On childrens TV in the early 90s, Edd the Duck and Wilson the arm were the familiar puppets helping with the link sections. Like most child-oriented licenses of the day, his first computer outing was a platform game, scrolling vertically and resembling Rainbow Islands, although much simplified.
Flight simulator for the Soviet SU-25 attack jet. A wide range of bombs and munitions are included (from cluster bombs to rockets to guns).
Includes three sets of missions (each set takes place in a year, from 1991 to 1993). Missions range from attacking tanks and troops to attacking bridges and other buildings. Although the missions can be played separately, played in order they form a storyline about the crumbling Soviet regime.
A notoriously difficult platformer for Amiga and Atari ST, where you take the part of Yolanda, offspring of the mighty Hercules himself, cursed by Hera.
There are twelve tasks to complete and a trainer level, over fifty levels randomly selected. The player may have to play up to five screens to complete a task. The twelth task can only be played if you have completed the first eleven tasks.
Mega Man is a side-scrolling platform game. It differs greatly from the earlier console release, with only three bosses and not very many extras to find.
Originally intended to be an official part of the franchise, the game was panned for its low quality.
The Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 was a pack of simple casual games released in 1990. At the time it was one of the first Windows only PC games on the market.
This pack includes:
– Cruel Solitaire (a card game)
– Golf (a card game)
– Minesweeper
– Pegged
– Taipei
– Tetris
– TicTactics
– IdleWild (a screensaver program) (untagged)
The NES version has an exclusive level: the final stage changes to platform-style gameplay. The player, as Ramius, must find and disable bombs Soviet-loyal crewmembers have set in the weapons bay of the Red October.
For the advanced wargamer, "Second Front: Germany turns East" is a division-level strategic game on a grand scale. The map extends from Berlin in the West to Stalingrad in the East, and covers the entire Russian Front. Players command over 150 German divisions and over 200 Soviet divisions, with asset information available to the individual tank, plane and infantry squad level.
Designasaurus II lets players design a dinosaur and travel back to the Mesozoic era (Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods) in search of stolen Gigantodon DNA. Players must fight for their lives and forage for food to survive.