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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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| Aug-27-2010 22:58 |
4 in a row |
Wow an update each week for a whole month! Actually it was because I was free for a whole month and was able to
create a more efficient means of updating. I can't promise I will keep this up all the time though since I've got loads
of other obligations and stuff now that I have to take care of a family and all. But we'll see how it goes.
I added
labyrinth which is made after the movie of the same name from 1986, the movie
wasn't very succesfull but it has become a cult classic. The game slightly diviates from the movie in that you play a man who
is trapped in the labyrinth and the only way to get out and back to your own world is to navigate the maze and
defeat Jareth, the evil master of the labyrinth. The game actually starts as a text adventure but once you reach the labyrinth
changes to a graphical one which is quite a neat feature. The game is also quite a succes in my opinion as it kept me
playing for quite a while. For once a maze in an adventure game is not only viable but even fun!
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| Aug-20-2010 20:07 |
parlour games |
| I added a really weird game today called parlour
games which was only released on the Sega Master System. You get to play
three different minigames: darts, billiards and bingo. Each is played separately
as standalone games and all of them have options on how to play the game like
how to open en close in darts or how many points you play for. The bingo minigame
is a bit of a strange one as I don't really see how it ties in with the name and
the other two games, that and the two girls wearing silly outfits. I like the
darts game though so give it a go. |
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| Aug-13-2010 14:50 |
friday the 13th |
I'm on a roll here with regular updates again, that doesn't actually mean I have
loads of time on my hands though as I'm still swamped. I guess prioritizing is
an important thing as I've dropped some timeconsuming activities in favor of the
more fun/usefull ones, why don't you try the same?
Oh I just saw it's friday the 13th, good luck all :)
I added Ecstatica which is a sort
of survival horror adventure in which you are a traveler stopping by a small village
to stock up on supplies but find that it's overrun with monsters and the villagers
gone or being bullied by the creatures. You are put in the part of the hero as
you try to find out what's going on and how to stop it before it grabs you by
the feet and pull you under. Graphically is has a very distinct style with spheres
used instead of rectangular polygons which is easier on the hardware but it also
give the characters a very cuddly look which is bad in a survival horror game.
It's still and excellent game though a bit on the short side. |
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| Aug-06-2010 17:02 |
Weekly updates? |
Wow an update a week after the last one, well it doesn't mean I have loads of time or anything since I'm still
grappling with taking care of a baby and all. It's all going a lot better now and in my free time I can even
get some work done. I must say though that it's giving me quite a lot of energy which is good :)
This time I added a really simple game but that's because it was released in 1982
at the time the Commodore 64 was released as well. It's called Tooth
invaders in which you play a man (or something like that) who has to clean
teeth and defend them from germs and nasty bugs using his trusty old floss and
toothbrush. The entire game is extremely simple as your character is literaly
just a stick figure. I remember playing this game back then for quite a while
though but now it's more for nostalgia than anything else. |
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| Jul-30-2010 16:28 |
A baby girl! |
Well my wife gave birth to a baby girl last week and things have been hectic to say the least, taking care of a little
baby is quite a task. Happily wife and daughter are all well and I have taken a couple of weeks of vacation to get used
to this huge change. It's tiring but I can tell you it's all worth it looking at my baby.
I still can't believe I'm actually a daddy now :)
Also The House of Games has been around for almost six years now and with the addition of one game it has now reached the
400 mark in terms of games on the site. Actually when you add all the different console/system versions you actually
get to a grand total of 1194! Amazing huh.
Anyway the 400th game added is one of my most memorable early PC games, it's Wing
Commander by Origin. It's a sort of a space opera action shooter in which
the Terran race has been in a war with the Kilrathi for over 20 years now. The
Kilrathi are a catlike species and are very agressive towards the Terrans. You
are fresh out of the academy and assigned to the Tiger's Claw (how ironic) in
the Vega sector. You must do missions like search and destroy and escorting freighters
but in between you can chat with fellow pilots to get to know them and advance
the plot as well. The game featured incredible 3D graphics (altough it's actually
2D bitmaps) for the time and was easily able to slow down the fastest PC's available
then which was unheard of then. It's a very long running series and it's a must
have for any collector. |
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| Jul-10-2010 09:29 |
Worldcup soccer |
In case you hadn't notices the worldcup soccer in South Africa is almost reaching it's highlight with today the
runnerup match between Germany and Uruguay and tomorrow Spain vs. the Netherlands. Usually I'm not really into
soccer but since this is a special event I don't mind watching it.
I thought it would be fun seeing the circumstances to add a soccer game which
I did in the form of sensible soccer
by who other than sensible software. This game was the start of a longrunning
series of soccer games that rivalled kick off for it's almost sole supremacy in
the genre. There's the now wellknown options of play like single, local or worldcup
but the game's main point is in it's micromanagement where you can pick from teams
and even players from many countries and teams. Later versions and sequels added
even more up to the point where you could play almost in every country around
the world and even manage your team as well. This one isn't that elaborate yet
but it has the beginnings of a great series already. |
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| Jun-26-2010 23:23 |
One more update |
The update is a day late but hey busy and stuff with work, I might be getting a new position soon because of some
very good work I managed to do (and show the managers) so fingers crossed.
The game added is King's Quest 3: to heir
is human, the third installment of this longrunning adventure game series.
You are the son of Graham from the first games but you were snatched by an evil
wizard to act as a servant until your eighteenth birthday at which time he will
get rid of you afraid that you will learn magic and turn against him. Now before
you turn eightteen you must find a way to get rid of the wizard once and for all.
Your quest isn't complete after that though because you must return to Daventry
and save your twin sister from the three headed dragon that has been terrorising
the land after you were kidnapped. The game's a lot longer than the previous two
games which is excellent but the part with the wizard is timed (in realtime) which
is a bit annoying. Still if you like the series this is a musthave. |
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03-Sep-2010
Games: 404
Utils: 30
Manuals: 193
Solves: 83
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