'On a night bombing raid over Germany, your plane is shot down and you are captured. Now, as a prisoner of war in the notorious Colditz Castle, your one thought is to escape.
You overpower a guard, take his gun and, using all your skill and cunning, set out on
your quest for freedom.
As you move around the castle, your position is shown on the right of the screen. The top display shows available exits whilst the whole castle map is shown at the bottom. The window of your current location will light up as you enter a room.
1999 is a side view horizontal scrolling shooter where the screen scrolls constantly from left to right and you have to destroy or avoid any spacecraft that fly towards you.
This game is based around cult ‘alternative comedian’ Ade Edmondson’s book of the same name. Having gate-crashed a party full of sophisticated well-behaved types, you must do everything you can to be seen as hateful, yobbish and immature – a Complete Bastard.
The house has several rooms, each of which are filled with objects which are of use, as well as unlimited supplies of food, alcohol and coffee, which control how drunk you are at a time – some awful actions force you to be sober, others force you to be drunk. The game also displays whether you need the toilet (or, more accurately, any part of the house that would cause offence), whether you need to fart, and how strong-smelling these are.
The rooms can all be viewed from multiple angles, and 2 can be viewed at a time through a split-screen view.
To win, you need to prove to all 16 party guest that you are a complete bastard.
Hades Nebula is a futuristic vertical scrolling shooter set in the year 2124. As humanity searches for new habitable planets due to dwindling energy reserves, players pilot a small spacecraft on a mission to thwart the villainous Emperor Hades. The game unfolds against a backdrop of interstellar colonization and conflict, with players navigating through asteroid fields and waves of enemy forces. Gameplay focuses on skillful dodging and precise shooting, while power-ups enhance the ship's capabilities. With its blend of sci-fi narrative and classic arcade action, Hades Nebula offers a challenging space combat experience as players fight to secure humanity's future among the stars.
There were up to 14 circuits depending on the format, which incorporated many underpasses (some of them deliberately unrealistic) and tight curves. There were oil slicks to avoid and points bonuses to pick up.
The cars have slow acceleration but a lot of power down the straights. You are scored based on your overall time and your fastest lap. Lose to the computer car and it's game over.
Queen Gremla rules over five confederations of planets thanks to a powerful army of Terminators led by Arkos, her most faithful servant, until the queen's contempt caused her to go over to the enemy army led by McKiller.
The game is divided into three phases, in the first one Arkos must face the Terminators on the planet Hypsis, from where Gremla obtains the raw materials. The second takes place on the planet Sckunn where Arkos has to get hold of a fighter capable of defeating Gremla's radars. The third phase takes place on the Palace Planet, where the Gremla palace is located that Arkos aims to destroy.
This horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with 32 levels is something of a predecessor to Armalyte. It's set in the Delta region of space, in which the Hsiffan Khanate species have a powerful presence, using their technology to steal and analyze Terran ships.
The ninth Emperor of the Kingdom of Kodan has sent out the call for adventurers to put a stop the darkness that has fallen over his land and ultimately, to confront the Deathlord. As an oriental flavored RPG from EA, the game introduced a number of innovative features.