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| Adventures of Lolo | HAL Laboratory | 1989 | [36]*** [70]*** [52]*** [37]*** [27]***This was the first game in the Eggerland puzzle series to be released in North America. After the love of his life, Lala, is kidnapped by the Great Devil and taken to a haunted castle, our hero Lolo sets out to rescue her. The journey is perilous because the Great Devil's fortress is guarded by a massive army. But Lolo has a few tricks up his sleeve, including a Magic Shot that turns enemies into eggs and an Emerald Framer that shields him from attacks. Combining clever environmental puzzles with tricky enemies and an engaging style, ADVENTURES OF LOLO is a true classic.***NES-AV-USA The game was not released in Japan, because it was seen as a compilation and mixture of previous "Eggerland" games that were released in Japan. [spoiler=Passwords;Close][code] 1-1 BBBV 1-2 BCBT 1-3 BDBR 1-4 BGBQ 1-5 BHBP 2-1 BJBM 2-2 BKBL 2-3 BLBK 2-4 BMBJ 2-5 BPBH 3-1 BQBG 3-2 BRBD 3-3 BTBC 3-4 BVBB 3-5 BYZZ 4-1 BZZY 4-2 CBZV 4-3 CCZT 4-4 CDZR 4-5 CGZQ 5-1 CHZP 5-2 CJZM 5-3 CKZL 5-4 CLZK 5-5 CMZJ 6-1 CPZH 6-2 CQZG 6-3 CRZD 6-4 CTZC 6-5 CVZB 7-1 CYYZ 7-2 CZYY 7-3 DBYV 7-4 DCYT 7-5 DDYR 8-1 DGYQ 8-2 DHYP 8-3 DJYM 8-4 DKYL 8-5 DLYK 9-1 DMYJ 9-2 DPYH 9-3 DQYG 9-4 DRYD 9-5 DTYC 10-1 DVYB 10-2 DYVZ 10-3 DZVY 10-4 GBVV 10-5 GCVT[/code] Some password decoding: Each letter represents a hexadecimal character (0-F). The sequence if LOLOcode would be BCDGHJKLMPQRTVYZ. Adding 1 to the first byte and subtracting 1 from the second byte will tell you the password for the next level. [code] LOLOcode: B C D G H J K L M P Q R T V Y Z Hexidecimal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Decimal: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15[/code] If you would rather do arithmetic in decimal, here is a reminder on how to convert a two digit hexadecimal to decimal: (16 × the left digit) + (1 × the right digit) OxAA=(16×10)+(1×10)=170=QQ And convert decimal (less than 256) to two digit hexadecimal: Integer divide by 16 for the left digit. The remainder is the right digit. 170/16=10 and remainder 10=A and A=Q and Q Here is an example of finding the password for level 8-1 if you have the password for 7-5: (BCDGHJKLMPQRTVYZ) DDYR DD+1=DG = 0x22+01 = 34+1 YR-1=YQ = 0xDB-01 = 219-1 DGYQ Here is an example of finding the password for level 5-3 if you have the password for 6-3: CRZD CR-5=CK = 0x1B-05 = 27-5 ZD+5=ZL = 0xF2+05 = 242+5 CKZL The sequence starts at BBBV and ends at GCVT and does not extend in either direction.[/spoiler] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Adventures of Lolo 2 | HAL Laboratory | 1990 | [37]*** [29]*** [27]***Lolo and Lala are back in this sequel to the popular puzzle game THE ADVENTURES OF LOLO. On their return from the Haunted Castle, the Great Devil kidnaps Lala and challenges Lolo to rescue her again. Now he must take on the challenge of the Great Devil's Tower and Castle mazes. Fortunately, Lala was able to analyze each of the mazes as she was taken to the tower and left clues in the Jewel Boxes in each room. Each Jewel that Lolo collects contains information that will help him in the next room. In order to succeed, he'll also have to push tiles, pick up Heart Framers, temporarily turn enemies into Eggs with his Magic Shots and ward off enemy attacks by moving Emerald Framers. With your help, Lolo and Lala will work together to escape the Great Devil's clutches and defeat him.***NES-A4-USA This game is known as Adventures of Lolo in Japan because the USA Adventures of Lolo was simply a compilation of levels from earlier eggerland games with no one equivalent Japanese title. [spoiler=Secret level passwords;Close]PROA PROB PROC PROD[/spoiler] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Agent USA | Scholastic (Tom Snyder Productions) | 1984 | You play Agent USA as he attempts to eradicate the FuzzBomb epidemic. He must grow the only cure for the FuzzBomb, crytals, that replicate only when laid still outdoors. Since they cure the infected (FuzzBodies), they extremely valuable to the average citizen that does not want to be infected. They are likely to be stolen while replicating. If a citizen or Agent USA are holding crystals when touched by a FuzzBody, a crystal is destroyed rather getting the infection. Agent USA can block or push citizens to protect his crystal farm. Additionally, a FuzzBody is cured and becomes a normal citizen if they touch (and break) a crystal. Agent USA will be traveling the US via trains. Fuzzbodies will be spreading the infection in the mean time. And the original FuzzBomb is located in one of the infected cities. The ultimate goal is to find the source, the original FuzzBomb, and drop 100 crystals on it. This is an edutainment game that introduces train scheduling, ticket buying, geography, time zones, and epidemic spread. [Zerothis] | Apple II E | labelimagesubject |
| Armagetron | author | 2000 | [media=youtube]BeWp4HtT2GA[/media]***(Ar-ma-ge-tron) Play the lightcycle scene from the movie Tron. Add the optional Moviepack and it's like being in the movie, only the graphics are slightly better :) Needs OpenGL or Mesa, SDL, IMGlib, pnglib and zlib. Debian pack available. [Zerothis] | Linux | labelimageminimize |
| Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol | Tokyo Shouseki;Infocom (Compile) | 1988 | Deep in the jungles of Mexico lie the ancient Mayan tombs of Chichen Itza. Eternal resting place of kings - and the vast treasure that was buried with them, including the legendary Sun Key. Now a famous archaeologist has vanished there, leaving behind only a tattered notebook that speaks not just of treasure, but of the bloodthirsty demons that guard it. And with the notebook, the legacy of treasure and terror has passed to you... Can you penetrate the heart of the mystery, and find the mythical Sun Key? Or will the tombs of Chichen Itza claim you among the dead? | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Baldur's Gate | Interplay;Black Isle Studios (BioWare) | 1998 | This game can be played on HaikuOS using the GemRB replacement engine.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 95 * 166 MHz Pentium CPU * 16 MB RAM * 2 MB VRAM * 320 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 200 MHz Pentium MMX CPU * 32 MB RAM * 4 MB VRAM * 570 MB HD space***Latest version: 1.1.4315 (as of ?)***EAN-13: [code]3546430126868[/code] (Complete Compilation; 4 in 1 Boxset) - lang: eng, fre, ita, spa ... includes all games from the Bhaalspawn arc ... pre-patched to 1.1.4315***[b]companion[/b] - the familiar, if the player chooses a mage class (no other mages are allowed to have familiars for some reason). [b]prophecy[/b] - in Candlekeep the chanters speak the prophecies of Alaundo. --- averted (not worth tagging) autoregen - characters with abnormally high constitution regenerate health automatically (and even then so slowly it hardly matters), most characters don't have it this high.***An attempt to perfectly reproduce the AD&D ruleset in a significant area of the AD&D world. Up to 6 players can cooperate using TCP/IP, IPX, 1 player, 2 player, 3 player, 4 player, 5 player, or 6 player cooperative. serial or modem connections. The standard edition comes on no less than 5 CDs, The DVD edition contains the entire game on 1 DVD. [b]Tags[/b] Uses the AD&D ruleset. is set in Forgotten realms where Baldur's Gate is a location. This game begins the Baldur's Gate series. Players can create and name Human, Elf, Dwarf, Half-Elf, Halfling, and Gnome characters of either gender of the Fighter, Mage, Thief, Cleric, Ranger, Druid, or Paladin classes. Some classes can engage in sorcery according to the AD&D ruleset. Players can also dual-class or multi-class according the AD&D ruleset. In a 1-player game, the player controls an entire party, in multiplayer games, each player can control one or more characters (or none at all). Players must cooperate, there is no competitive options in the game. There are multiple ways for a character to summon underlings for temporary help. Characters must sleep or suffer the effects of fatigued. Characters can also become poisoned, confused,charmed, enfeebled, paralyzed, turned to stone, encumbered, impaired, or drunk if the character does avoid situations that lead to such effects. The detail of the fantasy world this game takes place in seems to qualify it as belonging to the high fantasy genre. Characters can use bows, crossbows, slings, knives, swords, axes, bludgeons, pole arms, whips, or fight unarmed (non-lethal). A vast number of items can be aquired from stashes in the world, on defeated foes, or purchased from shops or individuals. The AI of the player's characters can be programmed in a scriptable language. But this is highly optional as adequate AIs are provided or the player can pause constantly to direct everybody with point-n-click commands; then unpause for as long as those commands are helpfully being executed. (Documentation for Scripting can be found on the 1st CD. Users have created AIs that can be found online and loaded into an existing game). Many NPC can be joined to the party and left to retrieve later. Some will leave if they are unhappy with the main characters actions. Evil people prefer the main character to do evil, good characters prefer good. Some NPC have their on purposes for joining and will stay of leave depending on the changing conditions matching their goals or not. The experience system follows the AD&D ruleset. This includes XP awarded for defeating enemies and for completing quests (which are documented on-the-fly in an automated journal that also records some plot information). The XP required to level up are preset according the the AD&D ruleset. When leveling up (at the players initiation, once the require XP are collected), skill points are awarded that can be distributed to a subset of skills available to the character's class (not all AD&D skills are included in this game). Several small village/towns can be visited and Baldur's Gate is a massive 10+ levels (not counting interiors that include multistory buildings) of civilization that approaches the definition of a city. Several large keeps make up whole levels (again not counting interiors that include multistory buildings). Several tall towers can be explored. Many multilevel mines and dungeons can or must be explored. Developers comments can be read on some tombstones a cemetery. [spoiler=View spoiler;Close]Bauldur's Gate has a sewer system as a location.[/spoiler]. Books, scrolls, and documents in the game offer extraneous details about the Forgotten Realms and Bauldur's Gate area, plot background, plot information, and character advancement training (rare). This game is available in a 5 CD set (original), 3 CD set, or on a single DVD to save on disc swapping. The game can be configured to run from the various CD or have them installed to hard drive per CD. But, upon running the game will require CD 1 to be in the drive for copy egest. [spoiler=plot similarities;Close]The plot shares some similarities to events in the Book of The Watchers (from the Book of Enoch, an apocryphal Jewish writing). In Baldur's Gate, an unearthly being came to the earthly realm and copulated with mortal females. The children of these unions have unusual and advanced traits and eventual fight with and kill each other. In the book of the watchers, unearthly beings came to the earth and copulated with mortal females. The children of these unions are giants and eventually fight with and kill each other.[/spoiler] (needs descrition, hazardouspowers, inventory, limitedcapacity, randomencounters, titlementioned, containers, infinityengine, karma, ,magic , voiceovers, cdrom, basilisks, ,caninoids ,giantspiders ,goblins ,godlingprotagonist ,golems ,undead , wyverns, forest, sewers, camping, lockpicking, romance, sorcery) [Zerothis]***A great RPG where the AD&D world is perfectly reproduced. A huge world to explore and wonderful graphics are the main reasons to try it out. | Windows | labelimagesubject |
| Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast | Interplay;Black Isle Studios (BioWare) | 1999 | This game can be played on HaikuOS using the GemRB replacement engine.***Latest version: 1.3.5512 (as of 1999-06-21?)***Adds Durlag's Tower, Werewolf Island and Ulgoth's Beard regions.***EAN-13: [code]3546430126868[/code] (Complete Compilation; 4 in 1 Boxset) ... includes all games from the Bhaalspawn arc ... pre-patched to 1.3.5508***Adds new areas, quests and dungeons to Baldur's Gate. Also raises the experience cap and fixes a few oversites in BG such as uknown magical items are colored blue and missle fly at more realistic speeds. All players must have the same version for network games the original BG and TotSC will not work together. | Windows | labelimageminimize |
| BattleToads | Tradewest;Masaya (Rare) | 1991 | 1 player or 2 player simultaneous cooperative play. [spoiler=Extra Lives;Close]On the title screen or the continue screen press ↓+A+B+Start[/spoiler] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimageminimize |
| Berzerk | Atari;CCE (Atari) | 1982 | [48]*** [48]***Berzerk is a classic! Shoot the mutants in a maze and don't get shot yourself! | Atari 2600 | labelimagesubject |
| Boxing | Activision | 1980 | FOR ONE OR TWO PLAYERS Put on your gloves! You're about to mix it up in the most pulse-pounding fight of your life. Listen to the THUD of those jabs and power punches. Watch your opponent reel back when you catch him with a good one. Keep bobbing and weaving — and DON'T GET PINNED AGAINST THE ROPES. It's fast and furious fun. And if you stay in training, you'll soon be a champion at Boxing by ACTIVISION.™ [b]All Activision video game cartridges are covered by Activision's one-year warranty. See details enclosed.[/b] Use Joystick Controllers.*** [48]***Published by Activision, CCE, Dactari, Milmar, Ariola, and videospielkassette. If you can maneuver your opponent against the ropes and just the right distance from the corner, then punch them in the nose so they are knocked into you other fist to get another immediate punch, then repeat until KO. This is a very difficulty combo to escape. This may be the very first 1-on-1 fighting game with a combo attack.*** [48]***Try to punch your opponent more than he hits you before time runs out. Interesting, if only for its uncommon top-down view of the ring. [Jacquismo] | Atari 2600 | labelimagesubject |
| Centipede | Atari (General Computer) | 1982 | Watch out! Here come the slithering Centipede, the poisonous scorpion, a mischievous spider, and pesky flea! Aim your magic wand and shoot sparks to stop these pests in their tracks.*** [126]*** [125]*** [48]*** [48] | Atari 2600 | labelimagesubject |
| Cobra Triangle | Nintendo;Hyundai (Rare) | 1989 | You're in the hot seat and it's full speed ahead into a river of danger! Logs jam the river, whirlpools spin madly. You're under enemy fire, and it's a race against time! And this is just the start! Advance in skill and work your way up through the seven stages of Cobra Triangle. Collect pods in mid-air as you rocket over jumps. Outmaneuver the enemy as you frantically speed exploding mines to the safety areas. You thought you'd seen it all. And then! Speeding boats actually drag helpless swimmers away! You're the protector. It's up to you to outwit the enemy and sink their rotten boats... before it's too late! Finally, you meet the monsters. Can you discover the secret of getting past them? And if you can, what dangers await you then?*** [1]*** [37]*** [27] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Combat | Atari;Polyvox (Atari) | 1977 | CX-2601 Combat by Sears. Rarity 1 Common+ (possibly the 3rd most common). 2 players, 2 Joysticks. North America NTSC. model# 99801 4975124 Tank Plus by Sears. 2 Common. North America NTSC. Combat by Polyvox. Unknown rarity. South America NTSC. Combat by Dynacom (pirate). Unknown rarity. Brazil NTSC. Frontline by Zellers (pirate). Rarity 4 Scarce+. North America NTSC. Game originally packaged with the Atari VCS on its launch. First game EVER for Atari VCS. It required two players, as no artificial intelligence was developed. The gameplay is the same throughout the game (chase your enemy across the screen and destroy it), but there are 27 variations on it. It was pretty funny, especially in the levels with aircraft. The first stereo video game for a home system ever? [Zerothis] | Atari 2600 | labelimagesubject |
| Deadly Towers | Brøderbund;Irem (Lenar) | 1986 | You are young Prince Myer, setting out to defend the ancient kingdom of Willner. Rubas, King of Devils, has built a castle in the north and is preparing to invade your kingdom. Ringing magic bells, he is calling out an army of the most terrifying creatures known (or unknown) to man. To defeat Rubas, you must journey to his palace and burn down his seven bell towers. On your quest, you will collect weapons and armor to defend yourself against rats and crawlers; bats, snakes and slime; demons, dragons and more. You'll need every ounce of help you can get. For you are all that stands between your people and the forces of darkness.***Deadly Towers is a mixed-bag. The gameplay is similar to [game=#9176]The Legend of Zelda[/game], with the perspective being a bit more 3D-ish. For a game released in 1986 it looks rather advanced. The graphics are nice, the music is good and the game is huge. The game has major flaws however. Some of them are not uncommon for an early NES game. Many necessary items are very well hidden in non-obvious spots. The difficulty level is too high. In this game the beginning is even the hardest part of the game. Being badly equipped you have barely a chance againts the many monsters. Sometimes when you run over a certain spot you are teleported into a dungeon. And you cannot immediately leave the dungeon, until you find the exit. Making things worse, the dungeons are huge 16x16 screen mazes with many difficult monsters. And only in these dungeons you can find shops where you can buy some better equipment to survive the final seven towers where seven bells are hidden, which you must find and destroy in order to challenge the end boss. Now with a walkthrough and cheat at hand I could avoid the biggest frustration, but I understand people who say that this game is a game design disaster.***"Mashou" is used in official documentation. Journey through this 3D looking game to collect the evil magic bells from the 7 bell towers and burn them in the sacred flame. Mashō literally means "Evil Bell" an is a pun of 魔性 which means meaning "devilishness." It was supposed to be titled "Hell's Bells," in English but this title qualified for Nintendo's unwritten censorship rules. Oddly, there are Holy Crosses shown all through the game and the game is pretty blatant that God himself has personally asked the game's protagonists to complete this quest. This game has a very long crawl screen of text. Possibly the longest crawl of any game previous and I can't think of a longer since. The text mentions that the castle explored in the game is actually under construction. This can thinly justify the level structure. [spoiler=Quick & Dirty Passwords Hack:;Close Passwords Hack]start, die immediately, change the 1st 2 letters of your password to "FE". Now you have lots of good equipment.[/spoiler][spoiler=Passwords:;Close Passwords:]GDXHDPMM10 Start with a lot of items EF1KDK.KTX End of the Game GDXHDPMM10 Another easy start EE1KBK.TTT An Easy start 54DK1P4WC4 Final Battle with double shot .AZODKNXTJ Final Battle with parallel shot[/spoiler][spoiler=Game Gene codes:;Close Game Gene codes:]LGXELPZU Start with 75 Ludder GXSONPST No Damage ZEUPKYPE 10x Ludder GOUPUYIA 4x Ludder GXUGLVON No charge at stores[/spoiler] [Zerothis]***I'm surprised to find this game listed on many 'worst games of all time' lists. Ya, its insanely hard. And true, the character and enemies moves in plain 2D even though the enemies are (not) placed in a weird pseudo 3D non-existent environment. And, I'll admit, generally hidden/invisible entrances are used for required main levels instead of just secret bonus areas. And, ok, 20 hit points for the first enemy encountered in the game that isn't even a boss and doesn't even have a name, and doesn't even have a face, or a brain, or limbs, or multiple colors, is a bit excessive. Oh and instead of finding a way to the remotest part of the dungeons, grabbing the treasure and being teleported out, the player is teleported into the remotest part of the insanely complex dungeons, loses treasures, and must find their own way out. It could be worse, imagine if it had no continue option (which is easily exploited btw. [spoiler]Start the game, die, then change the first two letters of your continue password to "EF" or "FE".[/spoiler] Wimpy). [b]However, I like it for the challenge[/b], I find the false 3Dishness very retro (by 1986 standards), in a good way. This game proceeded [gameid=9176]The Legend of Zelda[/gameid] and in many ways its better, imo. The size of dungeons and the order of their 'completion' are superior. Deadly towers was actually the 2nd NES game I ever played after Super Mario Bros. It took me about 300 hours to beat. [b]This game gets 4.5 stars by me.