Ant Attack Quicksilva, 1983 The Walled City of Antescher has rested for a thousand, thousand years in the midst of the Great Desert inhabited by only the deadly Ants who have made it their home. The sands have piled up at the walls but for some reason have never encroached upon the city proper. The […]

Starglider 2 The goal of Starglider 2 is to destroy an enemy space station with a neutron bomb, and the majority of the gameplay consists of collecting parts for the bomb, or fulfilling other prerequisites (e.g. finding the nuclear professor capable of constructing the bomb, or trade goods for the bombs necessary to destroy the […]

Slaine the King Martech Games, 1987 It was nearly dawn. Slaine and I were heading along the path into Tautega. "Ukko," said Slaine, "tell me the story you heard from the Druid, Cathbad." Said I, "I’ve told you twice already, you thick skulled barbarian", but a sharp prod to my rump persuaded me to retell […]

Bubble Bobble Bub and Bob are little dinosaurs who can blow bubbles and jump around a lot. The idea of the game is to jump around the screen catching the baddies in bubbles and then popping them, turning the baddies into fruit or other such pick-upable item. To catch a baddy inside a bubble, simply […]

Tranz Am The Year is 3472 and all that remains on Earth are the remnants of a once great continent, a barren land, a desolate place of sand, rocks and boulders. But… Life adapts quickly and bring with it a New Age, a time ruled by cars and trophies, a land where petrol replaces gold […]

Ikari Warriors Elite Systems, 1988 General Alexander Bonn, C.I.F. US forces in Central America, has been seized by a band of revolutionaries and held captive in his own headquarters. Before his final capture he relayed a mayday which you and your buddy picked up. Your plane crashlands in the dense jungle some distance from the […]