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Super Metroid
Said to be one of the best games ever, it almost never got made! Coming close to getting shut down not once but twice during … Continue reading
Category: Adventure
Wonder Boy in Monster World
The monster world games were a whole new twist on the [arcade] original, adding the RPG style elements to the gameplay justified the slightly repetitive … Continue reading
Final Fantasy 6
Setting the 16 bit bar as high as possible Squares cyberpunk tale was released to critical acclaim. A Joules Vern world in which all of the … Continue reading
Monkey Island 2 – LeChuck’s Revenge
The second in the series of Guybrush’s point & click adventures. It was made using the (strangely named) SCUMM game tool that was originally developed … Continue reading
Dungeon Master
A legendary game. Though it had been tried before, this adventure successfully made “realtime” a genre that had historically been turn based (role play). It … Continue reading
Thunderbirds
Paying dues to the late Gerry Anderson, who died in December 2012. He was the inventor of much of our childhood (albeit with acting more … Continue reading
Leisure Suit Larry
Al Lowe’s gift to the gaming world. A series of games featuring the randy but loveable little excuse for a mid life crisis. A true inovation … Continue reading
Abes Odyssey
When this game came out [though it appeared well into my gaming life] it blew me away. With Prince of Persia style gameplay in a … Continue reading
