Arctic Adventure (1991): George Broussard’s Shareware Platforming, One Sequel Later
By the time Apogee shipped Arctic Adventure in October 1991, George Broussard had already folded his own small studio into […]
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Pharaoh’s Tomb (1990): The Free Apogee Platformer That Predates Duke Nukem
Before Duke Nukem, There Was Nevada Smith Long before the world knew Commander Keen or Duke Nukem, Apogee Software was
Duke Nukem II (1993): The Last Great 2D Duke Before Doom Changed Everything
December 1993 was a brutal month to release a 2D platformer — Doom was weeks away, and it would make
SimCity (1989): Will Wright’s Blueprint for an Entire Genre
What happens when a game has no enemies to defeat, no score to beat, and no way to actually win?
The Secret of Monkey Island (1990): Where LucasArts Perfected the Adventure Game
Ask most adventure game fans to name the genre’s high-water mark and a large number will land on the same
Sid Meier’s Civilization (1991): The Turn-Based Game That Ate Millions of Evenings
Sid Meier’s Civilization is one of the most important games ever made. Released in 1991 by MicroProse, it turned the
Transport Tycoon (1994): Chris Sawyer’s Addictive Logistics Sandbox
Some games earn a cult following for their story, some for their difficulty, and some, like Transport Tycoon, for the
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994): Where Azeroth (and Blizzard’s RTS Formula) Began
Every real-time strategy game Blizzard ever made owes something to this one, and so does every trip you’ve taken through
Flashback (1992) Retrospective: Delphine’s Bigger, Stranger Answer to Another World
A Year After Another World, Something Bigger A year after Another World (also known as Out of This World) put
Another World (1991): Eric Chahi’s One-Man Cinematic Platformer
There is no game quite like Another World, and there’s a simple reason for that: almost nobody else built an
Duke Nukem (1991): The Free Shareware Platformer That Started a Legend
Long before he was cracking one-liners in glorious 3D, Duke Nukem was a two-dimensional action hero in a side-scrolling platformer,
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993) — Mechner’s Tougher, Stranger Sequel
Sequels to beloved games usually play it safe. Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame did the opposite