It's a Viking invasion!!!
I've gone nutty for all things Nordic thanks to a memorable but all-too-brief trip to Norway earlier this month. And I couldn't let it slide without playing some games featuring the history and mythology of that spectacular country. The Norse god Thor is on a quest to defeat the evil goddess Hel in the difficult Amiga platformer Fire and Brimstone (1990 Vectordean Ltd & Firebird). In other news, a nameless hero is on his own quest to steal that god's magical mallet in the action-heavy shareware RPG Thor's Hammer Trilogy (1995 Escape Programming). I'm sure the same gaggle of gods will crop up in another RPG; Heimdall (1992 Core Design) playable on almost all systems it released on. On a less mythical note, Vikings: Adventure out of Time (1998 Index+) educades about the real lives of berserkers from the North in an entertaining fashion. Alternatively, Vikings: The Strategy of Ultimate Conquest (1996 1996 Random Games, Inc) attempts the same but as a strategy game complete with a healthy dose of Michael Dorn.
You may have noticed a little sidebar on the right-hand side detailing the most recently updated games. I thought it would be a good thing to keep a track of it here. Two games have been updated since last time. For those having trouble running Disney's The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - GameBreak and The Museum of Anything Goes, these new packages may help with that. Make sure to read the included ChamberNotes text file included with each install for more information.
If you ever get a chance to visit Bergen, I can't recommend it enough. If you don't, travel on past the jump to discover it in gaming form.
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1990 Vectordean Ltd & Firebird
Amiga
Platform-Fantasy-Vikings!
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1992 Core Design
Amiga / DOS / SEGA CD
Role Play-Fantasy-Vikings!
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1995 Escape Programming
DOS
Role Play-Action-FPS-Fantasy-Vikings!
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1998 Index+
Windows '95
Edutainment-Adventure-History-Vikings!
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1996 Random Games, Inc
Windows 3.1
Strategy-History-Vikings!
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Thanks! At least you know when a link is removed, it's because it's being sold is some form. That's better than a straight up strike on the game.
ReplyDeleteOh, the memories! What a great games.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
I hope for Heimdall 2 from Core Design 1994 :)
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It's coming soon! Though it's not quite horrific enough for the month of Halloween.
DeleteAye Halloween !!!! We are waiting :D "Trick or treats"
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Did you also get familiar with Bock Saga? That ancient time capsule tells how all nordics (and all humanity for that matter) thrive originally from the neighboring Finland (Odenmaa / Hel). The different body types of ppl basically formed during the first ice age.
ReplyDeleteThis saga is ridiculed by the mainstream media, because it challenges the official history altogether. This knowledge was carried within ONE family after the catholic church and their aid committed the atrocities in the nordic lands. Everything was more or less burned down, destroyed and a genocide attempted.
Thank you for flowers again!
I haven't heard of it. I stayed near Bryggen in Bergen and mostly learnt about its post-Viking history in the middle ages. Interesting stuff. Basically, there were a lot of fires, fish and bad deals with Germany and Denmark. The Bock Saga seems interesting from a brief google, if a bit dubious.
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ReplyDeleteDo you know where I can find the game
The Need for Speed: Special Edition - DOS - 1996 - for download ? The only place I found the game on my abandonware site but it doesn't work
Absolutely! One of the best films of the year.
ReplyDeleteNice games... I have tried to download 2 games from this page: 1. STAR TREK: KLIGNON HONOR GUARD and 2. SHADOW MASTER.... they do not work....can you upload the working versions? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCan your next compilation be the crazy castle series of all versions:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Castle#Games_in_the_series
ReplyDeletetho i'm not sure if you could do mobile (depending on emulators and rom)
Dark Side Of The Moon 1998 if possible
ReplyDeleteThis one's been a bane in my side for ages. Either there's "magic pink" visual issues or it crashes at a specific point in the game. All my normal tricks don't seem to be working but I periodically go back to it and get frustrated again.
DeleteThanks Biff and do you have Traitors Gate?
ReplyDeleteI have it but I've not attempted to get it running. For some reason I thought one of the stores like Steam or Zoom Platform sold it but I appear to be mistaken. Not sure when I'll get to it though
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