My arcade

Here is a list of five of my all time favorite games. I have had many fun and fond memories playing these games with my brothers or sister. I still play them and now with my own family. These are all old school games but classics that are fun to play even today. Additionally, they are all available shareware games.

Nethack - Possibly the greatest game ever made! This simple but amazing game has you, the hero, seeking to retrieve the amulet of Yendor and ascend from the dangerous Dungeons of Doom. I have been playing this game for fifteen years, and I am not even close to tiring of it. Inventive, engaging and filled with delightful wit and humor, it brilliantly meets each player at their ability and style. It is filled with an endless variety of monsters, characters, challenges, and no two dungeons are alike. No game of this genre has come close to matching the genius of this classic.

Pocket Tanks - This is the ol' Atari game Tank on crack. You square off with your opponent using a host of different weapons. Your tank can volley with bombs, tracers, devises that put your opponent in a hole, dirt that covers them over, napalm, and air bursts. You decide what combinations to bombard you enemy with. The terrain changes between games and by the savage destruction of your barrage. Your accuracy will depend on the angle and power you choose. . . and what your adversary hits you with!

Hearts - I love this card game. I have many memories playing this classic with family and friends. I enjoy playing the computer version like many enjoy playing Solitaire. I like the elements of set up, strategy, timing, and a little bit of luck. The new Windows Vista has a suite of different card and mat designs which make the play eye candy. You can play all day but watch for the Queen of Spades!


Space Trader - Shifting gears. . . this is my favorite game for a Palm Pilot. You start as a intergalactic space trader with a tiny ship but titan size ambition. On planet X you buy at one to sell at two on planet Y. You hire and fire crew, develop your skills, upgrade and buy ships, complete missions, find windfall, suffer setback, buy and sell cargo. . . all in an effort to amass enough fortune to buy a small moon and retire in luxury. Watch out for Space Patrol if your carrying contraband, other traders with a bad deal and pirates! Adventure awaits in space when you are a Space Trader.


Space Wars - Look out Luke Skywalker! Space War veterans are the best galactic dog fighters. In your space fighter you utilize lasers and bomblets to pound your opponent into star dust. Be aware of the sun's gravity though, it can pull you in or play tricks on your projectiles. You take flight, you fight, you jump hyperspace in a desperate exchange of concentrated light and explosives to emerge as the victor!