The month of August was the month of the Olympics, and outside of an enthusiastically happy blue man in drag, I didn't watch a single second of it. I did celebrate it in my own way by uncovering some officially licenced DOS games based on the 1996 event held in Atlanta. Atlanta 1996: Olympic Games + Olympic Soccer (1996 U.S. Gold Ltd & The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)) bundles the first 3D game based on the event with a rather standard football game which began a yearly series that would later take on the UEFA moniker.
If you're not much or a sporty person, I've gathered some other games to keep your limbs from moving excessively. Continuing on from last month is the final mystery at Greveholm. The Mystery at Greveholm 3: The Old Legend (2000 Young Genius) returns to the first-person adventuring roots of the first game and is all the better for it. Ring II: Twilight of the Gods (2002 The Arxel Guild) on the other hand foregoes this style that defined its janky forebear to become a tank-controlled action adventure. At least the absolute weirdness of it all is still intact.
For something a little less fantastical, try the movie tie-in for Fantastic 4 (2005 Activision Publishing Inc, Marvel & Twentieth Century Fox), a flippantly entertaining beat-'em-up for a flippantly entertaining blockbuster. And if flippant doesn't cut it, check out Rising Lands (1997 Microïds), a real-time-strategy game that surprisingly crept up to become my personal pick of the month.
Enjoy!
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1996 U.S.Gold Ltd & The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)
DOS (Compilation)
Sport-Olympics-Soccer
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2005 Activision Publishing Inc, Marvel & Twentieth Century Fox
Windows
Action-Beat 'em up-Comic Book
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2000 Young Genius
Windows '95
Adventure-Horror-TV Show-Ghosts!
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2002 The Arxel Guild
Windows
Action Adventure-Fantasy-Vikings!-Weird!
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1997 Microïds
Windows
Strategy-RTS-Science Fiction
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I was pre-occupied with my Rising Lands and a second Ring to watch much of anything... :D
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Thank you for Greveholm 3 :D
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DeleteBecause I love the White Bear and Little Penguin in My First Math Adventure 1: Counting and Sorting and My First Math Adventure 2: Adding and Subtracting. And these are the part of DK!
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ReplyDeleteI see you saw the Olympics opening ceremony too! :D
DeleteA nostalgic look back at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with some classic DOS games, perfect for those who prefer virtual sports over the real thing!
ReplyDeleteGreat work as always! But I once again ask for the American version of Fable (1996). I want to experience the better ending on my first (and probably only) playthrough.
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DeleteI was at lunch and decided to take a look here. I almost choked on my food seeing Rising Lands. That's awesome. One of my first games
ReplyDeleteThat’s an interesting way to celebrate the Olympics! I didn’t realize there were officially licensed DOS games based on the 1996 event. It’s cool how the Olympic Soccer game eventually evolved into the UEFA series. I bet those games bring back some nostalgic memories of the '90s gaming scene!
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