Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Author: Gustavo - Published: 11 April 2020, 2:17 pm
Beyond Oasis (also known as The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light) is a Japanese adventure RPG. It was developed by Ancient and published for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive between 1994 and 1995.
The plot focuses on Prince Ali, who finds a mysterious golden amulet. He soon learns that the relic was used by a magician to invoke the spirits of the 4 elements. On the other hand, the protagonist discovers that he must face an evil being who found a silver amulet, with which he can create chaos and destruction.
Regarding the gameplay, it is impossible not to notice that the adventure is very similar to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past or Illusion of Gaia. As dictated by that style of game, the character finds weapons, power-ups, and various items along the way. There is also a system of magic and invocations, where one of the spirits is called to fight on the side of the protagonist. This gives a lot of personality to the game and ensures that it never gets boring.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 10 April 2020, 5:01 pm
F-19 Stealth Fighter is a combat jet simulator; it was developed and released by MicroProse in 1988 for PC DOS and in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari.
The game is a remake of the 8-bit title called Project Stealth Fighter. The new version is not only different because it is a 16-bit title, but also has the direction of the renowned Sid Meier. The Canadian game designer, one of the two founders of MicroProse, was not new to military sims. In fact, he had previously created F-15 Strike Eagle and Silent Service, the submarine simulator that catapulted this type of game to fame.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 9 April 2020, 3:28 pm
Nuclear War is a strategy game developed by New World Computing and published in 1989 for Amiga and MS-DOS.
The title was a separate point to the releases of this company, who, until that moment, had only presented two entries of the Might and Magic saga and was going to release King's Bounty in 1990.
This turn-based strategy adventure is founded on satire. The player must choose 4 characters that are clearly parodies of world leaders, living and dead, to face each other in a strategic duel for world domination. On the other hand, the idea of world domination comes with a social critique. In essence, the way to rule the world is by eradicating other nations with nuclear weapons, and the winner celebrates his victory by jumping with joy in a desolate land.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 9 April 2020, 1:19 am
NBA Live 97 is a basketball game developed by NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis in 1996.
The third entry in this franchise that started with NBA Live 95 also had its adaptations for MS-DOS, Playstation, and Sega Saturn that same year.
Even though, to keep veteran players, the gameplay has remained almost the same as the previous installments, this new release had several changes that give a much larger share of diversity. First, many moves and features were added to the players, so the gamer has several alternatives to impose his style on the court. Besides, you can create players and even entire teams, to which you can add classic figures like Michael Jordan or Charles Barkley.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 8 April 2020, 9:01 pm
Lost Dutchman Mine is an adventure/simulation video game developed and published in 1989 by Magnetic Images. It was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.
The title was designed by David Lindsley, who had worked previously on a game called Gold of the Realm (1988), which didn't have much success.
The story of Lost Dutchman Mine is based on the legend of a lost gold mine in Arizona, USA. The premise of the title is straightforward: the player is a miner who has to find a way to survive. To achieve this, he must make it through each night with enough food and a place to sleep. The ways to accomplish these objectives are what give the adventure its charm and make it so good.
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Author: Gustavo - Published: 8 April 2020, 2:14 am
Shivers is a horror point-and-click graphic adventure. Sierra On-Line produced and released the game in 1995 as a PC exclusive.
Although it had a foray into the world of graphic adventures with Mystery House (1980), the company that would later become part of Activision had no background in the world of terror. Therefore, based on other popular installations such as the 11th hour and 7th guest, Shivers saw the light.
The premise of the game is somewhat cliché. After accepting a challenge from some friends, two teenagers are trapped in a haunted museum where two other young people and the institution's owner disappear. The story becomes more complicated when they discover that the place is inhabited by 13 spirits called Ixupi, and the player is tasked with locking them in their respective pots. As the character advances in the plot, topics related to madness, the arrogance of the scientific community, aliens, and even Atlantis are revealed.
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