2024-03-25 09:00
In the sequel to this action game, "International Ninja Rabbits," players accompany protagonist Bugs on a global adventure. While the gameplay remains similar to its predecessor, the additio… Read More
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2024-01-01 09:00
Flashback (also known as Flashback: The Quest for Identity in the U.S.) is an action-platform game developed by Delphine Software and initially published by U.S. Gold. Originally released in… Read More
2023-06-30 08:00
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game is an action-platform game developed by Tiertex and published by Lucasfilms Games (now Lucasarts) and U.S. Gold. It was initially released… Read More
2022-12-08 18:38
The Dame Was Loaded is an FMV adventure game produced by Australian developer Beam Software and published by Phillips Interactive Media. It was initially released in 1996 for the PC and Maci… Read More
2022-07-11 08:00
Tomb Raider is an action/adventure game developed by Core Design and originally published by Eidos Interactive in 1996 for DOS, Sony Playstation and the Sega Saturn. It was later released in… Read More
2021-09-16 11:56
Dune is an adventure/strategy game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Virgin Games. It was originally released in 1992 for the Commodore Amiga and DOS. It was re-released the fol… Read More
2021-05-17 08:00
If you read this blog’s guidelines, you know that I don’t normally review ports, console or arcades games. Mostly I do this to give exclusive PC games a chance to shine. But how… Read More
2021-04-05 08:00
Superman: The Man of Steel is an action game made by Tynesoft Computer Software and originally released in 1989 for the Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC (ported by Kinetic Designs), Apple II, At… Read More
2020-12-10 00:00
Neuromancer is an adventure game developed by Interplay and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released in 1988 for the Commodore 64 and Apple II computers and the following yea… Read More
2020-09-06 14:16
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation is a managerial/strategy game developed by Celestial Software and published by Gremlin. It was originally released in 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST. It was… Read More
2020-06-12 15:33
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a RPG developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. It was originally released in 1993 for DOS and re-released the following year f… Read More
2019-11-15 23:00
Doom is a FPS game made by id Software and originally released in 1993 for DOS. It was ported the following year for the Jaguar, Linux, PC-98 and the Sega 32X. It was again ported in 1995 fo… Read More
2019-10-30 23:06
Monster Bash is an platform game made by Apogee and originally released in 1993 for DOS. It was re-released in 2014 for Windows, MacOS and Linux at GOG.com Read More
2019-09-18 22:00
Pirates! (aka Sid Meier's Pirates!) is an action-strategy game made by Microprose and originally released in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64 and the PC Booter. It was re-rel… Read More
2019-05-13 17:00
Loom is a graphic adventure made by Lucasfilm Games (AKA LucasArts) and originally released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, DOS and Macintosh. The following year it was ported to the FM Tow… Read More
2019-04-19 17:00
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is an action game developed by Silent Software and published by Buena Vista. It was originally released in 1988 for the Commodore Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore… Read More
2019-04-05 17:00
WWF Wrestlemania is a wrestling game developed by Twilight and published by Ocean. It was originally released in 1991 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It w… Read More
2019-03-22 18:00
Xenon is a shoot 'em up developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Melbourne House. It was originally released in 1988 for the Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, DOS, MSX… Read More
2019-03-09 18:00
Space Quest II: Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge is a graphic adventure made by Sierra and originally released in 1987 for the Apple II, Atari ST and DOS. It was re-released the following year… Read More
2019-02-25 18:00
Quarantine is a FPS/driving game developed by Imagexcel and published by Gametek. It was originally released in 1994 for DOS and the 3DO. In 1996, it was re-released only in Japan for the Pl… Read More
2019-01-28 17:40
SimCity is a simulation/managerial game developed by Maxis and published by Infogrames. It was originally released in 1989 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS and Macintosh. It was… Read More
2019-01-17 17:26
Just to announce that Retro Freak Reviews has officially joined Indie Retro News, where you also can enjoy our reviews and other retrogaming related news Read More
2019-01-14 18:00
Eye of the Beholder is a dungeon-crawling RPG developed by Westwood Studios and published by SSI. It was originally released in 1991 for the Amiga and DOS. It was ported in 1992 for the PC-9… Read More
2019-01-07 16:56
Hello everyone! How are you? Just to announce our new Discord server: https://discord.gg/PmEE7nS Join us at say hello to Florin, our moderator! Read More
2018-12-31 18:00
Happy New Year! Read More
2018-12-21 18:00
Home Alone (based on the movie of the same title) is an action game developed by Manley & Associates and published by Capstone Software. It was released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga a… Read More
2018-11-16 18:00
The Secret of Monkey Island is a graphic adventure made by Lucasfilm Games (before changing its name to Lucasarts). It was originally released in 1990 for the Amiga and DOS (both the EGA and… Read More
2018-11-09 18:13
Manhunter: New York is an adventure game developed by Evrywere and published by Sierra. It was originally released in 1988 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIgs and DOS. The followin… Read More
2018-10-31 18:01
The 11th Hour is an adventure game developed by Trilobyte and published by Virgin. It was originally released in 1995 for DOS. It was ported for Macintosh in 1997 and re-released by Night Di… Read More
2018-10-19 17:00
Space Racer is a futuristic racing game released by Loriciels in 1988 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Thomson MO, Thomson TO and ZX Spectrum Read More
2018-10-12 17:00
Speedball is a futuristic action/sports game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1988 for the Amiga, DOS and Atari ST and re-released… Read More
2018-09-21 17:00
Grand Prix Circuit is a racing simulation developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade. It was originally released in 1988 for DOS and Commodore 64. It was re-released the fol… Read More
2018-09-15 17:00
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an action-adventure game developed by Special FX and published by Ocean in Europe and Data East in the US. It was originally released in 1988 for the Amiga, Ams… Read More
2018-09-14 17:18
Hello everyone! Just to say that Retro Freak Reviews now has an Instagram account in: https://www.instagram.com/darkwyndpt/ Be sure to join us and to keep on playing! Read More
2018-08-27 17:00
Commander Keen: The Earth Explodes and Commander Keen: Keen Must Die! are action-platform games developed by id Software and published by Apogee. They were originally released in 1990 for DO… Read More
2018-07-13 17:00
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream is a graphic adventure developed by The Dreamers Guild and published by Cyberdreams and Acclaim. It was originally released in 1995 for DOS and Macintosh… Read More
2018-07-02 17:00
World Class Soccer aka Italy 1990 is a football game developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold. It was originally released in 1990 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, D… Read More
2018-05-21 17:00
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was made by Lucasarts and originally released in 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST and DOS. The following year it was ported to the Macintosh… Read More
2018-05-14 17:00
Blackthorne is an action game developed by Blizzard and published by Interplay. It was originally released in 1994 for DOS and SNES/Super Nintendo. It was ported the next year for the SEGA 3… Read More
2018-04-27 17:00
Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal (what's with Marvel-licensed games and long titles?!) is an action game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Acclaim. It was originally r… Read More
2018-04-13 17:00
Expendable (AKA Millenium Soldier: Expendable in some European countries) is a shoot'em up/action game made by Rage Software and originally released in 1998 for Windows and in 1999 for Dream… Read More
2018-03-30 17:00
Theme Park is a managerial strategy game developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released in 1994 for the 3DO, Commodore Amiga, DOS and Macintosh. The follo… Read More
2018-03-24 18:00
Syndicate is an action/strategy game developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released in 1993 for Amiga and DOS. It was ported the next year for the Macinto… Read More
2018-03-10 20:48
So, today I went to Retroalba 2018, a retrogaming expo in my city, Albacete, Spain. And here’s the video of said expo (only in Spanish though): Read More
2018-03-09 18:00
Populous is a managerial/strategy game developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released in 1989 for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS. The following year, it was… Read More
