Tag Archives: potions

Electronic Arts, Game Boy Color, Griptonite Games

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Game Boy Color

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Before you skip the page, just a second while I quantify something… This game – and its successor, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – are both really good games… Even though they are based on something that I don’t care about. Harry Potter. I haven’t read the books (and I do like to read), and I haven’t seen the films (and I love films). Harry Potter just doesn’t interest me… But I do like both of these Game Boy Color Harry Potter games. They are fun RPG/level-grinders, with turn-based combat and Zelda-like adventure sections. They have good interfaces and lots of interesting items and spells. They are different.

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CD Projekt Red, gog.com, iOS, Linux, PC, Steam, Windows, XBox 360

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, PC

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was first released in 2011 by Polish developer CD Projekt Red.

It is the predecessor to the smash hit The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and also follows the exploits of Geralt of Rivia – a Witcher, or monster-hunter – on a series of open-world adventures.

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Neverland, Super Nintendo, Taito

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, Super Nintendo

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I was going to add a Final Fantasy game to our Super Nintendo special this week, but – you know what? – Final Fantasy on the SNES is messy, because of all the US and Japanese title discrepancies, so… Instead I’m going to pick this: probably my favourite turn-based level-grinder on the Super Nintendo – Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals.

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Konami, LucasArts, Super Nintendo

Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Super Nintendo

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This brilliant single and multi-player overhead shooter by LucasArts is a parody of every single horror and sci-fi film you’ve ever seen.

Chainsaws, zombies, UFOs, mummies, werewolves, demonic babies, spiders, shopping malls – you name it, the game will throw it at you during at least one of its 48 different stages.

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Atlus, Nintendo DS

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, Nintendo DS [Part 2]

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I want to post some more grabs from Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City on the Nintendo DS. Because it really is one of the best RPGs of all time, and because I can’t recommend you play it highly enough.

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Atari ST, FTL, Software Heaven

Dungeon Master, Atari ST

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This is the one: Dungeon Master – the Atari ST original. One of the best games ever made, and among my favourite games of all time…

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Electronic Arts, gog.com, Looking Glass Technologies, MS-DOS, Origin Systems, PC

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, PC

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The first of two ground-breaking Ultima Underworld games made by Looking Glass Technologies (formerly known as Blue Sky Productions) and Origin Systems.

The Stygian Abyss, first released in 1992, is one of the first Role-Playing Games to feature first-person action in a 3D environment.

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Bethesda, PC, PlayStation 3, Windows, XBox 360

Oblivion, PC

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Or, to give the game its full title: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – the fourth game in the popular Elder Scrolls series.

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Arcade, Atari

Gauntlet, Arcade

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The original four-player multiplayer arcade game of Gauntlet is a worthy party game for any retro gaming occasion. Stick it on, and watch everyone get sucked into it. With unlimited credits, you need never die. 🙂

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