Posted on: March 14, 2023

cuvtixo
Games: 2 Reviews: 1
Nostalgia Fun! Genius of Jordan Mechner
I first played this game on an old Apple II, with a green monochrome screen. Also the original Karateka, made by the same guy (not development team, just one guy, J. Mischner) As I read the other reviews, obviously younger people have absolutely no idea how much this stood above everything else: these games competed with Ms. Pac-Man, Defender and Space Invaders. It has a stereotypical "Alladin" type background, but of course! But saying this is racist is sort of like saying Ms. Pac-man was racist. For an 80s game, this was rich in character development! Now, of course my review is in danger of being a "get off my lawn" rant, but seriously if you don't remember playing this game, or perhaps are a beginner game coder yourself, save your money. Can't say it's a Boomer thing, because Boomers didn't have videogames at all, whippersnappers! Also, those of us who've downloaded a previous "free version" have run across game spam. You gotta pay at least a couple of bucks to avoid that, which I am grateful for. But really when I see complaints of "no DLC" in a game over 25 years old, I just don't think you're capable of appreciating this. Now get off my lawn!
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