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- The House of Games -
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Welcome to The House of Games
This site is dedicated to bringing you all those great games from the past which are now known as abandonware or abandongames. You'll find reviews, screenshots, solutions and more. Also many games were released for
multiple systems and if they are available we'll put them on the site as well.
I vowed to complete every game on this site so games might not be added as quickly as other sites but it does
mean you are sure that the games are in complete working order.
Now run along and check out those games :p
Happy gaming to all.
Erde Kaiser
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| May-09-2008 12:58 |
Summer weather |
Pff the summer weather has finally arrived here even though it's not really summer yet and it looks like it will stay like that for some time, not that I use it much since I sit inside most of the time relaxing hehe. Anyway thanks to a friendly site visitor called Rob I was able to add the Commodore 64 version and a manual for Supremacy which is a fantastic strategy game set in space in which you have to conquer a solar system by colonizing and battling it out with the native warlord.
I also added a strange little puzzle game called IQ which I admit I don't really get so I didn't have much fun playing it. You can try it for yourself though maybe you'll find out something I didn't. |
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| May-02-2008 08:36 |
Free time |
We're having some local holidays now which is always nice and the weather is getting warmer and sunnier as well, not that I really have much benefit of it since I sit mostly indoors behind a screen :) Anyway here is the regular update.
Volfied is yet regular fill in the screen with figure te reveal the background type of game. People who've played a lot of arcade games should be pretty familiar with the genre as there have been loads of them released many of which had scantly clad ladies in the background as a reward. This game doesn't have any of that which is good in my opinion but the rest of the game is pretty standard. It's not earthshaking in any way but pretty fun to play for a while at least so give it a go. If you want try and figure out the backstory of the game as there is actually one but it's so corny I completely blocked it out of my mind. |
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| Apr-25-2008 15:09 |
More olympics |
| I've been adding a bunch of games based on the olympics but hey the 2008 olympics are coming soon and I've always like it a lot so you can expect more of them in the future. Track & field was one of the first of such games to come along and it features six events in which you can compete for the gold. The events are pretty common like the 100m dash, longjump, javelin, etc. Anyone who's played one of these games before is sure to know what to expect, sadly there are no special events to stand out from other games but being one of the first I guess that is to be expected. |
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| Apr-18-2008 12:07 |
A classic rpg |
| The 8-bit console era was the start of the Japanese RPG's with the now familiar topdown view. Phantasy star was Sega's entry into the market and it contains a lot of what later was to be standard in almost every rpg out there. It had quite a few novelties like the main characters is woman seeking revenge for the death of her brother and it also has a scifi theme to it as you have to travel among the stars but it also has things like swords and sorcery, the dungeons are even explored in a first person 3D view! Unfortunately is also has some of the downfalls of other rpg's like the constant need to levelup in the same place to get experience and money. However this game is not one to be missed as it's one of the classics of the RPG genre so get it while you can. |
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| Apr-11-2008 09:55 |
Time flies |
Time flies when you're busy and I've been real busy lately with all sorts of things. I'm also thinking about another server move since my privately hosted server might not be available for much longer, I hope I don't have to do it though because of costs as bandwith isn't as cheap as you'd think especially if you host at at a hosting company. Well I'll see about that later I guess.
For today's update I added a Norse action RPG game called Heimdall in which you play Heimdall himself in his quest to return the three weapons of the gods stolen by Loki. You'll have to travel from island to island finding clues, solving puzzles and fighting monsters to get them. The game is played from a semi 3D topdown view and altough you walk around directly with your character the combat takes place as only a click on an action button affair. The game was a bit of a letdown for me but I know some who really like it so I guess you'll have to take a look for yourself.
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| Apr-04-2008 11:30 |
Your weekly update |
| It's your weekly update and I'd play a strategy game and I found one in high seas trader.
You are the son of a once wealthy trader who was betrayed by his patron and robbed of his wealth and land, with the last of your gold and a ship you are about to set out to make fame and fortune for yourself on the high seas. As the name of the game implies trade is the main part of the game as you can buy goods in ports and sell them in different countries for a nice profit. The seas aren't exactly safe so you'll have to face pirates while trying to get your business running. I read some pretty bad reviews of the game so I wasn't sure about it at all but in this case the reviews proved to be wrong in my opinion. Don't expect an action filled game or a game like Pirates! as it's a pure trading game but it's quite a good one at that. |
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| Mar-28-2008 12:19 |
Edutainment |
| Are you up for learning something? Well then why not try where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego. In this game Carmen Sandiego has escaped from prison and is now causing problems in the US. You're just a beginning detective though and you will have to catch some low rankings thiefs first. You always start you search at the scene of the crime after you get details about what was stolen and where it was stolen from. There are eyewitnesses who can give you clues about how the person looked or where he or she might be headed so you can fly to other states and cities in persuit. Meanwhile you can learn interesting fact en stuff about the places you come across. Edutainment is often said to be for younger kids but I kinda like the Carmen Sandiego series and you should check it out before passing judgement. |
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Sitestats
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12-May-2008
Games: 341
Utils: 30
Manuals: 152
Solves: 66
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