Attack of the Retro-Clones

I wanted to compile a list of retroclones and what they seek to emulate. Perhaps later I will add links to reviews and the source websites -- so consider this a work in progress! Please feel free to chime in with comments if I've left something out or if you have more information/links to add!

Here's a link to a similar page: http://www.retroroleplaying.com/content/retro-clones

With no further ado:

"CLASSIC" D&D CLONES

Swords & Wizardry White Box (S&W WB)

• REPLICATES: 3 LBB (Gygax/Arneson)
• WEBSITE: http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/
• REVIEW:

Swords & Wizardy Core Rules (S&W)

• REPLICATES: OD&D LBB + Selected Supplements (Gygax/Arneson)
• WEBSITE: http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/
• REVIEW, DF: http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=33048
  

Labyrinth Lord (LL)

• REPLICATES: 1981 Basic (Moldvay/Cook)
• WEBSITE: http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.htm
• REVIEW (POSITIVE): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13377.phtml
• REVIEW (NEUTRAL/POS): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13746.phtml
• REVIEW (POSITIVE): http://greatfane.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-labyrinth-lord-by-daniel-proctor.html
• REVIEW for related OD&D hack (GROGNARDIA, 4.5/5 POLEARMS): http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/11/review-original-edition-characters.html
  

BASIC FANTASY RPG (BFRPG)

• REPLICATES: 1981 Basic/Expert (Moldvay/Cook) w/ tweaks
  
• WEBSITE: www.basicfantasy.org/downloads.html
• REVIEW: http://mythadvocate.blogspot.com/2007/12/basic-fantasy-game.html
• REVIEW (BF vs. LL): http://arcona.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/labyrinth-lord-vs-basic-fantasy/
  

Microlite 74

• REPLICATES: "0E" (per its website) - Significant tweaks
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.retroroleplaying.com/content/microlite74
• REVIEW:

OTHER CLONES

Open Source Reference & Index Compilation (OSRIC)

• REPLICATES: AD&D
• WEBSITE: http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/
• REVIEW (POSITIVE): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13090.phtml

Project 74

• REPLICATES: 2E, loosely
  
• WEBSITE: http://tower.newcenturycomputers.net/project74.html
• REVIEW:

Microlite20

• REPLICATES: D20
• WEBSITE: http://microlite20.net/
• CORE MECHANIC: D20
• REVIEW:

Mutant Future

• REPLICATES: Gamma World
  
• WEBSITE: http://tower.newcenturycomputers.net/project74.html
• REVIEW (GROGNARDIA, 5/5 POLEARMS): http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/06/review-mutant-future.html

ZeFRS (Zeb's Fantasy Roleplaying System)

• REPLICATES: TSR Conan
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.midcoast.com/~ricekrwc/zefrs/
• REVIEW:

Original Edition Delta

• REPLICATES: OD&D Hack
• WEBSITE: http://www.superdan.net/oed/
• REVIEW:

Generic Old-School Roleplaying Engine (GORE)

• REPLICATES: Runequest
• WEBSITE: http://www.goblinoidgames.com/gore.htm
  
• REVIEW:

REIMAGININGS (What if...?)

Long Live the Magic Users and Fighting Men!

• WHAT IF: 3LBB OD&D was even simpler, with streamlined mechanics?
  
• WEBSITE: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4vzdx/wds/fmmu.pdf
• REVIEW:

Castles & Crusades

• WHAT IF: AD&D and D20 had a love child?
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.trolllord.com/cnc/index.html
• CORE MECHANIC: D20 Siege Engine
• REVIEW (POS): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10797.phtml or http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=9401
• REVIEW (POS): http://www.rpgblog2.com/2008/10/case-for-castles-crusades.html
• REVIEW (NEG): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11036.phtml
• REVIEW (NEG): http://greatfane.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-castles-crusades-players.html

Spellcraft and Swordplay

• WHAT IF: OD&D/3 LBB... What if Chainmail had exerted stronger influence on Classic D&D?
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.grey-elf.com//, http://stores.lulu.com/elflairgames
• CORE MECHANIC: Chainmail 2d6
• REVIEW (GROGNARDIA, 4.5/5 POLEARMS): http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-spellcraft-swordplay.html
  

Epées & Sorcellerie

• WHAT IF: Chainmail had exerted stronger influence on Classic D&D? "A roleplaying game inspired by the rules of 1974, after the original idea of Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax."
• WEBSITE: http://sites.google.com/site/wizardinabottle/
• REVIEW (GROGNARDIA, 4.5/5 POLEARMS): http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-epees-sorcellerie.html

Mazes & Minotaurs

• WHAT IF: D&D had been set in the age of mythic Greece?
  
• WEBSITE: storygame.free.fr/MAZES.htm
• REVIEW (POS): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12092.phtml
• REVIEW (POS): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13692.phtml
  

Wayfarers

• WHAT IF: D&D had taken more of a class-less, level-less approach like GORE?
  
• WEBSITE: http://yeoldegamingcompanye.com/wayfarersmain.htm
• REVIEW (POS): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14186.phtml
• REVIEW (GROGNARDIA, 3.5/5 POLEARMS): http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/01/review-wayfarers.html
• REVIEW (NEG/AMB): http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?t=13784
  

Elegia

• WHAT IF: OD&D was mixed with 8-bit console games?
• WEBSITE: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/elegia-%5Bpaperback%5D/8282170

NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
These aren't What Ifs, they aren't clones, but they are in the vein of older works. Its arbitrary, I know, but this is an index, not a review, and I aim to be as inclusive as possible.

Tunnels and Trolls

• WHAT IS IT? A D&D Spinoff
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.blogger.com/storygame.free.fr/MAZES.htm
• RESOURCES: http://trollbridge.proboards.com/index.cgi
• RESOURCES: http://trollbridge.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=83
  

The Barbarians of Lemuria

• WHAT IF: D&D had embraced Conan's archetype?
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/barbariansoflemuria/?200821
• REVIEW (POS): http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14063.phtml

Fantasy Sagas

• REPLICATES:
• WEBSITE: http://www.gamewyrd.com/shopping/1583b
• REVIEW:

Legendary Lives

• REPLICATES:
• WEBSITE: http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=3638
• REVIEW:

Dragon Warriors

• DESCRIPTION: "A fantasy role-playing game of adventure, magic, folklore, superstition and horror."
• WEBSITE: http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=3638
• REVIEW:

Realms of Wonder

• DESCRIPTION: "Realms of Wonder replicates NOTHING else. It's not a retro-clone at all." - Author
  
• WEBSITE: http://tower.newcenturycomputers.net/realmsofwonder.html
• REVIEW:

Legends of the Ancient World

• DESCRIPTION: Follow on to The Fantasy Trip
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.darkcitygames.com/display.php?series=law
• REVIEW:

Dungeon Squad

• DESCRIPTION: Extremely Rules-Lite Dungeon Crawling
  
• WEBSITE: http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/dungeon-squad
• REVIEW:

Dungeon Slayers

• DESCRIPTION:
  
• WEBSITE: http://dungeonslayers.com/
• REVIEW: