Retro Dose #29 - The Lost Vikings
Today we remember the old Blizzard title The Lost Vikings which we played two and a half decades ago.Prior to Diablo and Warcraft, in 1992, for the SNES console, then Silicon & Synapse developer, known today as Blizzard Entertainment, has developed The Lost Vikings - a puzzle platformer, with three Vikings traveling through time. Erik who can run and break walls, Baleog that raises opponents and Olaf who can use their shield as a platform, got apparently abducted by aliens from their wooden houses to put them in a kind of a intergalactic zoo. Of course, our Vikings do not like
Retro Dose #28 - Myst
Who am I? Where am I? These are just some of the questions we are looking for answers in today's Retro Dose in which we travel to the island of Myst full of puzzles and even more questions.The genre of adventure has always been a bit complicated in terms of logical puzzles, but the title Myst in 1993 has taken a slightly different idea as its basis , but it was still a little complicated. In addition to the first person perspective , unlike most other ancient adventures, in Myst, you have not talked to other people or combined items to
Spacebound Review
Here's a review for the most pain in the ass game I've played since Dark Souls. Although I hate this game - I can't stop playing it, it's too fun.Here's a picture of level 0, the "tutorial section" it's fairly easy, but controlling both characters at once is really really frustrating, especially if you play on keyboard. Maybe that wouldn't be so bad - but there's a rope between them, which constantly pulls one character to another if you go too far. Ok now let's start from the beginning. Spacebound is a puzzle platformer with some unique ideas, although the game
Retro Dose #27 - Chrono Trigger
In the near future we could spend some time again with the good old SNES. With this Retro Dose, we will try to alleviate the pain if a specific title is missing.With a recent announcement, Nintendo has unveiled its new "SNES Classic Mini Retro Console", which is now ready to go with pre-orders, and with a little luck this time more than ten people will get it. As was the case with the previous NES Classic Mini, SNES will also feature a collection of some of the best titles of that generation, but many now argue that one of the necessary
Retro Dose #26 - Ape Escape
Come with us into a Retro Dose in which a Sony classic from the ancient PS One days demonstrates how to use mushrooms to avoid bananas and capture the silly monkeys using a net.Today we take it for granted that every honest controller must have two analog sticks. But if you go back to the past, you might be surprised by the fact that the first Playstation console has actually launched by this way of control. Only a few years after the PSX had already won the world, a well-known Dualshock controller, the one with the possibility of vibration and two
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Laurel Ann
From what I've read, it doesn't sound like it's a hugely different experience from the original anyhow.
I mainly specified because that's the version I played.
You could probably aim for one episode at a time to keep things fresh in between other gaming goals and also as a way not to torture yourself by tackling all of Nightmare mode at once.That's one reason I was happy to have played on Luna - no achievements! So I don't feel compelled to go back and do that... I just glance at it occasionally as I'm scrolling... Should I? Eh... It's okay.
It does sound like a fun challenge, but I have other things to play. Like the sequel.August 05, 2026 -
thegreenlawyer
I started the original one a while ago and only a bit but never had a chance to finish. Shame, remastered is Epic exclusive on PC. Thanks for the review and reminding me my backlog :)
July 28, 2026 -
DarkChocobo
What a classic!
The fact I discovered in the public library of my city and rented the game when I was little. Because I didn't had internet and the rental was a couple days, I made an ISO file with Nero Burner to play the game when I pleased.
I was also lucky that I bought games in computer magazines(ComputerHoyJuegos) and Quiosks. Like having: Commandos 2, PcFútbol2001, Grouch(Rocko's Quest), S.W.A.T 3/4, Patrician III, Imperium III(Viriathus campaign being hard AF), Ground Control, NYR - New York Race, Age of Empires I & II + expansions + Mythology(+Titans), etc...
I was the lucky few that managed to buy this game before being delisted on Steam for a few €uros.
BTW if you are looking for "dead games" or want to contribute on a wiki useful for the consumers of the future, the Stop Killing Games community made a wiki with all the games that are being delisted, unplayable or in risk on dying soon:
July 22, 2026 -
Laurel Ann
It was still in the back of my mind, too, right up until I spied this upcoming article (I am SO behind in so much I've been wanting to write ).
But I don't think I could have done a better job - I'd already had my amazing experience with Prey well over a decade before and, though I probably could have done it some amount of justice then, I think I'd be too far distanced from it now.
I guess it worked out for the best though, since now we have this tribute - and more to look forward to!
I'm definitely glad you've listed some options for people who want to play.
I have a few other games I still think about and wish I could replay (from that awkward era of Windows 95).
I keep thinking I should just put together a dedicated machine with either Windows 95 or 98 so I can immerse myself in nostalgia, but I keep getting distracted with other things.
July 07, 2026 -
SlipSlot
I did wonder if you'd avoid mentioning that part, but to be honest, that's not even the main twist, and I think a story in which Tommy actually manages to defeat the aliens and save everyone just sounds generic and would put people off, so I feel you struck a good balance with what you shared and what you left for people to experience themselves.
July 06, 2026 -
SlipSlot
I NEARLY added Deadpool as my 10th suggestion, but then my sick mind thought of Ride to Hell, and I couldn't stop myself!
That and it's kind of a mainstream delisted game that has come back multiple times - still worthy of an article one day though I feel.July 06, 2026 -
Vexwryn
I couldn't pick a better home to have it, so thank YOU for the opportunity. I absolutely couldn't think of a better title to kick it off with, and it was an absolute blast the whole way through.
There was just SO much to cover here, and while I know some might say that mentioning Enisis death was a spoiler, I felt it was enough of a "lead up to a core mechanic" that I felt ok mentioning it. But by the time I got to the end of the game, I felt I needed to really just set the stage and keep the rest under wraps, because I absolutely had no clue what to expect. I wanted to be sure that anyone else who finds a way to play this (Thanks for mentioning some additional ways!) would have the same first-time experience. Because honestly, and I think you might agree: you only get it once. And I can't say I've ever had a game absolutely put me out to dry like this one did, in SO many ways. I didn't want to ruin it for ANYONE.
Thank you for giving us a place to make ideas like this a reality.July 06, 2026 -
Vexwryn
I absolutely do, and you have a few of them mentioned here!
Deadpool didn't make the list!?
A few of these I didn't have on my list, but I'll put them down as well!
I have another mini series brewing as well (PSX Grindhouse Horror) - so I'm trying to decide if I alternate, or I do a few back and forth.July 06, 2026