Considered by many to be the progenitor of the first-person shooter genre, Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first-person action game that pits the player, as Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz, against the might of Nazi Germany.
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Lemmings (1991) (3.52 average Grouvee user rating)
It's 2142 and the player is Conrad B. Hart, an agent for the Galaxia Bureau of Investigation. He must recover his lost memories to save Earth before it's too late.
In the shoes of a Material Defender working for the PTMC, the objective is to take to the underground and overcome the epidemic of rogue mining robots plaguing across planets in a heart pounding 360 degree action shooter.
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Populous (1989) (3.14 average Grouvee user rating)
Commonly cited as the founding title in the god game genre, Populous is a computer game from Bullfrog Productions in which the player is a deity that must help its followers become prosperous enough to overcoming rival deities and their followers.
Widely considered to be the first survival horror game to use polygonal graphics. Initially released on the PC by Interplay, and developed by Infogrames, in 1992, Alone in the Dark would go down as a historical landmark in video gaming history.
A top-down strategic shooter in which a team of soldiers complete missions of increasing difficulty, destroying all of their enemies in order to progress. The game was notable for having a huge number of levels and a very high skill requirement from the player.
A very colorful fast paced platformer. Like Superfrog, Zool was destined to rival Mario and Sonic as the Amiga's own icon. The game features extensive product placement from Chupa Chups.
Navigate the fragile little fellas through even trickier levels. The addition of several new lemming "classes" is this game's main difference from its predecessor.
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Chuck Rock (1991) (2.62 average Grouvee user rating)
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is the most realised iteration of the Speedball franchise. Speedball is a brutal sport where armoured teams face-off in a metal-clad arena with the aim of beating down their rivals and scoring goals for fame and fortune.
A Bitmap Brothers action game set in Ancient Greece. Features an innovative adaptive difficulty level that molds itself to suit the player's skill level.
Created by Ian Bell and David Braben, this space trading / combat game was revolutionary; combining wireframe 3D graphics with open-ended gameplay to create a distinct gaming experience. Originally released for the BBC Microcomputer in 1984.
An action game that parodies the James Bond series. Taking place in many undersea locations, Pond has to undertake several missions from saving mermaids to destroying an oil plant.
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Magic Pockets (1991) (3.20 average Grouvee user rating)
Control the Bitmap Kid with his Magic Pockets full of tornadoes, clouds, ice cubes and snowballs through four unique worlds, defeating monsters and riding magic toys like bikes, boxing gloves, diving helmets and space hoppers.
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Hero Quest (1991) (3.22 average Grouvee user rating)
The 1993 improved version of Sensible Soccer with updated rosters. This is the version that would be ported to various consoles, such as the SNES, Genesis and the Amiga CD32.
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S.W.I.V. (1991) (4.00 average Grouvee user rating)
A puzzle-platformer for home computers. The eponymous professor needs to shut down his wayward laboratory experiments before the authorities find out and have him committed.
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Paradroid 90 (1990) (3.00 average Grouvee user rating)
The first of the original Premier Manager games released in 1992 on the Amiga and PC. A popular football (soccer) management game that required the player to manage a team up the football league to glory.
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Top Banana (1992) (2.50 average Grouvee user rating)
Avalon is the longest running online roleplaying game in the world at 25 years (a world record). It is from Avalon that numerous contemporary genre-defining features such as cooldowns, player run organisations such as guilds, and the foundation of skill-driven player vs player combat originate.