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| Jun-19-2009 14:41 |
even more busy |
| There loads of stuff happening for me which means I have little time for anything
else. I do managed to add another game called
the Oregon trail in which you control a family of pioneers in their travel
west. You can stock up on items and food but you will have to hunt and trade along
the way to make it if you don't have the supplies you need. The game can be very
unforgiving and family members can easily be lost due to sickness or accidents.
It's not entire realistic but the game is somewhat of a classic so I suggest you
give it a go. |
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| Jun-05-2009 22:06 |
busy |
I've been quite busy now with working 6 days a week and some stuff happening in my personal life as well leaving me little time for anything else which I didn't update last week. I had some extra time and I always like an adventure game so I added one called Universe from Core who weren't specialists in the genre but released some which were quite good. This one not bad either as you play a regular guy transported to another universe and have to defeat the evil Golden King. The interface isn't really up to my taste with some unneccesary options but overall the game is funny and well done so give it a go.
Ps. I just read that there will be remake of the Secret of Monkey island which is probably one of the greatest adventure games EVER!!! HOORAY! |
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| May-22-2009 12:23 |
Two games |
I added two games this time, both are very simple, one is ok and the other is not so good really. Ofcourse just remember that not all classic games are classics in themselves but I like trying out games that I don't know and are not popular games, sometimes you come across real gems and other times it's just crap :) anyway here they.
Quest for atlantis is a game in which you pilot a craft through a maze in order to find Atlantis (I think). The only thing stopping you is your limited amount of fuel but you can fuel up at certain points throughout the maze, ofcourse if you bump into a wall or forcefield it's boom and a life lost. The game's not very good though, the object isn't clear and it gets boring quickly. Strangely it was apparently released in 1998 at which time the Commodore 64 was not commercially intereseting for a long time already.
The second games is called Zulu, it's a bit of a puzzle/action games where you must avoid the Zulu's while gathering items. The exact story or goal isn't quite clear much like the very first games like pacman. It's ok I guess but I doubt it will last you very long. |
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| May-16-2009 11:04 |
More work |
Well my jobcontract was changed but unlike most people I wasn't laid off or anything but I do have to work more hours, good thing is I get paid a lot more also mmm. Take the offer if they offer it themselves I guess so I agreed. Anyway I'm sure you're more interesting in the update so here it is.
Xevious was released back in 1982 and as a scrolling shooter was the first (as far as I know) that had both flying and ground targets that need to be taken out with different weapons. Unfortunately the port to home systems was made several years later by which time most shooters had evolved beyond this game a lot. It's worth the effort just for nostalgia sake though.
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| May-08-2009 11:28 |
Weird game names |
Last time I added a game called up 'n down en this time a game called Zig Zag, what wonderfull names huh. Anyway they were named basically after what the game was about and in Zig Zag you pilot a craft through a maze and unfortunately the only way you can go is forward. Because of this you will need to bounce off all kinds of objects in the maze to get to the exit. You can even buy powerups that will allows you to jump over objects and things or keys that open doors to new parts of the maze. There are also enemy craft that you need to shoot so apart from the puzzle's you'll have to have a trigger finger as well. It all sounds pretty simple but it is quite nice.
Ohyeah I found a list of funny video game names there's plenty more but some name on this list are pretty funny. |
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| May-03-2009 09:27 |
Bored |
| Lately I haven't felt up to doing much really, guess everyone has times like that. I almost forgot to update but that's because we're having some national holidays and stuff which really messed up my schedule. Anyway here it is, a game called up 'n down, which strangly is actually a racing game. You drive around a track filled with flags which you need to pick up, the difficult part is that there are multiple paths you can take on the track and sometimes you can't reach it from where you are. Luckily you car can actually jump up and down and by jumping the correct points you can actually change lanes by jumping over the road. There are other things like broken roads, mountains and ofcourse other cars as well. It sounds kinda lame but actually I really enjoyed the game so give it a go.
