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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
XUltima IV	author	?
Ultima III: Exodus	Origin	1985	[52]***Comes on one 3.5" disk.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Origin	1988	[1]* [52]*Comes on one 3.5" disk.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show	Tynesoft;MicroValue (Tynesoft)	1989	Yippee-yi-yo-ki-yay, pardner! It's time to strap on your spurs and boot up Rodeo Games. You'll have to show off some pretty fancy shootin', bust a bucking bronco, even rescue a stagecoach to compete against these cowpokes. And if you do real well, you might even make the ten most wanted list! Test your skill in six rodeo challenges! Relive the romance of the Wild West!* Up to four players can participate. * Six different events: Trick shooting, knife throwing, calf roping, calf wrestling, bronco riding, and stagecoach rescue. * Lushly illustrated backgrounds with a real Old West feel. * Digitized music and sound effects through speaker. * Keeps a list of all-time top scores. * No commands to memorize. * Keyboard or joystick control. * No complicated installation required. Play right from the diskette, or simply copy to the hard disk.* [2]* [83]* [85]* [33]*** [22]
Circus Games	Tynesoft	1989	STEP RIGHT UP, see the main attraction. Tynesoft welcomes you to the greatest show on earth, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey combine to bring you Circus Games, capturing the thrills and excitement of the Big Top. We challenge you to attempt the High Wire - do Flips, Cartwheels and Hand Stands then ride the Unicycle. Try your hand at Trick Horse Riding - Attempt the daring feats on horse back and warm to the applause of the crowd. For the real spirit of adventure Tiger Taming dares you to face the fierce Bengal Tigers. Make them stand on their podiums, walk through an obstacle course and jump through flaming hoops. Your skill and judgement are vital when it comes to tackling the Trapeze - you may discover that you're a real high flyer.* [135]* [134]* [2]* [83]* [33]* [22]* [1]* [52]
Hillsfar	SSI (Westwood Associates)	1989
Golden Axe	Virgin (Dementia;Probe Software)	1990	In Turtle Village, the invaders are ugly, brutal and 12 feet tall. They roar with laughter as they pound you into the dirt. Swing Axe Battler's mighty sword and shatter them with Mushroom Magic. Smash and blast with Tyris Flare's Curtains of Fire. Somersault and strike with Gilius Thunderhead's axe or scorch the brutes with lightning! It's a spellbinding age of magic, fiery dragons and skeletons in armor. Battle the invaders on the back of a giant turtle. Fight on the feathered wings of a soaring eagle. Conquer and ride flame-spewing monsters to victory! Rescue the kidnapped King and Princess to return peace to the world. The score is Death Adder, thousands -- you, zero. Grab your weapon and change the score!* [97]* [118]* [83]* [105]* [49]* [62]* [33]* [2]* [102]* [7]* [23]* [103]* [82]* [106]* [22]* [63]* [52]* [37]***'Great shot of Golden Axe on the Amiga computer (or as many knew it growing up, 'God's gift to video game players'). The common consensus is that this is the best home version of Golden Axe a person could own.' - Ben from DAC (see links) [b]Trivia:[/b] (from MobyGames) 'The game is banned in Germany for violence (ban issued on 30.05.92). The game 'Golden Axe: The Duel' is not affected.' --I have looked into this, and it appears all ports may have been affected, but certainly the Genesis, Arcade, and Amiga ports. [Garrett]
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny	Origin (Imagitec Design)	1990	[24]* [102]* [33]* [17]* [52]*** [37]
Dragon Strike	SSI (Westwood Studios)	1990
Back to the Future Part III	Image Works;Mirrorsoft (Probe Software)	1991	1885 WAS NEVER LIKE THIS! The time-travelling adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown step up the pace for this, the final and most exciting instalment in the Back to the Future trilogy! Stranded in Hill Valley, back in the Wild West days of 1885, you play both Marty AND Doc in a frantic race against time to return to 1985 --not easy with Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen and his gang of gunslingers standing in your way! Re-live the excitement of the movie with four thrill packed action sequences taken directly from the film, complete with digitised scenes from the movie and the original movie score!* [62]* [23]* [144]* [2]* [97]* [82]* [106]* [102]* [7]* [63]* [52]* [37]
Wrath of the Demon	ReadySoft (Abstrax)	1991	[22]* [63]* [52]*** [37]
Ultima VI: The False Prophet	Origin Systems (Abersoft)	1992	[22]* [37]*Comes on three 3.5" disks. Due to lack of reprogramming/redevelopment, this game was slower than the PC version it was ported from. [Zerothis]

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