This is a list of Asterix games of all varieties (book, board and video).
Gamebooks[edit]
- Asterix Adventure Games — a series of game books in the style of the Choose Your Own Adventure books but with some randomization by way of dice and included props. Written by Stephen Thraves.
- Asterix to the Rescue (1986) — rescue the captured druid from Rome.
- Operation Britain (1987) — get mistletoe from Britain for the potion.
- Asterix Against All Odds (1992) — circumnavigate occupied Gaul (based on Asterix and the Banquet).
- Alea jacta est! — a roleplaying system including attributes and combat. The reader plays the part of Justforkix from Asterix and the Normans in a series of scenarios moderated by the game books. Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.
- Le rendez-vous du chef (1988) — English: The Meeting of the Chieftains (1989)
- La vedette armoricaine (1988) — English: The Idol of the Gauls (1990)
- L'affaire des faux menhirs (1988) — English: The Roman Conspiracy (1991)
- Le grand jeu (1988) — English: The Great Game (not translated)
- Find Asterix (1998) — a Where's Wally? clone with Asterix as the object of the search in crowded scenes from the world of 50 BC.
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Board games[edit]
| Title | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Astérix et la Potion magique [Asterix and the Magic Potion] | Jeux Noel | 1970 |
| Astérix en Égypte [Asterix in Egypt] | Jeux Noel | 1971 |
| Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix | Jeux Dargaud | 1978 |
| Les Voyages D'Asterix | Jeux Dargaud | 1978 |
| Astérix et la potion magique | Jeux Nathan | 1985 |
| Asterix the Board Game | Spear Spiele | 1990 |
| Astérix et les Romains or Asterix en de Romeinen or Asterix und die Römer | Ravenburger | 1990 |
| Asterix das Kartenspiel | FX Schmid-Spears | 1992 |
| Astérix présente Obélix contre Hattack | Jeux Nathan | 1996 |
| Asterix & Obelix - Die Lorbeeren des Caesar | N&W Spiele | 1997 |
| Le Jeu Asterix | Druon | 2001 |
| Asterix & Obelix | Kosmos | 2006 |
| Astérix: Les Baffes | Kellogg's | 2006 |
| Astérix: Le Défi de l'arène | Lansay | 2007 |
| Astérix: Paf! le Romain | Atomic Mix | 2012 |
In 2006, licensed versions of numerous board games were produced, including Monopoly, Cluedo, Draughts, Ludo, Game of the Goose, Trivial Pursuit, Backgammon, Pay Day, Snakes and ladders, Quarto, and others.[1]
Video games[edit]
Europe and Australia PAL[edit]
There were releases made as European or Australian PAL.
| Title | Platform | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asterix | Atari 2600 | Atari | 1983 | |
| Obelix | Atari 2600 | Atari | 1983 | |
| Astérix et la Potion Magique | PC, Amstrad CPC 464, Thomson MO5 | Coktel Vision | 1985[2][3][4] | |
| Asterix and the Magic Cauldron | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC | Melbourne House | 1986 | |
| Asterix and the Magic Carpet | Commodore 64, Amiga 500, Atari ST, PC | Coktel Vision | 1987 | |
| Asterix Chez Rahàzade | Amstrad CPC | Coktel Vision | 1988 | CPC version of Magic Carpet |
| Asterix: Operation Getafix | Amiga 500, Atari ST, PC | Coktel Vision | 1989 | |
| Asterix | Master System | Sega | 1991 | |
| Asterix (arcade game) | Arcade | Konami | 1992 | |
| Asterix | Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES | Bit Managers/Infogrames | 1993 | |
| Asterix and the Secret Mission | Master System, Game Gear | Sega | 1993 | |
| Asterix and the Great Rescue | Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear | Sega | 1993 | |
| Asterix and the Power of the Gods | Mega Drive | Core Design/Sega | 1995 | |
| Asterix: Caesar's Challenge | CD-i, PC | Infogrames Multimedia, Philips Interactive Media, Pathé Interactive | 1995 | |
| Asterix & Obelix | Game Boy, Super NES, PC | Bit Managers/Infogrames | 1995 | |
| Asterix: The Gallic War | PlayStation, PC | Infogrames | 1999 | |
| Asterix & Obelix | Game Boy Color | Bit Managers/Infogrames | 1999 | recolored port of Asterix & Obelix Game Boy version |
| Asterix: Search For Dogmatix | Game Boy Color | Infogrames | 2000 | |
| Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar | PlayStation, PC | Cryo Interactive | 2000 | |
| Asterix: Mega Madness | PlayStation, PC | Infogrames Europe | 2001 | |
| Asterix & Obelix: Bash Them All | Game Boy Advance | Bit Managers/Infogrames | 2002 | with port of Asterix and Obelix Super NES version |
