This game was released near the end of the Cold War. According to the game introduction screen, it takes place in October 2017 – obviously, in a universe when the Soviet Union did not collapse in 1991. The game uses the controversial Strategic Defense Initiative (S.D.I.) as its plot device. True to its name, Cinemaware … Read more
Special assignment: Rescue the hostages from the terrorist gangs holding out in West L.A. Clean up the streets. Blow away the bad guys and be a hero on network T.V.! Fail and you won’t be coming home to watch it. All action joystick bending combat for those with the skill to survive!
Players control a satellite and must destroy enemies by moving a crosshair over them and firing the satellite’s weapons.
SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative is based around classic-style shoot ’em up action. It puts you in control of a satellite which must ensure that the wave of bombs aimed for the United States do not hit. Direction of motion and direction of fire are controlled independently – on the 16-bit versions you rotate the mouse … Read more
Your divers have retrieved the buried treasure, and now you must come to their rescue. The object of Seaquest is to retrieve as many treasure-divers as you can, while dodging and blasting enemy subs and killer sharks. All before your oxygen runs out!
You are the legendary Red Baron, flying a plane through a horizontal side-scrolling scenery set during World War I. To complete a mission, you simply need to get to the landing spot on the other side without being shot down, but you can gain extra points by destroying enemy vehicles and planes. For huge points, … Read more
Sky Kid is a 1985 arcade horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and released by Namco in Japan on December 1, 1985. The players take control of the Sky Kids, “Red Baron” and “Blue Max”, which are references to Manfred von Richthofen, the famous World War I flying ace, and the prestigious order Pour le … Read more
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Outer Heaven leader CaTaffy has activated the ultimate super weapon: Metal Gear! Responding to the crisis, covert unit “Fox Hound” is called into action, and that’s where you come into play. Trained in hand-to-hand combat and skilled in every weapon known to man, you’re Fox Hound’s lethal fighting machine, code named “Solid Snake”. But on … Read more
ull title Dinky Digger Year of release 1983 Publisher Postern Ltd (UK) Author(s) Ragrob Inspired by Universal (USA) (arcade coin-op: Mr. Do!) Machine type ZX Spectrum 48K Number of players 1 Controls Keyboard Type Arcade: Maze Message language English Original publication Commercial Original price £6.95