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| Apr-25-2009 10:18 |
X-men |
| I've been watching the new anime series called Wolverine and the X-men which I quite like so I though it would be nice to add a game based on the X-men as well. The uncanny X-men is pretty much a game where the license takes precedence over everything else. Yes you have six X-men like Wolverine, Cyclops and Colossus among others but other than their names they don't really act of play differently at all. Three of the characters are long range fighters while the others only have hand to hand combat skills. Close range attacks are very dangerous as you need to be very close to the enemies and some enemies are almost impossible to hit doing this. None of the characters even have any of their mutant powers available which are very important in the comics. You can choose two of them to fight in any of the four levels but when their energy level is depleted you will have to chose another pair to finish the level. I didn't get very far though, not every old game is a classic I guess. |
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| Apr-17-2009 13:21 |
weekly updates |
I'm hoping my schedule will be normal again from now on (well at least for a while) so I can do regular weekly updates again so here it is.
V the computer game is baded on a television show about an alien race that came to earth promising new technology in exchange for resources. All is not as it seems though as it is a plot to take over earth. As a member of the resistance you have found out what their real intentions are and you intend to stop them. You sneak inside a shuttle that is set for the mothership and you intend to destroy it thereby crippling the visitors. The game is quite a puzzle as I was unsure of what to do, even the interface uses alien symbols and no way of telling what they do. Once you figure it out though you have to spread red dust over the ship which will incapacitate the alien visitors and lay 5 bombs all over the ship to blow up main targets in the mothership. There are loads of robots who are standing in your way and you'll have to find the 5 main targets one of which is the shuttlehangar you arrive in but obviously you should take that last otherwise it will stop you from escaping. Not only that but the red dust is also scattered in 5 different places as well. Once you get a hang of the controls the game is quite good, there's a link at the bottom of the review to a site with a lot of information on the game so try that if you can't figure it out. |
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| Apr-10-2009 12:08 |
Two games |
To make up for the lack of updates I've added two games today both based on the movie/book of James bond: A view to a kill in which Max Zorin tries to destroy Sillicon Valley and thus creatures a monopoly for himself in the microchip industry. The first game is called simply a view to a kill and is an action game based on the movie and has three levels taken directly from the story, the car chase in Paris, the burning of city hall in San Francisco and the abandoned mine. Each can be played in any order but you will get a code when completing them in order which will make it easier to complete. The second game is called James bond 007: A view to a kill and is a textadventure which follows the events from the beginning where you find the body of 003 up until the final scene in the caves where you will face Zorin himself.
Personally the action game is rather buggy and with only three scenes it's a bit short so I prefer the text game as it allows you to follow the whole story. |
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| Mar-20-2009 13:17 |
what happened? |
Wow I can't believe it's already been 3 weeks since the last update, I have been working what seems like 24/7 for a while now. Luckily though things have calmed down a bit which has enabled me to make some changes to the site.
First off I got an e-mail from the original developer of nuclear war, since New World Computing went out of business the rights reverted back to them and they are now selling the original DOS version on their site. As such the game is no longer available for download but you can get the original on their site flyingbuffelo.
Secondly a friendly visitor of the site pointed out that there was a proper working version of Xenon 2 for DOS which I was not aware of. Thanks to him I have now added that instead of the broken version. Yes!
Lastly I added a new game called Quick draw McGraw which is yer typical shooter/platform game based on a cartoon of the same name. Platformers were basically the only type of game made for movie/series licences, it's not too bad but sadly not that great either. |
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| Feb-27-2009 08:57 |
Dafastlane is back |
In case you didn't know dasfastlane
is back in the scene again, though I haven't had much time to check it out fully
I suggest you go and have a looksee. They're saying a new ring will be up soon so I'm quite interested how
that is going to work out.
As an update I added teenage mutant ninja
(hero) turtles for several different systems, those four fighting turtles
had a bit of a revival some time ago but it didn't turn out so well I think. Back
in the 90's they were huge though with a tv series, movies, games and all sorts
of merchandising. The game itself is a platform game in which you must rescue
their friend April O'Neil, you'll face all the regular cast like Schredder, Beebop
and Rocksteady along with the lesser baddies from the footclan. You can play as
each of the turtles until one of them loses all their energy and they are captured,
you can free them again buy finding them on the map where they are being held
but until that time you will have to use one of the others. The game's quite good
actually but depends a bit on which version you pick, I'd go with the NES version
as it is the best I think. |
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| Feb-20-2009 13:52 |
Full of idea's |
My mind is filled with new idea's lately which isn't a bad thing because I'm always up to do something new, only problem
is that I haven't really got time to do anything with it. I just got word a few days ago that my working
days have been increased from three to five days or more because things are really busy! Tsss WHAT finincial crisis
I don't seem to run into any of that yet. Anyway I always write down my idea's so I can read them back later
and maybe do something with them which you can take as a free tip from me, it's really usefull!