[/b] Summary of good points: Challenging Save your progress Enemy Variety Many Enemies Sharing Screen Eight-way Movement Eight-way Attack Vast world to explore Many secrets Permanent upgrades 3Dish Unique light-up cartridge (Japan version) [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Defender of the Crown | Ultra Games;Palcom Software (Beam Software) | 1989 | The in-game story seems to refer to the end of the second crusade and one of the few battles that the crusading forces actually won. Undoubtedly this is backstory and the game is set some time later than 1149 and sooner than 1199 (which is the historical beginning of John of England's reign). Probably the murdered king mentioned is Henry II of England, who actually died of natural causes in 1189; but his health was certainly not improved by the actions of his sons, especial Prince John. Never the less, the in-game date begins counting from October 1149. The game takes much dramatic license. The player is one of the six knights mentioned in the story and all of these knights will be battling for England. Cinemaware went and released most versions of this game for free download[spoiler=Patch Codes;Close Codes][code]$0511 18 ∞ Life Bar in Sword Fights $990B 00(01) G:AAEOUPPA Soldiers Cost 0 times as much (free) $990B xx(01) G:ggEOUPPg Soldiers Cost $xx times as much (or use genie numerals in place of g variables) $990C 00(08) G:GAEOKOAA Knights cost 0 times as much $990C xx(08) G:ggEOKOAg Knights cost $xx divided by $08 times as much $990D 00(0F) G:YAEOSOYA Catapults cost 0 times as much $990D xx(0F) G:ggEOSOYg Catapults cost $xx divided by $0F times as much $990E 00(14) G:ZAEOVPGO Castles cost 0 times as much $990E xx(14) G:ggEOVPGg Castles cost $xx divided by $14 times as much $E368 0A(14) G:ZAVVALGO Have 10 soldiers in your Garrison $E368 xx(14) G:ggVVALGg Have $xx soldiers in your Garrison[/code][/spoiler] [Zerothis]***[code] IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1149 WHEN THE KING RETUNED FROM THE HOLY LAND, HE KNIGHTED SIX GREAT WARRIORS WHO HAD CARRIED HIM TO VICTORY OVER THE INFIDELS. THE KING'S SUBJECTS CROWDED THE PALACE TO SEE HIM GRANT EACH OF THE HEROES A CASTLE AND IT'S DOMINIONS WHEN THE KNIGHTS DEPARTED FROM THEIR LANDS ONE MAN, A SAXON, RODE TO SHERWOOD FOREST ּּּ [sic][/code] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Dragon Quest | Enix (Chunsoft) | 1986 | Mere finger speed and sweat are no match for the challenges of this game. You will be required to use deductive reasoning, not a quick sword to defeat your enemies.All is darkness. The Dragon-lord has captured the Princess and stolen Erdrick's powerful ball of light.You are Edrick's heir. To you has fallen the most dangerous task - to rescue the King's daughter and recover the mystic ball of light.Your mission is deadly, but it is your fate. Prophets have long foretold your coming.Three keepers await your journey, each ready to aid you with a mystic item of great power.Gather the three objects. Scribes will record your deeds. Use cunning and wisdom to choose your commands. Gain experience, weapons and armor as you battle your way through the world. Rest if you must.Search out the Dragon-lord's lair and face your destiny. In this role-playing adventure you are the Dragon Warrior!***"Dragon Quest" has its roots in the Ultima series, but rumour has it that Ultima was too complicated and complex for the Japanese videogaming market. So Dragon Quest, with its simple but very addictive structure, was an instant hit and the start for the most successfull RPG series in Japan. And it is pretty good. Not as non-linear and confusing than many early CRPGs. Nice graphics and music as well.***Product Number: NES-DQ-CAN NES-DQ-USA Dragon Warrior is called Dragon Quest in Japan. The Japanese version (1986) used passwords but the US (1990) and Canadian versions used battery backed save RAM A pen and paper RPG called Dragon Quest had already been published in the United States. For copyright reasons, the name Dragon Warrior was used. However, it turns out there was also Dragon Warriors RPG in existence at the time. The English version was translated and published by Nintendo and [u]strictly[/u] uses Early Modern English [i]in conversational dialogs[/i]. Often mistakenly called King James English or Shakespearian English, but those styles were in fact derived from the Early Modern style (King James style also borrows extensively from Middle English). Early Modern English is in fact a bit more understandable than King James or Shakespearian English, for those who understand the contemporary Modern English of the late 20th century. The Japanese names for the characters and locations were changed into English names that better fit with the Early Modern English and a northern Europeanish location. The changes are influenced by the Arthurian Legends. The Nintendo version also made significant improvement in graphics and game mechanics. The number of menus was reduced. The protagonist could face multiple directions (instead of south only). Direction of talking and actions was automatically based on the direction the protagonist was facing rather than needing to be manually specified. Shorelines looked a bit like breaking waves instead of abrupt hard edges into sea water. Original/English version: [list] Alefgard/Alefgard Bubble slimes/Babbles Garai/Garinhaim Gira/Hurt ?/Healmore Hoimi/Heal Hiomi Slimes/Healers ?/Hurtmore King Dragon/Dragonlord Lora/Princess Gwaelin Loto(Roto)/Erdrick Maira(Maila)/Kol Merukido/Cantlin Pafu Pafu girls/Puff Puff massage girls (actually removed from the US version) Radatome Castle(Ladataurm)/Tantegel Castle Radatome Town(Ladataurm)/Brecconary Domudora/Haukness Chimeras/Wyverns [/list] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Dragon Quest II: Akuryou no Kamigami | Enix (Chunsoft) | 1987 | [30]***Though the time of his deeds has long faded, still the name of Erdrick commands respect among even the greatest of warriors. Stories of his lineage are legendary throughout the land and have been retold through the ages in the most remote villages and townships. Long ago a young man, who was a descendant of Erdrick, saved the Kingdom of Alefgard by defeating the dreaded Dragonlord. The young man came to this land accompanied by Princess Gwaelin. Together they built TORLAND.***Long ago, a descendant of Erdrick the Great defeated the Dragonlord and recovered the mystical ball of light in Alefgard. Under the rule of his children and their descendants there was prosperity throughout the land for generations. One day, however, this peace was shattered by the wicked Sorcerer Hargon. Now it is time for you to claim your birthright as the Prince of Midenhall, for Erdrick's blood also flows through your veins. With the Prince of Cannock and the Princess of Moonbrooke by your side, you are about to embark on a most adventurous journey. Use your strength and cunning for you are about to enter the world of Dragon Warrior II.***Bigger and more non-linear than the first Dragon Quest. Now you have three characters in your party. There ist still very much time spend with leveling your characters via random monster fights. Perhaps the most difficult title in the whole series.***Dragon Warrior is called Dragon Quest in Japan. The Japanese version used passwords but the US version used battery backed save RAM. In keeping with Nintendo's policy of removing 'religious' references from American versions of their games, crosses on churches were replaced with the Star of David and coffins with crosses on them were replaced with ghosts. ?. Original/English [list] Lorasia/The Prince of Midenhall Samaltria/The Prince of Cannock Moonbrook/The princess of Moonbrooke [/list] [spoiler= ; ][/spoiler] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... | Enix (Chunsoft) | 1988 | [30]***The Legacy of Erdrick Continues... On your 16th birthday, you wake to the sound of your mother's voice. "This is the day you are to see the King of Aliahan." Your mother has raised you to be a brave lad and you must now carry on your father's legacy. He was a legendary warrior of Aliahan, who suffered death at the hands of a fiendish monster. "If not stopped, the Archfiend Baramos will certainly destroy our world", the King says. Your challenge, your destiny - the Destruction of Baramos. With three allies of your choosing, you are set to embark on your quest to save the world from Baramos...your final enemy? * 8 Classes of characters to select from: Hero, Soldier, Pilgrim, Wizard, Fighter, Merchant, Sage, and Goof-Off. * Change classes of your characters mid-game. * Main story contains dozens of intricate subplots. * Travel day and night. * Gamble on monster battles at the Fight Rings. * Select from an expanded arsenal of weapons, armor and spells. * Visit over 40 castles, towns, villages and shrines.***The third game in the "Dragon Quest" series is a big improvement compared to its two predecessors. Your party now consists of four heroes, whose classes you are free to choose. The game is bigger, has a better storyline with a legendary story twist towards the end of the game and has some memorable places and scenes like the phantom ship. The job changing system is also very innovative and gives extra motivation to build your "ultimate" party. As this is an console RPG of the 80's the leveling-up process still consists mainly of fighting random monster encounters. The time you spend leveling is not as long as in its predecessors but its still there and can become a bit tedious. The graphics stay basically the same as before. Here and there a few animations more, but nothing spectacular. The same can be said about the music.***A popular urban myth says that there is a law in Japan that forbids the release of DragonQuest game on a schooldays. While this is sometime attributed to that fact that DragonQuest III caused a huge disruption when release on a schoolday, the fact is that Enix voluntarily decided to not release subsequent DragonQuest games on schooldays before the law went into effect. The game has 14 full length songs available in the album, Dragon Quest III ~And Into the Legend...~ Remix Symphonic Suite by Sony Records in 1996. Not eligible for a Grammy due to the snubbing of Videogames as an art form. Chronologically the third game published, and marked "III", but the storyline precedes the first DragonQuest game. It also is set in a different world than its timeline sequels. This world's geography largely parallels Earth and cities vaguely represent different cultures of earth. However it is clearly not earth and while it adheres to an early medieval technology level, it references Earth cultures that span many thousands of years apart from each other. [Zerothis]***Dragon Warrior is called Dragon Quest in Japan. This game is a must-have. A great classical hero-who-saves-the-world story. There is a great remake of this game for the SNES, but it's only available to Japanese readers, at least until someone translates it. | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi | Enix (Chunsoft) | 1990 | As the legend of Erdrick slips into the past, it's time to begin anew. Ragnar, the King's General. Alena, the Princess. Taloon, the Merchant. Nara & Mara, the Dancer and the Fortune Teller. A Hero. Fulfill a prophesy. Is this your destiny? Experience this epic, multi-quest RPG!***This game approaches 16-bit quality. There are some neat technical tricks in this game, including dozens of characters on-screen without flickering. The story is divided into a Chapter structure. Early chapters introduces a main character (chp 4's main characters are a pair of sisters), has a unique quest for each spanning many years, and hints at the main story and future connections of these characters to come. Later chapters have main characters meeting to fulfill the main quest of the game. DQ3 was very open with character creation, sequential multi-classing, item vault and bank and other features. DQ4 returns to pre-made characters with set classes with a vengeance. But there are some added features to take full advantage of this. One is the wagon. Once the wagon is acquired, many characters, all main characters in fact, can join the party. The player selects and active subset while the rest wait in reserve. No more visiting a town somewhere to swap for a party best suited for the given task (like DQ3). [Zerothis]***A Classic. The best Dragon Quest on NES. Dragon Warrior is the North American title. [anonymous]***Dragon Warrior is the North American title. Dragon Quest: The Chapters of the Chosen is the European title. DragonQuest IV begins a new and independent storyline form the previous 3 games. This new storyline continues in DragonQuest V and DragonQuest VI. Dragon Warrior IV: Unlimited is a bug fixed and generally improved version of Dragon Warrior IV. A hacked version, available on cartridge. Not offical. [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| DroidQuest | author | 2000 | The game is pure java, completely cross-platform. Its here because the game itself available at no cost unlike the other platforms it runs on.***A near pixel-perfect match for the original Robot Odyssey with added secret quest and secret level. Program three abandon robots using logic gates to retrieve inaccessible items you need and transport you to inaccessible areas in order to escape from Robotropolis. | Linux | labelimagesubject |
