Category Archives: Release Date
#101: Journey’s End
Format: Spectrum Genre: Adventure Released: 1985 Developer: Games Workshop Nothing lasts forever. Here we are then, at game number 101. The last in our (not really) definitive list of games that made our lives slightly better. What game do you … Continue reading
Filed under 1985, Adventure, Games Workshop, Spectrum
Podcast 22: Crazy Taxi (#100)
Format: Dreamcast Genre: Racing, Arcade, Sandbox Released: 1999 Developer: Hitmaker Here at 101 Video Game Towers we often enjoy games that somehow turn mundane activities into fun adventures. Yes, you may have a good time being a space fighter pilot, or the heroic saviour of a post apocalyptic wasteland, … Continue reading
Podcast 21: Fallout 3 (#99)
Format: Xbox 360 Genre: Action Role-Playing Released: 2008 Developer: Bethesda Game Studios So, Fallout 3. It’s buggy. Occasionally awkward to control. The in-game characters sometimes know stuff they shouldn’t and/or the conversations get stuck in odd loops. It is also … Continue reading
Filed under 2008, Bethesda Game Studios, Podcast, RPG, Xbox 360
#98: Lost Kingdoms
Format: GameCube Genre: RPG Released: 2002 Developer: From Software It’s been incredibly difficult to decide which games to cover for the final few places on our list, and dozens of equally worthy titles were considered for this particular spot. In … Continue reading
Filed under 2002, From Software, GameCube, RPG
#97: Civilization II
Format: PC Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Released: 1996 Developer: MicroProse One of the great difficulties in writing this blog has been picking just one game to represent its respective series. This is especially tricky if ‘the best’, ‘the one which we played … Continue reading
Filed under 1996, MicroProse, PC, Turn-Based Strategy
#96: Syndicate
Format: Amiga Genre: Tactical shooting/Real-time tactics Released: 1993 Developer: Bullfrog Productions I’ve always been interested in politics and, well, power. I distinctly remember aged 7 or 8 explaining to a classmate that Margaret Thatcher was a Prime Minister, not a … Continue reading
Filed under 1993, Amiga, Bullfrog Productions, Real-Time Tactics
#95: Defender
Format: Coin-Op/Amiga Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1980/1994 Developer: Williams/Ratsoft Sadly, I’ve never played the original Defender arcade machine, although with the current growth of the retro game scene, it’s surely only a matter of time before I come across … Continue reading
#94: Ms. Pac-Man
Format: Coin-Op Genre: Maze Released: 1981 Developer: Bally/Midway / General Computer Corporation In 2005 I waved goodbye to Blighty (UK) and set sail (boarded a plane) for the new world (Vancouver, Canada). There I was going to make my fortune … Continue reading