| Asterix & Obelix XXL | PlayStation 2, PC, GameCube, Game Boy Advance | Atari Europe | 2004 | |
| Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum | PlayStation 2, PC | Atari Europe | 2006 | |
| Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix | Nintendo DS, PSP | Atari Europe | 2006 | port of Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum for PSP, and a total remake for Nintendo DS |
| Asterix at the Olympic Games | PlayStation 2, PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 | Atari Europe | 2008 | |
| Asterix Brain Trainer | Nintendo DS | Atari | 2008 | |
| Asterix: These Romans are Crazy! | Nintendo DS | Ubisoft | October 29, 2009 | |
| Asterix: The Mansion of the Gods | Nintendo 3DS | Bigben Interactive | 2014 | |
| Asterix & Friends | PC, Mobile | Bandai Namco Entertainment | 2016 | |
| Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Remastered | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Microïds | November 29, 2018 | |
| Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Microïds | Fall 2019 |
Most of the games were only released in PAL format for Europe and also Australia, because of the comic's acceptance in that region, opposed to the lower popularity in other regions.
Other regions[edit]
| Title | Platform | Publisher | Year | Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asterix | Atari 2600 | Atari | 1983 | North America | Released in North America as Taz, featuring the Warner Bros.Looney Tunes characters instead of Asterix characters. |
| Asterix and the Magic Cauldron | Commodore 64 | Melbourne House | 1986 | North America | |
| Asterix in Morgenland | Commodore 64 | Bomico/Melbourne House | 1992 | North America | |
| Asterix and the Great Rescue | Genesis | Sega | 1994 | North America | |
| Asterix and the Great Rescue | Master System | Tec Toy | 1994 | Brazil | |
| Asterix and the Great Rescue | Game Gear | Sega | 1995 | North America | |
| Asterix and the Secret Mission | Master System | Tec Toy | 1996 | Brazil | Released in Brazil as As Aventuras da TV Colosso, featuring Rede Globo's popular puppet characters instead of Asterix characters. |
| Asterix & Obelix XXL | PlayStation 2 | Atari | 2004 | North America | Released in North America as Asterix & Obelix: Kick Buttix |
| Asterix & Friends | PC, Mobile | Bandai Namco Entertainment | 2016 | ||
| Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 (Remastered) | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 2018 | First time releasing in the US region. |
References[edit]
- ^'board games collection'. Asterix.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^https://www.uvlist.net/game-46171-Asterix+La+Potion+Magique
- ^https://www.uvlist.net/game-163643-Asterix
- ^http://www.mobygames.com/game/thomson-to/astrix-et-la-potion-magique
External links[edit]
- Asterix.com lists of board games, card games, and video games
- Asterix Adventure Games (Demian's Gamebook Web Page)
- Alea jacta est! (Demian's Gamebook Web Page)
- Asterix and Obelix games on MobyGames.
Before digital downloads, finding the best Mac games wasn’t always easy.
They were out there, but the Mac section of the computer game stores (they used to have those) seemed to stock nothing but “Mario Teaches Typing,” and the games that included Mac and Windows versions would inevitably be scattered around the “PC” sections of the store.
As such, compiling a list of the best classic Mac games is pretty tough.
That didn’t stop us from doing it. And because we want you to actually play these games, we made sure you can still buy them all in either their original form or as enhanced editions (not remakes). It also means some of our favorite old Mac games—such as Myth, Red Baron, and Fallout—didn’t make the list.
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Avernum is an underground prison, and of course, your adventure begins when you’re exiled there from the surface world, known as the Empire. But Avernum isn’t simply a prison; an entire culture exists in this subterranean world, presenting you with myriad options on what to do next. With numerous quests, spells, and party members to customize and control, Avernum unfolds with the freedom of pencil and paper adventures.
Avernum: The Complete Saga gives you a ridiculous amount of content and a cohesive story arc that’s tremendously satisfying. The graphics are rudimentary, but Avernum is very satisfying if you can overlook that.
