Jeremy Read

10 Games you should have played, but probably didn’t [5-1]

September 21, 2008 on 1:39 am | In Uncategorized | | Jeremy Read

5: Wonderboy 3 : The Dragon’s Trap

How good is this game? There’s an emulator dedicated to it. Platform game for the SEGA master system. Killing a dragon at the start of the game results in you being transformed into a lizard, and hence your quest begins slaying all that stand in your way in your quest to become HU-MAN again. It’s well worth playing the sequels on the mega drive as well, Wonderboy 6 (Monster World IV) is particularly good.

4: Transport Tycoon Deluxe

Chris Sawyer’s masterpiece. Shift goods around the map for profit. Easy to get into while you try and construct a transportation monopoly, bribing town officials as you go. What makes it really interesting though is the OpenTDD clone that uses the data files. This lets you play the game multiplayer over the internet with 8 players. Complete and utter chaos, but also good fun.

3: Skyroads

Only three buttons needed. Left, right and the spacebar to jump. You can download it here from Bluemoon software directly.

2: Captain Comic 2

The original Captain Comic may have been the first sidescroller for the PC. Telling a story of genetic experiments gone awry. It’s never really explained why the natives of the planet have access to a machine that can travel in space and time but since in the first half of the game you meet some guys called the Skrejgib perhaps the machine can be explained away by Ecivedtolp.

1: Twinsen’s Odyssey.

Epic. Seemlessly going from puzzle to puzzle, while stretching a storyline across three planets. You’ll find yourself playing it for hours longer than you meant to. Trust me, it’s worth the effort getting this game. Your life just isn’t complete unless you’ve played this game.

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  1. Ecivedtlop? Moar liek Ecivedtolp.
    Interesting list though. It’s like…content!
    Wouldn’t mind seeing a list of “x random games you may or may not have played”, so you can add Hugo’s House of Horrors.

    So how the heck do you source Twinsen’s Odyssey in NZ?

    Comment by DarkSentinel — 2:22 am — September 21, 2008 #

  2. You can get twinsen’s odyssey and little big adventure in nz, some bargin bins might still have it although it’s like searching for gabriel knight 1 and 2. That should be added and savage empire

    Comment by Balinor — 11:25 am — September 21, 2008 #

  3. Twinsen’s Odyssey was amazing. I’m hopping good old games will add it to their catalog.

    Incidentally I thought I’d make my own list of games that need sequals
    http://www.tinyfrogsoftware.com/blog/five-games-that-need-a-comeback/

    I couple of years ago I wrote a SkyRoads clone in VB6 w DX8 - It was quite a fun little project.

    I never knew Captain Comic had a sequal? I must of played the original to death - don’t think I ever could beat it though.

    Comment by joshuasmyth — 2:43 pm — September 21, 2008 #

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