Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer’s Appliance
Sophomore year is a busy time for Ernie Eaglebeak. Not only is he called by the new University president, his …
Spelunker II
Spelunker II for the Famicom is an extremely weird product. It’s absolutely nothing like the original game – instead of being …
Another World / Out of this World
During most of the ’80s, the real hotbed of game development was primarily Japan and the US. The Atari 2600 …
Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
Nippon Ichi aren’t a company to do things in half-measures. Their Strategy RPGs are well known for the absurd amount …
Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls
So there’s this series of games. The protagonist lives a normal life, but he’s treated badly by his stepfolks and …
Gold Rush!
Gold Rush! is one of the handful of early Sierra adventures no one remembers. It never became a series, and the …
Leisure Suit Larry (Introduction)
Please note that this article contains some adult content, in the way of both text and images, and is considered …
Machinarium
There are few game so gorgeously understated as Machinarium, a gorgeous little adventure game by Amanita Design, a small team of …
Simon the Sorcerer: Who’d Even Want Contact?
In the fifth Simon game, the Magic World has been invaded by a group of aliens called Nihonians, not only stirring up …
Pandora Directive, The
Two years after the release of Under a Killing Moon, which proved to be a critical and financial success, Access released …
Dragon Buster
Dragon Buster is a bit of an obscure classic. Much like another similarly themed Namco title from the era, Tower of Druaga, …
Under a Killing Moon
Tex Murphy disappeared from the gaming world for three years, only to resurface unexpectedly at the end in 1994 in Under …
