743rd played so far Genre: Platform Platform: ZX Spectrum Year of Release: 1984 Developer: Software Projects Publisher: Software Projects/Tynesoft Some games are on this list because of their legacy and place in history, rather than being the best out there – if you grew up with it, you probably consider it great, but it’s not […]
Archive for November, 2018
#80 Jet Set Willy
Posted: 30th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1984, platform, software projects, tynesoft, zx spectrum
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#784 Retro Game Challenge
Posted: 22nd November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, action, DS, indieszero, namco bandai games, xseed games
741st played so far Genre: Action Platform: DS Year of Release: 2007 Developer: indieszero Publisher: Namco Bandai Games/Xseed Games I feel I’ve referenced Ultimate NES Remix before, the game that takes old NES games and has you do a Warioware style minigame on a smaller part of it – see how well you do at […]
#841 Spelunky
Posted: 18th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, action, adventure, mossmouth, pc
740th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Mossmouth, LLC Publisher: Mossmouth, LLC When listening to recent gaming podcasts, people whose taste I generally agree with or at least respect mention Spelunky as a game they really enjoy, its daily challenges especially being something they love to engage in as […]
#793 Super Mario Galaxy
Posted: 14th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, nintendo, nintendo ead tokyo, platform, wii
739th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Wii Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo Publisher: Nintendo One of the struggles going through this list is to pace playing certain franchises so we don’t play them too soon, and the Mario series is a clear example of that – we playing the important Super […]
#722 Lumines Live
Posted: 10th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, microsoft studios, puzzle, q entertainment, xbox 360
738th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Q Entertainment Publisher: Microsoft Studios There are a bunch of games that take after Tetris and the Lumines series always seemed like a worthy one. While not music or rhythm based, the game’s pace influenced the music in a way that […]
#845 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Posted: 6th November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2008, bizarre creations, microsoft game studios, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
737th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2008 Developer: Bizarre Creations Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios After playing the first Geometry Wars game, I felt we played a nice shoot ’em up that was nice in shorter bursts. It didn’t sustain itself for too long, but the stripped down […]
#415 Outcast
Posted: 2nd November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, adventure, appeal, infogrames, pc
736th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Appeal Publisher: Infogrames Some games have stood out for a long time and I’ve been looking forward to trying Outcast from the day I first saw previews in gaming magazines. It was quite proud of its voxel technology – something that turned […]