| Final Fantasy | Square | 1987 | [30]*** [100]***The world is out of balance; the elements are in revolt. Four young heroes, each with a darkened orb, must restore order to this chaotic world. Swords and sorcery will aid them on their quest; on this final fantasy.***Considering this game was released before Dragon Quest 3, I might say this was the best console RPG on the market at its time, with the exception of [url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-19754-Phantasy+Star]Phantasy Star[/url] perhaps. Graphics and music were very good, you could choose between plenty of character classes and the game told a good story. Today the random encounter rate with all those monster fights might seem too high, but this was a normal thing with early RPG's.***Published in Brazil, catalog number "NES-FF-BZL" is unconfirmed. Trivia: In the original Japanese version, Link's grave could be found. Nintendo published both Dragon Warrior and its rival [, this game Final Fantasy] in the USA. They changed a grave to Erdrick's, a hero from the Dragon Warrior game. Later editions for other systems restored Link's grave.***The NES game that started it all. Although heavily hyped by Nintendo at the time of its release, nobody could ever have predicted the soaring heights the series would eventually reach in the minds and hearts of gamers. This game probably did more to advance the cause of console RPGs than perhaps any other - which is surprising in retrospect, as the first FF is a stunningly average game. It has virtually none of the depth or character development that later games - including the two other Japanese-only Famicom/NES releases - would later make the hallmark of the FF name. The combat system is nice, but there's better out there for the NES. Plus, it gets annoying after a while, since you're having encounters at just about every step, especially in the later dungeons. All in all, look at the first Final Fantasy as the grade-schooler's notebook sketchings that eventually lead her to become a great artist. Relesed December 18, 1987 by Square in Japan and 1989 by Nintendo in the US.***Yeah sure, it looks like crap by today's standards, the story is almost non-existant, there is zero character development, the music is... well... it's an NES for god's sake! But this was my first Japanese RPG (you have no idea how long I had to save my allowance for this) and nothing you say can make me hate it. NOTHING! There is a really good Final Fantasy One hack called [i]Final Fantasy ++[/i] and its sequel [i]Final Fantasy ++ World of Chaos[/i]. If you're a fan of the game, it's definately worth checking out. It features: * Redone graphics. (Mostly ripped from later games in the series.) * Redone enemies. (Many are new; some are returning enemies with new properties.) * Redone magic spells. (Magic is now divided into White, Black, and Time Magic.) * Redone weapons and armor. (Some armors now increase evasion rather than lowering it!) * Redone maps. (Most are similar to the original game’s; some are totally new.) * Redone character class system. (See Read Me.txt for details.) * Two new pieces of music. (Adapted from Final Fantasy 4.) * Some other relatively minor stuff. Get more info at [url=http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/81/]Romhacking.net[/url] or [url=http://members.fortunecity.com/grond1911/]Grond's Hacks[/url] [cjlee001] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Final Fantasy II | Square | 1988 | Very good RPG. Played this back when I was but a child. ^^ Up to now I still love it.***1player only SQF-FY ファイナルファンタジーII/Final Fantasy II published 1988-12-17 by Square in Japan. Final Fantasy II: Dark Shadow Over Palakia was going to be the title of the USA publishing. MSRP: 6,500円 This is the second game in Square's popular Final Fantasy series. It was released only in Japan (the Japanese Final Fantasy IV was released as Final Fantasy II in the U.S.). The game emphasizes the storyline more than the first game: four young refugees from a conquered kingdom join a rebel movement in hopes of striking back at their oppressors. Players must engage in conversion collecting key words to ask key people about in order to advance the plot. Character's have identities and personalities unlike in FF1. This is emphasized by character portraits of all the player characters, the fact that there are many player characters that come and go as their role in the plot dictates, and the frequent use of player characters' names by NPC's. Familial relationships between characters are also frequently noted. The graphics aren't terribly advanced beyond FF1's, but the experience system was completely revamped. Instead of gaining EXP and levels, the heroes gain points in the abilities that they use. Attacking a lot increases strength. Getting hit a lot increases defense. Casting the Fire spell a lot increases the spell's power. Using an axe increase axe fighting ability. An interesting concept (usually reserved for computer RPGs), but one that makes for a difficult game (as long as the endemic exploits of this game's system are not utilized). A translation to English patch for the ROM is available. This is the Final Fantasy volume that introduced Chocobos and Cid [spoiler=show patch codes;hide code](work in progress) A note about these codes. The algorithm of the experience system is designed to reach natural equilibrium through minor adjustments, not just for every stat but also their relations to each other. It is not a fault tolerate system and tampering may lead to large numbers in bad places (inn costs 65535 gil), large number rollovers (your 65535 HP just became 1 HP), and values froze at zero [b][i]permanently[/i][/b] (0 MP, you are no longer a magic user) [list][*]$601C:XX Gil (0-255) FF=255 [*]$601D:XX Gil (256-65,280) combine with above FF+FF = 65535 [*]$601E:XX Gil (65,536-16,645,888) combine with above 98+96+7F= 9,999,999 [*]601F-605F ??? 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[*]$6130|6170|61B0|61F0:PP Magic Slot 0 | (PPmagic chart) [*]$6131|6171|61B1|61F1:PP Magic Slot 1 | C0=Fire Spell C1=Bolt Spell C2=Ice Spell [*]$6132|6172|61B2|61F2:PP Magic Slot 2 | C3=Aero Spell C4=Drain Spell C5=Aspil Spell [*]$6133|6173|61B3|61F3:PP Magic Slot 3 | C6=Flare Spell C7=Sleep Spell [*]$6134|6174|61B4|61F4:PP Magic Slot 4 | C8=Stone Spell C9=Stop Spell CA=Charm Spell [*]$6135|6175|61B5|61F5:PP Magic Slot 5 | CB=Blind Spell CC=Curse Spell CD=Toad Spell [*]$6136|6176|61B6|61F6:PP Magic Slot 6 | CE=Break Spell CF=Death Spell [*]$6137|6177|61B7|61F7:PP Magic Slot 7 | D0=Warp Spell D1=Berserk Spell D2=Haste Spell [*]$6138|6178|61B8|61F8:PP Magic Slot 8 | D3=Aura Spell D4=Cure Spell D5=Life Spell [*]$6139|6179|61B9|61F9:PP Magic Slot 9 | D6=Peep Spell D7=Heal Spell [*]$613A|617A|61BA|61FA:PP Magic Slot A | D8=Barrier Spell D9=Blink Spell DA=Safe Spell [*]$613B|617B|61BB|61FB:PP Magic Slot B | DB=Shell Spell DC=Wall Spell DD=Dispel Spell [*]$613C|617C|61BC|61FC:PP Magic Slot C | DE=Mini Spell DF=Mute Spell [*]$613D|617D|61BD|61FD:PP Magic Slot D | E0=Anti Spell E1=Fog Spell E2=Slow Spell [*]$613E|617E|61BE|61FE:PP Magic Slot E | E3=Change Spell E4=Fear Spell E5=Holy Spell [*]$613F|617F|61BF|61FF:PP Magic Slot F | E6=Exit Spell E7=Ultima Spell [*] [*]$6200|6240|6280|62C0:XX Unarmed Skill Level 00=1 [*]$6201|6241|6281|62C1:XX Unarmed Skill XP 63=99 [*]$6202|6242|6282|62C2:XX Shield Skill Level [*]$6203|6243|6283|62C3:XX Shield Skill XP [*]$6204|6244|6284|62C4:XX Dagger Skill Level [*]$6205|6245|6285|62C5:XX Dagger Skill XP [*]$6206|6246|6286|62C6:XX Mace/Staff Skill Level [*]$6207|6247|6287|62C7:XX Mace/Staff Skill XP [*]$6208|6248|6288|62C8:XX Spear Skill Level [*]$6209|6249|6289|62C9:XX Spear Skill XP [*]$620A|624A|628A|62CA:XX Sword Skill Level [*]$620B|624B|628B|62CB:XX Sword Skill XP [*]$620C|624C|628C|62CC:XX Axe Skill Level [*]$620D|624D|628D|62CD:XX Axe Skill XP [*]$620E|624E|628E|62CE:XX Bow Skill Level [*]$620F|624F|628F|62CF:XX Bow Skill XP [*]$6210|6250|6290|62D0:XX Magic 0 Skill Level 00=1 [*]$6211|6251|6291|62D1:XX Magic 0 Skill XP 63=99 [*]$6212|6252|6292|62D2:XX Magic 1 Skill Level [*]$6213|6253|6293|62D3:XX Magic 1 Skill XP [*]$6214|6254|6294|62D4:XX Magic 2 Skill Level [*]$6215|6255|6295|62D5:XX Magic 2 Skill XP [*]$6216|6256|6296|62D6:XX Magic 3 Skill Level [*]$6217|6257|6297|62D7:XX Magic 3 Skill XP [*]$6218|6258|6298|62D8:XX Magic 4 Skill Level [*]$6219|6259|6299|62D9:XX Magic 4 Skill XP [*]$621A|625A|629A|62DA:XX Magic 5 Skill Level [*]$621B|625B|629B|62DB:XX Magic 5 Skill XP [*]$621C|625C|629C|62DC:XX Magic 6 Skill Level [*]$621D|625D|629D|62DD:XX Magic 6 Skill XP [*]$621E|625E|629E|62DE:XX Magic 7 Skill Level [*]$621F|625F|629F|62DF:XX Magic 7 Skill XP [*]$6220|6260|62A0|62E0:XX Magic 8 Skill Level [*]$6221|6261|62A1|62E1:XX Magic 8 Skill XP [*]$6222|6262|62A2|62E2:XX Magic 9 Skill Level [*]$6223|6263|62A3|62E3:XX Magic 9 Skill XP [*]$6224|6264|62A4|62E4:XX Magic A Skill Level [*]$6225|6265|62A5|62E5:XX Magic A Skill XP [*]$6226|6266|62A6|62E6:XX Magic B Skill Level [*]$6227|6267|62A7|62E7:XX Magic B Skill XP [*]$6228|6268|62A8|62E8:XX Magic C Skill Level [*]$6229|6269|62A9|62E9:XX Magic C Skill XP [*]$622A|626A|62AA|62EA:XX Magic D Skill Level [*]$622B|626B|62AB|62EB:XX Magic D Skill XP [*]$622C|626C|62AC|62EC:XX Magic E Skill Level [*]$622D|626D|62AD|62ED:XX Magic E Skill XP [*]$622E|626E|62AE|62EE:XX Magic F Skill Level [*]$622F|626F|62AF|62EF:XX Magic F Skill XP [*]$6230|6270|62B0|62F0:XX ? [*]$6231|6271|62B1|62F1:XX ? [*]$6232|6272|62B2|62F2:XX ? [*]$6233|6273|62B3|62F3:XX ? [*]$6234|6274|62B4|62F4:XX ? [*]$6235|6275|62B5|62F5:XX ? [*]$6236|6276|62B6|62F6:XX ? [*]$6237|6277|62B7|62F7:XX ? [*]$6238|6278|62B8|62F8:XX ? [*]$6239|6279|62B9|62F9:XX ? [*]$623A|627A|62BA|62FA:XX ? [*]$623B|627B|62BB|62FB:XX ? [*]$623C|627C|62BC|62FC:XX ? [*]$623D|627D|62BD|62FD:XX ? [*]$623E|627E|62BE|62FE:XX ? [*]$623F|627F|62BF|62FF:XX ? [*]$7DE2:XX Freeze Player 3's Current status 00=default 01=? 02=Dark 04=Poison 08=Cursed 10=Dumb 20=Frog 40=Stone 80=Dead (add values for multiple effects, ie: 28=Cursed+Frog) [*]$7DE3:XX Freeze Player 3's Current status II 00=default 01=? 02=Tired? 04=Poison? 08=Sleep 10=Mute 20=Mini 40=Hold 80=Confused (can be used simultaneously with above code) [*]$7DE4:FF Freeze Player 3's Current HP at 255 (256 or more damage will still kill you) [*]$7DE5:01 Freeze Player 3's Current HP, modifier 256-65280. 0x27/39 here and 0x0F/15 above = 9999[/list][/spoiler] [Zerothis]***Sequel of the successful Final Fantasy. It has a really good storyline and a new system where you have to improve abilities/skills by using them, instead of gaining XP and levels in the traditional way. Still a good RPG, but I really didn't like the way the skill system seduced you to find ways to make leveling up easier by e.g. hitting your own party members. It somehow ruined the whole pace of the game. | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Fish Fillets - The Next Generation | ALTAR interactive | 2004 | A slower paced, but humorous puzzle game. Packages available for Debian, Red Hat, FreeBSD, Mandriva, Gentoo, Fedora Core, SUSE, and NetBSD This game is difficult. ALTAR held a 1 year contest, the goal was to find the fastest and most efficient solutions to all the puzzle. At the end of 1 year, only 7 people out of 5,000 copies had finished the game at all. [Zerothis] | Linux | labelimagesubject |
