In the case of B.C. Racers (1994-5 Core Design Inc), that's the distant past. Pre-history even. A mascot kart racer with some nice sprite-scaled visuals playable on DOS, SEGA CD, SEGA 32X and 3DO! Next, board the Black Pearl in the late 17th century and flip off some balls in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball (2005 Disney Interactive).
Head over to war-torn Europe of the 1930s and beyond and platform through some of Tintin's most famous escapades in Tintin: Destination Adventure (2001 Infogrames). From World War II to Woodstock, peruse the pages of the famous weekly periodical in The Face of Life (1994 Time Inc & Creative Multimedia), a fascinating educational multimedia CD-ROM.
Finally, head on to the cyberpunk future of 2095 and take on the role of a Neo Hunter (1996 Virgin Interactive Entertainment Inc). From the imagination of Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game) and developed by ex-LucasArts employees who took the cancelled project with them, it's an epic gallery shooter with a heavy dose of adventure.
Still to come in February is my rundown on the TV shows of 2024 but more gaming goodness will arrive on the last day of the month. I'll see you then!
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1994-1995 Core Design Ltd
DOS + SEGA CD / SEGA 32X / 3DO
Racing-Karting-Dinosaurs!
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2005 Disney Interactive
Windows
Arcade-Pinball-Disney!-Pirates!
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1994 Time Inc & Creative Multimedia
Windows '95
Edutainment-Multimedia-Historic
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1996 Virgin Interactive Entertainment Inc
DOS
Arcade-Light Gun-Cyberpunk!
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2001 Herge/Moulinsart & Infogrames
Windows
Platform-Cinematic-Comic Book
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Yeah Neo Hunter! I know it's probably not the best game ever based on what some people might have said, but it's probably the only game I could ever find that had an art style similar to Full Throttle. Shallow as a reason that might be, that's what made me want to play it for so long. Thanks for starting this year off with a bang, can't wait to start.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Been wanting that TintÃn game since I was a child.
ReplyDeleteSo happy whenever a new batch of reviews arrive! Interesting choice, as always.
ReplyDeleteYay, another year of gaming gems begins!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Neo Hunter in this batch, I've never tried it and I'm at least interested in seeing how it plays.
Thank you for the games Biffman!
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ReplyDeleteOutpost (1994)
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the 1996 or 2001 build of Duke Nukem Forever
Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
DragonLore II?
Darby the Dragon?
This is great, thanks!
ReplyDeleteNeo Hunter!!! GREAT THX a lot Biffman 101
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