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atari 8-bit
Blue Max 2001
This is a sequel to Synapse's Blue Max…
Batty Builders
Another English Software title…
Neptune's Daughters
One of the earliest Atari 800 games I played…
Jet Set Willy
I’ve been getting quite into the Atari 8-bit scene recently…
Picnic Paranoia
Imagine you and your family are having a nice, quiet afternoon…
Caverns of Mars
Arcade game made to work in the small Atari 400, only 16kb showing us
that with a few resources great games can be done.
Jet Boot Jack
In Jet Boot Jack you play a music collector who must collect musical notes in a record processing plant…
Conan: Hall of Volta
So 1984 saw our first Conan game, entitled Conan: Hall of Volta…
MULE
One of the first strategy and economic games, where you shouldn't jump or shoot someone/something to win…
Shamus: Case II
The sequel where Shamus has to destroy the Shadow again…
Bug Attack
I just came across this little gem for the Atari 8-bit…
Firefleet
A vertical scrolling shooter from English Software which has some similarities to Caverns of Mars…
Crystal Raider
Another Mastertronic budget release here!
A simple but engaging game about an explorer hunting for crystals (I do love the old 8-bit gaming plots!)…
Star Raiders
Star Raiders is one of those games that static screenshots don't do the game justice…
Karateka
Conversion from the original Apple ][ game…
Blue Max
Original Atari 8-bit game…
River Raid
The aim of the game is to fly up a scrolling river, collecting fuel and destroying the enemy. A lovely conversion from the Atari 2600 original. Silky smooth scrolling and loads of action. Graphics are simple yet functional.
HERO
Conversion from Atari 2600…
Mario Bros
The aim of the game is to defeat enemies on the single platform screen, collecting coins as reward.
Defender
Conversion from arcade version…
Missile Command
Excellent conversion of the coin-op classic…
Zybex
You play a convict aiming to escape a prison and must complete 16 alien infested levels to achieve your goal…
Preppie!
Russ Wetmore's first take on Frogger – although more froggerish than the sequel, don't expect straightforward clone…
Preppie! II
Russ Wetmore does the Frogger – games cannot get any better than that in terms of gameplay…
Archon
A truly timeless piece of software, Archon is rightly hailed as an action-strategy classic, effortlessly interweaving a Chess-like board-game dynamic with fantasy arcade-style action…