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name	publisher(developer)	year	tags	description
3D Grand Prix	Amsoft	1985	3disk cassette commercial earth formula1 joystick keyboard license-proprietary motorracing motorsport naturalistic track-brandshatch track-jarama track-kyalami track-mosport track-rouenlesessarts track-scandinavianraceway track-silverstone track-zandvoort
Atom Smasher	Amsoft;Romik	1985	3disk arenashooter cassette commercial joystick keyboard license-proprietary score
Carrier Command	Rainbird	1989	3disk archipelago automatedwar beamweapons commercial damagemodeling energyweapons fpsrts future healthregen island joystick keyboard license-proprietary robots rockets warship watercraft
Coloric	Free Game Blot	1985	cassette commercial keyboard license-proprietary timelimit
Crazy Cars	Titus	1987	3disk automobile-ferrarigto automobile-lamborghinicountach automobile-porsche911 commercial crazycars ferrari joystick lamborghini license-proprietary mercedes porsche score timelimit
Crystal Castles	U.S. Gold;Golden Genius (Andromeda Software)	1986	anthroprotagonist cassette claiming commercial display-320x200 instantdeath joystick keyboard license-proprietary lives score ursineprotagonist walking
Fantasia Diamond	Hewson	1985	cassette commercial interactivefiction keyboard wordinput
Fireman Sam - The Hero Next Door	Alternative Software	1991	commercial driving earth firefighters flipscreens landvehicle license-proprietary multisequence naturalistic truck tvseries wales wheeledvehicle
Fun School 4: for 7 to 11 year olds	Europress Software (ISC)	1992	commercial keyboard license-proprietary
Giant Killer	Topologika Software	1987	3disk ambiguous-fairytale commercial edu-logic edu-math femaleprotagonist genderchoice interactivefiction keyboard license-proprietary maleprotagonist medieval
Granny's Garden	Satchel Software (Angle Park Computing Centre)	1987	commercial dragons keyboard license-proprietary rescue wordinput
Grell and Fella	Codemasters (The Big Red Software Company)	1992	cassette commercial keyboard license-proprietary
Havoc	Players	1990	commercial helicopter helicopters license-proprietary lives score scrollingshooter tanks
Hong Kong Phooey: No.1 Super Guy	Hi-Tec Software (PAL Developments)	1990	anthroprotagonist canidaeprotagonist cassette commercial directionalforce-movingsurface hannabarbera joystick keyboard license-proprietary movingplatforms score
Interdictor Pilot	Supersoft	1985	cassette commercial keyboard license-proprietary space
Jara-Tava: The Isle of Fire	Satchel Software Australia (Satchel Software)	1989	commercial interactivefiction keyboard license-proprietary wordinput
Krakout	Gremlin Graphics	1987	3disk breakoutlike commercial license-proprietary lives score
Lords of Time	Level 9 Computing	1984	cassette commercial frog future home humans interactivefiction keyboard license-proprietary middleages past present robots tigers timetravel wordinput	The dream returned last night: so passing strange! It seemed that History was cast askew, and dinosaurs remained to fight Mankind. But the great beasts for all their Lizard might, were caught in cunning pits and traps, and doomed. You see brave knights, and dragons breathing fire. But 'tis the latter who are good and fine, the knights are evil to a man. Their armour melts, the knights are those in chess. You've White, with King and Pawns alone, against the Black army. But yet, in just a dozen moves, you win! You look at your opponent, it's no man but a home micro known for Chess, the maker's own program! The board is nine-by-nine. Around it sit nine men. They talk and giggle, reaching to the board, and moving living pieces - living men. Each move reverberates, your vision blurs and fades. It is the present, on a TV a star (of cow-b movies, once but little shown). The president? His trigger finger poised? You read the morning paper: something's changed - the great recovery from North Sea Oil . . is gone. The money pays the unemployed instead. It's too absurd, you wake, it's true!! A poem lingers in your memory: Into the cauldron you must throw an olive branch, makes friendship grow. A dragon's wing, a sign of flight, An ivory tusk, a sign of might. Mix in the teardrop, a touch of sadness, and the evil eye, a sign of badness. Add a dinosaur egg, a sign of birth, with the jester's cap, a symbol of mirth, plus the silicon chip, a vital invention, and the gold buckle, a bone of contention. If you do this, before time runs out, a winner you'll be - there is no doubt. But take care when you find the lords, or you'll not gain your just rewards, your quest will all have been in vain, and you will have to start again. Simply complete the formula to defeat the Evil Timelords who are meddling with Earth's History [Ritchardo]*** [137]
Mange Cailloux	Ubi Soft	1987	3disk cassette commercial joystick keyboard license-proprietary lives pengolike score
Metro-Cross	U.S. Gold;Coin-Op Connexion (Probe Software)	1987	animateobjects cassette commercial display-320x200 ingametitle joystick jumping keyboard license-proprietary score skateboard timelimit walking	[b]Compilation releases:[/b] - Play It Again* [4]* [36]*** [25]
