Tagged: 90s

Screenshot from Mirage

Mirage Multimedia category

The live-action interactive Wild West movie Mirage is an incoherently surreal fiasco. Turns out there’s a surprising reason why it’s so confusing…

Screenshot from MissionForce: CyberStorm

MissionForce: CyberStorm Strategy category

MissionForce: CyberStorm‘s complex strategic gameplay underscores a dark narrative about the invasive, soulless logic of endless war.

Screenshot from MongoPong

MongoPong Arcade categoryMacintosh category

How much Pong is too much Pong? The shareware game MongoPong proves that you can’t add too much before it gets out of control.

Screenshot from Monopoly (1991)

Two odd Monopoly games in context Board category

Comparing two odd video game versions of Monopoly – one quirky, one intense – and what they say about the era they were released in.

Screenshot from Moraff's Entrap

Moraff’s Entrap Puzzle category

Developer Steve Moraff’s exacting personality shows through in this tough, peculiarly designed puzzle game that’s also an ad for his band.

Screenshot from The Multimedia Bird Book

The Multimedia Bird Book Educational category

Birds are all around us, and birds are very pretty. This virtual cross-country birding adventure does a great job teaching those two facts to kids.

Screenshot from Music Brush

Music Brush Software category

Music Brush creates expressionist art that toys with animation and music, which also makes it a great tool for idle reflection.

Music Highlight: ClockWerx Music Highlights category

The anonymously titled “Song H” meets the tone and pace of ClockWerx – and really all puzzle games – with aplomb.

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