Prince of Persia: the iPhone assimilates another classic game

Jordan Mechner’s classic Prince of Persia game has arrived in Apple’s app store for the iPhone, iPod, iTouch, and iPad. I certainly hope Jordan Mechner is getting residuals on this release, though. I’d hate to think about all those classic retro games heading into the Apple Borg Collective…

Update: The Worst PC Game of 2000 – Daikatana

This is an update to a feature on Daikatana, a game that I recently panned as the worst PC game of the year 2000…

Retro Game of the Week – Return to Zork (1993)

The Zork series was the pinnacle of the text-adventure genre, but as time and technology marched on, Infocom, creators of the Zork franchise, did not. Graphic adventures controlled by mouse commands replaced text adventures – with Sierra’s King’s Quest leading the way – but the Zork universe was left behind. However, with the 1993 revival of this venerable franchise came improvements in the graphics as well as the user interface.

The Best Classic Board Games: The Game of Life

Spin the wheel of fate and see where you’ll land on the great track of life.  Sound advice or how you play Milton Bradley’s classic, The Game of Life?  How about both! The Game of Life presented players with an opportunity to simulate their lives from high school graduation to retirement, including higher education, careers, [...]

New Warrior Labs blog entry: Forgotten Classics – Grim Fandango (1998)

Another post at Warrior Labs in the Forgotten Classics series on the great PC games you might not remember. This entry’s subject is LucasArts Entertainment’s 1998 game, Grim Fandango.

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