439th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Various Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Activision Publisher: Activision Time to be a hero… Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation time! It’s an old time platform game, predating the Super Mario Bros. mark, where (according to its lore) you descend into mine shafts using your helicopter to rescue those trapped […]
Posts Tagged ‘Various’
#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. […]
#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 […]
#250 The Settlers
Posted: 21st April 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1993, blue byte software, Strategy, Various
419th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Blue Byte Software Publisher: Blue Byte Software Yay, The Settlers! I spent way too much time on the second game in the series (as did several people I know) and had an absolute blast with it, the game being one of those […]
#224 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Posted: 5th April 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1992, adventure, lucasarts, Various
415th played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: Various Year of Release: 1992 Developer: LucasArts Publisher: LucasArts It has become clear, by now, that we enjoy Lucasarts’ adventures, from the gratuitously violent Sam and Max Hit the Road to the wonderful stories of Loom. Having played many of their adventures myself, for some reason the Indiana […]
408th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Various Year of Release: 1990 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Sure, Mario has had many jobs through the years, but I suppose his employment as a doctor is probably more known to people through Super Smash Bros appearances than anyone who have played the game. Even when playing Warioware […]
#278 Theme Park
Posted: 4th February 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1994, bullfrog productions, electronic arts, management simulation, Various
400th played so far Genre: Management Simulation Platform: Various Year of Release: 1994 Developer: Bullfrog Productions Publisher: Electronic Arts Oh Theme Park, how we’ve been looking forward to playing this. I remember playing this at a cousin’s place and being so impressed with it I wanted to see more. Because I had no other real […]
#924 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Posted: 15th January 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, activision, first person shooter, infinity ward, Various
395th played so farGenre: First-Person Shooter Platform: Various Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Infinity Ward Publisher: Activision “No Russians” As might have become clear from our earlier writing, Call of Duty is a decently done series, with the first Modern Warfare title holding up better than the first game we played. There’s just not much […]
#198 Loom
Posted: 3rd January 2015 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1991, adventure, lucasarts, lucasfilm games, Various
392nd played so far Genre: Adventure Platform: Various Year of Release: 1991 Developer: Lucasfilm Games Publisher: Lucasfilm Games Loom has been on my radar for quite a while. As a Lucasarts game, it should be something I’d want to play after the likes of The Secret of Monkey Island or Sam & Max Hit the […]
#282 Command & Conquer
Posted: 22nd December 2014 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1995, electronic arts, nintendo, sega, Strategy, Various, Virgin Interactive, westwood studios
389th played so farGenre: Strategy Platform: Various Year of Release: 1995 Developer: Westwood Studios Publisher: Virgin Interactive, Sega, Nintendo, Electronic Arts Woo, Command & Conquer! Taking the gameplay found in Dune II, which turned out to be fun, Westwood continued to create another game like it, but now not using a licensed property. One of […]