Moonmist	Infocom	1986	3disk alternatecampaigns britain castle commercial detectivemystery england genderchoice homosexuals interactivefiction investigatorprotagonist keyboard lesbians license-proprietary mystery premadecharacters wordinput	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]
Motorbike Madness	Mastertronic (Binary Design)	1988	cassette commercial joystick keyboard license-proprietary motocross motorcycle score timelimit
P47 Thunderbolt	Firebird (Source)	1990	3disk aerodyne aeroplane aircraft-p47-thunderbolt bossbattles cassette commercial joystick keyboard license-proprietary lives powerups propellerplane score scrollingshooter strikeaircraft worldwar worldwar2
Playdays	Alternative Software	1992	3.5disk commercial license-proprietary
Pouvoir	Loriciels	1986	1980s 20thcentury 2ndmillennium 3disk cassette circadiancycle city commercial earth europe france keyboard latemodernperiod license-proprietary mp-versus naturalistic present realcrisis realevents realworld serious socialclassconflict timescale-realistic walking
Psycho City	Players	1989	cassette city city-newyork-ny commercial finiteammo firearms flipscreens handguns joystick keyboard lawenforcerprotagonist license-proprietary lives moneybags newyorkstate onomatopoeia score walking
Quick Draw McGraw	Hi-Tec Software (Twilight)	1990	aiming anthroprotagonist cartoon commercial earth firearms hannabarbera indoors jumping license-proprietary multisequence noncombpenalty outdoors runandgun score train walking
Quiwi	Kingsoft	1986	commercial license-proprietary
Quiz Quest	Alligata	1985	cassette commercial keyboard license-proprietary
RoadBlasters	U.S. Gold (DJL Software)	1988	cassette commercial display-320x200 driving fbd fuel future joystick keyboard license-proprietary lives score vehicularcombat wheeledvehicle	The race is on! Survive the ultimate contest of futuristic warfare - a brutal combination of high-speed racing and deadly combat. Blast opponents with laser artillery as you spin around turns in your high-performance armored vehicle. Command Cars, Cycles, Stingers and Rat Jeeps combine forces to prevent you from reaching the next rally point. For extra fire power, arm yourself with an array of special weapons - from U.Z. Cannons and Nitro Injectors to Electro Shields and Cruise Missiles. Take on the RoadBlasters challenge in 50 levels of non-stop action ... only one warrior will prevail in the end.* [154]* [92]* [25]* [36]*** [34]
Schatzjäger	Ariolasoft (AGC Hamburg)	1987	3disk commercial interactivefiction jungle keyboard license-proprietary southamerica
Snoball in Hell	Atlantis Software (Mind's Eye)	1989	breakoutlike cassette commercial hybridgame instantdeath joystick keyboard license-proprietary lives score	A mix of breakout clone and shoot'em up game, that works surprisingly well.
Super Soccer	Imagine	1987	commercial difficulty earth license-proprietary mp-teams mp-versus naturalistic soccer
The Forest at World's End	Interceptor Software	1984	cardinalnavigation cassette commercial did forest interactivefiction keyboard license-proprietary wordinput	In the continuous battling between the forces of Light and Darkness, the Princess, Mara has been captured by the evil Wizard, Zarn. In a sneak attack on the palace, his henchmen abducted her and have taken her to the Wizard's strong hold, deep within the Forest at World's End. Mara's father, the King, has called upon the forces of Light for assistance. In response to his plea, you, the mightiest of the ancient warriors, have been resurrected. You materialise in the Great Valley at the edge of the terrible Forest from which no one has ever returned alive. Your objective is locate and rescue the Princess and return, with her, to the Great Valley. Little help can be given to you as there are no maps in existence, but the forces of Light have sent other messengers to help you. Be wary; the dangers are great. Many foes await you in the Forest at World's End.*** [48]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Infocom	1987	book commercial interactivefiction license-proprietary lutris thehitchhikertrilogy wordinput
W.A.R.	Martech (Software Communications)	1986	cassette commercial joystick keyboard license-proprietary score scrollingshooter
Warlock	The Edge	1987	3disk cassette commercial joystick keyboard knightlorelike license-proprietary roombased	Also released in a compilation called "All-Stars", published by [company=The Edge]The Edge[/company] in 1988, which included [game=#47772]Inside Outting[/game], [game=#46397]Bobby Bearing[/game], [game=#49124]Shadow Skimmer[/game], [game=#47268]Fairlight[/game], [game=#47269]Fairlight 2[/game], [game=#46458]Brian Bloodaxe[/game], [game=#49902]Warlock[/game], [game=#48242]Mindstone[/game], [game=#48587]Palitron [/game]and demo of [game=#47430]Garfield[/game].* [52]* [39]*The most interesting fact about this "run around in a castle with maze-like rooms, kill monsters and find the appropriate items and keys to open doors-game" is that you control an evil sorcerer who wants to take revenge on some "good" people. The graphics are pretty, but the game itself can't be called ground-breaking and becomes boring soon.* [33]*** [25]

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