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The Top 25 PD Games
Welcome to the top 25 public domain games available at the
moment. Must of these are at least as good as their commercial
counter parts and well worth spending three quid or less on.
Notice that there are 9 Budgie UK licenceware games in the top 25.
Not bad Huh ?
This chart includes the ST Format percentages for each game
cos its the best ST magazine around for PD software coverage ( and
for most other things as well ).
1) Llamatron 95%
Has everyone gone over the top on this game or wot ? Admittedly
it is one of the best PD ( Shareware actually ) games around but
its still not perfect, yet every computer magazine just won't shut
up about it. Well I'm getting a bit bored with it all ( and a bit
jealous as well ).
2) Bolo 93%
A breakout game. Sometimes I think that there are only three
types of game in the PD, breakout, boulderdash and pacman. The
place is full of them. why can't we have something original.
However as breakout games go this is the best of its type with
many original features not even found in commercial versions even
if it does lack a bit of colour.
3) Dizzy Lizzy 2 ( Budgie licenceware ) 92%
I seem to recognise this from somewhere but I can't think
where. A boulderdash game (see I told you) with superb graphics
and good gameplay and a smattering of originality, but not much.
4) Spectral Sorcery 92%
This has been around for sometime now and was excellent when
it first came out. It still is. Highly original and great fun to
play if you're into strategy boardgames.
5) Cooltetris 91%
One of the best tetris variants in the Public domain. There
not much more I can say really. If you don't know what tetris is
then sell your computer and become a buddhist monk ( mind you if
you've never heard of Tetris you probably are a buddhist monk ).
6) From Little Acorns ( Budgie UK ) 90%
An excellent RPG/adventure based around the hobbit. Great fun.
7) Ball Blazer 90%
Very similar to an old game that I had on the Spectrum called
Trailblazer. steer your ball down a perspective track jumping over
holes and trying to hit the coloured tiles to get power ups. Very
fast.
8) Electronic jigsaw 90%
Hmmm. I'm not quite sure how this got here. It's a computer
version of those old hand held puzzles that everyone had when they
were kids, where you had to slid the tiles around to make up the
picture. nice graphics but it could get very boring and is really
up there with the best.
9) Dark Wars ( Budgie UK ) 87%
I can't really say much about this as I wrote it, but I can
tell you that its a role playing game that's a cross between Bards
tale and Dungeon master and there may be a sequel coming out soon.
10) The Pay Off 87%
A good text and graphics adventure where you have to raise
money to pay off the local mafia to stop them doing unspeakably
nasty things to you.
11) Micheal's Big Adventure 86%
A fun graphic adventure aimed more at children than anyone
else. Simple graphics and the game isn't to complex but it should
appeal to kids.
12) Exodus ( Budgie UK ) 85%
A great scrolling shoot'em up with very good graphics and game
play.
13) Pop Eyed 85%
Phwoar. This is more like it, a strip pop quiz with some very
nice graphics and unlike must strip games it is actually fun to
play as well.
14) Mix 'n' Match 85%
Another strange one this. It is one of those games where you
have to guess where the pairs are and match them up. It's quite
good fun but a bit simple and lacking on gameplay compared to the
others in this list.
15) Master Break 84%
Another breakout game. This one is colourful with some nice
graphics and quite addictive.
16) Skull Diggery 84%
A boulderdash game. This is very similar to Douglas Rockmoor
but if anything is not quite as good.
17) Pacman ST ( Budgie UK ) 83%
The best Pacman game available. Fast colourful and with a
large play area ( the screen scrolls up and down). Choice of
traditional or modern styles.
18) Bert the Squirt ( Budgie UK ) 82%
A simple platform game with OK graphics that is great fun to
play. One of the best platform games available.
19) Tetris 82%
Another tetris game. Very similar to Cooltetris but not
quite as good.
20) Douglas Rockmoor ( Budgie UK ) 81%
Yet another boulderdash game. This is one of the best
however with fast scrolling and great gameplay.
21) Space Blob ( Budgie UK ) 79%
Another platform game that is fun to play. Nice graphics
but a bit simplistic.
22) A Quest for Galaxia ( Budgie UK ) 78%
A version of the old game galaxia which itself was a version
of space invaders. Another game that is fun to play but a bit
simplistic.
23) Trax quiz 78%
A simple quiz game. Not as good as Pop Eyed ( well it doesn't
have the same incentives ).
24) Plumb crazy 76%
A version of the commercial game Pipe Mania that is almost as
good. Graphics are a bit simple but it has nice gameplay.
25) Hac-Man 73%
An average pac-man game. There are better about ( see Pacman
ST above ).
Well that's it, the top 25 PD games according to ST Format and
with the exception of a couple they really are very good.
Obviously not all PD games have been reviewed and I for one know
of one or two other Budgie games that deserve to be in there.