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From the surfaces of distant planets to the depths of the deepest dungeons, the games we’re about to show you will let you travel to places full of excitement and adventure. If this sounds like fun to you, make sure to check out these 7 classic titles brought back to our modern computers thanks to the efforts of Piko Interactive and GOG.COM!



Outwars
This military science fiction tactical shooter developed by SingleTrac (creators of the Twisted Metal series) was published by Microsoft in 1998. The game drew much inspiration from the titles popular at the time, including Starship Troopers and MechWarrior.

As Outwars’ protagonist, Mikhal, you must fight the evil “Skulls” across different planets, all featuring unique settings. To do this, you must utilize multiple weapons, armors, and accessories, like the indispensable rocket pack. The latter enables you to commit complex aerial maneuvers that will further increase the fun in this action-packed game.



The Immortal
Something for dark fantasy fans! The Immortal is an isometric action-adventure title released in 1990 and developed by Will Harvey, the creator of the first commercial sheet music processor for home computers.

The Immortal puts you in the role of a sorcerer who must venture into the depths of the Labyrinth of Eternity in order to save his mentor. As the story progresses, things get more and more complicated, and the underworld you travel through is eventually torn apart by a war between trolls and goblins.



Super 3-D Noah's Ark
Created in 1995, this rather peaceful FPS takes you to the ancient Biblical time of the Great Flood. In Super 3-D Noah's Ark, you start at the moment the doors of the ark are opening, as Noah’s family, along with the animals, begin to make their way to dry land.

Yet, there’s a problem - after the long journey, the animals aboard the ark have become a bit restless and are out of their cages. As Noah, it's your job to establish order and get the animals back to sleep. You accomplish this across 30 original levels and by using six feeders on 11 animal varieties that are present throughout the ark’s tunnels.



Pushover
An interesting platform puzzle game developed by Red Rat Software and published by Ocean Software in 1992, the game was designed as a sponsored Quavers snack commercial but quickly became something more.

Pushover’s plot revolves around the Quavers mascot "Colin Curly” losing his Quavers packets down a giant anthill. In order to get them back, you take control of a “G.I. Ant”, a large soldier ant, and must solve a series of challenging puzzles. The game garnered some very good reviews, with Dragon magazine awarding it 5 out of 5 stars in 1993.



Daemonsgate
This fantasy title released in 1993 will definitely interest RPG fans. In Daemonsgate, you are the last of hope of the bleeding city of Tormis, which has been besieged by demonic hordes.

The goal of our hero is to search the land of Hestor for a wizard possessing a secret knowledge necessary to stop the invading army. You start your journey at the "Pigge and Ballbearing" Inn located within the walls of Tormis. From there, you set off on a dangerous quest filled with battles and surprising encounters. As the event-driven story progresses, you’ll get to know more about the game’s unique and dark universe.



Summer & Winter: Olympic Challenge
If you are bummed about all of the sports events not happening this year, you should definitely check out this game. This Summer & Winter compilation contains two classic titles from Accolade - The Games: Winter Challenge (1991) and The Games: Summer Challenge (1992). Both revolve, naturally, around Olympic competitions where your goal is to take home the Gold.

In the Winter Challenge edition, we have disciplines like Downhill, Giant Slalom, Luge, 2-men Bobsled, Ski Jump, Cross Country, Biathlon, and Speed Skating. On the other side, Summer Challenge offers Kayaking, Archery, 400m Hurdles, High Jump and Pole Vault, Equestrian, Javelin, and Cycling. All of the competitions will require lots of skill and acute reflexes for players looking to go all the way.

