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Ultima IV and Ultima V – by Jarrod Kailef
The Ultima series certainly stands as one of the most influential and enduring computer role-playing game (CRPG) franchises of all time. However, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar and Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny are considered by many CRPG aficionados, myself...
Missile Command – A very cool Missile Command Clone by DrMortalWombat for the C64
The iconic Atari game Missile Command didn't get the best of ports even on the C64. So fans of the frenetic arcade blaster should definitely check out this latest game news that's been sent to us by Saberman, as he has informed us that DrMortalWombat has released a...
Heavy Metal Titans – by Chris Williams
Hills Department Store in Anderson, Indiana, 1987. I’m gazing, completely entranced, in front of a giant display of hundreds of Nintendo games hanging from hooks. The white tile floor felt as if it recognized the weight of my shoes upon it. There are far too many...
Nintendo Power #1, NES, SNES, GB and More at the April 20 – 22 Video
April 20 - 22 Video Games Signature® Auction Highlights Include: Nintendo Power #1 (Nintendo of America, Inc., 1988) [Newsstand Edition] CGC 9.8 NM/MT White Pages Gyromite - Wata 9.6 A++ Sealed [Matte Sticker, First Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA Duck Hunt - Wata...
Lord British – by Jarrod Kailef
Richard Garriott, AKA Lord British, is one of the most well known names in computer gaming, both old school and modern. His influence is still clearly felt today by scores of developers that credit his games for much of their inspiration. He is the creator of...
Boxx – Lemming880’s in-dev Amiga platformer gets a BIG performance improvement!
As an Amiga owner and a fan of homebrew releases I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable Lemming880's platformer ' Boxx 2 ' and ' Boxx 3 ' was on the Amiga system, especially with added bright and bold colourful detail by Koyot1222. Both of these games were...
Big Box Boutique – by Mike Mertes
I may have been the new kid on the block when it came to PC Gaming in 1995, but even as a console gamer, I knew the Ultima series carried some significant clout. The console versions of some of the Ultima games never crossed my path, but I knew that many of the RPGs I...
Colossal Cave – by Gunther Vinson
Colossal Cave is a reimagining of the original text-basedadventure game, first introduced in 1975 by Will Crowther and Don Woods, as a fully immersive 3D VR experience. Colossal Cave is already well known to tens of millions of gamers worldwide. Several elements of...
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