The Amazing Spider-Man is a side-scrolling action game. Spider-Man can use his web making abilities to either hang from the ceiling or shoot webs out like bullets, but most of his attacks are punches or kicks. Also included are two vertical-scrolling building climbing segments in which Spider-Man has to avoid enemies and falling objects which try to knock him down. His spider sense rings a few moments earlier so you have enough time to react.
As a covered wagon party of pioneers, you head out west from Independence, Missouri to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. You first must stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. The Oregon Trail incorporates simulation elements and planning ahead, along with discovery and adventure, as well as mini-game-like activities (hunting and floating down the Dalles River).
Play as an Zodiac Agent investigating a series of murders around Universal Cybernetics Corporation's factory in London in this early FPS/RPG hybrid developed by Core Design.
Ziriax is a horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up developed by The Whiz Kids and published by The Software Business. It was released in 1990 for the Amiga.
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.