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M.U.L.E. is about four hopeful explorers trying to make a fortune on a virgin planet. This is done by producing various goods (Food, Energy, Smithore, Crystite). Each of these goods have their uses: if you don’t have enough food, you will have less time during your turn. If you don’t have enough energy, your output will … Continue reading “M.U.L.E.”
Year: 1983
Platforms: Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC Booter, PC-88, Sharp X1, Windows
Genre: Action, Strategy / tactics
Theme: Board game
In 1981, a sequel to Pac-Man was introduced in the form of his girlfriend, Ms. Pac-Man. This sequel continued on the “eat the dots/avoid the ghosts” gameplay of the original game, but added new features to keep the title fresh. Like her boyfriend, Ms. Pac-Man attempts to clear four various and challenging mazes filled with … Continue reading “Ms. Pac-Man”
Year: 1982
Platforms: Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Lynx, PC Booter, Palm OS, PlayStation 4, SEGA Master System, SNES, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum, iPhone, iPod Classic
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
Mr. Gimmick is a little doll with a life of its own, that’s given to a girl for her birthday. The girl’s other toys quickly become jealous of the attention given to Mr. Gimmick, and they decide to carry her away to a mystical land. Mr. Gimmick goes after them to bring his owner back. … Continue reading “Mr. Gimmick”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
A simple, top-down driving game where you play a patrol officer in a city police force. You progressively take down bigger bad guys by chasing them down and shooting at them. The gameplay is a precursor to the first Grand Theft Auto games, developed later. Gameplay consists of driving your squad car around the city, pulling over … Continue reading “Motor City Patrol”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Arcade
Mattel’s Intellivision was one of the earliest home consoles. When it started making a loss, Mattel’s senior Vice President of Marketing bought the rights to the Intellivision name and formed INTV Corp. Monster Truck Rally, then, was essentially a game produced for a rival system. It’s a spiritual successor to Stadium Mud Buggies – a … Continue reading “Monster Truck Rally”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Sports
You are a young boy with a baseball bat named Mark. On your way home from a baseball game, you encounter a monster named Bert. Bert needs your help in saving his planet from the evil monsters. You learn how to fuse with Bert and become a monster fighting gargoyle. You’ll spend most of the … Continue reading “Monster Party”
Year: 1989
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
The evil Warlock wants to take over the world! He calls his fellow monsters to join him, but several refuse – and after casting a shrinking spell that backfires and shrinks down all the monsters around him, transporting them to different homes in Los Angeles. Warlock didn’t let his size impairment get in the way … Continue reading “Monster in My Pocket”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
From Sculptured Software comes an adaptation of the classic board game Monopoly for the dominating console systems of the early 90s (later also ported to Game Boy Color). The game can be played by up to eight players (only four in the Game Boy versions). Any number of positions can be taken over by computer opponents. The … Continue reading “Monopoly”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, NES, SNES
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Board game
Illegus Episode IV is a first person maze game inspired by 3D Monster Maze. Your task is to make your way out of the 10 labyrinths of the planet Al-Mazar. The mazes are patrolled by robot guards. Contact with the guards is fatal, but they can be shot and killed. Warning of a nearby guard … Continue reading “Illegus Episode IV”
Year: 1983
Platforms: MSX
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Karkoth’s Keep is a dungeon-crawler set in a fantasy realm, whose royal House of Quilan was extinguished generations ago by the undead witch king Karkoth. You, a descendant of the noble dynasty, set out into the dungeon under Krakoth’s keep in search of the magical sword Ramdahl, with which the evil usurper can be defeated. Attributes … Continue reading “Karkoth’s Keep”
Year: 1983
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Roguelike, Turn-based strategy