| Gauntlet II | Mindscape (Tengen) | 1990 | Step back into the mazes of the Dark Dungeons with Thor, Thyra, Questor and Merlin. With over 100 new mazes to explore, experience all the action, graphics, and sound of the arcade. Use your powers to fend off your old enemies - ghosts, grunts, demons, lobbers, and sorcerers - along with a couple of new ones. As you delve deeper into the dungeons, you'll become enthralled with the world of Gauntlet II.*** [64]*** [63]*** [52]*** [37]*** [27]***Well, setting aside the fact that no idiot would ever return to the depths of those dungeons if this was real-life, this is a huge set of new dungeons in pixellated NES format. Amazingly, it apparently supported 4 players. Quite an achievement for the aged NES. [Garrett] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Gauntlet IV | Tengen | 1993 | [b]The Legend Continues...[/b] The Greatest Adventure of all time is now the first game available for Sega Genesis' 4-player adaptor. [i]Gauntlet IV [/i] lets you join forces with up to three other players in the Quest mode of this classic adventure! So if you think you're ready to challenge more than 90 levels of labyrinths and mazes, step up to [i]Gauntlet IV[/i]...and bring your friends—because four players are better than one!***One of the first game available for the four-player adapters, Gauntlet IV lets you join forces with up to three other players on the quest of a lifetime. With absorbing gameplay, superb graphics and powerful music, this mystery stimulates the grey matter and sends the adrenalin pumping through your veins.***68% for one player 82% for multi players [29]*** [27]*** [26]*** [20]***1 player, 2 players, 3 players, or 4 players simultaneously. Original Gauntlet, added quest mode, and battle modes. The quest mode includes character development and item collecting. Cannot be 100% completed unless you have 2 or more players. (one player can awkwardly control two characters with two controllers in order to complete the floors that need two or more players). Also introduces a password system for resuming games or transferring characters between games. This features can also be used to change character class. This is THE greatest ever Gauntlet port. In fact it even rivals the original arcade because of its password resuming and the dramatic ending of Quest mode. It has full sound and voices. [spoiler=Passwords:;Close]Earth with dragon only [b]X41EG 34=HC[/b][/spoiler] [Garrett] | Mega Drive | labelimagesubject |
| Globulation 2 | - | 2004 | This is an RTS (Real Time Strategy) game designed to reduce micromanagement. The player does not pick out individual citizens to command. But rather, the player specifies how many citizens a task will take and the citizens do their best to fill that number. The player can assign more or less people depending on how fast he wants the task done and what tasks are a high priority. The citizens in the game are globs. There are worker globs that are the main population. There's also specialized winged explorer blobs that can fly anywhere to take a peek and also drop bombs if their level is sufficient. Finally there are specialized buffed out warrior blobs that can defend and attack other blobs or buildings. Different blobs have different nutritional requirements that can be filled by different foods, some of which are rare in most scenarios, but all blobs need wheat, which is usually common. Buildings need different materials that the workers will need to fetch. There are buildings to teach, general knowledge, swimming, military, and speed. Feeding stations to store and distribute food. Hospitals to heal the sick and wounded. Trade centers to better distributed rare foods. Towers and walls to militantly defend areas. Finally, players can create zones and points of interest to direct workers away from or too an area to explore, attack, defend, or clear vegetation. The computer fills the opponents rolls if human players are not available via LAN, Ysagoon Online Gaming (Internet), or even on a single computer using a little Linux magic. For single computer multiplayer, each player will need their own distinct mouse and keyboard properly configured. [url=http://blog.chris.tylers.info/index.php?/archives/14-Multiseat-X-Under-X11R6.97.0.html]Multiple monitors and multiple X servers are recommended[/url]. Here's [url=http://www.boutell.com/lsm/lsmbyid.cgi/001242]another suggestion[/url]. [url=http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=707796]Yet another way with or without multiple monitors (Ubuntu specific)[/url] [Zerothis] | Linux | labelimagesubject |
| Hot Rod Turbo | Sega | 1988 | An overhead racing game for 1 players, 2 players, 3 players or 4 players simultaneously. Cocktail-type cabinet with a 27-inch monitor using analog steering/pedals. Each player is one on of the four sides of the cabinet. Compete against other race cars to win money and upgrade your car with better parts. This version runs at double the speed of the original. The title screen has a black background instead of a street scene picture like the original. [Zerothis] | Arcade | labelimagesubject |
| Ikari III: The Rescue | K Amusement Leasing;SNK (SNK) | 1990 | It's the end of the 20th century. A worldwide economic recession wreaks havoc with the nation and the planet. The impending threat of anarchy has given rise to a secret vice organization called "Crime Ghost." Dangerously poised to take over the world with its diabolic strategy, "Crime Ghost" has infiltrated every country simultaneously. There is one President who has initiated a plan to wipe out the association, but now his home has been attacked and his daughter Elise abducted. A letter has arrived demanding that he resign his powerful position within a number of days, or else his beautiful Elise will be executed in a most unpleasant manner. The letter is signed "Faust," the notorious mastermind of Crime Ghost. The president knows to whom he must turn. He has summoned two men, Paul and Vince, the incredible Ikari Warriors. Now YOU become Paul and Vince! You must go to the enemy hideout, rescue the lovely Elise, fight Crime Ghost and destroy them all!***1 player or 2 players simultaneous cooperative. 怒 (Ikari) means Anger [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Indy 500 | Atari;Sears (Atari) | 1977 | RACE CAR: Whether you compete against the clock or another player, your race car tackles the curves of some dangerous tracks. During 1-player games, you race against the clock using your left controller to move the car. The top left number on the playfield is the number of laps; the top right number is the time keeper. In 2-player games, players race against each other. The top two numbers represent the number of laps each player completes. The right score refers to the right-controller player; the left number shows the left-controller player's score. You'll hear the engines when they accelerate, and the CRASH when your car crashes into the opponent's car or playfield boundaries. Car races begin at the starting line. Then, get ready, get set...GO!*** [48]***[media=youtube]hXTeUCguG5Q[/media]***The original package contained this game and 2 Driving Controlers. Was also avaialable in the Racing Pak (#PRO811) package with only 1 Driving Controler, and the game Slot Racers. Requires the Driving Controllers. [Zerothis] | Atari 2600 | labelimagesubject |
| Joust | HAL Laboratory;Hal America (HAL Laboratory) | 1987 | "Joust" is another game in a line of old arcade game conversion released by Hal Laboratory in 1987/88. The gameplay itself is the strong point of Joust, but in the end there is only so much variation and you feel that you have seen everything there is after a few minutes. Graphics and sound are simplistic, but true to the arcade original. Interestingly the US version got a little graphical facelift with more detailed platforms and sprites and title screen, but still not enough to make the game good looking. It is the kind of game which I think was not worthwhile for a full prize release in the late 80s. They should have published this and their other old arcade game ports (like [url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-7709-Defender+II]Defender II[/url] and [url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-8027-Millipede]Millipede[/url]) together on the same cartridge I think.***There is a USA version, NES-JU-USA, in a box that uses an EAN code: 4 940458 200019 The Japanese version uses the EAN code: 4 988610 101064***1 player or 2 players concurrent interactive play. Game is designed for both cooperative and competitive strategies. 1 player or 2 players simultaneous dynamically cooperative or competitive. Like the arcade game. As a knight mounted on an ostrich like bird you fly through the air and collide with enemies. Highest lance in a collision wins. Bounders are reduced to eggs that can be destroyed in lava or collected for points. Wait too long and the eggs will hatch into the more powerful Hunter and call another mount to attack you again. If you fail to collect a Hunter egg the most powerful Shadow Lord will hatch. Take too long to eliminate all the enemies on a level and you will be charged by the pterodactyl that can only be killed by a lance in the mouth. Also there is a lava troll that you and enemies must avoid. 