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 […]
Here we have, Matrix Blaster, by Sami Cokar, Nadeem Cokar and W. Jared Brookes (Reviewed a day late on Saturday which is why the date says 1 Mar and not 28 Feb) This is a Tron-style Game, where you need to kill off your opponents, by blocking them from creating a longer line than you […]
This is James Pond II: Codename Robocod Demo by Millenium from 1991, A Preview Version Featured on Amiga Action Issue 26 from November 1991 Here you star as Robocod, with the object of killing off all the Toys, by bopping them to oblivion (well ok, you jump on their heads -ed), This Preview Version (or […]
This game is called Dodge by Ben Durrant in 1996 In this rather simple game, which takes place on a single screen which has a static starred background, You take control of a Blue Ship, with No Fire capability, and you need to avoid the Asteroids coming towards you from the top of the screen […]
This time is is Danger Mouse, Written in AMOS, by Gerred Blyth As you can tell it is a Hunchback-clone, much like Battlements which I reviewed back in 2021 Here you have the same type of enemies, such as Guards which will put swords up occasionally to try and catch you, Metal Balls with Spikes […]
This is Double Squares by Manfred Kopp in 1992 You have a 10 x 10 Grid in front of you, and you need to set as many tiles on the board as possible, each tile has an inner and outer square, upto 10 different colours, The Game can also be played with 1-2 players You […]