Another name synonymous with Mac gaming back in the ‘90s was Ambrosia Software. You simply didn’t know a Mac user who didn’t have at least one Ambrosia game on her PowerPC.Perhaps their most fondly remembered title is EV Nova, the third game in the Escape Velocity series. A space exploration and combat game, EV Nova is set amongst warring factions scattered throughout the Milky Way. Consider it Divergent amongst the stars, as you will select your faction then find your role in it.
Gameplay involves jumping between star systems to accept and execute missions, upgrade your ship, and wreck havoc. There are six major storylines and plenty of branching missions, and how you get involved is up to you. That leads to plenty of replay options.
First launched by YoYo Games in March 2017, GameMaker Studio 2 has been steadily supported after its debut and is ready to take the next step by opening game creation even further with the Mac Integrated Development Environment (IDE).YoYo Games has ensured that every upgrade and feature addition made to GameMaker Studio 2 since its launch has been consciously preserved in the macOS version, ensuring the Mac release is on par with previous releases. Game maker studio 2 mac os catalina. 31, 2017 – GameMaker Studio 2, a leading 2D game development engine, is now available on macOS, expanding its already massive reach to an entirely new subset of developers. Now, programmers who favour the Mac operating system and Mac enthusiasts who are newcomers to the 2D developing world can access the intuitive base of operations in GMS2.“We worked tirelessly to ensure GameMaker Studio 2’s Mac debut would coincide with the needs of game developers that prefer to use platforms outside of Windows and home consoles,” said James Cox, general manager, YoYo Games.
It’s still easy to get overwhelmed by EV Nova despite its age, but Ambrosia offers plenty of resources at the company’s website.
Our second sci-fi first-person shooter to make the list finds you waking from cryostasis to a ship full of unknown aliens, a screwed up AI, and your now zombified companions. Fair enough. We’ve been through this before, so pick up the weapons and health packs and have at it, right?Wrong. System Shock 2 doesn’t give you a lot of weapons or health packs. Rather, it gives you an RPG-like system of upgrades that forces you to use strategy, stealth, and the environment to survive.
What really separates System Shock 2 from its peers is the ship itself. It’s creepy and oppressive, and you’ll be more afraid of what could be around the corner than what actually is. Story elements are revealed through logs left by the crew, limiting your knowledge of what’s going on in a manner that reinforces how alone you are.
Another game produced by Peter Molyneux, Syndicate Plus is a real-time tactical action game in which you lead a team of cyborg mercenaries in the “problem-solving” department of the Syndicate.When you hear the term “cyborg” you just know there are going to be plenty of customization options via augmentations. You will use these to create a team that moves through futuristic locations to achieve your employer’s objectives.
Although there’s plenty to address between missions, it’s the execution of those missions that is most fun. The citizens and their belongings (cars, for example) are there to suit your purposes, should you need them. Your radar tells you where you need to go, but the direct route isn’t always best. If you need some extra help you can “persuade” the people around to help get the job done.
Best of all, the music and sound effects were incredibly effective for the time. The music that suddenly kicks in when you’re spotted will follow me for the rest of my life.
I gave up on the Star Wars movies about 25 minutes into Return of the Jedi, and I’ve never been able to get back into it. I still quite enjoy the games, however, and my all time favorite is 1994’s TIE Fighter from LucasArts.This is because of the excellent story that drives the mission-based flight-sim combat, because of the smooth graphics, and because it was the first time I got to serve the Empire. The missions are what you’d expect from any competent flight sim, asking you to engage in dogfights, take down freighters, protect your own vessels, etc. But because you’re now facing off against the whiney Rebellion, there’s a certain evil glee that goes along with it.
I’m also impressed by TIE Fighter’s staying-power. The gameplay is every bit as intense (and difficult) as it was in the mid-90s, and the space combat graphics are still very cool to view. Just make sure you play it with a joystick. Trust me on this.
There was a time when Bungie Studios was the shining light of Mac gaming. With Mac-only (or at least Mac-first) games such as Myth and Oni, they were the one company that made Windows owners jealous of Mac gamers.But then Microsoft bought them to claim Halo, and that shining light was snuffed out forever.
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Mac gamers can still see what made Bungie so special by playing the Marathon Trilogy. This revolutionary series of sci-fi themed first-person shooters introduced features such as real-time voice chat and the ability to wield two weapons at once. The multiplayer options may not do you much good today, but the action and the story are every bit as entertaining as they were in the ’90s.
Honestly, Marathon would be higher on this list were it not for the steps required to grab it. The games are free, but you’ll need to install Aleph One (the free, open source continuation of Bungie’s Marathon 2 FPS game engine) to run them.
