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Wizard’s Tower is a roleplaying game for the TRS-80 CoCo. The wizard King Zastor ruled your kingdom for over 100 years, through the powers of the three magical talismans: the Scepter of Speed, the Ring of Strength, and the Crown of Wisdom. As he lay dying, he magically hid the three talismans in the dungeon under … Continue reading “The Wizard’s Tower”
Year: 1982
Platforms: Commodore 64, TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
An ultima clone created for the Dragon 32 and late the ZX Spectrum. You are tasked with finding four rings which can ultimately help to lead you to the Ring of Darkness. You can read about my experience with the game HERE
Year: 1982
Platforms: Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
You play as square-jawed detective Dick Tracy as he tries to solve five different crimes that vary in difficulty. This game is mostly a platform game with some overhead driving to get to the different buildings in search of clues. There are five different weapons in the game: hand gun, tommy gun, super punch, tear … Continue reading “Dick Tracy”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Devil World is a scrolling maze game, strikingly similar to the classic Pac-Man, only with an undeniable religious bent. Collect dots in an automatically-scrolling maze directed by the devil himself, use crosses to power up and destroy his minions, and be careful not to get crushed by the walls. After collecting all the dots, you must collect … Continue reading “Devil World”
Year: 1984
Platforms: NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
Destiny of an Emperor is a strategy role-playing game set in the Three Kingdoms era. A party is formed by selecting up to five officers from a huge pool, many of whom would only join you after be bribed or defeated in combat. Officers in turn each have a certain amount of soldiers, which essentially acted as hit … Continue reading “Destiny of an Emperor”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: RPG elements, Turn-based strategy
Two centuries ago, an alien species known as the Kojans kidnapped the people of Earth and made them their slaves. But the Earthlings never gave hope of returning to their homeland. So they sent you, a brave space ship pilot, to travel through the galaxy in search of the Earth. But beware, as the Kojans … Continue reading “Destination Earthstar”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
This Eamon adventure was written by Jim Jacobson. You stumble upon an old book and when you read it you are transported to a perplex and challenging dungeon – in Hades! You can read about my experience with the game HERE
Year: 1980
Platforms: Apple II
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
This Eamon installment was written by Donald Brown. You are aboard the Millennium Falcon, which has just been dragged into the Empire’s evil machine of destruction, the Death Star! To escape, you will have to find and destroy the equipment in either the tractor beam machinery section, or the power machinery room. You can read … Continue reading “Eamon #6: The Death Star”
Year: 1980
Platforms: Apple II
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
The Nightmare is a black and white horror-themed adventure game with light RPG elements. Played from an overhead perspective, the player finds themselves trapped within a 4-story haunted mansion, which represents the horrors within their own subconscious. Gameplay is entirely via joystick, and the player must maneuver around the castle to gather items to power up … Continue reading “The Nightmare”
Year: 1982
Platforms: Atari 8-bit
Genre: Adventure, Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: RPG elements
Somewhere in a nameless desert, two opposing nameless armies take to the battlefield to destroy the other. Through the strategy of their commanders and the diversity of their units, each side seeks to gain the advantage over the other. There are 5 campaigns total and can be played either VS the computer or a second … Continue reading “Desert Commander”
Year: 1989
Platforms: NES
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Turn-based strategy