344th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Big Five Software Publisher: Big Five Software First, a quick admission: we found out, after we started this game, that it’s a sequel to another game on the list, Miner 2049er. Both games are fairly old platformers – one that looks fairly […]
Archive for June, 2014
#84 Bounty Bob Strikes Back
Posted: 29th June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1984, big five software, platform, Various
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#263 Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Posted: 25th June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1994, codemasters, driving, mega drive, racing, supersonic software
343rd played so far Genre: Driving/Racing Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1994 Developer: Supersonic Software Publisher: Codemasters It’s been a while since we played the first Micro Machines. We enjoyed it – a colourful racer that allowed and encouraged you to go off-track, furnished with loads of household items to serve as obstacles and […]
#12 Defender
Posted: 21st June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1980, arcade, shoot 'em up, williams electronics
342nd played so farGenre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1980 Developer: Williams Electronics Publisher: Williams Electronics How’s this for some pleasant Sunday gaming? As I was playing the game to prepare for the blog, I was told that it was apparently one of the most difficult games ever. How’s that for fun? […]
341st played so farGenre: Action Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1981 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito ย Qix! That’s today’s game. It’s a game we both know – we just don’t know the name and can’t remember it. It has just been copied that often. This should be pretty straightforward! Our Thoughts For some reason, I kept […]
#823 Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
Posted: 13th June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, 2k games, DS, Firaxis Games, playstation 3, Strategy, xbox 360
340th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Playstation 3/Xbox 360/DS Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2k games And so we reach the final Civilization game (noooo) we’ll cover for the blog. A slightly odd installment, focused on a console and handheld release, rather than the PC versions that came before. I’ve played […]
#953 WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010
Posted: 9th June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, fighting, thq, Various, yuke's
339th played so farGenre: Fighting Platform: Various Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Yuke’s Publisher: THQ After the release of the list’s second edition, 20 games were removed, with twelve of them unplayed so far. For completeness and because we wanted to try some of them, we decided to still play these twelve, but with shorter […]
#865 Sins of a Solar Empire
Posted: 5th June 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, ironclad games, pc, simulation, stardock, Strategy
338th played so farGenre: Strategy/Simulation Platform: PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Ironclad Games Publisher: Stardock I’ll be honest. There are certain games where, once I realise what they are, I look forward to playing, because I am fairly sure they’ll push the right buttons. Sins of a Solar Empire is a spiritual successor to […]
337th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito A while ago we covered Puzzle Bobble after a trip to Brighton in order to find the elusive game Final Furlong. The fact that we found it in some rather beaten up arcade on the seafront is pretty miraculous. […]