TI-83 archives

You're flying at high speed through a tunnel with mines. Quite a nice game, with five difficulties and five speeds. Better than R-Type anyways.

Good old Alien Breed. Walk around the station and kill the enemies basically. Well-done: complete with storyline, terminals, external levels, etc. Scrolling would look better if it weren't per tile, but besides that it's perfect.

OMFG! This game is sweeet! A great shooter like Alien Breed with all features like doors, all kinds of items, enemies (and bosses), four weapons, intex consoles (stores). When I reviewed the demo, I said it was too slow. This has been fixed though: this game now runs smooth and fast, with scrolling levels (20 of 'em even). Really amazing. Games usually take quite a while. You can continue using passwords, but not with a quick save. Also on the 83 it fills the entire memory. That's why it can't get a 100% score, but the game itself: perfection.

An old arcade a lot like Pacman. You move on a scrolling grid and have to eat all dots. Of course there's also some baddies, which you have to evade. You can also kick them a few times. Nice fast game. Just lacks a pause key.

In this Nibbles game you have to avoid the pixels rather than eat them. A fresh idea and it's quite cool. There's four difficulties, however no extra score =( Also I don't like the sudden speed increase when all pixels are drawn.

A small game in which you have to evade the falling icicles. Not the game to play for hours, but nice to play in a few lost minutes to break your high. Ver' good for the just 566 bytes it takes.

Walk from room to room killing all enemies inthere. Just mindlessly fire upon everything you see. There's also some smileyface which comes bouncing in after being in the same room for some time (and you can't kill him.) Luckily he can be turned off ;) Nice game to play when you're bored. It would be better if you could quit during the game (instead of first dieing 3 times..) Also hiscores ain't saved when running w/ zasmload, but hey we'll just use Ion.

A good blackjack game. It's got all the necessary features (even win/loss counter and highest score!). The A is always worth 1, never 11. This could still be improved, but for the other part it's a good game.

Like I said in the 86-review, this is a good puzzle game, where your guy has to get to the exit using boxes. It starts off quite easily, but quickly gets harder and harder. It's a good game, except it drains your batteries.

Control a guy that looks even worse than the Sqrxz-bug ;) he has to take all coins without getting hit by the arrows. Upto four arrows move in all directions, making it interesting to play. Controls could be improved (ie you can only move in 4 directions), and collision detection ain't perfect either. Still an OK game.

Slide puzzle with 15 levels. Nice patterns. You can practise one level, or do everything for a hiscore. No comments on the game; the menu controls are a bit confusing though (could be improved).

One big huzzah for Bubble Bobble! This great game has finally been written for ticalcs. Although still under construction, it's very playable. Over 40 levels, several enemies, pickups (food, letters, and some upgrades and special effects.) It's also got save-n-quit, just no hiscore... yet. Certainly worth a try, and hope it'll get even better. Btw, it won't work on a TI-86, but the 82-version will =)

A Nibbles-game with ten (external :) levels, three speeds (but just one high score) and decent graphics. Controls seem a bit irresponsive at times, and it hasn't got going-backwards detection. Still an ok game.

A small multiplayer-only game, where both players control a moving laser-firing cannon, and try to destroy the other. The controls are placed as good as they can be, and it should be fun if you can find an opponent.

Nope, no fun casino game. Just some scrollable map of a casino.

Find and kill the chickens. The game's quite cool, but it's got some problems: you have to kill one chicken more each level. You also get more time to kill 'em and that's a bad thing, because once you know the level a bit, you'll always have enough time. You can't loose. Furthermore, after level 9 you restart in level 1 again. The only thing remaining is to get the highest scores possible for each level. This isn't really exciting, since it depends on luck mostly. Also time left ain't displayed correctly.

This game has the best controls ever: none! Just sit back and let the "chocobos" race each other. Ehm, I think you can play it with each other, betting on which one will win. Hehe; fun!

A good Columns game (for those who don't know the game: it's like Tetris - though IMO less strategic.) A good version, with five difficulties (each with its own hiscore), and a teacher key! It's very much like Kollums for the 86, but was ported from some TI-85 version. Anyways, go check it out ;)

Basic Memory, with decent graphics and controls. Also tracks number of tries and saves highest score. However the field is just 5x4, nothing more, too small for me; i lost interest very quickly.

Get your arrow passed the bouncing balls. It's basic but ok. A common play-again-to-break-hiscore game, though I can't imagine you wanna play this really a lot.

Donkey Kong basically. Plays okay i guess. Controls seem a little unrealistic to me. Graphics are playable, but not great (is that Mario?!?) And I do think it's too large (over 8kB) prolly because of the intro and titlescreen. Btw how do I beat level two?

After playing Falldown Forever for the 86, this one looks really ugly! Still playable though. The two speeds seem a bit pointless since you get the same score for both.

This is plain connect-4, but besides human vs. human it also has some advanced AI, in three difficulty modes! Plain but perfect.

Another great TI-85 game ported to the 82 then 83. A plain shoot-em-up where you just mindlessly destroy any and all enemy suckers. It's fast and action. May get boring once you completed the game.

One of the very few 3-D ticalc games. It's a racing game where you either try to beat the computer car or another player (via link). The graphics are simple, but really 3D (no sprites!) and playable.

Ion is a great shell for both the 83 and 83+, to run assembly programs. It's got a program format incompatible with the older AShell/SOS shells, but by now most programs have been ported to Ion, and most new games are also just for Ion. (The TI-86 can also run several Ion progs with the Ion86 emulator.) The standard Ion is rather dull, but because of the module support, you can add the features you want (password protection and maps for example.) One disadvantage is you'll have to install Ion first; a very easy procedure, but you'll have to keep it in mind if you want to copy the shell to another calculator. Besides that it's a great shell.

A good and complex RPG, that keeps you occupied for quite a while. Lead your four guys around the world to get all 8 shards. Note this world is really big: while playing it myself, I even drew a map to find back the towns and stuff. In these towns you can rest your men, buy items and talk to ppl. Outside towns you'll be contanly attacked by enemy creatures (which can get pretty boring after a while). The best game ever, just a bit large, but who needs other games when you haven't completed this one yet?!

You control a horse and have to try to make as many moves as you can. You can only move the chess-way, in L-shape, and you may not move on the same spot twice. A lovely game, but I doubt you'll play it more than a few times.

We all know Minesweeper, don't we? Well this is just that, except it has levels (with each level having more bombs in it). And it also doesn't "auto-click" the squares next to a no-bomb (empty) square, so you're spending more time "clicking" than you're thinking (which is bad ;)

Like THX1138 this is a Nibbles-like game, but w/o the peas and with a ever-growing snake. Because it lacks hiscore saving, I didn't grade this game real high.

Forget about ZKart and all the tunnel clones; finally a good racing game has been made! With amazing (3D) graphics (level themes), weather, good controls, etc. The levels are quite long (alot of checkpoints), which is bad cuz this way you can't play a "quick game". But overall this game rules!

Why on earth was do people take time to make games like this, or even port them! I don't feel like wasting anymore words on this program, sorry.

Wew; I thought Lunar Lander was a bad program... that was before I tried this version. The calc (1.10) crashed after running it. Don't even think of downing this file.

Try to get to the exit of a maze as fast and effeciently as possible. The mazes come in six sizes, ranging from 15x15 to huge 65x65 tiles, each storing their own high score. Controls are good, program size is good... a plain, simple, but good game.

Like in Alien Breed, you walk around, kill enemies and find the exit. In Melt Man however, the scrolling is even worse: tile-based _and_ screen based (so you can't see an enemy coming if you're at the edge). Also less enemies (one) and variety. I'd certainly go with AB2.

The best Minesweeper I've seen so far. It's got three difficulties, good controls, even custom fields, and actually saves your best times. I also like that your cursor starts on a blank tile (good!). The graphics could be better though (it's hard to distinguish marked and unmarked tiles.) Also could use a teacher key, and be somewhat smaller (needn't be 5kB). Still it's the best one around.

Based upon the 86 version. This version is a little better (except for the wall-graphics.) But after playing Peversi I really think the Othello rules are much better, plus these levels in Orbix don't work. They're not real exciting, and there's two you'll always lose if you start second. The computer is bad. In most levels you can defeat the AI with just a few moves. Also needs multiplayer option. Not real coolez or anything, imho.

Um yeah. If you're a Pokemon(tm)-fan you might wanna take a look at the six (!) different pictures of Pikachu. Otherwise, don't look at the screeny or you might suffer severe mental damage.

Finally a fighting game for your TI! Looks nice, but this demo just has one enemy (and is really easy!) so you'll probably play it just once or twice. It's also very large.

Get your arrow to the other side of the screen and back again, without getting hit by the balls moving at random speeds. Not a bad game, but i got tired of it after playing a few times.

