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G.F.S. Sorceress is a science fiction themed text adventure game. The player takes on the role of Joe Justin, who has been unjustly sentenced for mutiny, sentenced to spend the rest of his natural days drifting in natural space in a recycling spacesuit with no thrusters. You are kicked out of the Galactic Federation Naval Starship … Continue reading “G.F.S. Sorceress”
Year: 1981
Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80
Genre: Adventure
Set in a post-apocalyptic New York, Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers trained in the fighting style of Sou-Setsu-Ken. Together, they manage a small martial arts training school, teaching their students in self-defense. One day, Billy’s girlfriend, Marian, is kidnapped off the street by the “Black Warriors”, a savage street gang … Continue reading “Double Dragon”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Lynx, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, SEGA Master System, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
Double Dare is the computer version of the game show originally hosted by Marc Summers. Like the TV show, the game is basically a trivia game with the added enhancement of being able to answer the question, or take a dare. Dares consist of the Toss-up Challenge, the Physical Challenge, and in the last round, the … Continue reading “Double Dare”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, NES, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Game show / trivia / quiz
Donkey Kong Classics features both the original Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior in a single cartridge.
Year: 1988
Platforms: NES
Genre: Compilation
The Dungeon of Danger is a text-based roleplaying game released for multiple systems. The player starts on a random location in a dungeon a number of levels down, with the goal to escape to the surface. Each level of the dungeon is divided into an 8 x 8 grid, where different rooms contain passageways, combats, stairs, … Continue reading “The Dungeon of Danger”
Year: 1980
Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore PET/CBM, TRS-80
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Sword & Sorcery II was written by Barry L. Adams and published as a “type in” program in the August 1980 issue of 80 Microcomputing magazine. This is an odd game and plays more like a “pick your own adventure path” than a CRPG however your combat ability does increase when you defeat an opponent. … Continue reading “Sword & Sorcery II”
Year: 1980
Platforms: TRS-80
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Monster’s Lair was written by Allen G. Mehr and Jimmy D. Jones and published by Soft Sector Marketing. It was released for the TRS-80 in 1980. Monster’s Lair features an overhead view and it plays very much like one of the Microquests from the Dunjonquest line. The dungeon consists of 28 rooms and is a … Continue reading “Monster’s Lair”
Year: 1980
Platforms: TRS-80
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
One of the first edutainment games for NES. Donkey Kong gives Junior some math problems ranging from simple to more challenging. Move up and down the vines to find the correct answers as fast as possible. This was an early attempt by Nintendo to make education fun for children.
Year: 1983
Genre: Educational
Theme: Puzzle elements
Released in the arcades in 1983, Donkey Kong 3 is the third of the “Donkey Kong” arcade game series, changing the format to more of an action-shooter than a platform game. As Stanley the Bugman, players are positioned under Donkey Kong, who has taken over a multi-level greenhouse. Stanley’s goal is to remove Donkey Kong … Continue reading “Donkey Kong 3”
Year: 1983
Platforms: Arcade, Game Boy Advance, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
Mario has kidnapped Junior’s Papa! Donkey Kong Jr. was originally released in the arcades in 1982 as a sequel to Donkey Kong. In this game, Mario plays the antagonist, finally having captured Donkey Kong, and has put the ape in a locked cage. As Donkey Kong Jr., players will have to make their way through four … Continue reading “Donkey Kong Junior”
Year: 1982
Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade