showing 16 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrowed Time | Activision (Interplay) | 1986 | Borrowed Time is set in mid-1930's. The player assumes the role of a private investigator named Sam Harlow, who has to solve the kidnapping of his ex-wife Rita Sweeney. At the beginning, he runs away from two thugs, who want to kill him for an unknown reason. They fail, and he begins to search the town for clues, asking its inhabitants for information. But if the player makes a wrong move, Sam dies - killers come from nowhere and murder him... The player has to type in combinations of verbs and nouns to make an action. Locations are described in text form and presented by pictures, the latter often providing additional information not contained in the text description.*** [22]*** [4]*** [48] | labelimagesubject |
| Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True | Icom Simulations;Mindscape (Icom Simulations) | 1986 | labelimageminimize | |
| Moonmist | Infocom | 1986 | Difficulty Level: |[b]>>INTRODUCTORY<<[/b]| Standard | Advanced | Expert | This is a text only interactive fiction. This game was also published in 1987 as part of Infocom's [i]Classic Mystery Library[/i] compilation. Play a famous skilled detective. She (or He) has been invited to England by a friend who is in need of her detective skills. Her friend is being tormented by a ghost in a castle, or a fake ghost? Regardless of its nature, why is it tormenting her friend? There's a secret treasure hidden in the castle. How is that fact connected? The castle is full of interesting characters who will interact differently with a male or female detective. Additionally, there are four main story paths for either one to take. [Zerothis] | labelimagesubject |
| Mortville Manor | Lankhor | 1988 | As of 2015, not supported by ScummVM*** [22]*** [1]*** [52] | labelimageminimize |
| The President is Missing | MicroProse (Cosmi) | 1988 | labelimageminimize | |
| Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas | Icom Simulations | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| Murders in Venice | Cobra Soft | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego? | Brøderbund (Sculptured Software) | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? | Brøderbund | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| Maupiti Island | Lankhor | 1990 | [52]*** [37]***A great adventure game with very cool graphix very good mod music and a very long gameplay | labelimageminimize |
| Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | Brøderbund (Sculptured Software) | 1990 | labelimageminimize | |
| Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? | Brøderbund (Broderbund) | 1990 | labelimageminimize | |
| Dick Tracy: The Crime-Solving Adventure | Disney Interactive Studios (Distinctive Software) | 1991 | labelimageminimize | |
| Rise of the Dragon | Sierra On-Line (Dynamix) | 1991 | labelimageminimize | |
| Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective | Icom Simulations | 1991 | labelimageminimize | |
| Victor Loomes | LBS (Promotion Software) | 1993 | labelimageminimize |
