As usual, DOS games!
Pac-Man
I decided to post this, as a sort of sequel to Ms. Pac PC.
Made in 1983 Pac-Man became to be a timeless classic. IT was ported to probably every know machine and has inspired numerous clones over the years (And still does, just look at all the flash games that are nothing more then clones of this one).
But here is the one and only original Pac-Man, that was made for the PC Booter, but you can get the DOS version of it.
The plot is very simple. You're a hungry little mouth opening and pallet gobbling circle chased by four ghosts in a maze. Your goal is to gobble up all the pallets without being caught by any of the ghosts, unless you swallow a power-pallet which enables you to chomp the ghosties and send them back to the rectangle in the middle of the screen.
Every now and again a good (a cherry or a strawberry) will appear and you can swallow that too for more points. And that's about it.
The good thing is that the game starts off quite easy, the ghosts are slower then you are, they aren't directly chasing you, but moving randomly around (otherwise it would be too easy for them to corner you) and you can also pass through the secret passage on the left and right edges of the maze (then again, so can the ghosts).
The game allows you to play either with the keyboards or with the joystick and the color palette doesn't burn your eyes away (even though the game features only 4 color CGA graphics). There are also sounds to the game (not much, but there are). So the game has it all that a 1983 developer could have offered I guess, plus incredible addictives.
Go ahead, download it, I dare you! You'll see that no mater how used you are to modern fancy 3D realer the real graphics and mind-blowing sound effects, this game will still be able to get you hooked!
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Download:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/downloadgame/885
Pictures:
http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/885/Pac-Man_1.png
and,
http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/885/Pac-Man_2.png
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Pacmania:
This is almost the same as pac man, above, but a little better in graphics. You can judge which is better...
Got an oldskool IBM PC or compatible? Want some fun? Eeeeexcellent. Remember Pacman? Well, today, we bring you Pacmania, another one of those we-would-never-dream-of-cloning-that-other-popular-game-games.
Actually, Pacmania comes pretty close, if not closest, to the original. You can see it as a port to IBM PC architecture. You know, CGA graphics, PC Speaker sounds, all that stuff that makes any game sound and look annoying. And still, you’ll want to play it over and over.
The graphics and sound of Pacmania are, as mentioned, the things that would make Pacmania annoying. They’re not even good or anything, they’re just catchy. And that’s all you could expect from a game from that period.
The gameplay of Pacmania really makes up for the rest of it. Pacman is, was, and always will be one of the most-enjoyed, most-remembered, and most well-made games of all time. It’s just fun. The controls couldn’t be easier, the objective is as simple as it could be, and it’s just fun. Need I say more?
4 out of 5 points. Because of those darn annoying jingles the game plays when you die and stuff. You probably know what I mean, anyway.
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Download:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/downloadgame/940
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Be sure to speed up the game play in this, by pushin control+F12.
Constructor is a building game in which the purpose is to build buildings, make cash, and complete a series of objectives. You have only 5 maps to play on, which is a major disadvantage. Constructor is very humorous and doesn't have a shred of seriousness, so if you dislike funny games this is not for you.
Constructor is deep and has many features, including the ability to use police, mobsters, and gadgets to help you defeat your opponents and make your residents happy. If your residents become unhappy, they will leave and stop bringing in cash and extra workers (which build buildings and convert into repairmen and gangsters) and tenants (which populate your buildings). Workers can also take over buildings and attack enemy workers. Repairmen have the sole task of repairing your buildings whereas gangsters can attack enemies much more effectively than workers, and are the only people that can attack buildings.
Constructor's AI is extremley ruthless and will not hesitate to build on your land, take over and destroy your buildings, and generally wreak havoc. The graphics are extremely well-done for such a primitive engine. The sound is well done, although it isn't the best quality. This game is fun is because it oozes charm and is surprisingly addictive once you get into it.
Constructor has several downsides as well. While the interface is generally easy to use, it has a extremely annoying obmission; you cannot use the right mouse button to move your workers, which can get very annoying when you are trying to build up an area quickly before the AI moves in. Also, the game does not have much variety, and once you exhaust the initial charm and fun, it quickly becomes boring.
Overall Constuctor is an extremely fun game while it lasts. It works well in dosbox, but make sure you disable the video animations, as some are missing.
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Download:
http://www.abandonia.com/en/downloadgame/369
Pictures:
http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/369/Constructor_1.jpg
and:
http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/369/Constructor_2.jpg
and,
http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/369/Constructor_3.jpg
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Hope you enjoy all this,
-Webmaster
