showing 3 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Shadowrun | Data East;Laser Beam (Beam Software) | 1993 | According to game developers, this game was built upon the "core" of [game=#8055]Nightshade[/game]. This was done to meet the short deadline they had to complete a game based on the Shadowrun license. Another reason they needed to take this shortcut was because most of their adventure game designers left the company after Nightshade was done. To further complicate things, the game's development was put on hold for years and restarted with 6 months left to finish. Even though there was a new team and a new writer, everything had to fit with the story that had already been approved by FASA (there was no creative control to alter this previously approved story)***Loosely based on the novel [i]Never Deal with a Dragon[/i], by Robert N. Charrette.***The hilarity of the Johnny Mnemonic movie review aside, the story actually seems inspired by William Gibson's short story title [i]Johnny Mnemonic[/i] published via Omni magazine in 1981 and again via his [i]Burning Chrome[/i] collection of short stories in 1981. The Johnny Mnemonic movie actually came 3 years [b]after[/b] this game. You wake up on a slab in a drawer in the local chop shop (morgue) in Seattle. Find out what happened. Discover Jake's life path. Discover who you can trust. Retaliate against the ones responsible. Fight against and with elves and dwarfs. Banish the undead. Battle sea monsters and dragons. Hack computers. Augment you body with technology and learn magic. Use a bit of detective work, lots of bullets, and public transportation. [Zerothis]***This game is one of those timeless (although strangely unknown) games, which I so enjoy playing. Set in the 'distant' future, it follows the same path as the movie, no doubt based on this, staring the infamous Keanu Reaves, Johny Mneumonic. Summed up: You got a harddrive in your head, it's costing you a hell of a headache, and damn, you're going to get it out. Very creative RPG-type level system, multiple weapons, but system of conversations get tiresome. Definitely a game worth playing, but you better be ready to try EVERYTHING to beat it.***Loved this game right from the start when i bought is for my snes 10 years ago for christmas. I bought secret of mana at the same time and shadowrun ranked before secret of mana. i spent all christmas holidays to finish the game. Unfortunatelly i felt it was a bit short. Nevertheless if there would have been a part2 i would have bought it for sure. [otaku-kun] | labelimagesubject |
| Doom | Ocean (Sculptured Software;id Software) | 1994 | Go to Hell and back in DOOM, as you battle through 59 levels of infernal action. Use pistols, chainsaws, shotguns, chain guns, rocket launchers, plasma rifles, and the BFG-9000 to blast demons, mutant spiders, possessed marines, and other creatures of the night. With a higher framerate and ambient light sourcing, DOOM has never looked better. Take a trip to Hell and keep the demons from taking over the Earth in DOOM.*** [46]*** [32]*** [29]*** [27]***There are conflicting reports about development of Doom for SNES. John Romero says Sculptured Software developed it completely in secret and brought a finished product to id. However, multiple witnesses in print describe a SNES version [i]being developed[/i] at id software. Id mainly developed their version on a NeXT 68k system the used and Apple IIgs to compile the code. Sensible to efficiently produce optimised code since IIgs has much more in common with the SNES than any 68k system; mainly, the IIgs and SNES use the same CPU. It is clear that there were two versions and that id's in-house version was scraped when Sculptured Software (Randal Linden) presented their's. [s]On the other hand, one wonders how Sculptured Software managed to do such a good job with the doom source code (which was still proprietary at the time) if it was done secretly[/s]Randal Linden rules. Well, Randal Linden has set the record straight and proven it by releasing his source code (or, a version of it). He set about _creating_ Doom for the Super Nintendo. Not having access to any version of Doom source code required him to resort to publically available information and study of the DOS version directly. He quickly realised he'd have to use the SuperFX2 to have a chance of success. Basically, Doom required too much math for the SNES cpu. He didn't have access to a SuperFX2 development kit (there never was an official one?). So he created that too using an Amiga with a modified Star Fox cartidge wired in and SNES controllers adapted to the paralell port. He made cuts and clever hacks to force decent performance from the SNES and SFX2 chip. Some things that were rendered and calclated as needed for most versions had to be pre-rendered and pre-calclated for the SNES. This contributed to the filling of 16Mbit of ROM in the cartridge and some levels had to be removed. The SFX2 chip was incapable of seeing more than 16Mbit (this would later be overcome, but not by Linden nor before SNES Doom's release). Linden's version includes SNES Mouse support (which should work) and XBAND support (which would have worked). References in the source are made to the Super Scope but support was appearently not actually implimented (or removed from the final version). | labelimagesubject |
| BlackThorne | Interplay;Virgin;Kemco (Blizzard) | 1994 | After years of awaiting his destiny on Earth, Kyle Blackthorne has finally come home to face the galaxy's most terrifying mutant monsters and goblin hordes. With brute strength, animal cunning and a lead-spewing shotgun he's on a quest to reclaim his once peaceful Planet Tuul. Surrounded by enemies and confronting danger at every turn, Blackthorne's commando training and survival skills are put to the ultimate death-defying test in this brutally savage land. So prepare to enter Blackthorne's world and blast your way through one of the most intense, challenging games ever.*** [45]*** [29]***Very dark game, as you can see on screenshots. Close to 'Flashback' or 'Prince of Persia'. You have to save human beings against orcs that take your race in slavery. | labelimagesubject |