For todays update I added a soccer game calles Microprose
soccer. Personally I'm not really into soccer at all wether it be watching
or playing. The game offers a choice of indoor or outdoor play and league, single
play, two player game so there's plenty of options. The game doesn't really play
very fast compared to the likes of kick off though it is probably a more realistic
way of playing. Because of this I couldn't really get into the game, I know some
people who do like it so soccer fans should give it a go. |
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| Feb-13-2009 15:40 |
Gotta run |
I haven't got much time here so here's the update.
Who dares wins reminds me so much of commando that I practically think I'm playing the same game. It's an overhead shooter in which you shoot your way through fields full of enemies while trying to free captured forces. You're armed with a gun and some grenades and the rest is up to you. This is one of those easy to pick up and play kind of games, it's quite fun also so give it a go.
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| Feb-06-2009 09:35 |
Time is relative |
Time goes faster than you'd think altough some people would say time always passes at exactly the same interval, I guess it's in the eye of the beholder. I made a change to the game Lotus Esprit turbo challenge, a friendly visitor pointed out that the megadrive version is actually a port of the sequel so I removed it for now. I'm sure I'll add it again soon.
For the regular update I added war in Middle Earth, which is a wargame set in the middle earth at the time when the events of the Lord of the Rings took place. You'll control all of the allied forces ranging from hobbits, humans, elves and dwarves and though you can direct their action you cannot control directly control characters which is true of any general in a war. The game features all the places from the books and more since you the battle rages across the whole of Middle Earth. It's pretty unique because I don't think there is a game with this scope set in this setting. Fans of Tolkien and wargamers alike should really check it out. |
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| Jan-30-2009 17:12 |
phew |
Mmm I was partying last night and it was a bit late when I came back so I rather tired and stuff, I almost forgot to do an update but better late then never eh.
Mortal Kombat should be known to most people as it caused quite a controversy because of it's fatality moves after yo defeated an opponent, most were usually bloody and real messy with plenty of blood flowing around. It also used digitized graphics instead of the handdrawn ones most games were using giving it a very specific look. With 8 characters to select you had to fight in mortal kombat to save the earth realm from the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung, he will be your final opponent after you defeat the four-armed prince Goro. There were minigames and figuring out the specials moves and finishers took a while if you didn't have a faq handy, there were even secrets to uncover like a hidden character all of which were greatly improved upon by the sequel. This one started the whole franchise and it's a pretty good game at that. |
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| Jan-23-2009 11:00 |
Oldy puzzler |
| Puzzle games were relatively popular in the beginning of computer and video games simply because it was hard to create flash graphics
with the limited hardware of the times so designers had to be creative with gameplay. One man and his droid has you herding ramboids with the help of your trusty droid. You'll have to collect a number of ramboids into a selected number of places in order to finish the level which is easier said than done as the ramboids aren't very helpfull as they go about moving in all sorts of directions instead of the one you want them to. |
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| Jan-16-2009 10:49 |
Another week another game |
I've been really active lately and it hasn't even got anything to do with my work or even gaming! I'm feeling pretty good though because of it as somehow I've gotten a great boost of energy. Also I've been watching a lot of old tv shows as well (yeah I'm getting old) it was really 'refreshing' to hear Buck Rogers say: There's something wrong with you f*cking wagnels (whatever that is). See how I censored it and how everybody else does that these days?
Today I added a game which I must admit I never heard of before called X-15 alpha mission, it's pretty weird though because the intro screen and first parts of the game are viewed from inside an experimental aircraft much like a flighsimulator. You'll fly through the lower then upper atmoshpere and then in space to the spacestation threatening earth. When you land however the game switches to a scrolling action game where you control several vehicles to destory the station. It's pretty weird the mix of gameplays but it works quite well, it's also really difficult because if you happen to lose all your lives it's right back to the beginning of the game. You don't get that sort of thing these days! |
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| Jan-09-2009 11:22 |
Time flies |
| Time is moving really fast which ofcourse isn't really true because it moves at
the same speed as always but when you're busy with a lot of things you just notice
it in another way. Anyhow friday is here again so time for the weekly update and
this time I added Ultima 2: revenge of
the enchantress. The plot continues right where part 1 left off as the
evil wizard you destoyed had an apprentice who is now out for revenge. She doesn't
do things lightly though as she travels back in time to your homeplanet (earth)
and instigates a nuclear war thereby destroying your entire race from existence.
