Richard Garriott’s Akalabeth was first released in 1979 for the Apple II home computer (and shortly afterwards for PC MS-DOS), and is arguably the first ever graphical Role-Playing Game ever released.
Tag Archives: PC
PC games.
FEZ, PC
FEZ is a wonderful, colourful 2D platform game that utilises an interesting three-dimensional screen-flipping technique as part of the game mechanics.
The Magic Circle, PC
Hugely fun, satirical 2015 indie game about playing a broken RPG.
The Magic Circle cleverly mixes modern high res graphics with retro DOS-style graphics, and is something of a first on that front.
Scavenger: Legendary Canned Games, PC
***CANNED GAMES***
Last night I published a collection of rare screenshots, given to me by Scavenger in 1994, and showing a number of games that were being developed, but were ultimately canned. Meaning: cancelled. Never released. Never saw the light of day.
Canned Scavenger: Spanish Blood, PC
***CANNED GAME***
A seafaring stroke pirate 3D adventure game from Scavenger in 1994. One of four games they were developing that was ultimately canned and never came out.
Canned Scavenger: Aqua, PC
***CANNED GAME***
Aqua is another 1994 Scavenger title that was being developed. but never came out.
Canned Scavenger: Tarantula, PC
***CANNED GAME***
Tarantula is a game that was developed by Scavenger for the PC back in 1994, but was never completed and ultimately canned.
Canned Scavenger: Terminus, PC
***CANNED GAME***
No idea what this game was about, but I do know that it was called Terminus.
Comanche: Maximum Overkill, PC
Novalogic released a series of Comanche helicopter combat games in the 1990s. They began with the excellent Comanche: Maximum Overkill in 1992, and continued on with them until 2001.
Grabbing: It’s a healthy obsession
Is there such a thing as a “healthy” obsession? Some would argue not.
I would argue that an obsession that was creative, and did no harm to anyone else, was not really unhealthy.