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Carmen Sandiego is a master thief who leads the criminal organization V.I.L.E. This organization specializes in stealing the world’s treasures without a trace. Alarmed by this, the A.C.M.E. Detective Agency makes it their personal mission to foil Carmen Sandiego’s plans. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? is a game that tests the player’s knowledge about … Continue reading “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, TRS-80 CoCo
Genre: Educational
Theme: Puzzle elements
A barbarian battleground. Seven different warriors, eached armed with a unique weapon set forth on a fighting game quest where they will clash and conflict with one another in this fighting game from Namco. Their ultimate foe is the mysterious Demonlord. An early relative of the popular Soul Calibur series, the main claim to fame of this … Continue reading “WeaponLord”
Year: 1995
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
“Wayne’s World, Wayne’s World! Party time! Excellent! Woo, woo, woo!” It’s Friday, it’s 10:30 and like usual, Wayne and Garth are presenting their TV show. First they start off by reading a top-10 list of the worst games they recently played at the arcade. Then Wayne accounts on how he and Garth were suddenly sucked … Continue reading “Wayne’s World”
Year: 1993
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Warsong is the only title of a series of strategy games, known as Langrisser in Japan, to ever see an official release outside of Japan. It is set in a typical medieval fantasy setting and features traditional turn-based combat. The player controls several generals who can command up to eight different units ranging from ordinary … Continue reading “Warsong”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Wii U, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Warrior of Rome II is a real-time strategy game similar to Populous, in which the player controls the Roman Army. The player controls a number of individual units in each map, which can be directed in various ways, such as to approach and attack a particular target, construct or demolish structures, or form or disband … Continue reading “Warrior of Rome II”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Real-time strategy
Warrior of Rome is a strategy game set during the Ancient Roman era. It is shown from a top-down perspective and all units are represented by icons on the square fields of the playing map. The basic gameplay is simple: on each of the four levels there are goals to fulfill, e.g. destroying pirate ships. To … Continue reading “Warrior of Rome”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Real-time strategy
The player takes control of a starpilot with a mission to defend star bases from a fleet of invading alien warships. The game takes place from a cockpit perspective from one of four starfighters; the Stinger, Striker, Stalker,or Slasher. The game has 7 battle scenarios and a 4 scenario campaign mode. The starfighter ships come … Continue reading “Warpspeed”
Year: 1992
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
A fantasy grid-based dungeon crawler role-playing game set in the kingdom of Twin Falls, a lush and colourful world created with beautiful pixel graphics. Chronicles of Vaeltaja: In Search of the Great Wanderer takes you back to the golden era of pc gaming, when role-playing games like Dungeon Master, Might and Magic, Eye of the … Continue reading “Chronicles of Vaeltaja: In Search of the Great Wanderer”
Year: 2023
Platforms: Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Dungeon crawler
Warlock is based on the 1989 movie of the same name. When the sun aligns with the moon once every millennium, druid guardians summon their magic of their runestones to prevent the rebirth of the Warlock. The runestones are scattered through time and across the continents and you must find them before the Warlock does. The … Continue reading “Warlock”
Year: 1994
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform, Puzzle elements
One day the town of Niknik is invaded by Wardner’s henchmen. Wardner’s henchmen have the power to turn all humans into crystals. A honeymooning couple, Dover and Mia, get lost in the towns nearby forest. One of Wardner’s wards, Terragon, spots them and decides to kidnap Mia. Now it’s up to Dover to rescue Mia … Continue reading “Wardner aka Pyros”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform