Jazz Jackrabbit Xmas Edition
By Epic MegaGames (1994) This special freeware version of the classic Sonic-inspired jumping & shooting game from Epic Megagames was released at Christmas time in 1994 to promote the full version of Epic’s Jazz Jackrabbit series. The Jazz games of course combine the fast speed of the Sonic games along with shooting action. This ‘Holiday Hare’ version includes the great...
Read MoreImpact
By Audiogenic (1988) Impact is an EGA Arkanoid clone. There are not many improvements made over the classic Arkanoid formula. One change is that instead of dropping powerups, the blocks drop coin-like items, that can be saved up to buy increasingly better powerups. Download Impact
Read MoreGravity Force
By Jens Hassler (2000) While the control scheme takes a little getting used to, this game is definitely very polished … that is, it is very well put together and it’s clear that a lot of time has gone into its construction. The graphics are great and so are the sound effects. The gameplay consists of completing various missions by blasting enemy spaceships while having to deal with...
Read MoreGods
By Bitmap Brothers (1991) Gods is another game which pushed the technical abilities of the machines at the time to the limit and added some unique features. The game features you as a Greek hero who has been send to do the gods dirty work, four huge worlds await you filled with monsters and puzzles to solve. Armed only with a simple knife and whatever you can find you must clean up all worlds to...
Read MoreGalatic Battle
By Brian Goble (1990) Wave after wave of enemies come at you, and you must shoot them all before your fuel runs out. You can earn credits to buy upgrades (hint: if you have a lot of fuel left over, don’t refill between the wave for an extra credit!), and every so often a boss battle occurs. Simple but crisp EGA graphics (new enemy design for each wave) and PC speaker sound effects in a tiny...
Read MoreFracas
By Geckosoft(1996) Fracas is a well done Bomberman clone that has been given a fantasy themed makeover. In this game you play a wizard who lays magical ‘bombs’ to defeat your enemies. Up to four players can play at once (sharing the same computer) and the game features nice smooth scrolling graphics and great sounds. (Note that this game was originally shareware but was recently...
Read MoreDungeon Master
By FTL Games (1989) One of the first 3D Realtime Action games, ported to the PC for your classical gaming pleasure. Download Dungeon Master (Mega-Upload) Download Dungeon Master (4shared)
Read MoreDonald Duck’s Playground
By Al Lowe (1986) This game, originally published by Sierra many years ago, has recently been made available for free by its creator, Al Lowe. The game is a childrens game, with very simple gameplay that requires no typing. It involves doing various jobs to earn money to buy playground equipment. It can be fun for young children Download Donalds Duck’s Playground...
Read MoreDiggory
By Jim Scarlett (1990) Diggory is a somewhat unique and innovative yet infuriating arcade game where the object is to collect mushrooms and smash into a gate in order to pass on to the next level. You have to also eat the eggs that form or harmful bugs will appear that can kill you. The game concept is interesting, but the high difficulty level (even in the first level) and the ugly graphics (or...
Read MoreDeep 2
By ALO-Soft Deep 2 is a ‘falling down a pit’ type game. The object is to maneuver around the obstances while collecting bonus items. There is a little strategy involved since you can use the money you collect to buy items occationally. Simple but colorful ASCII graphics and PC speaker ‘blips & bleeps’ sound round out the game. Might be fun for those who enjoy text-mode...
Read MoreCyberdogs
By Ronny Wester (1998) A top view Gauntlet style shooter. It’s simple, fast and a heck of a lot of fun, especially in two player mode. First, you use money to buy different weapons. Then you walk through different areas collecting items and killing guards. It’s more fun than it sounds when I describe it, especially considering the small size of the zipfile. Download Cyberdog...
Read MoreChopper Command
By Activision (1982) Chopper Command involves the player controlling a military helicopter in a desert scenario protecting a convoy of tractor trailers that are in position on the ground. The goal is to destroy all enemy fighter jets and helicopters that attack the player’s helicopter and the friendly trucks traveling below. The game ends when the player loses all of his or her lives, or...
Read MoreChex Quest
By Digital Cafe (1996) Based on a modified version of the DOOM engine, Chex Quest was originally included on free promotional CDs with Chex brand cereal. Surprisingly, this game is actually decent, with fairly good graphics and sounds . Although it’s fairly short its surreal atmosphere makes it worth trying out. Download Chex Quest (Mega-Upload) Download Chex Quest...
Read MoreCaves of Thor
By Apogee Software (1990) Caves of Thor is an extremely interesting and oddly playable ASCII game released early in Apogee’s existance, shortly after the Kroz series of games. Programmed by Todd Replogle (who later went on to be lead programmer on all of the Duke Nukem games), Caves was Apogee’s first game release that was coded by an outside author. The game itself is an extremely...
Read MoreCash Invaders
By Bas de Reuver (2002) Cash Invaders is a really cool looking (and playing) Space Invaders variant, which includes 100 levels of shooting action. There are several improvements over the classic space game including ray-traced graphics, weapon power ups that can be purchased, and tons of new enemies to battle. This game plays great and looks good too, recommended. Download Cash Invaders...
Read MoreCalifornia Games
By Epyx (1987) California Games was the original ‘Extreme Games’ what we call today ‘X-Games in the sun’. Players can select sponsors and compete in events such as skateboarding, footbag, surfing, roller skating, flying disc and BMX. The surfing event is ranked by judges, which give a score to help the players improve their routine. Download California...
Read MoreC-Dogs
By Ronny Wester (2000) This is a sequel to Cyberdogs, C-Dogs improves on the original game play formula. The game games involves missions which you go shooting anything. You choose your own weapons. Download C-Dogs (mega-upload) Download C-Dogs...
Read MoreLiero
By Anssi Lipponen (1994) In this game, you play a worm that’s loaded up with some heafty ammunition! Your objective is to kill your opponent worm (CPU or 2nd player) as quickly as possible. This game features excellent control, great graphics, and SB sound effects. It’s very polished, and plays well. Download Liero (Mega-Upload) Download...
Read MoreBlocks
This game is virtually identical to the popular online game Collapse (or any of the many other similar games). The object is to click on groups of three or more colored blocks. When clicked, groups of blocks disappear, and any blocks on top of those fall down to take the place of the ones that disappeared. A fun game for a brief time, but I can’t see anyone playing a lot unless...
Read MoreBlockage
This simple Arkanoid clone has decent graphics and offers fast, no-frills gameplay. There are some lively graphics effects as well to keep things interesting. Pretty impressive considering the zip file is only 5kb in size! Download Blockage (mega-upload) Download Blockage...
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