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#26: Rick Dangerous

#26: Rick Dangerous anaccidentalman: The latest entry in AAA, my weekly journey through the games of my lifetime.

#25: Populous (Bullfrog, Amiga, 1989)  In this game, you can shape the very world itself according to your whims. In truth, there’s not much else you can do,…

#25: Populous (Bullfrog, Amiga, 1989)

#25: Populous (Bullfrog, Amiga, 1989)

#25: Populous

#25: Populous anaccidentalman: The latest entry in AAA, my weekly journey through the games of my lifetime.

#24: SimCity (Maxis, Amiga, 1989) Storytelling indie singer Courtney Barnett’s 2015 album starts with its best song, “Elevator Operator”, in which she sings about a disaffected young man…

#24: SimCity (Maxis, Amiga, 1989) Publishers didn’t get that the simulation was the point immediately. They were concerned that it was too open-ended, not enough of a game,…

#24: SimCity (Maxis, Amiga, 1989)

#24: SimCity (Maxis, Amiga, 1989) Or the joy is just in watching that model play out and seeing the swell of the city in front of you, cars…

#24: SimCity (Maxis, Amiga, 1989) Battle Chess made use of the Amiga’s mouse and primitive windows interface, but this is where the freedom and complication it offers really…