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Throughout the late 80s and 90s, Beginning with "Fester's Quest" in 1989, players guided Uncle Fester through a top-down action-adventure on the NES to thwart an alien invasion. This was followed by "The Addams Family" in 1992, a side-scrolling platformer across multiple systems where Gomez searches for his missing family inside their mansion, after an unfortunate bout with their lawyer. Its seque...

From the controversial 1986 arcade lightgun horror game Chiller where the player takes shots at victims while being tortured to pushing back the zombie aliens in 1995's classic Area 51 to taking a ride on the not so well known and highly stylized terror of 1998s CarnEvil, this week we take on Arcade Horror Shooters from the 80s and the 90s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Phantasmagoria is a point-and-click adventure game that features live-action actors and cinematic footage, both during scenes between the gameplay and within the three-dimensionally rendered environments of the game itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Syndicate is an isometric real-time tactical and strategic game from Bullfrog Productions created in 1993, and released for a variety of platforms beginning with the PC and Commodore Amiga. It is the first title in the Syndicate series. Set in a dystopian future in which corporations have replaced governments, Syndicate puts the player in control of a corporation vying for global dominance. Hosted...

A ground breaking 3rd person 3d action-adventure game that led the charge of the strong female protagonist in video games. Developed by Core Design and published by Eidos this series is still going strong 27 years later. The first 3 games in the series were Playstation 1 best sellers and would forever tie Sony to the Tomb Raider series in our minds. Defined by its exotic and often difficult gamepl...

From his CyberPunk 2d side-scrolling shooter/platformer to Alien fighting 3D FPS. Duke Nukem repeatedly saves the world in the only way he knows how, with style ripped directly from 80s action hero icons and lots of bullets, junk food and ass kicking boots. Developed and distributed through the Apogee model. Distribute the first chapter as shareware and then when they are hooked ask for money for...

Two iconic Simpsons Titles for the 6th generation of game consoles. The Simpsons: Road Rage - inspired by the gameplay mechanics of "Crazy Taxi," where players drive around Springfield picking up and dropping off passengers within a set time limit, all while battling Mr. Burns' monopolistic nuclear bus company. "Hit & Run," released in 2003, is a sandbox-style game like the "Grand Theft Auto"...

The Story of Video Game Pinball during the 80s and 90s. The Best. The worst. What makes a good/great pinball video game. What were the inspirations? How to co-exist with physical pinball? Physical replacements or its own thing? Pinball Video Game Superstar. Pioneers, Innovators and Game Changers. The ultimate Video Game Pinball experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Created by Tokuro Fujiwara, the game was unforgiving yet addictive. Players controlled Arthur, a knight on a mission. Goal? Rescue the princess Prin Prin from the gargoyles/demons/devil/satan. Gameplay was brutal. One hit, lose your armor. Another hit, lose a life. Armed with lances, daggers and other throwable weapons, the challenge was real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

All the big and small baseball games that made a splash back in the day, and informed what we think about sports games today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Player leads a party of five from Missouri to Oregon. Manage supplies, hunt for food. Cross rivers, face illnesses. Make decisions: which path to take, when to rest. Random events: broken wagon wheels, snakebites. Goal: reach Oregon alive, high score. Developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger. Originally in 1971 as part of their senior teaching program. MECC adopted the game and...

Nintendo has a long history with crossing over between toy and video game system. Bring video games to life and giving its user base a more physical experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Smash TV" and "Total Carnage" are top-down arcade shooters. "Smash TV" is set in a violent game show in 1999, with players battling through stages for prizes. "Total Carnage" is a spiritual successor, featuring a similar dual-stick control scheme but in a war setting. Both games are known for intense action, multitude of enemies, power-ups, and a challenging difficulty level. They capture a chaot...

Gex is a platform video game series, developed by Crystal Dynamics, that details the adventures of an anthropomorphic gecko named Gex. He has served as the mascot of Crystal Dynamics, appearing on their company logo for several years until 2000. In the North American version, Gex is voiced by comedian Dana Gould; the United Kingdom version features Gould, Leslie Phillips and Danny John-Jules as Ge...

"Warcraft: Orcs & Humans" (1994) kickstarts the saga with humans battling orc invaders in real-time strategy. "Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness" (1995) expands the lore and introduces naval and air units, with an epic face-off in Azeroth and beyond. The sequel, "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" (2002), shakes up the game by adding two new races (Undead and Night Elves), a hero system, and a rich st...

A British franchise of video games featuring the titular characters Banjo the bear and Kazooie the bird going on various adventures. The series began in 1998 with the release of Banjo-Kazooie on the Nintendo 64. The series and characters were developed by Rare and published by Nintendo, who at the time had an exclusive publishing agreement together. In 2000, a direct sequel to the original game, B...

The Mana series, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説, lit. The Legend of the Sacred Sword), is a high fantasy action role-playing game series created by Koichi Ishii, with development formerly from Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1991 as Final Fantasy Adventure, a Game Boy handheld side story to Square's flagship franchise Final Fantasy. Learn more about...

Released in 1984, "Paperboy" Players control a paperboy on a bicycle delivering newspapers along a suburban street. The player must avoid obstacles while delivering papers to customers and vandalizing non-subscribers' homes. Two years later, in 1986, "720 Degrees" was introduced. It's a skateboarding game named for the two full spins (720 degrees) a player can make. players navigate a skater throu...

The Panzer Dragoon series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which humans have begun to recover technologies from the Ancient Age , a world-spanning, hyper-advanced civilization destroyed thousands of years before the events of the games. The Ancients used genetic engineering to create living weapons, which were unleashed in a cataclysmic war that nearly destroyed humanity. The mutated des...

Marvel vs Capcom is a renowned crossover fighting game series that pits characters from Marvel Comics against Capcom video game characters. With fast-paced gameplay, flashy combos, and tag-team mechanics, it offers intense battles across multiple installments, combining iconic superheroes and beloved game icons in epic clashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted...

Castle Wolfenstein is a two-dimensional action-adventure game that is played from a top-down perspective using a keyboard, joystick, or paddles. It has also been described as a maze game. There are eight difficulty levels in the game that are determined by the player's rank. The player takes the role of an Allied spy that has been captured by Nazis and imprisoned in a dungeon within Castle Wolfens...

Jurassic Park is based on the 1993 film of the same name, in which paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant and others become trapped on an island theme park and zoo where genetically engineered dinosaurs have escaped. Playing as Grant, the player must rescue Lex and Tim, the grandchildren of the park's owner, John Hammond. The player begins the game near an overturned vehicle in the Tyrannosaurus paddock. A...

A series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operative (usually Solid Snake or Big Boss), who is assigned the task of finding the titular super-weapon, "Metal Gear", a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuc...

In Frogger, the player controls a frog and must guide it across a busy road and a hazardous river, avoiding various obstacles along the way. The goal is to safely maneuver the frog to its home at the top of the screen. The road is filled with cars, trucks, and other vehicles that move horizontally, while the river has logs and turtles that move vertically. The player must time their movements care...

In concept, Twisted Metal is a demolition derby that emphasizes the usage of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines, and other types of weapons (up to and including satellite-based weapons and nuclear weapons). Players choose a vehicle, and an arena—or a series of arenas in the story mode—to engage in battle with opposing drivers. A variety of weapons and upgrades are obtainable by pick-ups sc...