Missed Classic: Hollywood Hijinx - Won! And Final Rating
Written by Joe PranevichWelcome back to Hollywood Hijinx. When I started this series ages ago, I intended to play and document each game in three posts, with an allowance that I would let fun or...
View ArticleLost Secret of the Rainforest - Branches
Written by ReikoAdam’s Journal #2: "It’s another adventure! Some otters found me and told me that Forest Heart, whoever that is, needs my help. Now I’m deep in the rainforest with a wooden amulet...
View ArticleFreddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist: Stampedes and Indians (A Real One!)
By AlexI have a confession to make: My adventure-gaming instincts have been dulled by the passage of time. Or maybe it’s the interface issue I’ll blame my woes on later in this post. Suffice it to say,...
View ArticleMissed Classic 88: Labyrinth (1986) - Introduction
Written by Joe PranevichIn 1984, Infocom struck gold with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The game rocketed up the sales charts and within months was their second best-selling game ever,...
View ArticleLost Secret of the Rainforest - Concerned
Written by Reiko Adam’s Journal #3:"I got to meet Forest Heart! But it’s so sad, she’s a huge tree, but she’s dying! And I have to find her sprout so the village will still be protected when she’s...
View ArticleFreddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist: Strange Indigestion
By Alex This game . . . lets you eat horse poop.I wish I was kidding. I’m not.I also wish I didn’t decide to click the horse poop on Freddy. But I did. Make of this what you will. In fact, there are...
View ArticleThe Legacy - Restless Dead
Written by Morpheus KitamiAs you can probably guess, Voltgloss was unable to play this game. The rumors of his grotesque demise at the hands of the undead or outer gods are greatly exaggerated. I'm...
View ArticleThe Legacy: Death Awaits
Written by Morpheus KitamiI have to wonder what possesses someone to make a horror game, go to all the trouble of building a macabre atmosphere and enemies capable of killing the player quite...
View ArticleThe Legacy - One-Way Wonder
Written by Morpheus KitamiWith the mausoleum protected by someone with more shotgun shells than brain cells and the "1st floor" presumably flooded with spirits who likely hate my guts...that leaves the...
View ArticleMissed Classic: Asylum II – Got behind the Mule! (WON! and Final Rating)
Written by Will MoczarskiEight more hours in the asylum, and I’m done. And done. What a slog! First of all, apologies for the five-month gap between the third and fourth Asylum II posts. You can...
View ArticleFreddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist: How Freddy Got His Groove (and Ear) Back
By Alex This was a tough session, I’m not going to lie. It was hindered by the fact that play time is severely limited lately, and while I’m having fun with this game, I think this is a good time to...
View ArticleThe Legacy - A Dangerous Meeting
Written by Morpheus KitamiAfter escaping the basement, it was clear that I needed to lighten my travelling load. I need some place to put all these magical artifacts and doodads. Unless this M16 "clip"...
View ArticleDiscussion point: Inventories
We are NOT talking about warehousingIf you’ve been reading comments for Freddy Pharkas, you might have noticed discussion about inventories. And inventories are worthy of serious discussion, since they...
View ArticleLegacy - Is that you, Ellen?
Written by Morpheus KitamiBy now it was clear that wherever the painting was, looking in the south was now completely impossible. At least for my current abilities. That left most of north, and a bit...
View ArticleLost Secret of the Rainforest - Determined
Written by Reiko Adam’s Journal #4:"I’m not going to be able to meet the shaman until I’ve helped everyone, am I? But the shaman is the only one who can help me. So I still have to get this poultice...
View ArticleMissed Classic: Labyrinth - And I Walk Along Darkened Corridors
Written by Joe PranevichIf you love old genre TV shows such as Doctor Who or Star Trek, you have a pretty good idea what a gravel quarry looks like. These shows are often equally famous for their...
View ArticleLegacy - Way-oh Way-oh
Written by Morpheus KitamiDespite my relative success on this new floor I feel as though unfinished business on the 1st floor is a bad thing to have. The only question is, where is that damn painting?...
View ArticleLegacy - The Heart Collector
Written by Morpheus KitamiYou know, its been a while since something killed me and I never did find out what was in the second basement.I didn't anticipate the deadliest enemy being a slug with too...
View ArticleMissed Classic: Labyrinth - Won! And Final Rating
Written by Joe Pranevich There is a special place in my heart for licensed games. They are often pretty terrible, but five out of our “Top 10” (really top thirteen) games are licensed properties. Our...
View ArticleLegacy - Are we in hell?
Written by Morpheus KitamiI'm not going to even bother mentioning the fire beasts as long as I have a functioning fire extinguisher. I quickly find a note. Its from Ellen. Remember Ellen, my distant...
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