PLATFORMS
Willy Beamish is a kid who likes to goof off and have fun. Naturally, all the grown-ups get in the way by making him go to school, making him clean his room, etc. But now that’s school’s out for the summer, Willy is determined to have a good time and maybe even have his pet … Continue reading “The Adventures of Willy Beamish”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, SEGA CD, Windows
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
Zoop is a fast-paced puzzle game in which the player eliminates colored shapes that are approaching his alter ego, another colored shape, before they reach the top, somewhat similarly to Tetris. In order to eliminate the other shapes, you must point your piece at it and ‘fire’. If the shape is the same color as … Continue reading “Zoop”
Year: 1995
Platforms: DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Jaguar, Macintosh, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Tile matching puzzle
Zero Wing is an horizontal shooter game where the player is in control of a ZIG, an escape pod released after its main ship was attacked and destroyed by the evil cyborg CATS, bent on taking over the world. Like most games in the genre, there are three color-coded weapons: red (scatter), green (homing) and blue … Continue reading “Zero Wing”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, TurboGrafx CD, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
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
Monster World was once a peaceful region. Then, the peace was shattered by an invading army of monsters. A young man named Shion vowed to defeat them and make his land peaceful again. Wonder Boy In Monster World is the third game in the Monster World spin-off series, originally known as Wonder Boy 5: Monster … Continue reading “Wonder Boy in Monster World”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is a quite different game to most of the games in the Wonder Boy series. You play a green-haired dude named Leo, who must attack the invaders that attempt to collect weapons and use them to destroy the land. The game starts out like a simple platform game, but it’s just when Wonder … Continue reading “Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Antiquarian Thomasina Bateman is writing a book on the barrows of England, documenting the treasures she finds buried within. When an intriguing letter summons her to the small village of Bewlay, tucked away in the remote countryside, she sets off by train with her assistant a day behind. Upon her arrival, however, the mysterious man … Continue reading “The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow”
Year: 2022
Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
The sun begins to dawn on Velua, a new day for the world and a new day for you, a freshly minted Battle Researcher of the global research society known as Lux Solis. It’s your first day and everything goes smoothly until a mysterious force attacks your latest workplace. Build up a squad of Coromon, … Continue reading “Coromon”
Year: 2022
Platforms: Android, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Carmen Sandiego and her gang are loose once again, and it is the players job to capture her! This time round the player not only has to find where she is, but also when she is. Traveling to various locations, they need to assemble clues by questioning witnesses and searching locations to close in and … Continue reading “Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, Macintosh, NES, SNES
Genre: Educational
Theme: Puzzle elements
This is a sequel to Vectorman. This time, the super-powerful little robot was attacked while coming back to earth in his spaceship. He falls down on the earth only to discover dark locations full of hostile creatures and to participate in a platformer full of fast and furious action. Fight your enemies, collect photons, jump … Continue reading “Vectorman 2”
Year: 1996
Platforms: Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform