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Mystery Fun House is the seventh entry in the original Scott Adams adventure series. The events of the game take place at an amusement park. The first puzzle involves figuring out how to get in past the turnstiles. Once inside, the player must solve the mystery of the place, going through a house of mirrors and so forth. … Continue reading “Mystery Fun House”

You awaken in a sealed wing of the Count’s Transylvanian castle, seemingly restrictive but yielding further avenues of secret passages and unexpected exits to the intrepid and timely explorer. Over the course of a few days you need to cultivate a familiarity with the layout of the castle and the nocturnal activities of its primary … Continue reading “The Count”

The Count of Monte Cristo was eventually consumed entirely by his drive for revenge. Count Cristo, on the other hand, is merely the victim of a Voodoo curse an enemy hexed him with… an external plague more possible to reverse. Starting the game standing over his coffin, you wander the length and breadth of his … Continue reading “Voodoo Castle”

This is adventure #3 in Scott Adam’s text adventure series. It takes place in a nuclear power plant. You must race against time to fulfill your mission or the reactor may be doomed. You use one or two word commands to move around and manipulate objects. You can read about my experience with the game … Continue reading “Secret Mission (a.k.a. Impossible Mission)”

Lost Dutchman’s Gold is a text based adventure game. Your goal in the game is to find the legendary lost Dutchman’s gold. You begin the game in a miner’s shack; searching about, you find a map which seems to indicate where the lost gold is located. Now you’ll set out on a dangerous quest through deserts, … Continue reading “Lost Dutchman’s Gold”

Kadath is a multiple choice text adventure based on some of the the environments created by H. P. Lovecraft in his novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. It features non-linear exploration, simple inventory puzzles and a time limit based on the number of moves the player makes. After having discovered an ancient tablet at an archaeological dig and spending … Continue reading “Eye of Kadath”

This is the first Mickey Mouse game for Sega consoles. In this game the famous Disney character must face the dangers of weird fantasy lands such as an enchanted forest and a toy world. Mickey must rescue his girlfriend Minnie who’s been kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel. The game play follows the traditional 2D … Continue reading “Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse”

Sonic the Hedgehog is the first of many games starring Sega’s premier hedgehog, Sonic. It’s a side-scrolling platform game with a difference: speed. Sonic rushes through levels with incredible speed, allowing him to traverse loops and jumps with ease. The plot of the game is simple. The evil Dr. Robotnik has captured many of Sonic’s animal … Continue reading “Sonic the Hedgehog”

The Algol star system is in troubled times. Many thousands of years ago, it was a peaceful world. Three planets surrounded the Algol star and were in perfect harmony: Palma, a lush green planet, where its citizens devoted their lives to arts and the sciences; Motavia, a desert planet, inhabited by humans and native Motavians; … Continue reading “Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium”

Long time ago, a great war between Orakio and Laya devastated the planet. A thousand years later, a young Orakian prince named Rhys decides to marry the beautiful Maya, his heart’s chosen one. But during the marriage ceremony, a strange creature appears and kidnaps the bride. Were those the legendary Layans who kidnapped the princess? … Continue reading “Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom”