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Thunderground (2021, Arlasoft) I have to start the list with a game that is very special to me, which Nick Sherman created specifically at my request. This game has been a favorite of mine since childhood, among many other simple but great games on the Atari 2600 platform. I like it because it is simple …
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A truly unique creation that lets you try out a game from the classic Game & Watch handheld console. This is a homage to a friend turning fifty and is part a celebration of him (a demo) and part a game. Beautifully crafted and enjoyable, the game is all about catching and bouncing sheep into a …
A few years ago, one of the most popular games on the Nintendo (NES) console, Duck Hunt has been arrived finally on the Commodore 64, and in excellent quality. The game is about duck hunting, which can be played in two different game modes (1 or 2 ducks). Duck Hunt is a 1984 light gun …
A great blast from the past: The Commodore 64 version of the video game about the famous Japanese anime series (originally known as Kyatto Ninden Teyandee) was previewed at the end of 2019. The series is set in Edoropolis (a portmanteau of "Edo" and "metropolis"), a mechanical city that fuses feudal Japanese culture with contemporary …
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Motorman is an impressive clone of Excitebike from the NES, and looks really good at this early stage. This is an excellent demo version of the original game, where you can compete in split-screen mode on one of the maps alongside human and machine players. Controls are:firebuttonย - acceleratetap leftย - wheelie (to ride over logs)hold leftย - …
A simple but great clone of the 1985 tank shooter game by Namco named Battle City. In this game the player controls a soldier instead of a tank and needs to kill all the enemy soldiers attacking from their green base object. While the attack waves are going on player also needs to destroy enemy …
