Bio Menace (1993): Apogee’s Contra-Flavored Answer to Commander Keen’s Engine
Snake Logan doesn’t get a good day. He crash-lands over a city full of mutants, and Apogee gives him nothing […]
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Prince of Persia (1989): Jordan Mechner’s Rotoscoped Masterclass in Movement
No 1989 platformer moved like Prince of Persia, and honestly, not many since have either. Rotoscoping a game into existence
Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994): id Software’s Confident Sequel
If Doom opened the floodgates, Doom II: Hell on Earth burst them wide open. Released in 1994, the sequel took
Rise of the Triad (1994): The DOS Shooter That Refused to Behave
Few DOS shooters were less interested in being taken seriously than Rise of the Triad. A drunk-mode power-up that makes
Tyrian 2000 (1995): The Free Shoot-‘Em-Up That Took Itself Seriously
Vertical scrolling shooters were everywhere on DOS, and most of them were content to be a joystick and a bullet
Hexen: Beyond Heretic (1995) — When a Shooter Studio Decided Puzzles Mattered Too
What happens when a shooter developer decides that backtracking and puzzle-solving matter as much as ammo counts? Raven Software answered
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold (1993): The Free Spy Shooter Doom Overshadowed
Doom changed everything about first-person shooters the week it launched in December 1993. A few days earlier, a different game
Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure (1992): Apogee’s Gentlest Platformer, Free to Play
Not every great DOS game needs guns or demons. Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure, Apogee’s 1992 side-scrolling platformer, stars a wide-eyed alien
Jazz Jackrabbit (1994): Epic MegaGames Proves DOS Could Do Sonic Speed
Epic MegaGames wanted to prove a PC could out-run a Sega Genesis. Jazz Jackrabbit is the gun-toting green rabbit they
Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994): Apogee’s Polished Shoot-‘Em-Up
Vertical scrolling shooters were an arcade staple throughout the 80s and early 90s, but DOS never had a huge number
Heretic (1994) Review — Raven Software Reskins DOOM as Dark Fantasy
By late 1994, the DOOM engine had already proven itself as a technical foundation for a whole wave of shooters,
Duke Nukem 3D (1996): The Build Engine’s Loudest, Funniest Showcase
Doom taught players to fear the dark. Duke Nukem 3D, released three years later, taught them to enjoy blowing up