Welcome to part 3 of this four-part article. I’ve already covered a total of seven top-selling classic retrogames available for the iPhone in the first two parts. Let’s just get right to it and cover four more, shall we?
Top Fifteen Retrogame Apps For Your iPhone (Part Three)
1. Top Fifteen Retrogame Apps for Your iPhone (Part 3)
Welcome to part 3 of this four-part article. I’ve already
covered a total of seven top-selling classic retrogames
available for the iPhone in the first two parts. Let’s just
get right to it and cover four more, shall we?
8. Myst (Mac, 1993)
Myst was a popular point-and-click adventure game that also was one of the relatively very few
games available for Apple‟s Mac. In fact, more than that, it was one of the even fewer that were
released for the Mac first before the PC. That alone already makes it historically significant (in
gaming annals, at least).
To further its distinction, Myst was also the game that added the term “point-and-click adventure
game genre” to the mainstream consciousness. Its popularity can be attributed to its gameplay:
While seemingly no more different than other adventure games, it actually featured some of the
more intelligent and rewardingly difficult puzzles in the genre, as well as showcasing a graphical
prowess (at the time) that really immersed gamers in the game‟s fictional world.
Myst is now available for the iPhone, along with its equally lauded sequel, Riven.
9. Mega Man X (SNES, 1993)
Mega Man X is the first game from the second main series of the Mega Man franchise. At
present, there are now about seven series, with six of those taking place in the same universe.
The X series was initially created to give a new edgier attitude to the franchise, and
subsequently ended up inspiring Capcom to create more spin-off series.
The game is also notable for being the first game in the franchise to be released for a 16-bit
system. This jump in gaming generation gave the X series more graphical oomph than the
original series (which remained in 8-bit then; and which went back to its 8-bit look with its most
recent releases: 2008‟s Mega Man 9 and 2010‟s Mega Man 10).
Anyway, it‟s Mega Man X that‟s available for the iPhone, and it‟s a game that you should make
sure to get.
2. 10. Golden Axe (arcade, 1989)
The first game in Sega‟s medieval fantasy-themed franchise, Golden Axe was a hack „n‟ slash
(a beat „em up variant using swords, axes, and such) that was first released in the arcade and
subsequently found even greater popularity with its Genesis port. It‟s also with the Genesis that
the main series produced two sequels, although spin-offs continued to be developed for the
arcade and Sega‟s 8-bit systems.
The Genesis version of this hack „n‟ slash classic is now available for the iPhone, along with its
two direct sequels.
Sources:
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