212th played so far Genre: Management Simulation Platform: PC Year of Release: 1990 Developer: MicroProse Publisher: MicroProse A disadvantage of looking at statistics when determining games to play is that there are genres where we have to wait a long time before we feel (statistically) able to play them. Due to a missed connection over […]
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#194 Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon
Posted: 26th January 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1990, management simulation, microprose, pc
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211th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: Internet Year of Release: 1980 Developer: Roy Trubshaw, Richard Bartle Now here’s a game, despite not ever having played it (being for pay at the time while I didn’t have the means to) indirectly had a major effect on my life. As mentioned , I’m a developer, and […]
#994 VVVVVV
Posted: 18th January 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2010, pc, platform, puzzle, terry cavanagh
210th played so far Genre: Puzzle/Platform Platform: PC Year of Release: 2010 Developer: Terry Cavanagh Regardless of your thoughts of the Humble Indie Bundles they have been an absolute godsend for this blog. By being generous (oh we love to give) we have been able to grab a lot of games off of the 1001 […]
#101 Skool Daze
Posted: 10th January 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1985, action, david reidy, microsphere, zx spectrum
208th played so far Genre: Action Platform: ZX Spectrum Year of Release: 1985 Developer: David Reidy Publisher: Microsphere Skool Daze… misspellings intentional, I’m sure. In typical Bully/Canis Canem Edit fashion, you go back to your childhood to play a not-very-holy schoolboy. The difference here is that this game came out about 20 years earlier than […]
#808 Carcassonne
Posted: 6th January 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, sierra online, Strategy, xbox 360
207th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Sierra Online Publisher: Sierra Online Time to engage long-winded story. Carcassonne reminds me of the first time Jeroen and myself spent Christmas as a couple… with my mother. It is a tradition in this household to play Trivial Pursuit at Christmas […]
#105 Leader Board
Posted: 2nd January 2013 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1986, access software, bruce carver, roger carver, sports, Various
206th played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 1986 Developer: Bruce Carver & Roger Carver Publisher: Access Software Golf is an interesting game. It looks incredibly boring to my eyes – hitting balls in a direction and getting it in a hole, nothing new compared to other sports, yet without defenders now, […]
#162 The NewZealand Story
Posted: 29th December 2012 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1988, platform, taito, Various
205th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 1988 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito There are times that we (okay mostly me in this case at least) see a game in this book which intrigues us to the point that we really want to play. Nothing interesting there right? Well this game has […]
#983 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Posted: 25th December 2012 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, adventure, DS, Level-5, nintendo, puzzle
204th played so far Genre: Adventure/Puzzle Platform: DS Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Level-5 Publisher: Nintendo First of all, merry Christmas to all our readers! We hope you have a great time with family, friends or other people you want to spend time with, and that your presents were good (and filled with great video […]
#894 Assassin’s Creed II
Posted: 21st December 2012 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2009, action, adventure, pc, playstation 3, ubisoft, xbox 360
203rd played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft The way we find out about games can really vary depending on the person and the game itself. It may be a magazine, a billboard poster or a meme depicting a gang of chicks […]