Is 2021 the year for lost games returning? Noah’s Ark, a NES platformer that was unreleased in the USA (but available in Europe) has just appeared on Steam for Windows. But why? And more importantly, why was it banned in the US? We’re going to attempt to answer both questions.Read More →
One of the greatest open source games, available since 2004 for desktop systems, OpenTTD is now available on Steam. An open source remake and expansion of the 1994 game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD has previously relied on SourceForge. Latterly, grabbing a copy of OpenTTD – which is free to playRead More →
Before Sensible Soccer there was MicroProse Soccer – and it’s now available on Steam. But this isn’t the classic Commodore 64 version. Why would anyone play the DOS version? Pre-match infodump: MicroProse Soccer was a top-down football simulation on the Commodore 64. Designed by Sensible Software with graphics by JonRead More →
One of the most influential action platformers on 8-bit home computers, Impossible Mission, is now available on Steam as Impossible Mission Remastered. Released by Epyx on the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, and ZX Spectrum between 1984 and 1988, Impossible MissionRead More →
