Almost… out of… QUARTERS!!! Have fun with that. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Acclaim DEVELOPER: ASCII Entertainment GENRE: Action/Sim RELEASE DATE: September 1987 In place of a game with actual gameplay, Star Voyager presents needless complexity and little else. All of the tasks it requires of you – view a … Continue reading #606 – Star Voyager
Tag Archives: Sim
#568 – Silent Service
The Beav and Steve McQueen team up for the ultimate underwater adventure. Silent Service‘s slow pace actually made me long for the sailing in Wind Waker. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Ultra Games DEVELOPER: Rare GENRE: Sim RELEASE DATE: December 1989 Submarine sims are a dime a dozen these days,* … Continue reading #568 – Silent Service
#463 – P’Radikus Conflict
This reeks of “Star Trek,” long nights of developing/programming, and cheap booze. Before you can hunt the P’Radikans, you must destroy the dreaded P’Retzel Ships of Saltsnack5! PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Color Dreams DEVELOPER: Color Dreams GENRE: Shmup sim, sorta RELEASE DATE: 1990 Hot off the heels of the … Continue reading #463 – P’Radikus Conflict
#78 – Best of the Best: Championship Karate
This ain’t no game! It’s a VHS tape! Tsong Po takes little to no guff, so beware. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Electro Brain DEVELOPER: Loricels GENRE: Fighting sim RELEASE DATE: December 1992 Electro Brain went all out with this “Eric Roberts” simulator. The game begins on a standard screen … Continue reading #78 – Best of the Best: Championship Karate
#72 – Battle Tank
There was a free offer for a tank inside, but it expired the day before the game was released. Kitch-en!!! The animation is surprisingly good in this scene. PLAYERS: 1 PUBLISHER: Absolute Entertainment DEVELOPER: Absolute Entertainment GENRE: Action RELEASE DATE: September 1990 Taken as a calm meditation on what … Continue reading #72 – Battle Tank