Thanks to Carlos Vazquez for highlighting this one. Monster Squad potentially is a title which was based on the 1987 movie. The question is whether the ACEUK company was a proper company, and if this was a proper quick cash … Continue reading →
A biblical adventure game that was being developed by the US based Three Rivers Software back in 1987 and was released on platforms such as PC. A C64 version was advertised, but seemingly was never released and is still at … Continue reading →
Very little is known about Newt, apart from the fact that it was to eventually become Hyperactive by Special FX. Paul Hughes was writing the original at Ocean Software as his very first game, and was suggested to have been … Continue reading →
Omega Ceti is a title that has been around for some time, possibly first surfacing on Compunet as a preview. The game is an interesting Uridium clone of sorts – which has a split screen display for two players to … Continue reading →
Thanks to Jazzcat for the heads up about this game, which was shown recently on the developer’s website. We are not sure what the exact aim of the game was and why it was never finished – but we assume … Continue reading →
Our next entry is quite a nice and polished fighting game from 1987, featuring some ripped Rob Hubbard music for good measure. You can kick enemies, or shoot them with a gun or bazooka, or throw grenades at them. There … Continue reading →
Well, it could and maybe it should have happened… but Parallax was due a sequel from the Sensible Software boys, and certainly this was very much on the cards. The previous game was left rather open at the end once … Continue reading →
Thanks to Jazzcat for the heads up about this game, which was shown recently on the developer’s website. The game was a computer based board game, which included a level editor. The game could be played with up to four … Continue reading →
People from Sirius was to be an arcade adventure game released by U.S. Gold back in 1987, after Mauro Spagnolo submitted a title to John Holder of Leader Distribuzioni. The game would eventually see release via Your Sinclair magazine as … Continue reading →
Thanks to the section from Gamebase, a game which they are also searching for, i’m able to produce a strong review for this game. Most sections are borrowed from the Gamebase review, so therefore credits are given at the foot. … Continue reading →
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