Just give it a cool name like Race 2000 and hundreds of downloads are guaranteed. This game is alot like ZKart-3D, and it also plays alright, the graphics however ain't that good. Looks like Glasscars, but it ain't 3-D. No hiscore saved. I'm not impressed.

Guide your ship up and down so it doesn't collide with the mines. Three difficulty levels each with seperate hiscore. Collision detection is not yet perfect, and I miss the cool features (all too basic).

You play a nibbles-snake, and must evade the pixels appearing at random for as long as possible, while speed gradually increases. Good idea, bad game: no hiscore, slow/irresponsive controls (awful!) and some pixels appearing right in your path.

A Wak-A-Goomba game, where you must smack the white smileys (by pressing 1-9) but leave the black ones alone. You have less time to hit one each level, making it quite hard. However it does not save hiscores, which is bad.

You are a hardcore skier. Evade objects like rocks and trees, and keep collecting time and life in order to survive. Three levels included (each with seperate hiscore), but also an on-calc level editor! It's just the controls are a little irresponsive at times.

Another welcome change to the classic Nibbles game. You control a real small snake and must let the enemy snake (which is ever-growing) kill himself before he kills you. He'll always come straight towards you so you can easily let him hit his own tail. In further levels however, he can go right through his tail several times, making it more difficult. Could use more features 'n stuff.

Remove all pieces (except for the last one) by jumping one over another. The game's ok, just a little too basic, only seven levels, and all in french; bluh!

A bad port of the over-famous Solytare. The game still works of course, but graphics ain't that good (really small), and controls are extremely slow! Every pixel takes an eternity... These problems should be easy to fix though.

Win a level by destroying all enemies, lose when one runs into you. You can move in four directions (abit weird since you're in space). Anyway the game works, but doesn't have too many special features that really made me wanna play it again.

Kinda weird game. You have to collect all coins, but you may not move off screen. The screen slowly scrolls and you can change the direction by going over an arrow. Funny, but there're too few levels included (2). A good level editor for DOS is included, so this still could become a nice puzzle game. (* Grade will increase if more levels get available)

We all oughta know Sqrxz by now. Sqrxz is a cool platform/puzzle game. It's a port of the TI-86 version. The port's just like the original (with some extra scrolling because of the smaller screen) just a lot slower. Too bad, for it removes some action from the game. Remember to set it at fast. The game's still nearly as cool, but a bit large for an 83.

Man, these Starshit games are really getting annoying. Yet another evade the asteroids (ships here) game which doesn't have any features at all (not even hiscore saving). Did I mention it's big too? Try 7G.

Drop depth charges to destroy the submarines coming by. The submarines move at different speeds and heights and they fire at will (you can take three hits). The first levels are too easy (don't have to do anything but fire), but from level eight the enemies get a new weapon which you will have to evade. Linear difficulty increase would be better.

Shoot the targets before they reach the bottom. G/O after missing ten of 'em. The game starts slowly - too slowly. Not a quick game to play because you first have to shoot 200 of those thingies before it gets interesting. Sigh. Also always one at a time :(

Like Peaworm86, you control a snake which you can turn in any direction. It's playable at three speeds, each with its own hi-score. After eating ten peas you go to the next, smaller level. Eventually levels become too small to even turn around, so even skill won't help you to get a higher score.

How original. Looks like a normal Tunnel game, plays like a Tunnel game... in fact, it is yet another Tunnel game. Nothing special here. Five speeds, but just one hiscore; no difficulty increase, etc.

You control the horizontal movement of a bouncing ball, and must clear each level by collecting two identical bricks. It's got just five levels to start with, but also an on-calc level editor so you can make all you want. It could use a few stats on screen, and the ability to begin at a higher level.

Yet another racing game. Not a good clone: no score recorded and the tracks are always the same difficulty (ie they don't start easy and get harder). No recommendations here.

Yoshi is a game in the Tetris class. Like in columns you have to put two of the same bricks on top of each other, but instead of controlling the falling pieces, you now control the pieces already fallen. The game itself is very good. It lacks a pause-key, and - looking at ZTetris - multiplayer. Everything else is perfect.

The same ZTetris as on all TI-calcs, ported from ti82 (which is ported from ti85 ;). Perfect singleplayer, or multiplayer against any other ZTetris version (like ti86: tested ok). The only bug I know of is that linkplay doesn't work between TI-83es ROM v1.10 vs 1.1001 =(