PLATFORMS

His name is Zool, and he is a gremlin-like creature from another dimension. He is forced to land on the Earth, but his sole goal is to attain the prestigious ranking of a Ninja. To do that, Zool will have to travel through six worlds, each divided into three stages, defeat his enemies, and prove … Continue reading “Zool”

Year: 1992

Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, BlackBerry, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


Using the mouse to determine the direction and strength of your putts, you must navigate 9 tricky holes of crazy / mini golf. Try to putt into holes protected by bouncing hamburgers, windmills, etc. Courses have several twists; one is a mad scientists’s lab, another is a pinball table. The final hole is especially bizarre, … Continue reading “Zany Golf”

Year: 1988

Platforms: Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, Windows

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Xenon 2: Megablast is a vertically scrolling space shooter, in which you have to pass several levels, filled with waves of enemies, that all end with a level boss creature. Each group of enemies you destroy grants you a cash reward and every once in a while you enter Colin’s Bargain Basement, where you can use … Continue reading “Xenon 2: Megablast”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Atari ST, BlackBerry, CDTV, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, Jaguar, PC-98, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


This soccer game lets you choose a team representing one of twenty-four countries around the world to participate in the World Championship tournament, which is identical to the real 1990 World Cup. Once you pick your team you can also select which players you want on the field, so that you can round out the … Continue reading “World Championship Soccer”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Before the long-running Links series, Access Software produced the Leader Board lineage, which concludes here. Wind, snap, and power are the main considerations as players dodge the bunkers, water, and rough, which make for more complex courses than the 8-bit versions of the original. A course editor is included. The courses provided include real locations: … Continue reading “World Class Leader Board”

Year: 1987

Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, Macintosh, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum, iPhone

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Dr. Kal Morrow, expert in genetic research and creation of human-animal hybrids, has been kidnapped and his family brutally murdered by the terrorist organization CHIMERA. His surviving son Saul takes it upon himself to avenge his family. Using his father’s research, he turns into a man-wolf and sets out to find CHIMERA’s base and defeat … Continue reading “Wolfchild”

Year: 1992

Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, SNES

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


The space ship Monotros has returned after receiving an SOS call to save his home world (Volfied) from alien invaders and has to defeat a different boss and his minions in each level. Volfied is very similar to Qix — the player takes control of a ship/object whose purpose is to roam the screen, forming … Continue reading “Ultimate Qix aka Volfied”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, J2ME, TurboGrafx-16, Wii

Genre: Action

Theme: Puzzle elements


Populous II continues the “god game” genre pioneered by Bullfrog’s classic Populous. In PII, you’re an unproven immortal who must fight your way through an entire pantheon of Greek gods, each with his or her own strategy and attacks, and ultimately enter into a showdown with Zeus himself. The gameplay mechanics are similar to Populous, … Continue reading “Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods aka Two Tribes: Populous II”

Year: 1991

Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Macintosh, PC-98, SNES, Sharp X68000, Windows

Genre: Strategy / tactics

Theme: Real-time strategy


Three-headed demon Morgul has been influencing people’s dreams to create nightmares, but more recently these nightmares have become real. Only Turrican can save them in this fast paced side scrolling shoot-em up. It features 5 worlds and 13 levels of challenging gameplay. Gameplay is conceptually simple: just jump, shoot and explore. However, this game puts a lot … Continue reading “Turrican”

Year: 1990

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BlackBerry, CDTV, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


The sequel to OutRun features similar basic gameplay to the original, with the action viewed from behind the car, and the challenge being to complete each stage within the time limit. Contact can cause the car to spin, slow down or even flip; in each case you will lose time. There are branching routes and … Continue reading “Turbo Outrun”

Year: 1989

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Racing / driving

Theme: Racing/Driving


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