Prehistorik 2 (1993): A Caveman Platformer That Doesn’t Want to Hurt You
Not every DOS platformer needs to be Rayman-level brutal to be worth remembering. Prehistorik 2, Titus Interactive’s 1993 sequel to […]
Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) on DOS: The Arcade Brawler Comes Home
By 1995, Mortal Kombat wasn’t just a game anymore, it was a cultural flashpoint — famous as much for its
Rayman (1995) Review: Beautiful, Hand-Drawn, and Absolutely Merciless
Rayman doesn’t have arms or legs, technically speaking — his gloves and boots just float near where limbs would normally
Earthworm Jim (1995): Shiny Entertainment’s Case for Weird Platformers
An ordinary earthworm named Jim finds a super-powered robotic suit and ends up fighting bizarre villains across an equally bizarre
Disney’s Aladdin (1994) for DOS: A Licensed Platformer That Actually Delivered
Movie tie-in games earned their bad reputation honestly in the early ’90s, which makes it worth pointing out when one
The Lion King (1994): The Disney Platformer With That Stampede Level
Say “The Lion King video game” to anyone who owned a DOS machine in the mid-90s and there’s a decent
Grand Prix 2 (1995): Geoff Crammond’s Formula One Sim Gets Serious
Geoff Crammond had already proven he could make a convincing Formula One simulation with 1991’s Formula One Grand Prix. Four
NASCAR Racing (1994): Papyrus Design Group’s First Big Statement
Papyrus Design Group didn’t come out of nowhere with NASCAR Racing in 1994 — the studio, founded by David Kaemmer
The Sound Blaster Revolution: How One Card Changed PC Gaming
Boot up a DOS game from the early 1980s and the only sound you’ll hear is the PC speaker’s thin,
Micro Machines (1994): Racing Around a Kitchen Table Was Genuinely Stressful
The genius of Micro Machines is a single mean little camera rule: fall too far behind the leader and the
Stunts (1990): The 3D Racer That Let You Build the Track Yourself
Long before TrackMania made track-building racers a genre of their own, Stunts was already letting players bolt loops, corkscrews, and
Cannon Fodder (1993): The Anti-War Game With a Jaunty Theme Song
“War has never been so much fun” was the tagline on Cannon Fodder’s box — and then the game spends