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name	publisher(developer)	year	tags	description
The Perfect General	QQP (White Wolf Productions)	1991	addons grid grid-hex wargame
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi	Origin (Origin Systems)	1991	addons cpu-386 darkspace display-ega display-mcga display-tga display-vga extraterrestrial felinoids future militaryfiction space spacecombatsim spacefaringage spaceflight wingcommander	Review for add-on "Special Operations 1". [22]* [22]Review for add-on "Special Operations 1". [52] [52]Review for the second add-on "Special Operations II". [37]Review for the first add-on: "Special Operations I". [37]* [37]***They also released two Mission-Disks titled "Special Operations 1" (dec. 1991), "Special Operations 2", and a "Speech Accessory Pack". The Deluxe Edition package contained the original and all three add-ons.
Lemmings	Psygnosis (DMA Design)	1991	♫10greenbottles ♫babyface ♫can-can ♫chopinfuneralmarch ♫comingroundmt ♫doggieinthewindow ♫forestgreen ♫lewisbethlehem ♫londonbridge ♫maryslittlelamb ♫mozartturkishmarch ♫myoldman ♫puggs ♫tchaikovskymerlitons ♫tchaikovskyswandance ♫wagnerbridalchorus 3.5disk 5.25disk addons cdrom color-2bit color-4bit color-8bit commercial cpu-8086 cpu-8088 destructibleworld digging display-320x200 display-amstrad display-cga display-ega display-mcga display-tga display-vga dos3 guide joystick keyboard lemmings license-proprietary mouse nohumans pickaxe pixelterrain rescue spu-adlib spu-pcspeaker spu-sb spu-tandy timelimit	[b]ADORABLE YET INCREDIBLY STUPID FUNNY CREATURES, LOST IN A MAZE OF CONFUSION. KNOWN FOR WALKING OFF CLIFFS, WANDERING AIMLESSLY INTO DANGEROUS PASSAGEWAYS AND DROWNING BY THE THOUSANDS IN SMALL POOLS OF WATER. WITHOUT YOUR HELP, THEY HAVE NO CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL.[/b] Thousands of Lemmings are on the loose, marching towards extinction unless you can save them. Without minds of their own, they are completely helpless, faithfully following their leader through 125 levels of blazing fires, endless canyons, deadly tunnels and ancient ruins. One thing's for sure their future lies in your hands, because beyond every obstacle awaits certain disaster. Lose one Lemming and you risk losing them all! You or you and a friend can command the Lemmings to dig, climb, tunnel, float and build their way to safety. But you have to be fast, because with each moment you hesitate, more Lemmings may drop from above! So you better be god. The farther you get, the faster the Lemmings hurtle towards their demise. One wrong move by you could wipe out an entire species!*They also released an Add-On titled "Oh No! More Lemmings" with more levels.Covox Lemmings is identical to the original except for one bonus promotional level.**Review for Lemmings Data Disk add-on. [37]
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe	Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts)	1991	20thcentury addons aerodyne aeroplane display-ega display-mcga display-tga display-vga naturalistic spu-adlib spu-mt32 spu-pcspeaker spu-sb spu-tandy worldwar2	They also released several "scenery-disks" with new planes.
Battle Isle	Blue Byte	1992	addons battleisle display-vga grid grid-hex	Two Scenery Disks were published as well!
Comanche: Maximum Overkill	Novalogic	1992	3.5disk addons aerodyne cdrom comanche-series cpu-386 helicopter helicopter-rah66-comanche rotorcraft voxelspaceengine	They also released two Mission-Disks titled "Global Challenge" and "Over the Edge", as well as a special CD-ROM version which included the two mission-disks and some extra missions.***I remember the first time I saw and played this. I thought WOW! The graphics were breathtaking for its time because "Comanche" introduced voxel-space instead of your standard (mostly non-textured at that time) vector graphics. Flying through canyons with full speed was an unbelievable satisfying feeling. The game is more an action game instead of a real simulation. Simulation fans might be dissappointed because its too simple, but I think it suited the game to be rather simple. [Teran]
Falcon 3.0: Operation: Fighting Tiger	? (Sphere)	1992	addons steampowered
PowerMonger	Electronic Arts (Bullfrog)	1992	addons upkeep wargame	Reviewed on a special folder about "god games". [22]* [22]* [52]* [37]*[b]Addons:[/b] - Powermonger: World War I Edition
Siege	Mindcraft	1992	addons	They also released a Mission-disk called "Siege - Dogs of War".
Strike Commander	Origin Systems;Electronic Arts (Origin Systems)	1992	3.5disk addons cdrom cpu-386 display-vga fanservice feelies gog	They also released a Mission-Disk called "Tactical Operations" and a "Speech Pack" as well as an enhanced CD-Version (features speech in the whole game and includes the mission disk).
