System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1988 Netherworld on the Commodore 64 is the game that Hewson Consultants built when they decided scrolling shooters weren’t quite weird enough yet. This Netherworld title drops you into a surreal alien underworld bristling with bizarre creatures, strange organic architecture, and the kind of psychedelic enemy design that suggests the…
System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1987 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders on the Commodore 64 is gloriously weird, occasionally infuriating, and absolutely bursting with personality. This Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders on the Commodore 64 title dumps a down-on-his-luck tabloid reporter into a conspiracy so daft it loops right back round to brilliant.…
System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1985 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar on the Commodore 64 is the game that looked at every other RPG, tutted quietly, and decided the real villain was your own character flaws. This Ultima IV title binned the pantomime villain, scrapped the world-ending catastrophe, and replaced the whole familiar setup…
System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1987 Maniac Mansion on the Commodore 64 is the game that looked at common sense, decided it wasn’t invited, and sent it home in a taxi. This Maniac Mansion title replaced conventional game design with tentacles, mad science, a family of deeply questionable individuals, and a mansion that seems actively…
System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1985 The Bard’s Tale on the Commodore 64 is the game that looked you square in the eye, handed you a party of adventurers, and said “good luck – you’re going to need it.” This The Bard’s Tale title marched home computer gaming headlong into serious dungeon-crawling territory and didn’t…
System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1984 Impossible Mission on the Commodore 64 is the game that made an entire generation of kids convinced their computer was magic – and then convinced them it was also trying to kill them. This Impossible Mission title dropped players into the lair of the magnificently unhinged Professor Elvin Atombender…
System: Commodore 64 Release date: 1987 Bubble Bobble on the Commodore 64 is pure arcade joy bottled, shaken vigorously, and poured directly into your evening plans. This Bubble Bobble title unleashes pint-sized mayhem courtesy of lovable dino duo Bub and Bob – two bubble-blowing dragons on a mission to rescue their girlfriends from the magnificently…