Dan’s Desert Island Disks
The games that Dan simply couldn’t live without
01 Microsoft Adventure (APPLE II) I bought this game in 1979 and instantly fell in love with it. It was a faithful version of the original Colossal Cave text adventure written on a PDP-11 by William Crowther and Don Woods.
02 Crystal Caverns (APPLE II) This was my first published game, a full sentence-recognition text adventure. I designed it after the original PDP-11 adventure, Colossal Cave. I’m very proud of the amount of depth I put into the game. The worlds I created in this and in Crime Stopper are complex and full of challenges which I’ve always enjoyed replaying.
03 Crime Stopper (APPLE II) Like Crystal Caverns, Crime Stopper was another full sentence-recognition text adventure and also one of my favourites. It was my second published game, and for this one I worked with a professional writer who created a Forties film-noir-style story.
04 Seaquest (ATARI 2600) Seaquest is special to me because it’s one of the best shooters on the Atari 2600. Not only have I always loved the themes Steve Cartwright selects for his games, I have always loved submarine-based games. I still play this game regularly.
05 Megamania (ATARI 2600) Another Steve Cartwright game and also one of the 2600’s best shooters. Like Seaquest, I still play this game regularly to this day.
06 Call of Duty: WWII (PC) I’ve always been a student of history, particularly of World War II. I’ve spent a lot of time as a volunteer working around WWII bombers, such as the B-17 and B-24, and even doing WWII re-enactments at various memorials. I found Call Of Duty: WWII incredibly accurate and I have a blast playing it against other internet players.
07 Hyperspace Delivery Boy (PC) I’ve always been a fan of Romero’s work. John In 2002 I came across Monkeystone’s Hyperspace Delivery Boy designed by John Romero and Tom Hall. The game is a wonderful old-school adventure. Soon after playing it, we contacted John and acquired the rights to port the game onto the Nintendo Game Boy Advance for Majesco Entertainment. However, the game was never released.
08 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC) Like Call Of Duty: WWII, Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault is an incredibly accurate World War II title with beautiful graphics and fun gameplay.