This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged '1984' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/1984/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged '1984' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged '1984' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/1984/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Alley Cat Alley Cat is a game created in 1984 for the PC and Atari 800. In the game the player controls a cat trying to get the best things in life, such as mice and fish, while avoiding bad things like dogs and brooms.
]]> 06 Feb 2007 03:24:45 Lords of Midnight for PalmOS The original Lords of Midnight was released in 1984 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, written by Mike Singleton. It is a highly atmospheric turn-based fantasy wargame, with an unusual first-person perspective.

The game owes a heavy debt to The Lord of the Rings, and also features a quest mode. One of its most interesting features is the recruitment of other playable Lords.

The original game still has many fans to this day.

This PalmOS version is intended to be a straight port, with minimal changes to support stylus control. In its current state it is playable, but has a few bugs and missing features. It has been in development a long time, and is pretty messy, so it might never get completely finished.
]]> 17 Feb 2007 08:37:18 karateka One of the first martial arts fighting games, Karateka set the standard for graphics and sound in the mid-80s. The developer, Jordan Mechner, went on to develop Prince of Persia and its sequels.

In Karateka, Princess Mariko has been kidnapped by Akuma. You play the hero, a karate master, who must fight your way into Akuma's fortess and save the princess. Along the way, you'll have to defeat Akuma's henchmen and his eagle...

High atop a craggy cliff, guarded by an army of fierce warriors, stands the fortress of the evil warlord Akuma. Deep in the darkest dungeon of the castle, Akuma gloats over his lovely captive, the princess Mariko.

You are one trained in the way of karate: a karateka. Alone and unarmed, you must defeat Akuma and rescue the beautiful Mariko.

Put fear and self-concern behind you. Focus your will on your objective, accepting death as a possibility. This is the way of the karateka.

Developer: Jordan Mechner
Released: 1984
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