#microsmiths

‘Bimini Run’

[GEN] [USA] [MAGAZINE] [1990]

Sega Visions, Winter 1990 (#03)

Gamechangers – Mean 18 Ultimate Golf

The mini-LP box for Mean 18 Ultimate Golf by Microsmiths, published by Accolade, 1986. At the height of the early 1980’s U.S. video game market, everyone wanted to get a piece-of-the-action. Parker Brothers, famous for their board games, were alarmed as kids turned from their products, in favor of video games.  Rather than stand, Parker Brothers decided they were going to make a huge debut in the…

Drac’s Night Out

Ah, Dracula. As a public domain figure, he's been in an uncountable number of games. We've had him whipped more times than a dozen BDSM conventions, stabbed him, shot him, maybe just straight up punched in the face once or twice. Much more rare, however, is the opportunity to play as the man in black himself. One of the rare exceptions is a particular unreleased NES game called Drac's Night Out, which puts you into the shoes (specifically, the Reebok Pumps) of Dracula himself. Despite its status, however, Drac is one of those handful of games that's perfectly playable from start to finish, even if digging through the internet is most likely the only way you can get your hands on it. Even by NES standards, it's a pretty simplistic game for 1991, which might have led to its cancellation. It is, however, a decently fun game that's worth checking out for the premise alone.