433rd played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Croteam Publisher: Gathering of Developers/Gotham Games Time to play a few first-person shooters! We’ve been falling behind a bit and it’s time we play some more. It’s odd that we are – we generally find them enjoy (even if not always […]
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#479 Serious Sam
Posted: 16th June 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2001, croteam, first person shooter, gathering of developers, gotham games, pc
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#70 Elite
Posted: 12th June 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1984, acornsoft, david braben, ian bell, shoot 'em up, Strategy, Various
432nd played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 1984 Developer: David Braben and Ian Bell Publisher: Acornsoft This isn’t actually the first time Elite has popped up for us to play on the blog – we tried to do so before, but got stuck and felt we needed a manual. […]
#209 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Posted: 8th June 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, action, adventure, interplay, pc
431st played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Interplay Publisher: Interplay The Star Trek TV series is a surprising resilient science fiction series – between tv series, movies and recent revivals it has been around for 49 years now (at the time of writing). And as beloved as it is […]
#27 Stargate
Posted: 31st May 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1981, arcade, shoot 'em up, vid kidz, williams electronics
429th played so far Genre: Shoot Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1981 Developer: Vid Kidz Publisher: Williams Electronics Sorry, this is not a game based on the now defunct science fiction series Stargate, its predecessor movie or its spin-offs – as our searches reminded us of when we looked the game up every […]
#529 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Posted: 27th May 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2002, Blizzard Entertainment, pc, Strategy
428th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 2002 Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment There are so many games that allow you to be Blizzard fans, with at least three related (and often mixed) audiences. Diablo gives the more singleplayer RPG fans a go, while World of Warcraft is the MMORPG […]
#219 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Posted: 23rd May 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, electronic arts, shoot 'em up, Various
427th played so far Genre: Shoot Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Electronic Arts Publisher: Electronic Arts The weirdness of playing these games is how it shows our gaming options have changed over the years. Shoot Em Ups now feel like they take some effort – they don’t usually hit the right […]
#200 Super Mario World
Posted: 19th May 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, nintendo, platform, SNES
426th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo This game feels like one of those games everyone has heard of – as a SNES launch title, nearly everyone probably played it and has good memories of it. The sequel to Super Mario Bros. 3 – I understand […]
#318 Saturn Bomberman
Posted: 11th May 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, action, hudson soft, saturn
424th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Saturn Year of Release: 1996 Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft It feels a bit weird how, prior to starting this blog, I had never really come across the Bomberman series. I’d heard of it – may even have seen a bit of it being played – but […]