to survive motorcycle gang members’ attacks and to avoid running out of gas. The gameplay is a split of two genres: racing and side-scrolling. In the racing parts you have to … Continue reading “Outlander”
Year: 1992
Genre: Action
Theme: Racing/Driving
Joey, a kangaroo, lives with his family in northern Australia. Their peaceful life is interrupted by the invasion of a group of poachers who take away several of his family members, so Joey sets out on a journey to bring them back. Outback Joey is the only game released for the HeartBeat Personal Trainer, a Sega … Continue reading “Outback Joey”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Bruno is a baby Ottifant. It’s an ordinary evening, and Bruno’s dad is working late at office. Reason enough for Bruno’s vivid imagination to run riot, thinking that his dad has been kidnapped by aliens! Jelly babies, that fell from his father’s pocket on the way to work, blaze a trail to the office. Now … Continue reading “The Ottifants”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
The game is an historical simulation of the European and North African theaters of World War II. The game allows up to two players to role-play as Army commanders for either the Axis or Allied forces. This game emphasizes the military aspects of the war and leaves diplomacy to the politicians.
Year: 1991
Platforms: DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, SNES, Sharp X68000
Genre: Simulation
Theme: Turn-based strategy
The Ooze is quite a little known (and bizzarre) game that was released towards the end of the Genesis’s lifecycle. The story goes that you are a scientist with an experiment that went wrong resulting in you turning into a puddle of green ooze. You are washed down the sink and must make your way … Continue reading “The Ooze”
Year: 1995
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
As a highly respected warrior, you are attempting to conquer as many regions as possible. This is a three-stage task, as first you must fight through hordes of fighters simply to reach the castle, and then you have to climb the various sections of the castle, before battling with its existing inhabitant. The bulk of … Continue reading “Onslaught”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
An officially licensed product of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc. This was the first true 3D multi-event sports game with 15 sporting events (100 meters, 400 meters, 100M crawl, Javelin, Hammer, Discus, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Fencing, Rapid Fire Pistol, Weight Lifting, Archery, Skeet Shooting) that mirrored those … Continue reading “Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996”
Year: 1996
Platforms: 3DO, DOS, PlayStation
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Twelve years have passed since the half-elf Pikto and his friends have defeated the evil demon and restored peace in the world of Arcusas. But evil raises its ugly head one more time. The capital city is attacked, the soldiers are massacred… Is the powerful sorcerer Vido to blame? But Pikto knows that in order … Continue reading “Arcus III”
Year: 1991
Platforms: PC-98
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Ten years have passed since the knight Jedah Chaf and his companions gained an audience with the Golden Dragon and made the choice that determined the destiny of the Arcusas land. The half-elf Picto was one of the five heroes who accompanied Jedah. A new adventure lies in front of him. Rumors of the legendary … Continue reading “Arcus II: Silent Symphony”
Year: 1989
Platforms: MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy