[geeks] Dos and similar games

ross-sunhelp at lonsteins.com ross-sunhelp at lonsteins.com
Sun Aug 6 14:41:44 CDT 2006


On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 12:23:08PM +0300, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> Let's say you went into a store that was selling a handheld gaming unit that
> played "retro" games, and played some games on it.
    [snip]

Really depends on the screen size and the controls but...

> Which games would make you want to walk out with it?
    [snip]

A few arcade classics:
 - the original Tengen Tetris
 - Tempest
 - 1942

Some DOS games:
 - Infocom games (other than Zork I,II,III)
 - Microprose's "The Legacy"
 - Accolade's "Sundog"
 - Koei's "Genghis Khan"
 - T. Wisseman's "VGA Planets" (with a decent cplayer)

- Ross



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