One of the best games that I've ever played and it runs really well on OS X too. Spoiler tags are !X kills Y! I've pumped in over 250 hours on my Macbook Pro these past few months. Windows steam games on mac. Team Fortress 2.
“But what if this was set in space?” is a valid question for every video game ever made…even games that are already set in space. That’s because space makes everything so much bigger and more imaginative. And the time this worked best was when Sid Meier took Civilization interstellar with Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.The turn-based strategy elements all remained. You choose from seven factions, then research an unexplored planet, build new technologies and customize your units, and conquer anything hostile (or friendly, if that suits you) to claim victory.
The fun thing about Alpha Centauri is that none of the factions are bad guys. No matter which you select, you feel like you’re doing the right thing when you conquer the others.
Still, why bother playing this when there are many modern alternatives available on the Mac? Because the only thing missing in Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri are the flashy graphics. The writing, voice-acting, and depth of gameplay options are still among the best the genre has ever seen.
For our next game, we go all the way back to the ’80s with Bullfrog’s Populous from Peter Molyneux. If it’s not the first “god” game out there, it’s the first that made god gaming so gleefully fun.In Populous, you’re given an isometric view of your world and tasked with manipulating this world to help your “followers” wipe out the enemy. More followers lead to more mana, more mana leads to more powers, and more powers mean earthquakes, volcanos, and all kinds of fun ways to punish the non-believers.
There are many similar games available now, most of which are much more involved and rewarding. So, why bother going back to 1989 for the original Populous? Because it’s still fun. It also contains a whopping 500 levels, and the rudimentary graphics create an odd connection with your followers. It’s more like developer and programs than God and subjects.
Those looking to relive the original adventure in this real-time fantasy RPG are in for a treat. The enhanced edition—released in April of this year—comes with the original version from 1999.No matter which version you’ll play, you are the Nameless One. A name like that means life isn’t good, and the horrors of lives you can’t remember are coming back to haunt you. Worse, a floating skull named Morte is leading your adventure that will take you to the very depths of Hell.
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The characters you can recruit in Planescape: Torment are highly non-traditional, including a crossbow-wielding cube and a haunted suit of armor. You’re free to change your class and alignment throughout the 50+ hour adventure, so you’re not stuck with one way of thinking as with most RPGs of this time.
Here’s a case where the enhanced edition of a game expertly accomplishes its goal; it reminds fans of why they loved the original while making the game accessible to modern gamers.Why? To start, the remastered graphics lovingly reflect the look of the original, serving mainly to make them look sharp on today’s much larger monitors. The enhanced edition also adds four new characters you can simply ignore if you want to remain faithful to the original, and it builds Shadows of Amn and Throne of Baal right into the package. There’s now a multiplayer option, too.
The reason Baldur’s Gate II is so fondly remembered is because of the excellent story and well-balanced combat. As you’d expect from a Forgotten Realms-based game, you can play through as the good guy, the bad guy, or someone in between. Your actions affect how NPCs and members of your own party see you and will open and close quests and other options.
Theme park world game mac. Theme Park World (aka Sim Theme Park) (Mac abandonware from 2000).
Games like ragnarok online for mac free. EVE Online truly feels like a parallel universe that will go on with or without you.But the best part of EVE are the impressive space battles. A $14.95/month subscription eliminates those limits and opens the whole game universe. These battles can involve ships as big as entire cities and can cost literally thousands of dollars. In fact, in 2014 a, costing gamers over $300,000 in damages!Developer CCP Games recently made EVE Online a significantly better MMO with two key decisions: it made it free-to-play and vastly improved the game’s introduction to make it easier to get into.Bottom line: EVE is a rewarding space sim (and a must for space combat fans) that you can try for free.Real Pricing: Free-to-play but with limits on skill levels and ships you can acquire.
Good RPGs create worlds you don’t just want to play through, but live in. And in that regard, Baldur’s Gate II is one of the most successful of all time.
The thing about putting together a list of the best classic Mac games is that it’s constantly changing. More games become “classic” each year, but it’s more than that. Countless games bubble just under the surface, waiting to be rediscovered or to get their “enhanced” edition to lift them back into the consciousness of Mac gamers. And with the ease of digital distribution, don’t be surprised if we’re soon talking about more of our favorites.In the meantime, can someone remind me why the Mac versions of Fallout and Fallout 2 disappeared again?
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