Hera – Sword of Rhin
By Retsel Enterprises (1995) Hera is an old-school overhead RPG that is very similar to the original Ultima games. Using a simple system of keyboard commands you control your character, you are on some kind of quest … probably involving the Sword of Rhin. The graphics are definitely old-school style, and there’s no doubt that someone with a love for classic RPGs and a lot of patience...
Read MoreHeavy Water Jogger
By Viable Software Alternatives (1992) This game is odd. The premise is that you have a limited amount of time (30 minutes) to reach the control room of the nuclear reactor. The gameplay is strange. It involves avoiding multiple pits of water, and occasionally robot guards. You can jump (only while running) and pick up items (once in awhile, out of grates on the ground). It’s unique,...
Read MoreFramed
By John Boyce and Richard Case (1995) A bit of a weird sidescrolling game. It’s graphics, action, and control are all mostly average, but it does feature an adventure-like inventory system. You pickup and use items you find along the way, while trying to avoid the prison’s guards. Mildly entertaining. Download Framed
Read MoreElectroman
By Epic MegaGames (1994) Epic Megagames (in their early days) bought some of their games from other companies. This is one such game … they don’t support it anymore. Nevertheless, it’s not a bad game. It features a RoboCop-like character which you must try to navigate through the levels. Not a lot of fast action (and the jumping controls are a bit odd) but other than that, not...
Read MoreDungeons of Grimlor
By RederWare Dungeons of Grimlor is a mild action/adventure hybrid game where the object is to ‘Find the Evil Dragon Grimlor and retrieve the GEM of Souls!’. This actually means fighting through many EGA dungeons and fighting some monsters. The game shows potential but in my testing the graphics were quite choppy and slow which made the game a bit tough to play. Still it seems like...
Read MoreDungeons of Death
By Alex Kapteyn Jr (1994) Dungeons of Death is a first-person perspective role playing game, similar to classics like Dungeon Hack or Eye of the Beholder. The game’s graphics are not great, but the gameplay is simple and intuitive. There is no long story or complicated control scheme. Attacking monsters is done by timing presses of the Spacebar, which is a lot tougher than it sounds!...
Read MoreDark Passages
By E. Michael Pokpropski (1996) Similar to the classic game Gauntlet (one of my favs) this game features large dungeons that are explored from an overhead perspective. You choose from three different characters, then explore the dungeons, killing monsters and collecting treasure. The graphics are fairly good, and the sound isn’t too annoying, even though it’s played through the PC...
Read MoreCrystal Caves
By Apogee Software (1990) A somewhat average EGA sidescroller created by Apogee right around the same time as the first Keen game was released … this probably explains why it has been generally overlooked. In any case, it’s nowhere near being a bad game, so if you’re looking for a good EGA platformer, try it out. Note that it can be annoying at times, since the gameplay predates...
Read MoreCosmo’s Cosmic Adventures
By Apogee Software (1992) One of Apogee’s great EGA sidescrollers, this one seems quite similar to Commander Keen. Cosmo has some added abilities, however, like using his suction-cupped hands to grab onto walls to climb. One of the lesser-known Apogee classic. Download Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventures (Mega-Upload) Download Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventures...
Read MoreCharlie II
By Wiering Software (2003) Charlie II is the sequel to Wiering Software’s ‘Charlie the Duck’. As such, it’s similar to the original game. It seems to use the same engine, and shares a lot of graphical touches and gameplay devices. The object of the game is to guide your duck through various Mario-like side-scrolling levels, collecting coins and gems. Download Charlie...
Read MoreChamp Kong
By CHAMProgramming (1996) An excellent conversion of the old arcade classic. It features great graphics, sweet SB sound and lots of other nice, professional touches. Download Champ Kong (Mega-Upload) Download Champ King (4shared)
Read MoreCaptain Comic
By Michael A. Denio (1989) This game was quite innovative back when it was released, with it’s smooth scrolling EGA graphics and sound effects. In this game the only thing it lacks is a save feature … which means you’ll just spend hours at a time trying to finish it. Download Captain Comic (mega-upload) Download Captain Comic...
Read MoreBreakfree
By Software Storm (1994) This game is an Arkanoid clone it is truly unique, Mainly because it is in 3D. It IS fun to play … however, it’s easy to miss the ‘ball’ because of the 3D perspective. The graphics are pretty good, however, and there are some SB sound effects. Download Breakfree (mega-upload) Download Breakfree...
Read MoreHugo’s House of Horrors 1, 2 and 3
2By Gray Design Associates (1991) These games are fun! They are in the style of those classic Sierra adventures, these feature EGA graphics and annoying PC speaker effects (Can be turned off), They’re all fun to play, though, especially if you enjoy graphic adventure games. Download file Hugo’s House of Horrors 1, 2 and 3 (Mega-Upload) Download Hugo’s House of Horrors 1, 2 and 3...
Read MoreBack to the Forest
In this game you play a squirrel named Skunny (who’s also featured in several other Copysoft games), and are on a quest to ‘save your girl’. Pretty good VGA graphics, and SB sound effects … however, the controls are very loose and floaty (especially the way your character slides around as if he were on ice), which makes this game tough to get used to. Download Back to the...
Read MoreANSiDude
By Vectorscope Software (1995) If you enjoy old-school ASCII games you will probably find ANSiDude pretty cool. It’s kind of like the classic Kroz series, except with more story elements and an inventory system. The graphics are decent (at DOS level). Overall the game is not extremely fun to play, but definitely worth a look for those interested in this type of game. Download...
Read MoreAncients
By Epic Megagames (1993) If you are into the old style 1st person hack’nslash type of RPGs you may want to try this one. This game has VGA and SB sounds, there is one feature which is missing what probably bugs me the most and that is the annoying lack of a map Download Ancients(Mega-Upload) Download Ancients...
Read MoreAldo’s Adventure
Aldo bears a striking resemblance to Mario in this EGA ladder-climbing and jumping game that looks suspiciously similar to the original Donkey Kong game. Obvious similarities aside, this game does feature excellent play control, and the game holds up very well even though it’s now over 15 years old! Like Donkey Kong each level fills one screen and does not scroll, although there are several...
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