2 players can battle at the same time. Though you can kill each other, there is a bonus if you both survive a level (called waves). Except for gladiator waves where the bonus goes only to a single surviving player. There are also bonus waves where all enemies start as eggs. Points are multiplied for successive kills, egg collections, egg catches and such. One of 4 prototypes presented by Nintendo to Atari as part of their deal to partner with them to bring the Famicom to North America. The potential deal was forgotten and ignored moments later as Atari began to considered that the 1983-84 video game market crash was possibly the end of videogames rather than a long-term pause in the market. These prototypes are not under copyright but do contain trademarks. [quote]Nintendo will, in the interests of expediency for this Christmas season, program 4 Atari titles of our choice.[/quote] [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Kerbal Space Program | Squad;Take-Two Interactive (Squad) | 2015 | Tag notes. Accepting a contract that gives an advance does not even suggest to the player that using that money elsewhere is always unethical and also nearly always illegal. In fact, there is no enforcement; cancellation, completion, or failure of the contract and modification of reputation, science points, and/or funds are the only rules. This makes embezzlement very easy and useful with no consequences (should the contract be fulfilled on time using replacement funds) to the game or the conscience of the protagonist or the actual player (unless the player knows about real embezzlement. Many children and some adults do not, or won't recognize when they are doing it in the game). An extreme example of locationaldamage in the game would be having a only center connecting part of a rocket explode due to heat from reentry friction. The remaining two rocket parts could continue falling undamaged. They could each land safely if they each had antiquate parachutes or a functioning command module and fueled engine to land softly. The two parts could even reconnect into a sing craft if equipped with compatible docking ports (and if a skillful player could align them _during reentry_). | Linux | labelminimizeminimize |
| Marble Madness | Milton Bradley (Rare) | 1989 | It drove you bonkers in the arcades. Now this mixed-up marble marathon is ready for your Nintendo! The challenge is to roll your marble to the hidden Goal Line on 6 treacherous 3-D raceways. Every corner's a cliffhanger. And every second counts! Each raceway is a unique maze of tricky terrain and marble menaces. Can you stay in control as you hunt for the goal? You'll teeter up, down and around narrow ramps and ridges. Sneak past hungry Marble Munchers. Battle nasty Steelies for the right of way. It's enough to make you lose your marbles! Beat the clock in a battle against time. Or fight a friend's marble to the finish! Either way you play, you'll be right on the edge to the very last edge!*** [64]*** [37]*** [32]*** [29]***1 player or 2 players concurrent interactive play. Game is designed for both cooperative and competitive strategies. Navigate your marble across 3D platforms from an isometric point of view. Avoid falling off ledges, being knocked into traps by the evil black balls or by the other player. Try to make it to the goal area in time! | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Metroid | Nintendo;Hyundai;Playtronic (Nintendo;Intelligent Systems) | 1987 | [100]*** [33]*** [83]*** [4]*** [49]*** [22]*** [52]***In the first Metroid game ever you lead Samus Aran, a skilled bounty hunter, to fight against the space pirates and their leader, Mother Brain. The game is considered one of the milestones in the NES game library, but I think it has its issues, making this not quite as playable as lets say [game=#5128]Super Mario Bros.[/game]. Most annoying thing is the knockback when you are hit by enemies, often resulting in falling down into lava or taking more hits. The game is rather difficult. Many secret rooms, non-linearity and a good presentation make this an overall good and interesting game though. The music and graphics fit the game and are nice for its time.***[b]androgynous character[/b] - Samus herself, many were shocked to find out the person inside the powerarmor was a girl (and this supposedly ruined the game for them as well).***Samus is a Space Hunter (bounty hunter) and she's out to kill the Mother Brain who leads the various Metroid on planet Zebes. Explore 23% of the planet. Shoot anything the moves and a few things that don't. Find all the alien technology and use it to defeat the Mother Brain. Some areas are horizontal scrolling, some vertical. This game allows non-linear exploration and progress. There are multiple endings depending on how quickly the game is beaten. The endings can be summed up as: Samus is ashame d of you (because you were so slow), Space Suit Samus, Helmetless Samus, Leotard Samus, Bikini Samus. No, there isn't a nude Samus ending, she isn't even allowed to show her bellybutton (which is usual for videogames). However, the Famicom version features a different Bikini Samus in a much, much smaller Bikini. The back of the box falsely claims there is a 2 player alternating option. The FDS version saved progress in files on the magnetic FDS disks. The development team wanted to use save RAM like Zelda. But Nintendo would not authorize the added expense because FDS Metroid had not been a big seller. First game to use passwords for game saving? There is a famous code that for this game:[spoiler=Code;Close password][code]JUSTIN BAILEY ------ ------[/code] (The bottom line can also be 12 spaces for a slightly different result)[/spoiler]that sparked lots of debate as to who this person was was. S/he was not a creator of the game, and employee of Nintendo, nor the winner of a contest. It was said that "Baily" was slang for a swimsuit and the password meant "Just in a Swimsuit". But no slang in any language uses this term to refer to a swimsuit. Also, Samus is wearing a [i]leotard[/i] and never plays in her bikini (see multiple endings above). The password is a normal one that doesn't violate the password CRC, it could not have been specially coded into the game. However, the entire password system could have been coded to make this particular name valid. Giving that the password system was algorithmically generated from a series of incremental values, this is very unlikely. Another reason this is unlikely, is the fact that the following names are also passwords that are CRC validated:[spoiler=Code;Close password][code]000000 000020 000000 000020[/code][/spoiler]. And finally, there are a lot of valid passwords. In fact there are 126,380,652,742,080,975,503,566,526,109,352,707,862,854 valid passwords (1 in 256 of the total possible entries). Out of all of those possibilities, there bound to be a few names, words, phrases, and significant meanings. Maybe even a line from Shakespeare (someone start the monkeys pressing buttons on gamepads). A lesser know password:[spoiler=Code;Close password][code]NARPAS SWORD0 000000 000000[/code][/spoiler] [i]is[/i] hard coded into the game and bypasses the CRC. Is has numerous effects that cannot be achieved with normal passwords, such as infinite life, infinite missiles, and the Particle-Ice Beam (the Ice Beam that shoots a blue particle from the Wave Beam in a straight line). What this password means is a mystery, and it probably has nothing to do with someone named Narpa. Note than "password" in a substring of the password. This still leaves mysterious letters unresolved. "Not a real password", "North American release password"? Other interesting passwords are [code]Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel[/code] Freeze beam, start in Varia, bombless, bad ending. [code]XXXXXX XXXXXX KKKKKK KKKKKK[/code] Not any equipment [b]at all[/b] Start in Tourian with [b]nothing[/b] (can't win). [code]------ ------ 86NINT ENDO--[/code] 4 tanks, 42 missiles. [code]999999 999999 KKKKKK KKKKKK[/code] No time limit, no Mother Brain, no Varia. Similar to Legend of Zelda, you can actually access your password at any time without dying. Pause (press [code]START[/code] on controller 1). While paused, press Up+A on controller 2. The Japanese spelling of [i]Metroid[/i] is [i]メトロイド[/i]. But you won't find it as a title in this game entry since Metroid was not released in cartridge for in Japan. There is only the Famicom Disk System version for the Japanese market. [Zerothis]***What can I say? I had to include a true classic in these listings... For anyone who has not played this game, please stop reading and get the game and play it immediately. For the rest of you who remember it from long ago, do the same. This totally engrossing game is loads of fun and very challenging. One game that ranks with the best of the best NES carts. | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Micro Machines | Camerica;Codemasters;VIC (Codemasters) | 1991 | Published by Camerica in USA Published by Codemasters in Europe Published by VIC in Brazil/South America 1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive. This game comes in both normal NES cartridge and Aladdin adapter format. This entry is for the normal cartridge version. [Zerothis] | NES | labelimageminimize |
| Midnight Magic | Atari | 1984 | Atari 2600 | labelimageminimize | |
| Monopoly | Parker Brothers;Tomy (Sculptured Software) | 1991 | NES | labelimageminimize | |
| Moon Crystal | Hect;DTMC (Hect) | 1992 | [media=youtube]2o68IPyg3og[/media]***Game description from [url=http://www.romhacking.net]Romhacking.net[/url]: [i]Wow, this may be the most badass platform game ever. The game plays a lot like Prince of Persia, where you have to jump from platform to platform, do some climbing and essentially avoid falling to your death. There's also plenty of thugs trying to stop you, and collection of some of the toughest bosses I've ever encountered in a videogame. Meanwhile, Ninja Gaiden-esque cut-scenes tell the story in between levels. The graphics are almost on par with the TurboGrafx, and the control is amazingly fluid and dead-on. The more you play this, the more you'll say 'damn, they did this on the NES?' It's just that kickass.[/i] [cjlee001] | NES | labelimageminimize |
