Armageddon Man The Year: is 2032 AD and the world is balanced on a knife edge between survival and destruction. The last thirty Year:s have seen an enormous expansion of the world’s nuclear arsenal. There are now 16 nuclear superpower nations, each with the capacity to trigger the final destruction of mankind – Armageddon! In […]

Dun Darach Gargoyle Games, 1985 It happened that, following a fateful, bloody and largely pointless battle against the Conachta, Cuchulainn the Great was returning home to Muirmethne in company of his faithful charioteer, Loeg; pointless because the enemy was a scouting party and not intent on taking the peak of Beann Ghulban, below which the […]

Deflektor A puzzle game based on mirrors reflecting a laser beam. More fun than it sounds. Publisher: Vortex Software Year: 1987

Operation Wolf Central control to Lone Wolf… parachute into hostile territory… locate enemy concentration camp… release captives interned there… repeat… Operation Wolf; an exciting new concept in computer games, in which the enemy shoot at you from the screen. Gun in hand, you must traverse hostile terrain, seeking your fellow countrymen being held prisoner in […]

Gauntlet The players select among four playable fantasy-based characters: The Warrior, Wizard, Valkyrie, or Elf. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses. For example, the Warrior is strongest in hand-to-hand combat, the Wizard has the most powerful magic, the Valkyrie has the best armor and the Elf is the fastest in […]

Pac-Man PAC-MAN scores points by eating the dots in the maze whilst avoiding the ghosts. Flashing Power Pills are located in each corner of the screen. Eating a Power Pill will turn the ghosts blue with fright for a few seconds, during which time PAC-MAN may chomp the ghosts to score more points for each […]