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Missed Classic: Dungeon - Go Ask Alice
Written by Joe PranevichI think she’ll know.Last week, we crossed the halfway mark in Dungeon by returning sixteen treasures to the trophy case. We whitewater rafted, smooshed a piece of coal into a...
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Game 76: Hugo III: Jungle of Doom - Introduction
Written by DeimarFirst, they took his girlfriend and put her behind bars guarded by a genie and a man with a passion for obscure 50’s TV series. Then, he fell unconscious and his girlfriend had to...
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Star Trek - Better Living Through Chemistry
Written by Joe PranevichRomulans!Happy Halloween! Last episode, we defeated a group of space pirates that had seized a Federation ship. So far, the game appears to have a set pattern as both missions...
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Missed Classic: Dungeon - Gold Carded (Request for Assistance)
Written by Joe Pranevich Pushing against the wall. Literally.Welcome back! Last week, I became a “Winner!” in Dungeon, at least according to the score, but am not quite at the end yet. I have played...
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Hugo III - Welcome to the jungle
By DeimarHugo Journal Entry #1:"So much for going home. Penelope and I just got stranded somewhere in a jungle. No idea where, as there are no jungles between England and the US. That storm must have...
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Future Classic: Snare (1997)
By IlmariAttention all Federation citizens! You have been duped!In the last few weeks, you’ve been led to believe that the face of the Federation is benevolent and enlightened, a paradise based on the...
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Discussion Point: What Adventure Game Would Best Lure Your Friends Into the...
By the TAG TeamThere are times when our reviewers just have so much other commitments to deal with that they cannot make their posts on time. It just so happens that affairs of the most important...
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Star Trek - His Name Is Mudd
Written by Joe PranevichHarry Mudd!Last week, we conquered another episode in the saga that is Star Trek: 25th Anniversary. Thus far, we’ve rescued Federation colonists from fake-demons, saved a...
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Hugo III - Won! (with a little cheat)
By DeimarHugo Journal Entry #2"I just had a most strange dream. Penelope and I fell off our plane and she was bitten by a spider. I got to explore a jungle with elephants, piranhas, evil spirits, witch...
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Game 77: Eternam (1992) - Introduction
written by AperamaThis game is without a doubt one of the hardest I've discovered to research since beginning this blog. I'm strangely willing to hop in 'head first', so to speak – but that would make...
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Missed Classic: Dungeon - Joe Versus the Volcano
Written by Joe PranevichSo close and yet so far away.Two weeks ago, I gave up. After finding my twenty-fifth treasure hidden in the middle of a sliding block puzzle, I could go no further. I was...
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Star Trek - Walk Like an Aztec
Written by Joe PranevichKlingons!It’s time for more Star Trek! Last week, we defeated the con artist Harry Mudd and arranged a reunion between him and his erstwhile wife as a parting gift. It was a fun...
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Hugo III: Jungle of Doom - Final Rating
By DeimarAnd for the last time we are here, rating a Hugo game. At this point it seems a bit unfair. When Hugo I was released Sierra was still doing games with the first version of their SCI engine,...
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Missed Classic: Dungeon - Won!
Written by Joe PranevichThere are no pumpkins in this game.Happy (Early) Thanksgiving! This week, I am thankful that both of the games I am playing are coming to a well-deserved end. We’ll talk about...
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Star Trek - Lost! (For Now)
Written by Joe PranevichA long winded introduction!Last week, we rounded out the fifth episode of the game by saving an Aztec god from certain death at the hands of a Klingon tribunal. Star Trek can be...
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Game 78: Frederik Pohl’s Gateway - Introduction (1992)
Written by ReikoFrederik Pohl's Gateway, our next game from Legend Entertainment, is naturally based on the 1977 book of the same name and author, the first installment of the Heechee saga. Trickster...
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Missed Classic: Dungeon - And Another Thing… (Plus Final Rating)
Written by Joe PranevichLast week, I completed the adventure game marathon that is the original Zork. Of all the games that I have played here, this is the one that I feel proudest for winning. I have...
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Game 79 : Bargon Attack - Introduction (1992)
Written by Alfred n the Fettuc[Admin's note: You were probably all expecting an Eternam playpost by now. Unfortunately, Aperama works in a field where approaching Christmas means more work (and I am...
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary - Extended Vengeance
Written by TBDNo, not THAT extended VengeanceWhen I decided to play the CD-ROM version of the final mission of Star Trek 25th Anniversary, I knew it was extended due to complaints about the original...
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Missed Classic 31: Legend of Djel (1989) - Introduction
By IlmariWhile Joe is busy completing Zork 1, let's get a step further in our history of early Coktel Vision games - what did they do before games like Bargon Attack? Doing a quick summary of games...
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