| Moria | author | ? | While moria is in Ubuntu repositories, this version often fails to run on older Ubuntu based distributions. Compiling from the sources in the Ubuntu repositories seems to have the same result. But the moria package from the Debian repos runs and compiles fine. moria from Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty repos works.***Deep Within the Mines of Moria the Balrog awaits. You are tasked with defeating it. Moria is obviously based on Tolkien's works. Moria has other Tolkien creatures and characters and some Dungeon's & Dragons inspired content also (D&D itself was heavily inspired by Tolkien's works). The player may choose a Human, Half-Elf, Elf, Halfling, Gnome, Dwarf, Half-Orc, or Half-Troll character and a Warrior, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Ranger, or Paladin class (note some races cannot choose some classes). Delve deeper for the best treasures, but going deeper is riskier; one slip and the protagonist dies, permanently, no resurrections, savegame deleted. No going back to an earlier save either, doing so marks your file and all records of your character will vanish on game over or winning. Moria is based on the design of Rogue (it is a clone that shares no code or data with Rogue) but has notable variations in gameplay. Most significant is the 6 shops on the surface that the protagonist may visit to buy [i]and sell[/i] equipment, supplies, armor, weapons, scrolls, books, potions, and magical items. The surface is only one screen in size, not really an 'overworld' like in Angband and other roguelikes based on this game. UNIX Moria also served as inspiration for the design of Diablo. Moria was created using VMS Pascal ("Moria") when Robert Alan Koeneke and Jimmey Wayne Todd found that Rogue, their addiction at the time, was not available on VAX-11/780 minicomputers. UNIX Moria (umoria) is a port of "Moria" written in C language. Many subsequent ports and forks of "Moria" were based on umoria. The original license permitting sharing and modification but not commercial use. At some point, an agreement was reached by every person who ever maintained Moria to release its source code under the GPL license. Linux umoria has since become the standard version of sorts and is even called "Moria" by the current maintainer. Although, it is still a actively maintained VAX/VMS game. | Linux | labelimagesubject |
| Ms. Pac-Man | Tengen | 1990 | Ms. Pac-Man's here, and she's totally liberated! She gets to run around in 36 unique, mind-boggling mazes - some small enough to fit on one screen; some so big you'll have to scroll around; and some are straight out of the arcades! Even the fruits bounce around, making it that much tougher to get bonus points. Choose Easy, Normal, Hard or Crazy speeds. Whether you're a beginner or expert, Ms. Pac-Man will have you running ragged. There's even a Pac Booster button to really let her shake those pesky ghosts. Play Ms. Pac-Man by yourself or take turns with a friend. Better yet, two can play at the same time - one as the divine Ms. Pac-Man; the other, as the original Pac-Man!***I know there is a Japanese Famicom version of Ms. Pac-Man. And it was released prior to this Namco version developed by Now Productions. AND it was developed directly by Namco (Namcot). I've seen it in those X-in-1 TV consoles (Famicom clone systems). Both legitimate versions that take advantage of some irregularities in Japanese copyright filing and illegal versions. There are also Brazilian and Australian releases that are probably based on the Tengen version but could also be yet another version of Ms. Pac-Man. And there's Hong Kong, Chinese, and Korean version that may be legitimate and based on one of these. However, there is a Famicom Disk System version that may be the basis for all of these***This is Tengen's implementation of Ms.Pac-Man released in the USA. Namco would later release [game=#167632]another implementation[/game] that differers from this one and was developed by a different company. Tengen's version was not licensed by Nintendo and did not carry the 'Nintendo's seal of $10 has been added to the price of this cart'. However, Atari Games (which is also Tengen), did hold the rights to produce Pac-Man games for home systems in the USA at the time; This is a perfectly legitimate cart as far as Tengen's preexisting legal agreement with Namco. Tengen's version has many game variations. 1 Player, 2 Player Alternating, 2 Player Simultaneous Competitive, 2 Player Simultaneous Cooperative (Pac-Man & Ms. Pac-Man). Arcade, mini, big, or strange maze sets. Optional pac-boost (super fast Pac-Man). Large scrolling mazes. 4 levels of difficulty. Namco's version did not have these features, did have Nintendo's seal, cost more, and was release over 3 years later. [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Neverball | Neverball Team | 2003 | [media=youtube]2IxcqxXhYRc[/media][media=youtube]3Td1oOeTBXc[/media]***Move the ball by tilting the game world. Collect the required amount of coins to move on o the next level. Or attempt to collect them all, which is supposedly possible in all the officially distributed levels. Best played with an analog controller. Levels can be made with tools added to GtkRadiant (The id's official Quake 3 level editor.) [Zerothis] | Linux | labelimagesubject |
| pingus | author | 1998 | [media=youtube]cq5PWnJt6mk[/media]***A Lemmings clone with original puzzles. [Zerothis] | Linux | labelimagesubject |
| Pitfall! | Activision;CCE;Ariola (Activision) | 1982 | [media=youtube]sHax8GTY41M[/media]***David Crane originally designed the game with an entirely mortal Harry (1 death ends the game). Sadly, two weeks before production, he made the game easier by giving Harry multiple lives. Still, this is one of the most challenging games for the 2600, very few gamers have gotten all 32 treasures in the alloted 20 minutes. The world record for the fastest time is 18:52. (1:06 left on the clock). The best player in the world can only achieve a time that is 5.66% faster than required. A 'Perfect Game' can be achieved by collecting all 32 treasures and never dying, never falling and never being damaged by a hostile object. The resulting score will be 114,000. There are 256 screens that connect end to end (screen 1 connects to screen 256). The underground (tunnels) skip around the ring of screens in a different order than the overworld. You can go left or right on any screen that doesn't have a brick wall in the way. The general consensus is that it is easier to go left from the starting screen because of the direction logs travel and dying starts you on the left side of the screen. However, to take the most efficient path to get all the treasures in time, start by going right. Also, unless you have a photographic memory, make a map. There are many hacks available for download. Here is a few of the notable ones. Pitfall Trainer: Timer removed & INF Lives, usefully cheat for cartography and practice. Jungle Jane: A faster, meaner, better sounding, more colorful version with a female star. Enhanced Pitfall +: 3 levels of difficulty, including 'Practice'. Scorpions climb ladders and travel screen to screen. There are additional treasures and enemies. Underground tunnels are smaller. Bottomless Pitfall: Graphically enhanced. Can't go left from the start. Logs roll both ways. You restart a screen (after dying) from the side you entered. 10 hour clock and unlimited treasures, so a maximum scores are much more varied. Harry has hit points. The rattlesnakes are not out of place in this game's setting, they are crotalus durissus, found in most countries in South America. [Zerothis]***This is the game that makes a 2600 worth owning. Pitfall is an adventure game classic. Gameplay is simple yet challenging, repetitive yet enduring. In an age of multi-level 3D gaming worlds, Pitfall has yet to be equaled. | Atari 2600 | labelimagesubject |
| R.C. Pro-Am | Nintendo;Hyundai (Rare) | 1988 | "R.C. Pro-Am" is a popular early NES racing game featuring remote controlled cars (although you might wonder why they drive easily over 100MPH). The controls work well and the racing is reasonably fun. There are some upgrade methods for your car which is also nice. Despite the good features the game felt a bit bland to me. There are a couple of tracks but they are graphically not very appealing and somehow all too similar. There is also no league mode or something like that. As long as you don't finish last in a race you continue to the next race endlessly with tracks repeating themselves after some time obviously.*** [22]*** [66]*** [1]*** [52]***Grab your controller and pull up to the starting line. It's you against four other all-star racers in this thrilling Nintendo R.C. racing competition! You'll face hair-pin turns, outrageous curves, oil slicks and rain clouds as you make your way through 32 treacherous courses that will test your driving ability like never before. Along the way, you'll pick up performance boosters like Turbo Acceleration, Sticky Tires and Top Speed taht will help you get to the finish line first. But, if the going gets tough, you'll use your bombs and missiles to knock the competition for a loop to make sure you're the winner! Collect the letters that spell N-I-N-T-E-N-D-O and you'll collect and even more powerful car. Then hop in and enjoy the ultimate in video racing competition, R.C. Pro-Am!***Some US packages have the UPC as 0-45496-63039-0. This is an invalid UPC code and a typo. The correct IPC, 0-45496-63039-3, is on other US packages. Announced as Pro-Am Racing, but the name was later changed. | NES | labelimagesubject |
| R.C. Pro-Am 2 | Tradewest (Rare) | 1992 | 1 player, 2 players. 3 players, or 4 players simultaneous. All players are stuck on the same screen and the view does not change to accommodate stragglers (they are forced along). [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Rampart | Jaleco (Bitmasters;Tengen) | 1992 | Your castle and your lands are under siege! Enemy hoards attack by land while seaborne invaders bombard your castle walls with cannon fire. Somehow, you must defend your realm. But it won't be over until you conquer your enemies and regain all the land for yourself.***1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive. This version was developed by a different team in a different country than [game=#199216]the other Rampart game[/game]. Both are based on the Arcade game but this one is most like the original. This version was released in the USA, Canada, and Germany. [Zerothis] | NES | labelimagesubject |
| Robot Odyssey I: Escape from Robotropolis | The Learning Company | 1984 | [50]*** [48]*** [48]***Requires 64k RAM, an Apple ][plus machine or better, and 2 blank disk sides. [b]MSRP[/b]: $49.95 Your trapped in a the robot city, Robotropolis. You must navigate the city by designing and soldering logic circuits into discarded robots. You'll need to find batteries, battery chargers (unless you work extremely efficiently), keys, tokens, sensors, and microchips, among other things. But more important than any items you find in the game is the item resting between your shoulders, your brain. The puzzles in this game have no absolute solution (but hints and parts are sometimes provided for a solution predetermined by the game designers), instead you must design the solutions that you think will work. The unofficial sequel to [game=#20413]Rocky's Boots[/game]. Uses a much more advanced engine to drive very, very complex logic circuitry and animations. Although the puzzles in the game don't come close to needing the complexity this game is capable of delivering. It is educational, just don't tell anyone because this game is way to much fun to spoil. In the Sewer level, you can find initials of 8 of the authors. There are 4 sides to this program! Depending on what version you have, all sides of the disks may contain useful chips. Check'em out. The copy protection of this game will prevent the soldering iron from working (even if legitimately used). The disks are a modified DOS 3.3 format. Enter B942:18 in the Apple's monitor program, copy the disks, then Enter B942:36. Edit the disks and change $000FD2 and $040EEB to 38. Now you have disks suitable to dump for emulation. "Klaatu Barada Nikto" is a reference to the old black and white classic sci-fi, [i]The Day the Earth Stood Still[/i] There is a Dalek in The Sewers level. [Zerothis] | Apple II E | labelimagesubject |
