818th played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Mega Drive Year of Release: 1996 Developer: BlueSky Software Publisher: SEGA There really was a trend in the mid-nineties, before the advent of 3D-capable consoles, where using pre-rendered 3D graphics was the best way to make your game seem modern. We’ve seen it on the SNES with Donkey […]
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#329 Vectorman 2
Posted: 1st October 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, action, bluesky software, mega drive, platform, sega
#572 Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Posted: 27th September 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2003, activision, first person shooter, pc, splash damage
817th played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Splash Damage Publisher: Activision There’s something nice, for me, about playing the occasional free game – it’s pretty helpful for my wallet, if nothing else. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory started life as an expansion pack for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which was […]
#930 Guitar Hero: Metallica
Posted: 23rd September 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, activision, music, Neversoft, Various
816th played so far Genre: Music Platform: Various Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Neversoft Publisher: Activision To be honest, at this point I feel like I need to get out the plastic instruments about once a year to cover all of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band game. The first Rock Band game, the most […]
#220 Cybernator
Posted: 14th September 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, konami, ncs corp, shoot 'em up, SNES
814th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1992 Developer: NCS Corp Publisher: Konami As I don’t have much of an interest in shooters, I have a bunch of series that I clearly messed out on. Assault Suits, which this is a part of (Cybernator being the international title) is […]
#322 Donkey Kong Country 3
Posted: 10th September 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, nintendo, platform, rare, SNES
813th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1996 Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo It feels like Donkey Kong always took some weird turns in his gaming appearances. Originally, the ape was Mario’s big enemy, and vice versa. Skipping ahead a couple of years (and, conveniently, this game) he appeared in the Mario […]
#229 The Incredible Machine
Posted: 2nd September 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, jeff tunnell productions, puzzle, sierra on-line, Various
811th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Various Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Jeff Tunnell Productions Publisher: Sierra On-Line As one of the other games I had great memories of, I mostly experienced the Incredible Machine franchise through The Incredible Toon Machine, a more kid focused presentation of the whole thing. It has hints of Armadillo […]
#120 Rolling Thunder
Posted: 29th August 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, arcade, namco, shoot 'em up
810th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Do I need to say it? There are some games that I know are on the list for their impact or because they stand out in the genre, but where I know it doesn’t appeal. Rolling Thunder […]
#348 The Curse of Monkey Island
Posted: 25th August 2019 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1997, adventure, lucasarts, pc
809th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1997 Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts I’ve always loved The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island II and it was a treat to revisit them for the blog. I’m not as familiar with the third game, having played through it only once, but I’ve […]