Little Rocket Man, Half-Life 2

Or: the intriguing story of that time I carried a garden gnome through an entire game, to unlock a single Steam achievement.

The game was Half Life 2: Episode Two – one of the best first-person shooters ever made.

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Black Crypt, Amiga

Black Crypt is the first game developed by Raven Software. It’s an Amiga exclusive, initially published by Electronic Arts in 1992. It could be argued that it’s also an unashamed clone of FTL’s Dungeon Master, but it is at least an exceptional one.

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Dragontorc, ZX Spectrum

Steve Turner‘s 1985 sequel to Avalon is about as atmospheric and exciting as a fantasy adventure can get on a ZX Spectrum. It really is amazing that this game fits in to only 48K of memory.

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