Halloween Harry (1993): The Jetpack Shooter That Became Alien Carnage
A Jetpack, a Flamethrower, and an Alien Zombie Infestation A jetpack, a flamethrower, and an alien zombie infestation, Halloween Harry […]
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Hocus Pocus (1994): Apogee’s Prettiest Free Platformer
By 1994, Apogee’s shareware platformer formula was well established: run, jump, shoot, collect. Hocus Pocus took that formula and dressed
Monster Bash (1993): Apogee’s Halloween Platformer Deserves More Love
Not every Apogee hero was an action star with a one-liner ready. Monster Bash, released in October 1993 and developed
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
Crystal Caves (1991): David Joiner’s Comfort-Food Platformer
Not every DOS classic needed to reinvent the wheel. Crystal Caves knew exactly what it wanted to be — a
Jill of the Jungle (1992): Tim Sweeney’s First Game, Free to Play Today
A Different Kind of DOS Protagonist In an era when DOS game protagonists were overwhelmingly male, Jill of the Jungle
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
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
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons (1990): The Free Platformer That Started id Software
Before John Carmack and John Romero invented the first-person shooter as we know it, they proved something almost as important: