A highly recommended pick-up-and-play time waster. That's more than I can say for other such games where 'difficulty' is confused with 'speed'. It is ultimately a simple game, but the patterns of your opponent can be uncovered if you're observant enough. Shufflepuck Cafe holds many fond memories of my youth, and I'm pleased to say that they hold up rather well now. While I do slightly prefer the Amiga version, which I've included along with the DOS port, there is something to be said for the IBM PC release and how it utilised speech without a soundcard. Since then it has been surpassed with the detailed colour graphics of the 16-bit microcomputers (and VGA DOS of course). The game began life in black and white on the Macintosh computers in 1988. Looks like we're staying here a little longer (unless you use the menu options to enlarge the size of your paddle). You'll need major reflexes to score one point let alone the fifteen needed to win. This man holds nothing back and pummels you without mercy. Perhaps that is key to beating him.īy far the hardest opponent is not the pig-faced General called Eneg Doowtrop or the pug-faced Vietnam veteran named Vinnie the Dweeb but the owner of the establishment Biff Raunch. He seems to instantly know where your puck is going and returns it with the same amount of force without any attempt at changing the angle. Even if you do catch it, good luck scoring against her! The grim-reaper get-up of Nerual Ttoille, on the other hand, is equally tricky. Pay attention to the sound she makes to figure out where she's sending the puck. Princess Bejin serves not with her paddle but with her mind. Broderbunds latest offers a sports simulation of sorts, a bizarre set of opponents, good sound, excellent graphics and plenty of variable options yet manages to be less than the sum total of its parts. Other opponents have an unfair advantage. Download - Easy Setup (3.15 MB) Shufflepuck Cafe screenshots: There are some games that promise much more than they actually deliver. Lexan Smythe-Worthington, the lush lizard with a constant martini in his hand tries his best to hold steady but gets progressively worse the more alcohol he consumes. Visine Orb, the gremlin with eyes like a bush baby is even more skittish, but his serves will more often than not send the puck bouncing wildly on the sides of the table making them harder to hit than expected. Some are incredibly easy, such as the Skip Feenet the bespectacled weeney who holds his paddle with a weak trembling grip. All 9 opponents have their own personality and playstyles that you'll need to crack in order to win. Stranded in an intergalactic dive bar, you play against all of the miscreants in order to gain their trust and make your way back home. This game of air-hockey with a heavy sci-fi theme sparked my imagination as I battled fantastical 16-bit foes with nowt but a mouse and quick reflexes. Once you’ve obtained all the spaceship pieces you’ll have to defeat the owner of this insane Casino so you can go home.One of the few games that got constant play on my trusty Atari ST was Shufflepuck Cafe (1989 Broderbund). You’ll have to fight hard to grind down all your opponents until they are utterly defeated to earn the critical parts needed to repair your ship. Inside, it appears to be an interstellar Casino where everyone plays air hockey for a living. The only thing between you and the horizon is the seemingly endless dunes of sand, save for one strange, huge building. Whether you want to play for a few minutes or a few hours, Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe is a good choice."Īfter "accidentally" jumping your spaceship through a wormhole, you’ve crash landed onto this forsaken desert planet a billion kilometers from home. "Your opponents are varied and it takes time to learn how to defeat them while a steady stream of unlocks will keep you coming back for more. I’m sure Shufflepuck Cafe fans would have been more than happy with a straight remake but Agharta did a fantastic job of making a modern Shufflepuck game while retaining the spirit of the original." ![]() "Shufflepuck Cantina took the original and brought it up to 2013 standards. This is a nice year-end surprise that a simple game of Air Hockey is something challenging with many special moves and content that never get the player bored." "Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe is highly recommended. "To be clear, I loved Shufflepuck Cafe when it came bundled with my Amiga 500 in the late 80′s, and this hits all my nostalgia buttons without the “not as good as I remember” feelings." "It's an excellent surprise with a big life span. The game is loads of fun to play and works great whether you have 5 minutes or a whole afternoon!" "Hop over to Steam and pick up your copy as soon as it unlocks. ![]() If this is your first trip to the Shufflepuck Cantina, well, nostalgia won’t do anything for you, but the air hockey goodness sure will!" If you played that game back in the day, prepare for an overload of nostalgic air hockey goodness. "Once upon a time, when Apple and Commodore were personal computer rivals, Brøderbund Software released a little game called Shufflepuck Café.
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