This is Tiny Galaga by Manfred Linzner (Pink / Abyss) from 2020 In this monochrome (Black and White) game, is based on Galaga from the arcades, where you need to shoot down the enemies As the game starts, enemies fly into the play area, doing random movement until they settle into a grid pattern at […]
This is A-Type by Dexter/Abyss from 1998 As you can tell this is a clone of the Arcade Game R-Type You control a star ship, and you have to blast various enemies along your journey, navigating the terrain, and avoiding it as well as avoiding enemy fire along the way You are equipped with a […]
My only brother Gary, has passed away suddenly, but post mortem needs to be carried out to find out the cause, my Dad thinks it maybe a Heart Attack brought on by our Auntie Pat getting very ill Trouble is with me, is I let it all out, and I have cried so much I […]
The Commercial Game of the Month goes to Walker by DMA Design from 1993 Walker is a Game where you need to take out little soldiers, Tanks, Planes and more, You have a Gun which if excessively used, has to time out to recharge, so use sparingly You walk through a bombed-out place during World […]
This is Roulette, by Peter Craven, from 1991, Written in AMOS In this version you first right click between your counters and then left click them onto the board on the right to place them down Then you place your Bet using the counters, and then you can click on the wheel in the top […]
Here we have Jumpy by Sven Putze from 1989 You play as Jumpy, a Green-Blob what constantly Jumps, hence the Games Name Your task is to collect all the White Bones while avoiding the enemies, some of which will follow you For example on Level 1 there is an Brown enemy on the ground who […]
This is Spatial Hyperdrive by Mike J. Rawes from 1993 In this game, You have to stay alive as long as possible, going through the level, which gets more difficult as you move along There is no fire ability, You just have to avoid the edges of the gameplay area, while continuing on through the […]
This is Hyper Ball by Patrik Holmstrom First you are presented with some Game Options to setup, along with an option to read the instructions which are pretty basic indeed You really just need to be able to defend your Goal area against either another player or the computer, this is the game inside out […]
The Commercial Game Of The Month is: Treasure Island Dizzy by Codemasters from 1989 You start with water on the right which has a coin in it, you cannot collect this until you get the snorkel, which you can find in the trees/forest section which you get to by walking left First you must collect […]
This is Cat & Mouse by Paul Fortin / C&P Software In this pretty simple Game, your aim is to eat all the cheese, while avoiding 2 Cats which will be released 1-by-1 from the top left and top right corners As you eat the cheese, you will become slower, meaning the Cats will eventually […]
Here is CardZ by Frans Zuydwijk in 1993 This is a collection of 4 different card games, namely 2 versions of Klondike, The Wall, and Up Down In Klondike, there are 2 different modes, one which has 52 cards, and one which has 104 cards, You pick up cards with the Left Mouse and hold […]
This is Pong by Claudio “PYRATRONIK” Buraglio from 1992 We all know how to play Pong, and this version even has several Game Modes which can be switched with the Space Bar It starts as the normal standard 2-Player affair (one player each side), where you have 2 players, and your aim is to keep […]
This is The Unusual Case of Doctor Strange, by Ian West, from 1994 Your task is to dig holes so the horrible Green Creatures fall into them, and you then need to goto them and whack them with your Axe several times to make them drop down to their death, and occasionally drop useful objects […]
This time the Commercial Game of the Month goes to Rick Dangerous II from Core Design from 1990 This time around you have 4 starting points, Hyde Park, Earth – The Ice Caverns of Freezia, The Forests of Vegetablia, and The Atomic Mud Mines Again you have limited Pistol Ammo, and Bombs which can help […]
Here we have Bomb Jacky by Unique Dimension from 1993 This is very similar in gameplay to Bomb Jack, where you have to collect Bombs around the large playing area, which most is off-screen, and will scroll into view when you move around The Game it quite difficult due to the above, and try to […]
Here we have Polymorf by Andrew Campbell from 1993 In this Game your task is to move your Pink Character in order to push the Coloured Blocks into each other to match them Be aware, if there are 2 blocks, it is a simple push together and they will disappear, if there are 3 or […]
This is Bload Runner by Chris Price You take control of “Special Agent Richard Flexible-Overhang III” (check the docs if you dont believe me -ed) and your task is to collect all the Queens Gold Coins You can climb ladders, dig holes to capture the enemies, which are called HARGH (yep, strange name I know […]
This is Defender by Acid Software from 1993 Another fast-paced shooter, where you need to Defend the little men who are on the planets surface from the Alien Invaders which will swoop down and pick them up Piloting your ship, which lucky comes with a laser weapon, Your task is to shoot the Alien Craft […]
This time the Commercial Game of the Month goes to the original Rick Dangerous from Core Design from 1989 Rick Dangerous is a pretty decent platformer, which is kinda based on Indiana Jones, where you goto the Amazon Jungle to search for the lost Goolu Tribe TICK! TICK! TICK! TICK! BOOM! as the Bomb goes, […]
This is Defenda! by Johnathan Sole, from 1991 You pilot a Ship, and you need to destroy all the Aliens which will kill you on touch You must defend the Humans standing on the Planet surface from these Aliens who will swoop down and take them away Dotted around are Volcanos and Mines which should […]