Duke Nukem 3D
by 3D Realms (Apogee Software) Duke Nukem 3D is set on Earth “around the early 21st century”. In the levels of Duke Nukem 3D take the player outdoors and indoors through rendered street scenes, military bases, deserts, a flooded city, space stations, moon bases and a Japanese restaurant. Download Duke Nukem 3D...
Read MoreIslands of Danger
By Carr Software (1996) A unique and interesting ASCII text-mode game where the object is to destroy all of the missile launchers on each island. The missile launchers fire seemingly smart missiles at you that you must dodge or destroy. The game features a smoothly scrolling playing field, its game play is fairly fast-paced and the game is quite enjoyable to play. Download Islands of...
Read MoreHurl
By Millenium Media Group (1995) This is a 3D shooter you’ve probably never played before. It uses an engine similar to the one used by early 3D games like Wolfenstein 3D or Ken’s Layrinth. It includes weird SB sound effects and some rather wacky graphics … you’ll have to download it and see it for yourself whether you enjoy this somewhat strange game! Download...
Read MoreGateworld
By Homebrew Software (1995) GateWorld has undoubtedly been largely influenced by the original sidescrolling Duke Nukem games, which is not a bad thing. GateWorld’s graphics, sounds and overall gameplay have the feel of an early Apogee game. Unfortunately this game is not as polished as Apogee’s offerings, as there are some gameplay quirks (limited ammo, camera that doesn’t show...
Read MoreGalactix
By Cygnus Software(????) This game may not be very complicated but it IS fun to play. The game was the first attempt by Cygnus Software (now ‘Mountain King Studios’) to develop a shareware game. They later went on to develop the awesome game ‘Raptor: Call of the Shadows’. This game plays similarly, but is more simple in scope. The graphics, sound, and gameplay are,...
Read MoreG Stones 3
By William D. Rinehart (1996) A mostly average Arkanoid clone. It has fairly good graphics, but the general lack of powerup items (they do appear, but much too infrequently) make the game less exciting than it could have been. Other than that, it’s a very playable remake of the classic Breakout-style game. Download G Stones...
Read MoreFlatworm II
By Murray Brandon (1994) Flatworm II is a Nibbles/Snake type game which attempts to spice up the action with the addition of numerous powerups and credits you can earn to buy more powerups. It’s partially successful. Its graphics and sound effects are passable, but there are so many different powerups and their icons are so ambiguous that it’s difficult to tell what does what. It does...
Read MoreEvasive Maneuvers
By Exaggerated Software (1994) A more laid-back shooting game, Evasive Maneuvers has you in control of your space ship, plowing through various high-tech themed levels, shooting and dropping bombs on various obstacles. You must continually collect fuel (by destroying fuel canisters) to keep flying, while avoiding or destroying everything else. Decent graphics and sounds too. (NOTE: When playing...
Read MoreEGA Walls
By Polik (1989) Breakout spawned several clones, the most well known of which is probably Arkanoid, which itself spawned many clones. EGAWalls is one of several of those clones. It does add two-player gameplay (one one keyboard) but otherwise it fairly faithfully recreates an Arkanoid-like experience, with various powerups and classic brick-busting action! Could be fun if you want to play with a...
Read MoreEGA Roids
By Designer Software (1986) A pretty good conversion of the classic game ‘Asteroids’. You won’t find any bells & whistles here, but it does present solid gameplay and smooth flowing graphics. The only real problem is that the keys take a bit of getting used to … using the arrow keys would’ve been much easier! If you can get used to the odd key placement,...
Read MoreDuke Nukem 2
By Apogee Software (1993) Between the original, classic Duke and the kickass Duke Nukem 3D came the unheralded sequel, Duke II. (Which really would’ve been Duke 4, if you counted the ‘registered-only’ episodes 2 and 3.) The main advantages of the sequel over the original are in the areas of its graphics (still EGA, but they look better) and sound (SB instead of the PC speaker)....
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By Apogee Software (1991) One of my all-time favorite sidescrollers. It just has excellent level design, items, enemies, and interactivity. The graphics look good (for EGA, that is) and even though the sounds are played through the PC speaker, they aren’t that annoying! Amazing. Definitely worth the download! Download Duke Nukem (Mega-Upload) Download Duke Nukem...
Read MoreDoom
By iD Software (1993) Chosen by Computer Gaming World as part of their ‘Hall of Fame’ (‘DOOM revolutionized PC action games’), DOOM has been one of the most played computer games of the past few years. And for good reason. I admit, it scared the hell outta me when I first played it. Even today, with increasingly sophisticated 3D action games (Quake, Unreal, Halflife, etc.)...
Read MoreCycle Warz
By VectorScope Software (1993) This is a clone of the Tron light-cycle style game where the object is to make your opponent(s) crash into your tail as you move around the playing field. The best feature about this version is that it includes many options that you can set (including up to four players, any/all of which can be controlled by the computer), and you can save your options so you...
Read MoreCommander Keen Dreams
By Softdisk Publishing (1992) This is what’s known as the ‘lost’ episode since not as many people have played it. It uses the same engine as Commander Keen 4 but features all new levels, enemies, etc. It’s more of the great Commander Keen gameplay, so that means great graphics, sounds, and fun. It’s still kind of annoying that you die after being hit once, but...
Read MoreCommander Keen 4
By Apogee (1991) The Keen sequel is even better than the original! (Numbered ’4′ because episodes 2-3 were released only when the original was registered.) Great graphics (and now SB sound effects!) plus improved control and cool new enemies and places to explore! Download Commander Keen 4 (Mega-Upload) Download Commander Keen 4...
Read MoreCommander Keen
By Apogee Software (1990) This is also known as Commander Keen:Invasion of the Voritcons. It features great graphics (for EGA) and some not-so-annoying PC speaker sound effects. The jumping and pogo-sticking (yes, that’s a word) take a bit of getting used to … otherwise, a great, classic Apogee platformer. Download Commander Keen (Mega-Upload) Download Commander Keen...
Read MoreTyrian
By Epic Megagames (1995) Tyrian is a shooting game that is somewhat similar to the Apogee games. It’s a detailed and graphically intense space shoot-em-up with advanced graphical effects and great sound/music. It also features an interesting plotline and many secret levels/bonuses to find. Download Tyrian ( Mega-Upload) Download Tyrian...
Read MoreWolfenstein 3D
By id Software (1992) This is game is Nazis in pseudo-3D and you shoot them. A lot. If you haven’t played it? Then your in for a surprise! Download Wolfenstein (Mega-Upload) Download Wolfenstein (4Shared)
Read MoreChub Gam 3D
By ChubGamSoft (1998) While this game has won many award It plays well enough and has some interesting graphic/gameplay elements it just seems quite unprofessional at times. Download Chub Gam 3D (Mega-Upload) Download Chub Gam 3D (4shared)
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