Somehow you manage to escape and must now travel through time and space gathering
your strength to face the evil enchantress. Pretty weird plot but unfortunately
the game isn't differenct from it's prequel and most of the game has you fighting
monsters just to increase your stats for the final battle. This can be said of
most RPG's but this one doesn't really have any sidemissions or plotbits to keep
you occupied. Probably the weakest of the Ultima series but still part of an incredible
series nonetheless. |
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| Jan-02-2009 16:08 |
Happy new year! |
First of all I wish everybody a happy new year and all the best for 2009 and with it's on to the first update for this year and hopefully a lot more to follow.
Ocean ranger is a simulation of a (non-existant) combat class ship that uses hydrofoils to get greater speed and mobility. There are four area's in which you can get missions and each area has a certain difficulty level. Each mission usually consists of destroying a certain vessel but you always get a secondary objective as well if you feel up to it. You can outfit the ship with plenty of weapons as well as defensive items like chaff. Though it's not a heavy simulation and it's more actionbased I kinda liked it so give it a go. |
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| Dec-19-2008 13:00 |
Donate |
| On another note I added a donate button on the left of the site. Running the site isn't cheap as it's on a dedicated server and it takes a lot of bandwith to support the downloads. Any donations will be appreciated and it will all go towards paying for bandwith and server costs. |
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| Dec-19-2008 09:42 |
Gabriel knight |
I've been feeling a lot better lately so I caught up on some work that I was supposed to do but didn't because I didn't feel like it. Good thing though because doing nothing is really boring and only gets you more upset in the process. Well enough about that, I added one of my favorite adventure games of all time.
Gabriel Knight: sins of the father is a game involving an investigation into some recent voodoo murders but soon it turns out that these have a relation to events that happened in the past and Gabriel's ancestors. Gabriel investigates by questioning people and you will uncover new clues this way as well as poking around interesting area's. The intererface is your standard point and click interface with the conversations held in a closeup of the two people involved. I can't stress how great the game is, the sequel is so great that I'd even give that a perfect 10 but this one is right up there. I've also added the scanned prologue book which tells the backstory of the game so get that and the game for some great adventuring. |
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| Dec-12-2008 10:45 |
Another one |
It's friday again so time for another update on the site, I don't have anything interesting to say really so here is the game for today.
Thunderblade was one of those arcade games in which you sat in a contraption that moved while you moved around the screen. You pilot an asault helicopter and basically have to destroy all enemies in your path. The game is pretty unique because it features three different modes of play, topdown view, backview and topdown scrolling. For shooting fans this should prove a welcome change and challenge as it's quite difficult. Check it out. |
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| Dec-05-2008 09:08 |
Let's fight. |
| I felt pretty bad lately so I was in the mood for some buttkicking! Ofcourse I don't go out and beat up some stranger but I play a beat'em up instead hehe. Renegade was first released in the arcades and it pitted a lone fighter against a whole gang op enemies. A lot of the game takes place in places where movement is restricted so you can't move past that screen until all the enemies are defeated. There are plenty of moves and weapons as well, there's even a move in which you sit on a downed opponent and smash his face! The game can be difficult with up to eight enemies coming at you at once so you're in for a big fight. |
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| Nov-28-2008 10:44 |
Minigame? |
Today I added a game back from my Commodore 64 days, some people these days call these type of games minigames but I don't really agree on that. It's true that compared to todays games they are far less grand and complicated but back then they were the business. Also remember that it used to be only a few guys or even only one who made an entire game compared to the huge teams that are now doing it. Anyway enough ranting for now here's the game.
Mega Apocalypse is a bit of an asteroid clone in which you shoot objects, presumably asteroids, that come at you in space. The big ones break up into smaller ones until you shoot them enough that they desintegrate. There's no real way to win the game because as far as I know the game keeps going on until you lose all your ships. It's not a groundbreaking game but at least it entertained me for a while. |
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| Nov-21-2008 15:41 |
Update |
I promised I would do more regular updates and so here I am, for now back to a weekly schedule but if I feel up to it I might do another one during the week but I'll see about that.
