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Source What do you get when you combine elements of 'Super Mario Brothers' with 'The Legend of Zelda'? This adventure-platformer! Welcome. This is 'Nostalgic Game Design Focus' a series where I get to

Source Here is a classic among classics. A faithful-and-improved "clone" of 'Asteroids', anybody who is familiar with and likes that game will enjoy this one. This also harkens back to a time

Source When there's something strange in your neighbourhood... Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! I admit that when I set out on the 'Ivanhoe' post I already had this game in mind. I had contemplated covering

Source When your king is chained up in a tall tower... Who you gonna call? Ivanhoe! In this potentially short but highly challenging game you take on the role of the namesake protagonist of the game in

Source Excellent platforming, a cuteness level cranked up to eleven 'and' a really interesting story in game design! This is the sequel to 'Bubble Bobble' and I am really looking forward to sinking my

Source An unsettling shoot-em-up adapted from the arcade with a difficulty level that 'will' kick your butt. Mine is still sore after all these years... but I've just got to try again! A bonus for some...

Source How might I describe this game? Its cute, has a nice atmosphere and its challenging. A good start? Oh yes! Welcome. This is 'Nostalgic Game Design Focus' a series where I get to think back and comment

Source Ah... From an era before false flag (government-organized) terrorist attacks messed up the new millennium comes this deceptively simple and yet challenging arcade title! Welcome. This is 'Nostalgic

Source Would you like to micromanage a Federation starship in its exploration and hunt for enemy starships? In this game you get to do precisely that. Welcome. This is 'Nostalgic Game Design Focus' a series

Source Here is one of the most classic 90s arcade games right here! Its you against the entire Japanese fleet in the intense battles near and above the Midway Islands during World War II. Welcome. This

Source Are you ready to give an old "ghost buster" geezer the fright of his life? In this game you do precisely that. You're not only past it, long gone even, but you are ambitious - out on a

Source When I think of cool cars in the 80s, a Lotus Esprit was about as cool as cars got (short of 'KIT' from 'Knight Rider' or the DeLorean from 'Back to the Future') - and so a racing challenge centered

Source "Ahead of its time" comes to mind. Think 'Grand Theft Auto' from the perspective of the cops and you get an idea of what to expect from 'Hill Street Blues' ! This game, based upon the

Source Blaze through detailed, populated and deadly levels in this 2D shooter-platformer in an effort to rescue your kidnapped scientist "grandfather" and other members of your family. In my

Source Don't bubble me bro! OK - I couldn't resist. ^_~ 'Bubble Bobble' is an epic 16-bit tale and rescue mission which takes you through no less than 100 levels to reach the end of the game. Perhaps.

Source When the 'ball' itself is made from a steel alloy you know that things are going to get rather rough in this Cyberpunk-meets-Rugby game classic from 'The Bitmap Brothers'. 'SpeedBall 2 - Brutal

Source So - how does one take a game as classic as 'Pac Man' and breathe new life into it? 'Pacmania' is one good answer to this question. It also pains me to say that the Amiga port of the game is at

Source 'Pang' was one of those games that existed in a genre of its own, inspiring several sequels both in arcades and upon consoles. The story may have been able to fit on the back of a cheap stamp but

Source In the attic you find a pair of mystical boxing gloves. Putting them on whisks you away to a distant forest, long long ago. Trapped in the past you now need to find your way back into the future,

Source Welcome to the 'Fantasy Zone'! This fast-paced blast from the past will get your blood pumping and your mouse hand flitting in all directions. This is one game where you won't want to blink. Welcome.