All 7 classic games from Piko Interactive await your discovery or a nostalgic revisit down memory lane. Check them out today and let us know in the comments which of these classic titles are your favorite!
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§pectre: Outwars is good but the rest aren't and pushover should be given away free in a box of cereal.
Hahaha. But now we must decide what *kind* of cereal. Let the cereal flame wars begin...
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Meldaras: Outwars looks pretty wicked. Might have to snag that at some point!
I was gonna say the same thing, the game looks very cool and will get it around Christmas sale for me.
Had to get Outwars. I remember playing the demo back in the Windows 95 days. In fact I think the demo came with my copy of Windows 95.
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RoboPond: Had to get Outwars. I remember playing the demo back in the Windows 95 days. In fact I think the demo came with my copy of Windows 95.
Got the demo of some disc that came with a gaming magazine, and proceeded to play it to death myself. Gave off a real Starship Troopers vibe I thought, especially the 2nd demo level where you had to destroy the alien nests. The demo even had multiplayer included, so you could spend hours gleefully chasing each other with jumpsuits on one of the maps.
Yup, i've been waiting to play Outwars since I was a kid with that demo! wooo thanks GoG for the GOOD OLD game!
Glad to see The Immortal here, but its DOSBox configuration here is less than optimal.

It has cycles set to "auto", which forces a cycle count of 3000 and causes an obnoxiously low frame rate (6000 gives performance roughly equivalent to the Amiga version). There also seem to be joystick calibration issues. I'm not sure if the menus are meant to operate like that but I had to set "timed=false" to at least stop the wizard from wandering off on his own (the menus still act funnily).
Pushover is a title I have been waiting to buy here for a while (It was on Steam for years). Fondly remember an "Ocean Software" collection of games on a single CD. Robocop 3D, Contraption Zack, D/Generation, F29 Retaliator and others. Great games to play as a kid and Pushover composer Dean Evans produced a great soundtrack that made me thankful I had a SoundBlaster 16. Thank You Piko and GOG.

Now....who is holding up the release of Lemmings?
Post edited August 05, 2020 by seinmind
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_ChaosFox_: It has cycles set to "auto", which forces a cycle count of 3000 and causes an obnoxiously low frame rate (6000 gives performance roughly equivalent to the Amiga version). There also seem to be joystick calibration issues. I'm not sure if the menus are meant to operate like that but I had to set "timed=false" to at least stop the wizard from wandering off on his own (the menus still act funnily).
Interesting, because 6000 cycles is close to a slow 386 CPU which should be a bit too much for a 1990 game. (I am using 4600 to play Wing Commander for example).

The joystick setting is system dependent. I don't think there is a setting that works for everyone unfortunately.
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seinmind: [...] Fondly remember an "Ocean Software" collection of games on a single CD. Robocop 3D, Contraption Zack, D/Generation, F29 Retaliator and others. Great games to play as a kid [...]
Hey, someone else who had that bargain-bin compilation! The version my dad got us (and which I still own) is called The Software Toolworks CD ROM Challenge Pack, and it contained -- in addition to Pushover and the others you mentioned -- Paperboy 2, Epic, The Chessmaster 2100 & Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World. A lot of these are pretty rough now, and some of them (like RoboCop 3D) were not very good even back then, but hey, it was nine games on one disc!
Post edited August 05, 2020 by HunchBluntley
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seinmind: [...] Fondly remember an "Ocean Software" collection of games on a single CD. Robocop 3D, Contraption Zack, D/Generation, F29 Retaliator and others. Great games to play as a kid [...]
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HunchBluntley: Hey, someone else who had that bargain-bin compilation! The version my dad got us (and which I still own) is called The Software Toolworks CD ROM Challenge Pack, and it contained -- in addition to Pushover and the others you mentioned -- Paperboy 2, Epic, The Chessmaster 2100 & Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World. A lot of these are pretty rough now, and some of them (like RoboCop 3D) were not very good even back then, but hey, it was nine games on one disc!
You are correct, I have the CDROM here (the manual is lost, which was needed for copyright protection checks). It is called the Software Toolworks - Challenge Pack II and it was 35MB (whoa) in size. Some games I never could install (Paperboy) and I enjoyed the flying jetpack level of Robocop 3D (the rest was confusing, but pretty to look at).

I remember shopping at K-Mart with Dad and would see those CD bundles (sometimes 6, 8 or 10 discs). Usually themed by developer or studio and some were cleverly packaged. I remember one was in a strip as tall as a person (at least my 7 year old self thought so). Games you never would have bought otherwise (Hellcab) or been allowed to buy (Leisure Suit Larry 1) came in those bundles. LGR should someday do a review of those bundles.