A blog on the history of computer games, written by the cRPG veteran, Lilura1.
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Age of Empires II Review Microsoft released the original Age of Empires II: Age of Kings for Windows 95 /98 and Windows NT 4.0 SP5 in September of 1999. Developed by Ensemble Studios of the U.S.A., Age of Empires II is the sequel to the Age of Empires of 1997, which is the original AoE RTS . Unless otherwise noted (e.g., by…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews [§1.0] Age of Empires [§2.0] Rise of Rome [§3.0] Age of Empires II [§4.0] The Conquerors Age of Empires 1 Original Review [§1.0] Microsoft released the original Age of Empires for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 SP3 in October of 1997. Developed by Ensemble Studios of the U.S.A., Age of Empires is an RTS that was inspired by Blizzard's…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Home Computer Games of 1987 This is a curated list of PC games and other 8-bit and 16-bit computer games that came out in 1987. The computer games are listed in alphabetical order. I will expand on this list in the future. The top half of the header image shows C64 games, the bottom half PC and ST/Amiga games. Hardware and Software…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Best Coin-Op Ports: 80s & 90s This article ranks the best conversions of coin-operated arcade machines that appeared on Western home computer game machines in the 1980s and 1990s. The coinop conversions are primarily ranked based on their faithfulness to the original arcade machine. However, this ranking factors in the technical…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Home Computer Games of 1988 This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1988. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both 8-bit and 16-bit games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. The left two-thirds of the header image shows PC and ST/Amiga games, the right third C64 games. In the sphere of…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Home Computer Games of 1989 This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1989. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Amiga games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. Having given overviews of seven of the best 1990s years (cf. PC Games of 1990 ), this series of articles is now…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1994 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1994. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Windows PC games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. 1994 was an epic year for PC gamers in that three of the best games of all-time came out. Check out this Trinity of…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1995 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1995. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Windows PC games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. In late 1995 Westwood released Command & Conquer and Blizzard released WarCraft 2 , thereby setting off the RTS…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1990 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1990. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Amiga games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. This is the first part of a series of articles that covers the strongest years of the decade of 1990-99 : PC Games of…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1991 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1991. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Amiga games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. 1991 is the best individual year I have so far treated because some of the greatest computer games of all-time came out…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1992 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1992. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Amiga games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. 1992 was one of the most innovative and impressive years of 1990s computer game history . Consider: Alone in the Dark by…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1993 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1993. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Amiga games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. 1993 was such a great year to be a computer gamer; one of the best years in terms of quality coupled with quantity and…
History of 1990s Computer Games | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews 1996 PC Games This is a curated list of PC games that came out in 1996. The PC games are listed in alphabetical order. Both MS-DOS and Windows PC games are included. I will expand on this list in the future. This is the final part of a series of articles that covers the strongest years of the decade of 1990-99 : PC Games…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews History of Shoot 'em Ups 1976-2000 [Header image: Agony Amiga 1992 Art and Magic .] This history of shoot 'em ups spans 1976-2000, but it is mostly concerned with mid-80s to mid-90s shoot 'em ups that were coded for Western home computer game machines . However, where applicable I cover ports of foreign shooters to the IBM PC &…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews The Origin of Texture-mapped 3D Games on Home Computer Game Machines This article is concerned with the first 3D texture-mapped computer games to appear on Western home computer game machines . In the sphere of 3D graphics a texture map is an image that is applied to polygonal surfaces of 3D objects in virtual space. Texture maps…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews The Origin of Flat-shaded 3D Games on Home Computer Game Machines This article is concerned with the first 3D flat-shaded computer games to appear on Western home computer game machines . Flat-shaded computer games are those whose 3D objects are solid-filled with colors or patterns. Flat-shaded games are contrasted with wireframe…
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Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Shattered Steel by BioWare 1996 Historically, BioWare are most famous for their cRPGs such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights . However, their first computer game was not a cRPG, but rather a mech-sim. Shattered Steel is a mech-simulator developed by BioWare and released in October of 1996 for IBM PC MS-DOS and Windows 95. The…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews Warband Review Sequel to Mount & Blade of 2008 Warband is a medieval combat simulator released by Taleworlds Entertainment in 2010. Set in the medieval world of Calradia Warband is most notable for its combat mechanics in arena tournament, siege warfare and battlefield scenarios. Warband is also notable for its modability. cf. Best…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews German Home Computer Games This is an alphabetical listing of technically advanced German home computer games that were released in the late 1980s and early 1990s on Western home computer game machines . Only German computer games that were released in English-speaking countries are listed. In addition, only computer games that…
Computer Game History | Computer Game Reviews | Amiga Game Reviews French Home Computer Games This is an alphabetical listing of stylish, unique and artistic French home computer games that were released in the late 1980s and early 1990s on Western home computer game machines . Only French computer games that were released in English-speaking countries are listed. In addition, only computer games…