Taking place in the year 2059 in another galaxy, mankind has colonized an alien planet called Theon after evacuating a previously colonized planet Orac. Five years ago, the colony on Orac was attacked by alien invaders and the war was so intense, the colonists were forced to leave. However, Theon is now under attack by … Read more
The game is a side-scrolling shoot-’em-up. The player pilots a “spacedozer” destroying empty space stations, and asteroids from space highways. The player is given work orders to investigate a remote location that turns out to be an alien invasion. The player is forced to engage the fleet before it arrives at their home island planet … Read more
Nord and Bert Couldn’t Make Head or Tail of It is a text adventure game revolving around puns and wordplays. Idioms and clichés have become real-world objects in the town of Punster, and the player has to sort them out in order to win. There are seven separate scenarios that can be played in any … Read more
Card Sharks is a 1987 Poker game developed and published by Accolade. It was designed by Mike Lorezen. Depending the chosen game the user has to select up to three opponents. Besides three fictional characters (Luigi, Lady and Milton), the user can also select Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. The characters comment the … Read more
A breathtaking galaxy on the outer rim of the universe. Worlds with astonishing creatures and animated 3D graphics. A thrilling scenario bursting with humour, the likes of which you’ve never seen. Everything about CAPTAIN BLOOD makes it the type of game you just have to play! Hours and hours of discovery, exploration, dialogue, and hotshot … Read more
Magic Johnson’s Fast Break is fast-paced two-on-two action rather than the usual five-on-five contest. On screen you get a full-court, horizontally-scrolling gameplay. A referee monitors the action and calls the fouls if the gameplay gets too rough, and a crowd cheers you on. Your team starts each game at a certain salary level. Your goal … Read more
As the half-human half-cyborg flying machine of the title, you are faced with 28 levels to clear of enemies. The gameplay is horizontally scrolling. Your unit is able to fly and then hold at a certain level in space. Defeated enemies often release gems, which can be collected towards power-ups. These include more powerful or … Read more
The player flies a BD5J, a small agile jet. The player has to complete a series of eight stunt courses and routines with the jet. For example, in one set, the player has to fly the plane around a series of pylons. In another, the player must fly a figure eight. Stunts get harder as … Read more
500cc Grand Prix was one of the first French-made games for the Atari ST. It was developed by Microïds in 1987. The graphics and animation were not well developed in this motorcycle Racing game but on the other hand the fact that the game has a versus mode is well-appreciated. The game provides a two-player … Read more
5th Gear is a computer game for the Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64, released on the Rack-It budget label. The original Commodore 64 version was programmed by Jeroen Leijten, with music by Theo and Renier Hongens. It was largely inspired by previous arcade games Steer and Go and Spy Hunter.