| Robot Odyssey Rewired | author | 2009 | This is a java script and assembly game engine remake for Robot Odyssey v1.1 for DOS. It runs a web browsers. Some interface features and graphics enhancements are added but the game is otherwise identical to the DOS version 1.1 (As an example, some of the clipping cheats are removed in v1.1 for DOS and so RORw doesn't have them). You are trapped in a the robot city, Robotropolis. You must navigate the city by designing and soldering logic circuits into discarded robots. You'll need to find batteries, battery chargers (unless you work extremely efficiently), keys, tokens, sensors, and microchips, among other things. But more important than any items you find in the game is the item resting between your shoulders, your brain. The puzzles in this game have no absolute solution (but hints and parts are sometimes provided for a solution predetermined by the game designers), instead you must design the solutions that you think will work. The unofficial sequel to [game=#20413]Rocky's Boots[/game]. Uses a much more advanced engine to drive very, very complex logic circuitry and animations. Although the puzzles in the game don't come close to needing the complexity this game is capable of delivering. It is educational, just don't tell anyone because this game is way to much fun to spoil. In the Sewer level, you can find initials of 8 of the level designers. No doubt this is was included because of Warren Robinett's famous easter egg in Atari Adventure. There is also a secret room in the game where text concerning Warren Robinett and Rocky's Boots is shown. There are 4 sides to this program! Depending on what version you have, all sides of the disks may contain useful chips. Check'em out. The copy protection of this game will prevent the soldering iron from working Even if legitimately purchased, the floppy disk will eventually degrade and trigger the copy protection. The disks are a modified DOS 3.3 format. Enter B942:18 in the Apple's monitor program, copy the disks, then Enter B942:36. Edit the disks and change $000FD2 and $040EEB to 38. Now you have disks suitable to dump for emulation. "Klaatu Barada Nikto" is a reference to the old black and white classic sci-fi, [i]The Day the Earth Stood Still[/i] There is a Dalek in The Sewers level. [Zerothis] | Linux | labelminimizeminimize |
| Rock N Roll Racing | Interplay;Namco (Silicon & Synapse;Software Creations) | 1993 | [media=youtube]https://youtu.be/hrGNBe_6zbo[/media]*** [45]*** [32]***European version 81% for one player 89% for two players [29]***82% for one player 89% for two players [29]*** [27]***An excellent racing game that's easy to pick up, but somewhat difficult to master. Considered a classic by some, Rock N Roll Racing flew under the radar of most gamers due to minimal publicity. With a combination of interesting characters, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi feel, running commentary by "Loudmouth" Larry Huffman, a series of cars that could be purchased and upgraded as you win cash, and a classic rock soundtrack, it's hard to dislike the game. Just watch out for missiles from behind! [Jacquismo] [Jacquismo]***Published by Interplay in the USA Published by Namco Limited in Japan. Published 2014 on Battle.net by Interplay for play on Windows (This version is slightly different from the original). Once extracted from the zip, ROCK.BIN loads and runs fine on ZSNES in MS-DOS, FreeDOS, Mac, and Linux (and maybe Xbox too). This game is not Freeware. Blizzard retains full copyright and the downloaded version includes and EULA restating Blizzard's ownership. No right to redistribute or otherwise treat this version as Freeware is granted by Blizzard. A remake of Racing Destruction Set. This game was also preceded by the similar [game=#8126]RC Pro-Am[/game]. Race on isometrically viewed tracks constructed from a limited number of pieces of the same width. Improvements over RC Pro-Am include: Three levels of difficulty. 1 or 2 players simultaneously via split-screen. An additional 1-2 player verses split-screen mode. Armor/Hit points (vehicles don't explode with only one hit). Collisions cause damage at all times. Only money and armor repair power ups are collected from the track. All other upgrades are purchased between races. Nitro device, jump device, homing missile device, Oil slick device. 3 devices at once. Ammo limited to a maximum of 6 charges per device. Ammo is filled to capacity each lap. Hovercraft and tracked vehicles added. Non-flat tracks. Catching air and leaving the track. Jumping over opponents. One way jumps and gaps in the track. Multiple track surfaces with different properties. Vehicles can shoot or mine themselves. Crisscrosses and multiple paths for some tracks. Game has and ending and is 'beatable'. Sufficient skill to continue playing is determined by a system of racing points and divisions instead of limited lives and continues. Water obstacle is replaced by sticky goo obstacle. A password save function. Passwords are universal and work on [game=#7050]original SNES version[/game] or [game=#10176]Genesis version[/game]. Commentator, Loudmouth Larry This version of the game features these songs: Paranoid by Black Sabbath Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood The Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini Radar Love by The Golden Earrings RC Pro-Am features not include: Collecting all powerups from the track. Lives and continues. A trophy room. Invincibility powerup. Rubberband and nitro powerups for AI opponents when they fall behind. It is possible to lap opponents. AI opponents upgrade their vehicles on a schedule instead of matching the player's choice. So upgrading is an advantage. Quirks: Passwords only save 6 digits of cash, if you acquire more than that, only the last 2 digits are saved. So $999,950 is saved but $9,999,950 becomes $50. Some created passwords can cause the game to crash at random. You may enter the same password for players 1 and 2 at the same time. Dirty connectors or cheat devices can cause the game to play in different mode where all powerups can be collected from the track. Presumably this mode was part of an earlier version of the game that was not fully removed before production. This 'powerup mode' crashes randomly. [spoiler=Secrets and Passwords;Secrets and Passwords]|Hold L+R+Select and press right on the character selection screen until you see Olaf. Now he is unlocked and can be played as driver. Hold L+R+Select and press right on the planet selection screen until you see Inferno. Now this planet is unlocked and you can race there. The Phantom is a hidden character and has even better stats then Olaf. It is only playable by way of passwords or cheating devices Play as The Phantom in a fully upgraded blue hovercraft with $500,000 on Chem IV (LV 1) division B: T1D7 HQPY SWJ!, or division A: K1D7 HQMY SWJ! OR red hovercraft division B: T5D7 HQPV SWJ!, or division A: K5D7 HQMV SWJ! Play as The Phantom in a fully upgraded blue hovercraft with $500,000 on Drakonis (LV 2) division B: S1D7 HQP6 SWJ!, or division A: J1D7 HQM6 SWJ! OR red hovercraft division B: S5D7 HQP3 SWJ!, or division A: J5D7 HQM3 SWJ! Play as The Phantom in a fully upgraded blue hovercraft with $500,000 on Bogmire (LV 3) division B: 8ZDQ HQPF 92J!, or division A: 0ZDQ HQMF 92J! OR red hovercraft division B: 83DQ HQPB 92J!, or division A: 03DQ HQMB 92J! Play as The Phantom in a fully upgraded blue hovercraft with $500,000 on New Mojave (LV 4) division B: 7ZDQ HQPP 92J!, or division A: ZZDQ HQMP 92J! OR red hovercraft division B: 73DQ HQPL 92J!, or division A: Z3DQ HQML 92J! Play as The Phantom in a fully upgraded blue hovercraft with $500,000 on NHO (LV 5) division B: 6ZWQ HQNY 5TJ!, or division A: YZWQ HQLY 5TJ! OR red hovercraft division B: 63WQ HQNV 5TJ!, or division A: Y3WQ HQLV 5TJ! Play as The Phantom in a fully upgraded blue hovercraft with $500,000 on Inferno (LV 6) division B: 5ZWQ HQN6 5TJ!, or division A: XZWQ HQL6 5TJ! OR red hovercraft division B: 53WQ HQN3 5TJ!, or division A: X3WQ HQL3 5TJ![/spoiler] The controls: Fire=Y. Gas=B. Oil/Mines=A. Jump/Nitro=X. Brake=↓ Use L and/or R when turning to modify your turning speed. L,R=slow turn left or right. ←,→=turn left or right. ←+L+R,→+L+R=medium turn left or right ←+L,→+R=fast turn left or right Cross system multiplayer (xband, kalleria, battle.net, etc) between SNES and Genesis is not possible without game specific custom software (that does not yet exist as far as I know). [spoiler=Show Windows version controls and config;hide win controls]This is the default controls. As the game is run via a custom build of the ZSNES emulator, they can be changed (zinput.cfg). A game controller can also be used. Other ZSNES specific options can altered as well (zsnesw.cfg). Fire=A. Gas=Z. Oil/Mines=X. Jump/Nitro=S. Brake=↓ Use D and/or C when turning to modify your turning speed. D,C=slow turn left or right. ←,→=turn left or right. ←+D+C,→+D+C=medium turn left or right ←+D,→+C=fast turn left or right Start/Pause = Enter Select = Right Shift (disabled?) Toggle Fullscreen = Alt-Enter Exit = Quit[/spoiler]RnRR was not Interplay or Silicon & Synapse's first attempt at remaking Racing Destruction Set. 2 years earlier they had created [game=#7037]RPM Racing[/game]. "RPMII" was the working title of RnRR. Notably, RnRR does not include a track editor or save RAM; both of these features were available in RPM Racing. [Zerothis] | SNES | labelimagesubject |
| Rollercoaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive (Microprose) | 1999 | 2 copies*** [100]*** [84]*** [53]***Build Your on theme park. Pick set your price build the rides attract visitors. You can even choose the color how fast and which way the rides go. [Airhead91] | Windows | labelimagesubject |
| Rollercoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies | Hasbro Interactive (Microprose Software;Chris Sawyer Productions) | 1999 | This adds additional scenarios, rides, shops/facilities, scenery, themes, and theme elements. Of note is the addition of player placed custom banner signs. They attract customers like the banners that mark the start of ques and they are themed so you can match them to a themed zone you want customers to see. Banners can have scrolling text and the generic un-themed banners can be of any colors. They can also serve the practical purpose of one way traffic control, directing and keeping customers from getting lost and discouraging vandals from finding trash cans, lights, and benches while still allowing easy access for handymen, mechanics, and entertainers who ignore them. [Zerothis] | Windows | labelminimizesubject |
