in which i spend way too much time going “what was that one game where you can either fix a pond ecosystem or a toilet?”

i’ve been taking a trip down memory lane (there’s so much future to live, not sure what the point is, but it is kind of fun :] )

Here are some of the games I remember playing (with the help of google. sweet oranges, this took Advanced Googling Skills), along with images / videos / play online / download links

1) Super Solvers: Midnight Rescue!

This was a fun detective game. For some reason, I remember it being in black-and-white… anyway, I remember liking the soundtrack a lot, turns out it’s this super-classy song (skip to 0:58 for the part in the game):

Here’s a video of it:

Read more about it / picture sources:

• http://www.giantbomb.com/super-solvers-midnight-rescue/3030-9077/
• http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/1008/Super+Solvers+-+Midnight+Rescue.html
• Wikipedia

Ooh! I found another version of the game (I never played this) which you can play in your browser at the Internet Archive Software Library:

• https://archive.org/details/msdos_Super_Solvers_OutNumbered_1990

2) Number Munchers

I didn’t remember playing this game, even by the screenshots, until I played some version of it online and heard the music.

• Read more / image source: http://www.giantbomb.com/number-munchers/3030-7138/
• Wikipedia
• Play online (I couldn’t get this one to work :/): https://archive.org/stream/Number_Munchers_v1.2_1986_MECC/Number_Munchers_v1.2_1986_MECC.dsk?module=apple2c&scale=1
• Here’s another online one: http://wallofgame.com/free-online-games/arcade/988/Number_Munchers.html

3) Oregon Trail II

I think I played II, not super sure. Here’s a song:

Here’s a full playlist:

image source: Wikipedia.

Play online: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_Deluxe_The_1992

’nuff said.

4) The Amazon Trail

 I remember this one better than Oregon Trail. Whoo! I had fun playing this.

• Read more / image source: http://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-amazon-trail-1mf
• Wikipedia
• Play online: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Amazon_Trail_1993

5) O’Dell Down Under

Fishies and exploring the ocean! I realllly liked this game 😀

Image source:

http://youtu.be/fZHsymfQQvs?t=40s

(video has the original soundtrack :] )

• Wikipedia
• Not available online, sadly, but here’s a possible download link: http://www.old-games.com/download/3331/odell-down-under

6) Treasure MathStorm!

I have super fond memories of this too! 😀 heehee catching elves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjbDJx3p6Hg

(video has the original soundtrack :] )

• Read more / Image source: http://www.old-games.com/download/5809/super-solvers-treasure-mathstorm
• http://www.myabandonware.com/game/treasure-mathstorm-1r6
• http://www.abandonia.com/games/1011/
• Wikipedia
• I couldn’t find a link for playing online, but try the old-games.com link for downloading

7) Math Blaster

 

Possibly the “Episode 1: In Search of Spot” version? I don’t remember being super-entertained by this, but I do remember playing it and enjoying it. Here’s what it sounded / played like as a video:

• http://www.myabandonware.com/game/math-blaster-episode-one-in-search-of-spot-41t
• Wikipedia (also the image source)

Home / Misc.

Some games I remember playing or watching other people play were

• myst (soundtrack) (some scenes) this game was great. I never had the patience to solve it all myself without looking up guides online, but it was a ton of fun to explore the world and mythology regardless
• starcraft
• red alert
• neopets
• megaman

Wrap-up

Those are the main ones I remember playing! I also remember a pond ecosystem / toilet plumbing simulator (yes, one game!), but I think it is forever lost to time. Oh well, there’s more future to live!

What games do you remember playing in school?

Protip: If your game is on https://archive.org/details/software, you can often play it online right in your browser.