Amstrad CPC

In the earliest licensed entertainment videogame of Jim Davis' lazy cat cartoon character, you play Garfield in his attempt to rescue Arlene from the cat pound. The primary gameplay involves object manipulation, gaining objects either by picking up or receiving them from other characters (usually in exchange for other objects). Most characters f...

The year is 2525. An attacking force of alien space stations approach Earth. Scanners indicate that a direct assault would be useless. You must infiltrate and destroy the invaders with the most powerful battle tanks ever created: Vindicators. For one or two gamers, Vindicators blows you away with incredible action and graphics as you blast your way...

Enter the Kingdom of Albareth! An action-packed fantasy role-playing game that lets you adventure in strange and faraway lands with super graphics and super fun! Travel along seashores or explore desert ruins. Test your strength, skill, and courage using your sword and wit against your enemies in Times of Lore! Times of Lore is a real-time action g...

So you've always wanted to be a swashbuckling pirate, sailing the high seas, journeying to the ends of the earth, exploring ancient castles and caves for precious booty. And if there's a beautiful Princess in distress to rescue, so much the better, eh matey? All this - and more - is yours to enjoy when you play Skull & Crossbones! Travel far and wi...

Prepare to dive into Silent Service, the ultra-realistic submarine simulation that recreates authentic WWII sea patrols in the bloody waters of the South Pacific. From the second you take command, you'll live by the motto FIND 'EM, CHASE 'EM, SINK 'EM, as you follow instruments, charts and your instincts in search of hostile convoys. Every decision...

Are you ready for the real thing? In the jungle, everything is invisible. Including the enemy. Suddenly, a firefight explodes all around you. That's jungle combat as you saw it in the movie Platoon. Now, Platoon the game takes you right into the action. You'll fight for your life against deadly guerillas and hidden snipers, always on guard against...

Oil spills. Air pollution. Endangered animals. The award-winning TV show, Captain Planet & The Planeteers, has turned saving the Earth's environment into the ultimate adventure. Now it's your turn to go up against the most dangerous enemies our environment has ever faced. Looten Plunder. Duke Nukem. Dr. Blight... and more. The forces of Earth, Fire...

Every move you make, every step you take, they're watching you fight your way through the precinct, the back alleys, the car parks. Fight your way through the villainous community, the skin-heads, the Beasts, the bouncers. And this is just the tip of the iceberg on your chilling quest to confront "MR. BIG".

It couldn't be simpler. You get pieces of different sizes and shapes. One by one you put them down on the playing board - soon you've made your first loop. Yeaaaah! Now it's not so easy. This time you didn't get the pieces you wanted. Never mind - just start another loop. All of a sudden the board's getting just a little too crowded. Now you're str...

That's right, folks, the cartoon you know and love is ready to roll again - except this time you get to be Road Runner! The desert's plenty dangerous all by itself; falling boulders, oncoming trucks, land mines and cannon balls as well as mazes, sand traps and ravines. Throw in that crafty Wile E. Coyote and you've got one wild-goose chase that'...

Pit your pipe-fitting prowess against a surging stream of soggy sewage. But slow down for a second and it's sludge city! You'll play instinctively, while you think strategically. You'll get good quickly, but you'll always have room to get better. Pipe Dream is a perfect desktop stress-buster and a terrific tournament game and a seriously special st...

The slime is rising fast... Who ya gonna call? Get your bustin' business back in high gear! Hit the streets in your ectomobile. Clear the courtroom of goblins. Hitch a ride with the Statue of Liberty. And defeat Vigo at the Museum of Art before he rings in a nasty new year! In the first scene, the Ghostbusters must collect slime samples from the...

Based on the 1984 film of the same name, the Ghostbusters are the ones to call to "bust" any ghost hauntings. They do this through the use of nuclear-accelerated "proton packs" and "ghost traps", whereby the ghosts can be captured and transferred to a secure storage facility at their Headquarters. However New York City has suddenly become a very ha...

A chess board is lined with trolls, wizards, knights and other magical beings. Just another strategy game? Don't count on it. When you challenge a square held by the enemy, the board explodes into a battlefield. Your strategic skills on the game board will determine your fate in battle as you take on your opponent in a heartpounding duel to the dea...

"The Island Caper" takes place on an exotic tropical island complete with a still-active volcano and other natural hazards. On the islands (in some levels there is more than one) buried in the sands are parts of the top secret X-14 1/2 missile which has crash landed there. Your mission is to find all 3 parts of the missile and assemble them in orde...

1942... you and daring fighter pilot "Super Ace" are engaged in realistic, thrilling and challenging high-flying battles with the enemy. Over land, on the sea and in the air, your own skill and dexterity... combined with Super Ace's flying mastery, duel enemy pilots in fighter and bomber craft. 1942... it's airplanes taking off and landing on ocean...

Footsy the Bigfoot has vowed to rescue his girlfriend, who has been locked inside a cage by a sadistic madman. To set her free, Footsy must blow the lock open using TNT, but the only problem with this is that there are two breaks in the cable that need to be repaired. So Footsy has to walk through a series of environments in an attempt to repair th...

MAD magazine’s comic strip of the same name comes to life in this game which was designed for one or two players. The split-screen shows both spies at the same time. Play with a friend or against the machine. The black spy and the white spy are out to outsmart each other before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects (money, passport, secre...

It's an ordinary day in your ordinary little town, and you've been performing your ordinary mail clerk's duties in an altogether ordinary way. But there's something quite extraordinary in today's mail. It's a ransom note for a kidnapped cat, and it will lead you through unbelievably harrowing adventures to Wishbringer, a stone possessing undreamt-o...

The follow-up to Yie Ar Kung Fu switches from the one-on-one style into a platform beat 'em up design. You play Lee, who has become trapped in the Temple by the Triads, and must escape by over-powering them. Each section of the game is on several levels (which you can jump up and down) and scrolls. Balls of energy are sometimes released when you ki...

The Lords of Midnight brings to life this epic land, as Doomdark's forces aim to wrest control of its 4000 screens. Your initial party of the task contains four fighters - Luxor the Moonprince, Morkin (his son), Corleth the Fey and Rothron the Wise, each of whom has their own characteristics. Many more lords can be recruited as the game progresses,...

Endzone gives you the chance to manage an American Football team and take them from Division Two to Division One and win the Superbowl. There are a variety of options available but the choices that affect your team and results are limited with you able to change your team and buy and sell players. Once you are happy with your choices then you can p...

Zeus has called upon you! Only a brave and fearless warrior can save his beloved daughter, Athena, from the cunning clutches of Nelf, evil Lord of the Underworld. Risen from the grave, you are presented with supernatural powers beyond this world. Collect the mystical spirit balls and transform into an awesome array of creatures - as Strongman, punc...

Depending on your skill, confidence and courage, you have the choice of remaining near the landing pad, learning to hover and land, or venturing higher to practice your approaches. When you think you have mastered these, then accelerate the Jump Jet into an attack fighter. Use the radar and range finder to seek and destroy the enemy by launchin...

Space Harrier II follows (very closely) in the footsteps of its predecessor and involves you (a Space Harrier) going off to save "Fantasy Land". This combined with the many flashing gaudy colors the game throws at you leads me to believe that it was born out of a bad acid trip. There are 13 stages to complete by jetting around and blasting bad g...