Stranded 2
The absolute worst game I have ever played. Complete horse sh*t.
I grew up on text based games so real excited about this but wouldn’t recommend to my enemies.
For $3 I’ll keep just in case it is ever actually playable.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
Read More: Best 1980s Interactive Fiction Games.
Not just a text adventure. There’s art, sound and also has an advanced parser as you can see from the trailer. The puzzles are fun and challenging. Plus, as a bonus, you also get Zenobi Software’s Stranded 1 along with it (playable in the accompanied Spectrum emulator).
I do recommend reading the manual, even if you have played many text adventures before this one. It has tips and new features which you really don’t want to miss out on.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
Mini Words: Top Games
I just can’t leave a positive review.
The feeling is that 90% of the questions are about Mario! Give me a break. A TON of other classic games were just left out to make way for the same game over and over and over again, the same problem applies to the MIni Words: Top Movies, other game from the same developers that has the same movies appearing over and over again, it’s just annoying has hell.
My downvote isn’t just because of this, although a tiny game there are still mispelling errors and the puzzle itself has terrible controls - making a path it’s a real pain! Nothing like LYNE, LYNE is so much better in every way.
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game
Read More: Best 1980s Puzzle Games.
Stars received: 3.3/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions
[0.4] Controls & Training & Help
[0.2] Menu & Settings
[0.3] Sound & Music
[0.3] Graphics
[0.5] Game Design
[0.4] Game Story
[0.5] Game Content
[0.5] Completion time (level/game)?
[0.2] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
[0] Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again)
[0] BONUS point: Multi-Player related
[0] BONUS point: Review for VR
[N] - if Registration is required with providing PII
Game description key-points: unite letters into a word matching question answers
– Real player with 6.0 hrs in game
The Graffiti Creator
In The Graffiti Creator you can make your own graffiti designs.
Choose different fonts, color schemes, backdrops and more. There’s a ton of tools to make your artwork as realistic as possible. Endless design possibilities.
When you’re happy with your design you can save it and print/publish it online and show your friends.
All artworks made by MindGem, a professional full-time graffiti artist of 25 years.
Read More: Best 1980s Character Customization Games.
Buddy Simulator 1984
Positives:
*Potato laptop aproved.
*Takes about 5hours to complete.
*Fun and interesting characters.
*Spooks that don’t make you shit your pants but give you that nice adrenaline rush.
*Interesting endings.
Dislikes:
*Takes a long time to get all of the endings.
*Can’t skip dialog.
*When you replay the game it’s really repetetive and only the endings are different.
– Real player with 43.1 hrs in game
This has easily been the best experience I’ve had playing a game
I can’t recommend it enough
It’s really short, first run will probably be like maybe 6 hours
And after that, you can easily finish it in 3
Go into this game as blind as you can
It’s much more than a text adventure game
– Real player with 25.8 hrs in game
The Trial
_“Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K.,
he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning,
he was arrested."_
Franz Kafka’s “The Trial”
Story about life, choices and a Man vs the System.
This unique literature, even after 100 years is still up to date.
Brought to You in 70s & 80s text-adventure games style.
The Trial - is a first interactive book in our upcoming series of literature adaptations for Personal Computers.
Main features:
-
Explore the Great Literature Your own way!
-
Text-Adventure is back - reminiscence of Classic Gaming from the 70s & 80s.
-
Illustrations - unique monochromatic pixel art illustrations.
-
Great form of Education - different approach to books for people of all age.
-
Focus on Original Text - adaptation uses original text, treating it with respect.
-
Voice Control - speech recognition and lector.
-
Automatic Lector - on or off - as You choose.
-
Multiple language versions - learn languages using literature.
-
Choose between monochromatic display colors - classic black and white, green or retro amber.
It’s the first book in Interactive Literature Adaptation series.
More information on The Trial and Next Adaptation - Coming Soon.
All the best!
Comet 64
I’ve been playing Comet 64 since the closed beta and this game was already wonderful!
It looks just like I have dreamed for a long time, because I’m not a big fan of visual programming. In my opinion visual programming is divorced from reality, and in Comet 64 I finally have to write code by hands, which adds immersivity.
In visual programming I mean games like Human Resource Machine , 7 Billion Humans and some others.
– Real player with 21.6 hrs in game
Alright, high-level: if you’re here, you probably know about Zachtronics and Tomorrow Corporation’s games in the programming genre. This game is good. If you like those, you’ll like this.
The system constraints are novel and challenging.
The puzzles are a good escalation of difficulty and concepts.
The vibe is 100% in line with TIS-100 and MOLEK-SYNTEZ with the retro 80s graphics, including the option to customize the colors to match your favorite system from yesteryear.
The editting UI needs some love though. This can easily be fixed in a couple of patches, but currently it’s struggling compared to the polish I’ve gotten spoiled with from the more recent Zachtronics titles.
– Real player with 19.1 hrs in game