Night mission pinball is one of the earliest pinball games that I know of as it was released way back in 1982. It has a single machine and at first glance it doesn't seem very special but there is a catch, there is a option screen in which you can set loads of settings like ball speed, flipper power and more than you could think of. Now that's an innovative game, I bet you wouldn't even find these options in much newer games! |
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| Nov-14-2008 15:27 |
I'm back! |
Well I'm back from holiday and I have to admit if it wasn't for some stuff I would have to handle back here I would have stayed there. Another time in the near future I'm sure but at the moment not quite yet. On another note my working days have been reduced somewhat and I don't plan to increase them anymore as I'm a bit fed up with all the annoying bits, in this case money really isn't everything. It does mean I have some more time for updates and stuff and I'm preparing to do regular updates again so here is the first.
Ivanhoe is a scrolling action game in which you play the knight Ivanhoe who has to rescue King Arthur, armed with you trusty sword and shield you go at the hordes of enemies awaiting you. There is some variety to the levels as well as there are bonus rounds in which you fight a single enemy to gain an extra life and one level where you ride your horse shooting your crossbow at enemies. The graphics are colorfull and detailed giving it a bit of a cartoonish look. I played this game quite a lot back in the days and it's good fun now so give it a try.
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| Sep-30-2008 09:17 |
Vacation! |
Tomorrow I'm going on a long vacation, I'm not quite sure what will happen after
that because I got some annoying news from work. Not like I'm out of a job or
anything but not really nice stuff to hear before your going away for some fun
and relaxation. Ah well I'm not gonna let it bring me down and I'm sure I will
have a blast the next month. As a last update before I go I added another game
called Shadowgate, I know someone was looking for this game but the e-mailadress
you gave me with didn't accept a reply from me so if you do get the game this
time send me a note or something. So with that I bid thy farewell till next month.
Shadowgate is another game by ICOM
simulations who made one of my favorite adventure games called Deja
Vu and btw which was the first game ever added to the House of Games.
The game uses a windows engine in which you can drag and drop items from the main
screen to your inventory and such. In Shadowgate you play the part of the hero
who has to stop an evil warlock who is about to summon the dreaded Behemoth so
he can rule the world. Inside the castle Shadowgate lies the only thing that can
defeat the Behemoth called the staff of ages and only you can find it. There are
plenty of puzzles to solve inside the castle but danger lurks around every corner
and you can get killed very easily so remember to save often. The plentifull deaths
can be annoying but hey at least you have a big challenge ahead of you. |
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| Sep-19-2008 10:24 |
Almost vacation |
Well in 11 days I'm going on a long deserved holiday for a month at which time I obviously can't do anything for the site.
However I've been making some preparations and I promise there will be more regular updates when I get back, most likely on
a weekly schedule.
For today's update I added another adventure game, King's
quest 2: romancing the stone. You once again play the part of Graham who
is now king after his adventure in the first game. This time he's off to rescue
a maiden to be made his queen in the faraway land of Kolyma. There's plenty of
dangers to face and puzzles to solve many of which involve fairytales so some
knowledge of them really helps. The game is pretty much like the first but with
a new story and such so if you liked that one I'm sure you will like this as well.
It's still pretty annoying though that you can die from almost everything and
you can also get into a deadend if you forgot to do something but alas that's
the way it is. |
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| Aug-29-2008 09:19 |
Some docs |
Mmmm I guess there's little hope soon of working less since I've been at it for
months now. I do have a long holiday in about a month which I'm really looking
forward to. Even then I can't do much for the site since I'm in another country.
Well we'll just have to see. I got a hold of a complete manual for Carrier
Command which was send to me by a friendly visitor. The game's a really fun strategy in which two carriers have to
take over a number of islands and then using their resources to gain an advantage.
Also I added a text manual for the Prophecy
which is a pretty good adventure game from Cryo. |
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| Aug-08-2008 12:43 |
Lost eden |
Pfew I can't believe it's already been a month since the last update. I really
still can't do much about it though, I have lots of work and very little spare
time. I did managed to update add one game though called Lost
Eden, an adventure game from Cryo in which dinosaurs and humanoid species
have to band together to defeat the evil Tyran. It was a beautifull game when
it was released with 3D rendering throughout the whole game but ofcourse compared
to today's game isn't very special. It's an easy game though so perfect for some
adventure relaxation. Oh it is rather big at 380MB since it's a full CD version
from my own private collection, it's worth the download but I just hope my bandwith
holds :)
On another note the olympic games are starting in like an hour or so and I'm gonna watch that opening dispite the fact I'm at work! |
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