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Alien (Commodore 64)

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Wizardry V: The Heart of the Maelstrom

Star Trek: ConQuest Online

Law & Order: Dead on the Money

Author: The J Man

loves him some video games, of all eras and types. Finds them, plays them, then writes about them here for curious future generations. Follow him on Twitter at @BurningStickMan for even more musings and questionable life decisions.
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza
Windows

Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza

The J Man January 5, 2014

Reading Time: 8 minutesAnother mod turned retail, this effort to recreate the venerable action classic Die Hard in video game form hits some problems – like the fallacy of recreating Die Hard in video game form.

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Realms of the Haunting
DOS

Realms of the Haunting

The J Man October 31, 2013

Reading Time: 7 minutesExplore a creepy mansion and an ancient evil in a game that’s high on realms, short on haunting.

adventureFPSHalloween 8 Comments on Realms of the Haunting
Silent Hill
PlayStation

Silent Hill

The J Man October 31, 2013

Reading Time: 10 minutesThere’s a sinister secret up in the ol’ mountain town of Silent Hill, and since you’re stuck there and your daughter’s gone missing, looks like you’re going to have to find it out.

Halloweenhorrorthird-person 6 Comments on Silent Hill
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein
Sega CD

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein

The J Man October 29, 2013

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Sega CD version again forgoes the standard 16-bit platformer for its own unique game. Solve some adventure game challenges as Frankenstein’s monster, and use your fists to solve conflicts with all God’s creatures.

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Beetlejuice
NES

Beetlejuice

The J Man October 28, 2013

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe ghost with the most gets the release with the least in a isometric adventure with some generic NES platform levels.

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Harvest Moon
Super NES

Harvest Moon

The J Man August 31, 2013

Reading Time: 7 minutesI’ve never played FarmVille or The Sims, and if you told me I’d be cheerfully watering some SNES crops, I wouldn’t have believed you.

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