It's that time again! Time for some new-old games to be rediscovered. Following on from last month is the Amiga exclusive dungeon-crawling sequel Abandoned Places 2 (1993 Francis Staengler & Steve Fabian & ICE Ltd). If you're an action gamer, try out the high-octane chopper sim Extreme Assault (1997 Blue Byte Software) or the interesting arcade shooter Jump Raven (1994 CyberFlix, Inc). For a more thoughtful time, the extremely underrated sci-fi cinematic platformer onEscapee (1997-2004 Invictus Team) is now playable in both Amiga and Windows form while the fantastical first-person adventure Zelenhgorm: Episode 1 - Land of the Blue Moon (2002 Moloto Productions AB) scratches that point-and-click itch with some impressive FMV to boot. It just wins out as my pick of the month, but many of the others come close. What better way to spend your time during a heat wave. Head on over after the jump to check them out for yourself.
Beyond these new additions, I've also updated a bunch of other games. The PlayStation classic Echo Night has been overhauled through an updated emulator with re-mapped modernised controls and the option to play with super cool widescreen and graphical improvement patches. While the old DOS-based Fable remains, the new addition of a native Windows release brings some great improvements, not least the ability to play the US or European version complete with their vastly different endings. Lastly, NET:Zone got hit with a much needed save-game fix. If you already have version 1, read the comments on the game page to save a re-download and fix it yourself.
I'll see you next month for a barrage of new bangers.
Click on the images below to head on over to the game page.
Beyond these new additions, I've also updated a bunch of other games. The PlayStation classic Echo Night has been overhauled through an updated emulator with re-mapped modernised controls and the option to play with super cool widescreen and graphical improvement patches. While the old DOS-based Fable remains, the new addition of a native Windows release brings some great improvements, not least the ability to play the US or European version complete with their vastly different endings. Lastly, NET:Zone got hit with a much needed save-game fix. If you already have version 1, read the comments on the game page to save a re-download and fix it yourself.
I'll see you next month for a barrage of new bangers.
Click on the images below to head on over to the game page.
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1993 Francis Staengler & Steve Fabian & ICE Ltd
Amiga
Role Play-First Person-Fantasy
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1997 Blue Byte Software
DOS
Action-Simulation-Chopper-Sci Fi
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1994 CyberFlix, Inc
Windows 3.1
Action-Shooter-Cyberpunk-Sci Fi
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1997-2004 Invictus Team
Amiga + Windows
Platform-Cinematic-Sci Fi
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2002 Moloto Productions AB
Windows
Adventure-Point & Click-FMV-Fantasy
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Thanks Biffman for another great month!
ReplyDeleteI remember Extreme Assault from my younger days; it reminds me of the old Rage-developed games (Incoming mainly) as well as the G-Police games. I'd only briefly played it back then, thank you for the opportunity to go back in time!
Speaking of older 3d vehicle-based games, have you ever thought of working your magic on the older Mechwarrior games? From the original all the way to the 4th one, all are unavailable digitally and difficult to work on modern systems. For me these are definitely part of the "Holy Grail" of missing game series today, with another one close to my heart being the Myth Series (from pre-Halo Bungie days).
Regardless, thanks again for the games and your hard work!