The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes 2 - The Case of the Rose Tattoo (1996, PC), part 9
Identifying the victim.
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes 2 - The Case of the Rose Tattoo is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Mythos Software and published by Electronic Arts.
The story starts off with Holmes' brother Mycroft summoning Holmes and Watson to the Diogenes Club. Just when Holmes and Watson arrive, a large explosion devastates the club's building, killing one person and severely injuring Mycroft. Police are convinced that the explosion was caused by a gas leak and consider the case closed. Holmes thinks Mycroft is mortally injured and falls into a depression for being unable to protect his brother. Watson sets out to find something for Holmes to work on, hoping this will make Holmes stop his brooding in isolation. Soon it turns out that the explosion was probably not an accident.
You start the game by playing as Watson until you have found enough evidence to convince Holmes to take action. After that, you continue as Holmes.
Note: The emulation for the game in my emulator is still incomplete, sound is missing, graphics are not fully done and the game run slower.
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is a shoot'em up developed and published by Sega. It was only released in the arcades.
The game is a sequel to Sega's Star Wars Arcade. You play through several missions which are based on scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy, like the attacks on the Death Stars or the Battle of Hoth. Most levels are railshooter sequences, very similar to LucasArts' Rebel Assault games, but rendered in real-time 3D. In some levels, like the speed bike level on Endor, you can alter your direction a little bit to avoid collisions. You get to fly many vehicles, but there are also some level where you are on foot. During these levels, your weapon has a heat gauge. If your weapon overheats, you cannot fire for a short time. There are two event buttons which can sometimes use to call for help. Two special levels in the game include the lightsaber. Here, you don't shoot. Instead, the game will give you directions to point your sword to in order to fend of attacks.
Cosmic Soldier - Psychic War is a dungeon-crawling RPG developed Kogada Software Products and published by Kyodai Software Marketing. It was also released for MSX, FM-7, NEC PC-88 and NEC PC-98.
Movement is fieldwise from a 1st-person view. Encounters are random, and battles take place in real-time. Both opponents attack with psychic energy, of which there is a limited supply. Depending on the strength, one or both sides lose health, often at different speed. Some opponents do not attack automatically, and others surrender if their health is low. You then can decide to talk to them. Some can be recruited as party members, others can be duplicated if you have the corresponding ability. Recruited party member also gain experience and increase in levels. If a party member dies, he's gone for good.
Fighting a second tribe.
The Settlers II - Veni, Vidi, Vici is mix between an economical simulation and a strategy game. It was developed and published by German company Blue Byte. It was also released for classic Mac.
Fighting a second tribe.
A group of Ancient Romans is travelling by ship and blown to the shores of an unknown island by a horrible storm. Their ship got destroyed, so they gather what they have to build a new home on the island.
Note: The game can be played in either English or Japanese. This video shows the Japanese version.
Monkey Island 2 - LeChuck's Revenge (known as Monkey Island 2 - LeChuck no Gyakushuu in Japan) is a point-and-click adventure developed by LucasArts and published by Victor Entertainment. It was also released for PC, Amiga and classic Mac. The FM towns versions came out only in Japan.
Riot City is a beat'em up developed by Westone and published by Sega. It was only released in the arcades, though the game was remade into the game Riot Zone (Crest of Wolf in Japan) which came out for PC-Engine CD / Turbogafx CD.
A drug syndicate known as M.I.D. has a metropolis just referred to as "Riot City" firmly in its grip. You take the role of one of two detectives who are going to bring down the syndicate.
Searching the Urbish Mines.
Lands of Lore - The Throne of Chaos an RPG developed by Westwood and published by Virgin Games. It was also released for FM Towns and NEC PC-98.
The story takes place in a fantasy realm simply called the Lands. The kingdom of Gladstone is under attack by the forces of the evil witch Scotia. The situation worsens dramtically when Soctia finally discovers a powerful magic stone in the ruins of a temple. This stone, called the Nether Mask, grants its wearer the ability to shapeshift into any form. When King Richard of Gladstone gets holds of this news, he sends for a champion to go to the Southland and bring the Ruby of Truth which is needed to counter Scotia's power. You take the role of this champion.
The game is a dungeon crawler similar to Dungeon Master or Westwood's own Eye of the Beholder games. Combat is in real-time, movement is fieldwise with 90 degree turns. You do not create your characters. Instead, you choose one out of four characters at the beginning of the game as main the protagonist. Other characters will join you over the course of the story. There are no classes. Each character has three attributes (fighter, rogue and mage) which will increase if you do associated actions often enough.
Old Towers is a puzzle game developed by Russian company Retro Souls and published by Mega Cat Studios.
The game divided into levels. Each level consists a tower which often spreads vertically across several screens. The goal in each level is to collect all coins in the level and reach the exit. You control one or several characters, depending on the level, and all of them have to reach the exit.
Similar to games like The Power, your character can only move and will go into a direction until he hits an obstacle. If he touches coins along the way, those will be collected. You switch any time between characters as long they are standing still. There is also a view mode where can scroll along the tower to plan your steps.
There are many things which can kill your character, like moving skulls, shots fired from statue heads or spikes. If you get killed, you have to start over again. You only got a limited number of lives, after that it's game over. You can also restart the level any time without punishment.