Legacy Computing News Al Lowe's Educational Games
Back in the early 80s, Al Lowe (most famous for the infamous Leisure Suit Larry series) worked on some great games for Sierra that haven't been available in over a decade. Back then, they were huge projects; now they're a short download. While the graphics really show the age of these games, I think the game play still holds up.
All are adventure game format, with the exception of "Donald Duck's," which is more skill-based, and none requires typing, use any controllers other than a few keys and perhaps an optional joystick.
Al has made these games available as freeware and there's a little something for everyone as some games were ported to the Apple II and the Commodore 64/128. We've uploaded 12 of these games here (some in different versions) available in the downloads area.
"The Black Cauldron"
"Donald Duck's Playground"
"Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood"
"Mickey's Space Adventure"
Troll's Tale"
"Dragon's Keep"
Al's biography is a pretty good read and clearly his warped sense of humor has served him quite well in the game programming world. The duality of his existence, author of the first "racy" games available on the PC, but with a nice legacy of educational games as well is an interesting contrast.
Source: http://www.allowe.com
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