Shot97 Retro

  StarFlight Amiga, 1989 (Original DOS 1986) Binary Systems/Electronic Arts/Micro Magic $49.95 *My video review for StarFlight *Previous article *Alphabetical list of all writings *Discord for updates *Shown/played as designed, 60hz NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio *If pics show artifacting, zoom in/out (CRT effect) I ponder, at times; If perhaps forty-seven years worth of personal gaming may have caused us to be pigeonholed into a narrow-minded view of genres. For the most part I actually find the various categories to be fairly straightforward. Running around, pointing and shooting? You're playing an action game. You might further split the fields into subcategories, if I said first person shooter you would know exactly what I'm referring to, yet any FPS would fit effortlessly into the action mold as well. Leaping over one obstacle to yet more while avoiding enemies or pits? That's a platformer. Should you find yourself tactically contemplating the big and the small, plotting th...

  Faery Tale Adventure Amiga, 1987 Microillusions $49.95 *My video review for The Faery Tale Adventure *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game played/shown in its designed NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio Sometimes history bequeaths the short end of the stick to some of the best games of all time. This may not have necessary been due to a lack of knowledge about them when they had first been released. They might have been critical darlings, sold reasonably well, and even mentioned a decade later in their rightful place among the best and most influential. But you never know how time may obstruct, with many historical glances at older games coming from the countless millions of who were then kids gaming on consoles. Entire genres might be kicked to the side, the more in-depth games preferred by the then adults who were gaming on computers largely ignored. Even cultures may have an effect, an outspoken love for the Amiga from Europeans making them no l...