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Archives

Let me take you right back...
Way back through the mists of time to a magical place where people wear flares, the rings of Jupiter have been photographed for the first time, and Sony has just released the infamous Walkman. Yes, it's the beginning of the 1980's, and we're here to play Space Invaders!

This game needs no introduction to you all I'm sure, but what you may not know is the story of how it came to be. Today, thanks to the wonderful Frodo, we bring you The Making Of Space Invaders. This booklet is now available for download right along with the game, so why not take a look back at gaming history today.


posted by Lulu_Jane // 25-08-2011 // extra // permalink
 
 
Who is the Batman?
Some new extras have been sent into the Abandonia HQ, details on Batman The Caped Crusader things that have been hidden away in the boxes of the criminally insane Ermuli and retrieved from them while he is locked away at Arkham Asylum. Some images of the games diskettes, a contest card, an ordering form and a registration form could any of these reveal to us who the Batman is?

A big thanks to Ermuli for giving us these images, great for the aspiring collector or the nostalgic fan to see what came with the game when it came out. Quickly go and check them out before Batman hides them again.
posted by DarthHelmet86 // 26-08-2011 // extra // permalink

 
 
Old school stealth.
It is time for a secret mission your job is to infiltrate the bases of the Mad Leader, details follow in game and in manual. Are you ready for some old school stealth and helicopter action? If you are get over to the game page for Infiltrator II and download this classic now. Be warned the game may be harder then first thought and reading the manual is recommended.

Big thanks to gumpy for the archive, screenshots, review and manual, a one man infiltrating machine he is.
posted by DarthHelmet86 // 04-09-2011 // downloadable // game // Action // permalink

 
 
Prepare to get Nerf'd!
Today brings the kid-oriented FPS Nerf Arena Blast to Abandonia, courtesy of Expack2 and Ermuli! Prepare to p0wn your opponents hard using non-lethal Nerf-brand foam blasters in a futuristic arena, a dense forest, and other exotic locales in one of three exciting game modes. So get those Nerf blasters pumped and download the game now!

Also, don't forget that registered Abandonians can download the game's ISO image from our ISO Cellar thanks to our master game collector Ermuli! If you're not a registered Abandonian, then you can become one at http://www.abandonia.com/en/user/register!
posted by Expack2 // 10-09-2011 // downloadable // game // Action // permalink
 
 
Anyong ha se yo!
Yup, we have a special game for you today from Korean developers Softmax. The wonderful Derboo has kindly provided us with this great game from 1994, Lychnis. Now I won't keep you here reading my babble, because I know a fair few of you are fans of this little old gem so don't stop here, click through and get downloading!
posted by Lulu_Jane // 15-09-2011 // downloadable // game // Action // permalink
 
 
Ripped from alien hands!
We bring you a manual and diskette image for the great game Alien Breed, sadly the game is protected by the ESA but for those who have it or are collectors of manuals and the like scoot on over and get these hard fought for extras.

Big thanks to Ermuli for fighting the alien scum and bringing us this precious info from their cold dead hands.
posted by DarthHelmet86 // 24-09-2011 // extra // permalink

 
 
Abandoned Times Issue 2 is Here!

Our very own magazine marks a new milestone. After two years of hard work we bring you 65 pages of reviews, interviews and other articles that explore our beloved gaming past. We discuss the DOOM series: from the groundbreaking original of 1993 to Nerve Software's Resurrection of Evil of 2005. We discuss horror: from gory titles such as Elvira II to Noctropolis' dark superhero Darksheer and Turok's dino-filled jungles.

For the first time, the mag also features interviews. We invited Brandon Cobb, president of Super Fighter Team and Matt Barton, writer of two books on video games, to share their thoughts on interesting aspects of their activity. Also, if you decide to browse further, you'll find plenty of other interesting articles.

So hop over to our special Abandoned Times page, download Issue 2 of our mag and enjoy the pictures... err, I mean the articles. You can choose between the small PDF version (click on the cover) or the high-quality one (link above the cover). After you read it, it won't hurt if you leave us your impressions on the forums.

Have fun reading and congratulations to our AT team.


posted by TotalAnarchy // 01-10-2011 // permalink
 
 
Shaken, not stirred...
Which can only mean one thing! Yes, that familiar mating call echoing across the pixelated club can only come from one man, Bond. James Bond.

Thanks to the smooth and suave efforts of our members, gumpy, Paco and rubixcube69, we bring you today, 007 - A View To Kill. So it's time to slip into your spyin' suit and get gaming.
posted by Lulu_Jane // 06-10-2011 // downloadable // game // Action // permalink

 
 
Get Down with Abandonia's New Music Site!
For a while now, Abandonia's music player, Abandonia Frequency, has allowed retro gamers like you to listen to many retro tunes, some of which come from such games as EcoQuest - The Search for Cetus, Colonization, and DreamWeb. However, it was never possible to download these awesome tunes to listen on your computer or put on your iDevice (i.e. iPod, iPhone, iPad) or other MP3 player.

As of today, however, you can now download all of the music from Abandonia's music collection at http://files.abandonia.com/music/? courtesy of the work of The Fifth Horseman. Besides being able to download awesome retro game music in MP3 format and, for some games, MOD and MIDI format, you're also able to preview any of the music files available for download. If you're interested, then why are you still reading this?!

UPDATE: You'll now find a permanent link to the new music site, labeled as Music, under the Services tab, which is found towards the top-right of the page. Kudos (or, rather, pieces of eight) to Dave for putting the link there!
posted by Expack2 // 07-10-2011 // permalink
 
 
When Two Soundtrack Versions Collide...
...you get today's musical soundtrack release for Sonic CD, courtesy of Expack2! Now you can not only listen to the American version of this game's awesome soundtrack, you can also listen to the Japanese-exclusive version (which already has English lyrics!) of the soundtrack as well! So head over to Abandonia's new music section and listen to the high-speed awesome which is Sonic CD!
posted by Expack2 // 16-10-2011 // permalink
 
 
It's time to CRASH!
.. Ehm I mean Fly.

Today we give you this challenging flight game brought to us by marko river.

Try it out and you will see it can be a harder game then the current flight sims out now.
posted by GTX2GvO // 20-10-2011 // downloadable // game // Simulation // permalink
 
 
"Nooo! I've lost them again!"
...so says the evil Mighty Tomator as the Lost Vikings - Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout - are flung into another time-traveling adventure in Norse by Norsewest - The Return of the Lost Vikings. Armed with new abilities and aided by new allies, the Vikings must find their way through time in order to return home! Now, thanks to Ermuli and Expack2, you can download this outrageous (and doughnut-less) platformer from Abandonia!

For those who want it, we have an ISO image of Norse by Norsewest - The Return of the Lost Vikings available on our ISO Cellar for registered Abandonians (you can register here), courtesy of our master game collector Ermuli. Also, if you want to see how the Lost Vikings began their adventures, you can download the original Lost Vikings game right here on Abandonia!
posted by Expack2 // 24-10-2011 // downloadable // game // Puzzle // permalink
 
 
It's Halloween! The time of carved pumpkins, spooks, and of course, candy!

It's that special time of the year again, when Michael Myers strikes down on poor Haddonfield again, pumpkins experience a drastic drop in their healthy population, children dress up in fancy and scary costumes... and you have to give them candy... or suffer their vile, juvenile tricks of great deceit and doom! ;)

To celebrate this year's Halloween, Chief-Exorcist TheChosen has bought us non-other then Witchaven, a classic Build-engine based First-Person Shooter where you are put in the shoes of a holy knight, destined to stop the wicked witch and her evil plans to bring mankind to it's knees! Just click the download link, launch DOSBox and give yourself your own treat of good ol' hack'n'slashing...

*meanwhile, in the background...*"I live, Again!"

*BANG BANG!*

"Hmrmhm...now that we got him out of the way, its time for a reaaaal update.

Remember me? It's Caleb. The Chosen of the Cabal cult...and the one that put an end to it. Yeeees...I decided to drop by for the occasion to give you all the shareware episode of one of the greatest games to ever be on this site...Blood. Its free, and its got all the weapons, levels, mayhem and bloodshed of the first episode. The whole action can be found on GOG if you're interested, but I think this is enough to satisfy your cravings for a while.

So there you are. Enjoy the Shareware Episode (in the Extras) and have a happy Halloween kids....heheheheee..."

*walks away from the computer and the corpse of the updater, while singing something about blood drops falling on his head*


posted by Tomekk // 30-10-2011 // downloadable // game // Action // permalink
 
 
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Hello all you wonderful retro-lovelies! You may have noticed a few changes to our front page over the last little while. We've been taking steps to increase our communication with you via various means and as part of that you will now see Abandonia's twitter feed if you scroll a little down this page.

We hope that this will help increase communication between us and you, and even if you don't use Twitter, the feed is worth glancing over now and then as we post news-links and links to interesting gaming and retro related bits and pieces that don't appear anywhere else on site or on our network.

Please bear in mind that as always, our front page is a work in progress so let's work together to help make Abandonia the best retro-gaming hub that we can!


posted by Lulu_Jane // 08-11-2011 // permalink
 
 
Can you hear those drums?
Those voodoo drums thump thump thudding in the night? Those drums can only mean one thing: Today we bring you Jane Jensen's 1993 opus, Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Fathers.

Although this game is currently being sold by Good Old Games (so we cannot provide you with the archive, but have happily pointed you in their direction on the game page) we have a wonderfully thorough review by our very own TotalAnarchy and you will find a plethora of related games which are available for your downloading pleasure via the game page. So turn the lights down low, steel yourself and enter the mysterious voodoo world of New Orleans!


posted by Lulu_Jane // 15-11-2011 // not downloadable // game // Adventure // permalink
 
 
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