Tagged: 90s

Screenshot from Tom Clancy's ruthless.com

Tom Clancy’s ruthless.com Strategy category

The dot-com bubble meets spy novel espionage in ruthless.com, a wild game of corporate warfare by Tom Clancy’s studio Red Storm Entertainment that reflects the exciting empty promises of the late-90s tech industry.

Screenshot from Traffic Department 2192

Traffic Department 2192 Action category

With a solid base, the cocky and brash Traffic Department 2192 keeps rolling for surprisingly long after it runs out of steam.

Screenshot from Trans-Con!

Lionel Trains Presents: Trans-Con! Educational category

Lionel’s game about the Transcontinental Railroad is the logical follow-up to The Oregon Trail, both chronologically and in terms of how much it draws from history.

Screenshot from Transarctica

Transarctica Simulation category

This bleak resource trading game holds onto hope and perseverance amid the cold. (Except for the slavery stuff.)

Screenshot from Troggle Trouble Math

Troggle Trouble Math Educational category

In a big departure for MECC’s Munchers series, the spinoff Troggle Trouble Math is like a math dungeon crawler, with a story and structure that can fit a variety of math activities.

Animated screenshot of the menu screen from Troubled Souls

Troubled Souls Macintosh categoryPuzzle category

Ghoulish atmosphere and a few smart tweaks make Troubled Souls one of the better iterations of a well-worn puzzle formula.

Screenshot from Tubes

Tubes Puzzle category

This science-themed Klax clone slightly differentiates itself from the original with a couple tweaks (and a little character).

Screenshot from Uncle Buddy's Phantom Funhouse

Uncle Buddy’s Phantom Funhouse Macintosh categoryMultimedia category

Phantom Funhouse uses a surprising amount of made-up books and files to create the life of a sci-fi punk artist – and then to question the nature of reality.

Screenshot from Under Pressure

Under Pressure Action category

Under Pressure is a clunky game – because it was produced under extreme constraints by a company on the verge of shutting down.

Screenshot from Unreal

Unreal Action category

When the epic Unreal came out in 1990, it was something of a technical and artistic marvel. Can you experience that the same way today?

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