2018-03-02 18:00
Well, as you recall, last year I did a Sierra retrospective and apparently you all loved it. So, this year I decided to do something different: I did a pool for which retro studio clos… Read More
2018-02-16 18:00
Wild Streets is an action/beat-em-up game made by Titus and originally released in 1989 for the Amstrad CPC and Atari ST. It was ported the next year for Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS a… Read More
2018-02-09 18:00
Duke Nukem is a platform/action game made by Access Software and originally released in 1990 for DOS. It was re-released digitally in 2013 for Macintosh and Windows Read More
2018-01-28 13:53
For the upcoming month of March, I’m going to do another retrospective month. But this time it’ll be a retro studio that was bought and consequently closed by EA. And you’r… Read More
2018-01-15 18:00
Mean Streets is an adventure game made by Access Software and originally released in 1989 for the Commodore 64 and DOS. It was ported the next year (in Europe only) for the Amiga and Atari S… Read More
2018-01-01 18:00
Star Wars: Jedi Knight Dark Forces II is an FPS made by LucasArts and originally released in 1997 for Windows PC. It was re-released in 2001 in budget format and digital format in 2009 on St… Read More
2017-12-22 18:00
Christmas Carnage (AKA Xmas Carnage) is a FPS made by German company Soft Enterprises and released in 1994 for DOS Read More
2017-12-20 20:23
New Steam group! Just to announce that Retro Freak Reviews now has a Steam group and I've became a Steam Curator. Jump here to join the group and follow my recommendations. Enjoy and keep on… Read More
2017-12-15 18:00
Star Wars is a rail-shooter made by Atari and originally released in 1983 at the arcades and ported for the Atari 2600 (by Imagic) and 5200 (by Parker Brothers) and the Commodore 64 (also by… Read More
2017-12-04 18:00
Body Blows is a fighting game made by Team17 and originally released in 1993 for the Commodore Amiga and DOS. A year later, an enhanced AGA edition was re-released for the Amiga Read More
2017-11-16 18:00
California Games II is a sports games made by Epyx and originally released in 1990 for DOS. It was ported in 1992 to the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST and the Super Nintendo/SNES. In 1993, it wa… Read More
2017-11-10 18:00
Castle Wolfenstein (also known as Wolfenstein 2D by the fans) is an action game made by Muse Software and it was originally released in 1981 for the Apple II computer. It was ported in 1983… Read More
2017-11-03 18:00
God of Thunder is an action game (with several puzzle elements) developed by Adept Software and published by Software Creations. It was originally released for DOS (as shareware) in 1993 and… Read More
2017-10-30 18:00
Alone in the Dark is an action-adventure game made by Infogrames and originally released in 1992 for DOS. It was re-released the following year in CD-ROM format and ported to the FM Towns an… Read More
2017-10-09 19:09
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a graphic adventure developed by Revolution Software and published by Virgin Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for DOS, Windows, Mac… Read More
2017-10-06 15:58
If you got in the blog recently, you’ve probably noticed something different. Yes, that’s right, Retro Freak Reviews not only got a fresh new paint job (that might be tweaked in… Read More
2017-09-19 19:09
Hello everyone. I know I haven’t update the blog or published a new review for over a month and I really apologize for it. The reason is that, like I’ve said before, my new full… Read More
2017-08-14 17:00
DuckTales: The Quest for Gold is an action-platform game developed by Incredible Technologies and published by Walt Disney Computer Software. It was originally released in 1990 for Amiga, At… Read More
2017-07-14 17:00
Pipe Mania is a puzzle game developed by The Assembly Line and published by Empire Software. It was originally released in 1989 for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS (US version, distributed by Lu… Read More
2017-07-07 17:00
The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom’s Revenge (definitely a contender for the biggest game title award) is an action game developed by Paragon Software Corporation a… Read More
2017-06-30 17:00
Daughter of Serpents is a graphic adventure developed by Eldritch Games and published by Millennium Interactive. It was originally released in 1992 for DOS and re-released in 1995 as The Scr… Read More
2017-06-24 17:00
Today I’ve decided to do something different. And if you read the title, I’m sure you’ve, at least, heard about Tetris. If not, welcome to planet Earth and I apologize abou… Read More
2017-06-12 17:00
J.B. Harold Murder Club is an adventure/mystery game originally developed and published by Japanese company Riverhill Soft for the PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1 and the FM-7 computers in 1986. It w… Read More
2017-06-05 17:00
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons is a platform game developed by Ideas from the Deep (before becoming Id Software) and published by Apogee Software. Its first episode, Marooned in… Read More
2017-05-21 15:10
Master of Magic is a 4X strategy game developed by Simtex and published by MicroProse. It was originally released in 1994 for DOS and ported for the PC-98 in 1996 Read More
2017-04-24 18:34
I’m currently going through a bad patch and my computer is broken, so I have to take a small hiatus until I can get it fixed. Thanks for your support and again I apologise for the situ… Read More
2017-04-15 17:00
Ninja Rabbits is an action game made by Microvalue and originally released in 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64. It was re-released the following year for DOS Read More
2017-04-10 17:00
Beneath a Steel Sky is a graphic adventure developed by British company Revolution Software and published by Virgin Interactive. It was originally released in 1994 for Amiga, Amiga CD32 and… Read More
2017-04-03 17:00
688 Attack Sub is a submarine simulation (or subsim) developed and published by Electronic Arts and originally released in 1989 for DOS. It was re-released a year later for Amiga and ported… Read More
2017-03-27 19:00
Emilio Butragueño ¡Fútbol! (also known as Buitre) was developed by Topo Soft (kind of, read below) and published by Erbe Software (in Spain) and by Ocean (outside of Spai… Read More
2017-03-20 18:00
Dungeon Hack was developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). It was originally released in 1993 for DOS and re-released in 1995 for the PC-98 Read More
2017-03-13 18:00
Test Drive was developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade. It was originally released in 1987 for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and DOS. It was re-released a year later for… Read More
2017-03-06 18:00
Snoopy and Peanuts (AKA Snoopy: The Cool Computer Game) is an adventure (-ish) game made by The Edge (no, not the guy from U2) and released originally in 1989 for Commodore Amiga, Atari ST… Read More
2017-03-01 18:00
Low Blow is a boxing game developed by Synergistic Software and published in 1990 by Electronic Arts (before they became the Eldritch Abomination we know nowadays) for DOS Read More
2017-02-22 18:00
Hero’s Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero was originally released in 1989 for DOS, a year later for Atari ST and Amiga and in 1991 for the PC-98 Read More
2017-02-15 18:00
Continuing our Sierra retrospective, we’ll now a take a look at the first game of perhaps Sierra’s most realistic series, Police Quest. Like I mention before, after the successfu… Read More
2017-02-08 17:00
After the success of King’s Quest I, other game designers at Sierra started to play around with the AGI engine and two of them, Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy (you know, those Two Guys Fr… Read More
2017-02-01 19:00
We can’t make a Sierra games retrospective without beginning with the first graphic adventure made for the PC and Sierra’s first big hit; King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown Read More
2017-01-30 19:00
For the upcoming month of February, I decided to do something different: I decided to do a developer month, in which first I do a historical retrospective of a legendary retro developer and… Read More
2017-01-16 09:00
One of the biggest technological improvements made to computers in the 90s was the introduction of CD-ROMs. Their superior storage capacity enabled the introduction of CD quality music, audi… Read More
2017-01-10 18:23
The Dig is a point and click graphic adventure developed by LucasArts and released in 1995 for PC and Macintosh Read More
2016-12-31 23:00
A retro review of Inca for DOS Read More
2016-12-20 12:10
I know that 2016 has been (and continues to be) an awful year and that’s why we from Retro Freak Reviews, would like to wish from the bottom of our hearts a very happy Christmas (or an… Read More
2016-12-18 23:51
Before Rogue One, the 1st level of this game was how the Rebel Alliance got their hands on the Death Star plans Read More
2016-11-22 14:53
Looking around my bedroom, one can see a large California photo collage hanging in my wall and next to it a “Welcome to California” clock, depicting of course, palm trees, beache… Read More
2016-11-16 14:57
Hello and welcome to Retro Freak Reviews, where we take a look at PC games from the 80s and 90s and today we’re going to take a look at mine and several people’s 1st PC game: All… Read More
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