Original Release: Accolade, 1986, PCOther Releases: Amiga / Apple IIgs / Atari ST / Mac (1987) The first golf game with a “behind-the-player” view, this title laid down the basic template for the video game golf genre. Mean 18 (PC, Accolade, 1986) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Guide Mean 18 was…
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LUCKY’S CASINO ADVENTURE
Original Release: QQP, 1993, PC A casino-RPG that attempts to replicate the essential elements of a run to Vegas. Lucky’s Casino Adventure (PC, QQP, 1993) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Guide Lucky’s Casino Adventure is an obscure old PC game at risk of fading from the internet entirely … fortunately it’s…
JONES IN THE FAST LANE
Original Release: Sierra, 1991, PCOther Releases: PC CD (1992) A board game that satirizes life in the rat race. Jones In The Fast Lane (PC, 1991, Sierra) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Guide Jones In The Fast Lane is pretty depressing. I don’t think because the designers set out to intentionally…
HOYLE’S BOOK OF GAMES VOL. 3
Original Release: Sierra, 1991, PC The Hoyle series took yet another unexpected swerve with the third entry, now going to board games. Hoyle’s Book of Games Vol. 3 (PC, Sierra, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Guide After the weird aberration that was Hoyle Book 2, we’re back to playing games…
HOYLE’S BOOK OF GAMES 2
Original Release: Sierra, 1990, PC A collection of nothing but solitaire games. Hoyle’s Book of Games 2 (PC, Sierra, 1990) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Guide Hoyle Book 1 featured Sierra characters who would chat with you if you left the game sitting idle for a minute. Hoyle Book 2 thus…
HOYLE’S BOOK OF GAMES VOL. 1
Original Release: Sierra, 1989, PC A collection of non-gambling card games spiced up by the inclusion of a wide range of Sierra’s adventure game characters. Hoyle’s Book of Games Vol. 1 (PC, Sierra, 1989) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Guide A decade and a half before there was Poker Night at…
HARLEY-DAVIDSON: THE ROAD TO STURGIS
Original Release: Mindscape, 1989, PC / Amiga / Atari ST A long-haul “touring” game similar to Test Drive, but you’re guiding a hairy biker to the annual Sturgis festival. Harley-Davidson: The Road to Sturgis (PC, Mindscape, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Page There are all sorts of motorcycle games, but…
FUTURE PINBALL
Original Release: NanoTech, 2005, PC A freeware pinball table modeler and simulator that is highly popular with fans and has been used to model virtual versions of quite a few classic real-world tables. Future Pinball (PC, NanoTech, 2005) Where to Buy: Freeware – Official Site There have certainly been plenty of video game adaptations of…
FRONT PAGE SPORTS FOOTBALL PRO ’95
Original Release: Sierra, 1995, PC The first of the series to move to a CD-ROM version and an adjustable field camera. Front Page Sports Football Pro ’95 (PC, Sierra, 1995) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: DOS Emulation Page This series had a yearly release from 1992 to 1998, but I decided to make…
FAIRWAY SOLITAIRE
Original Release: Big Fish, 2006, Web BrowserOther Releases: PC (2007), iOS (2012) A unique variant of solitaire with a golf theme. Fairway Solitaire (PC, Big Fish, 2007) Where to Buy: Amazon Fairway Solitaire is a nice puzzle variant of solitaire, tainted only very slightly by the stink of “pay to win” microtransactions, but not enough…