Sabreman’s second game (following Sabre Wulf and preceding Knight Lore and Pentagram) finds him trapped in an underground cavern network, split into nearly 600 side-viewed screens. There are three ways to escape, each protected by a guardian who can be killed using one of the three major weapons you can locate – a dagger, a … Read more
Pastfinder is a vertically scrolling shooter designed by David Lubar and published by Activision in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 and MSX home computers.
The player controls the eponymous Pedro, a Mexican gardener, and the object of the game is to protect Pedro’s plants from the various animals—such as ants and rats—that try to eat them. To do this Pedro must try to block the entrances to his garden with bricks, stamp on any animals that get in, and … Read more
The ACG amulet (a reference to Ultimate’s formal name of Ashby Computers and Graphics), has been split into four pieces, which are located in different parts of a jungle, and you’re the intrepid explorer sent to locate them. The game takes place on a large map, and the viewed area often includes section which overlap … Read more
Decision in the Desert was the second installment in the “Command Series” of tactical wargames co-designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever and published by MicroProse in the mid 1980s. The game covers the North African theater during World War II. The design is essentially the same as in the first Command game, Crusade in … Read more
The player drives a stock car that is being chased by the police. Avoid on-coming traffic, stay on the road to score more points and drive through gas stations to extend play time. The game ends when you run out of gas, finish the race, or receive three speeding tickets if that dip switch setting … Read more
Psytron =========== The Psytron is in sole charge of the Betula 5 Installation. Its defence circuits are on the alert for intruders, its pursuit droid tracks down enemy saboteurs which infiltrate the base. It assesses the personnel’s oxygen needs, it allocates food and work duties. Every aspect of the installation and the colony which supports … Read more
Guide Mikie around the school, classroom, and locker room to collect hearts which make up a letter from his girlfriend. Head-butt teachers and throw basketballs at them.
A giant mutated television set known as the “Fuzzbomb” has begun infecting cities across America and turning people into walking balls of TV static. The player controls a secret agent assigned to defeat the Fuzzbomb and rescue fuzzed people. Agent USA travels to different locations in the United States via normal or high-speed train (the … Read more