My new “shorts” video examines The Great Giana Sisters from 1987 by Time Warp/Rainbow Arts on the C64. As always, it features representative scenes and music from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um The Great Giana Sisters aus dem Jahr 1987 von Time Warp/Rainbow Arts auf dem C64. […]
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New video: Shorts – Eco by Denton Designs (Amiga)
My new “shorts” video examines Eco from 1987 by Denton Designs on the Amiga. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Eco aus dem Jahr 1987 von Denton Designs auf dem Amiga. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte aus dem Spiel, begleitet […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Focus on – The Wizardry Series
My new video explores the Wizardry series by Sir-Tech, which ran from 1981 to 2001 and spawned numerous (mostly Japanese) spin-offs that are still appearing (with one announced for 2022). Parts 1 to 8 as well as the American-produced spin-off Nemesis are covered – as usual in the context of the time and with some […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Shorts – The Master of Magic (C64)
My new “shorts” video examines The Master of Magic from 1985 by Mastertronic on the C64. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um The Master of Magic aus dem Jahr 1985 von Mastertronic auf dem C64. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Shorts – Globulus (Amiga)
My new “shorts” video examines Globulus from 1990 by Innerprise on the Amiga. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. The game can be legally downloaded at Ami Sector One. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Globulus aus dem Jahr 1990 by Innerprise on the Amiga. Wie immer […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Shorts – Archon (Atari 8-bit)
My new “shorts” video examines Archon: The Light and the Dark from 1983 by Free Fall Associates on the Atari 8-bit family. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. There doesn’t seem to be a legal download source for the Atari 8-bit version, but the Amiga version from 1986 […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Shorts – Glider Rider (Spectrum)
My new “shorts” video examines Glider Rider from 1986 by Quicksilva on the ZX Spectrum. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Glider Rider aus dem Jahr 1986 von Quicksilva auf dem ZX Spectrum. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte aus dem […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Shorts – The Settlers/Die Siedler (Amiga)
My new “shorts” video examines The Settlers/Die Siedler from 1993 by Blue Byte on the Amiga. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Die Siedler/The Settlers aus dem Jahr 1993 von Blue Byte auf dem Amiga. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Focus on – The history of the Shoot ’em Up game
My new video explores the history of the Shoot ’em Up game from 1962 to today. I provide a definition of what constitutes a Shoot ’em Up game, and show the milestones and some of the other branches of the shooting game. Mein neues Video widmet sich der Geschichte des Shoot ’em Up Games von […]
Continue ReadingNew video: Shorts – Doriath (C64)
My new “shorts” video examines Doriath from 1985 by Rabbit Software on the C64. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. The disk image for this game can be found at http://www.doriathdungeon.com/. The legal status is not quite clear, but since one of the creators has contributed, it can […]
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