Bio Menace

I recall playing this quite a bit on my 286; time hasn’t been very kind to [b]Bio Menace[/b]. It still has its charm: the graphics, while at times amateurish even for those years, are quite clear, the limited palette is used to good effect, and it controls quite decently. It doesn’t fare as well when it comes to the often awkward jumping, not helped by some tight spots, the lack of the ability to shoot from ladders, and the level design, even if I’ve seen worse. Nostalgia is obviously at play, because it comes from a time when there wasn’t much on PC in the way of decent platformers; I doubt the 2025 remaster has made [b]Bio Menace[/b] substantially better, but who knows...

Tags: Sidescroll Shooter Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: EGA graphics. Dosbox engine. Stiff controls. Level design meant to frustrate with keyfetch and narrow, hard to navigate sections. Nostalgia purposes only.

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I played this a lot when I was kid, am so happy to play it again as an adult and this time with all the levels available instead of just a few (had to pay to unlock the full game). Run around different areas, kill the weird aliens and save the humans trapped by an evil boss. I will finish it one day, promise!

oh boy good old days with Apogee

And another childhood classic I'm going to write about a bit: "Bio Menace". In this action platformer from 1993 by Apogee you are Snake Logan who takes care of mutated monsters and frees hostages for the CIA and not only has a strong body and moustache but also a variety of badass weapons like granades, bombs and guns. However, in order to progress he also has to collect hidden objects to open doors or switch off electric barriers. So it's a basic action sci-fi plot but it's fine. And the game might be a joy to play today as it was back then. The controls are very easy and leave little to be missed (like the ability to shoot upwards or downwards). The game is divided in three chapters which you don't have to finish in order. So you can also try out chapter three right away but, of course, the further Snake Logan gets, the harder the game gets. Speaking of hard: There are three classic difficulty options to choose from. The graphics are not horrible but I admit that the design could be better here and there, like the colours (too grey here, too colourful and bright there). A nice touch are the splatter and gore effects (skeletons, blood and meat flying through the air after killing a mutant...). The music is okay but it's not one of my favourites of my childhood games' soundtracks (although the very first level's music is quite catchy for me). All in all: I recommend it if you like (old) platformers including killing monsters and collecting weapons.

Classic from the DOS days. Holds up pretty well