Aces of the Pacific	Sierra On-Line (Dynamix)	1992	1940s 20thcentury aces-series addons aeroplane pacificocean pacificwar spu-adlib spu-mt32 spu-pcspeaker spu-ps1 spu-sb spu-tandy spu-tb worldwar2	Review for the add-on "Aces of the Pacific WWII: 1946". [22]* [22]* [52]* [37]*[b]Addons:[/b] - Scenery Disk - "World War II: 1946"
Flight Simulator 5.0	Microsoft	1993	3.5disk addons cpu-386 display-vesa display-vga msflightsim	Review for add-on "Paris scenario" [37]*Review for add-on "Real Weather Pilot". [37]Many add-ons were produced for this game. Non-exhaustive list of them: San Francisco scenario (Mallard, 1993) * New York scenario (Microsoft, 1994) * Paris scenario (Microsoft, 1994) * Real Weather Pilot (Virgin Games, 1994 - also compatible with FS 4.0) * Washington Baltimore scenario (Bao-Colorado, 1994)*Review for the add-on "New York scenario". [37]Review for the add-on "San Francisco scenario". [37]** [37]
IndyCar Racing	Virgin (Papyrus Design Group)	1993	3.5disk addons cpu-386 display-mcga formularacing indycar motorracing track-belleisle track-lagunaseca track-longbeach track-michiganinternationalspeed track-midohio track-milwaukeemile track-nazarethspeedway track-newhampshire track-phoenix track-portland track-roadamerica track-surfersparadise track-toronto	An addon was released for this game titled "IndyCar Circuits", featuring seven additional race tracks.
Star Wars: X-Wing	LucasArts	1993	3.5disk adaptivemusic addons cdrom cpu-386 darkspace display-mcga display-vga imuse joystick keyboard militaryfiction missionbased mouse radar serious space spacecombatsim spacecraft spacecraft-small spacefaringage spaceflight starwars starwars-skywalker uvl-tiein xwingengine	They also released two Mission Disks titled "Imperial Pursuit" and "B-Wing", as well as an enhanced CD-ROM version which included better graphics, the two Mission Disks, and some extra missions.
Subwar 2050	Microprose	1994	2050s 21stcentury 3.5disk addons cpu-386 display-vga earth future gog mercenaryprotagonist submarine underwater	They also released a mission-disk.
U.S. Navy Fighters	Electronic Arts	1994	addons cdrom
Doom II	id Software	1994	1life 22ndcentury addons alone anticipatorystockpiles apocalyptic armyofone automap backtracking bodyarmor bossbattles bpjmindexed chainreactions chainsaw clanguage claymation cloakednpcs cpu-386 demonicinvasion demons devsysnext68x devsysnextppc dialup doom-series doomwad dosextender download earth elevators energyweapons explosiveobjects fatties findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gog gore graphicdeaths heads healthpickups hell hellscape heroprotagonist hitscan idtech1 illusionarywalls ipx middleguns middleprojection militantprotagonist minimap monsters mp-dm namelessprotagonist noingameintro nojumping noreloading npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons powertools powerups randomdamage reanimators rehash rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets serious shotguns singlegender spaceport spawners splatter supportnpcs teleport twitchshooter walking walkingarmory	[22]*[media=youtube]tt3E7S8me2E[/media][b]boss battles[/b] - the Icon of Sin if nothing else.Let the Obsession begin. Again. This time, the entire forces of the netherworld have overrun Earth. To save her, you must descend into the stygian depths of Hell itself! Battle mightier, nastier, deadlier demons and monsters. Use more powerful weapons. Survive more mind-blowing explosions and more of the bloodiest, fiercest, most awesome blastfest ever! Play DOOM II solo, with two people over a modem, or with up to four players over a LAN (supporting IPX protocol). No matter which way you choose, get ready for adrenaline-pumping, action-packed excitement that's sure to give your heart a real workout. [?]*This game is one of the most popular games when 3D shoot-em's first became popular. It involves total carnage of evil demons, zombies and monsters with an arsenal of shotguns, chainguns, missiles, BFG, Plasma, Pistol, and Chainsaw.
PGA Tour 96	Electronic Arts (EA Sports)	1995	addons cdrom golf
Su-27 Flanker	SSI (Flying Legends)	1995	addons aircraft-su35-flanker cdrom naturalistic
Command & Conquer	Virgin (Westwood Studios)	1995	1990s addons alienearth alternatetimeline basebuilding cdrom cnc cpu-486 deathworld earth fictionalelement harvesters militantprotagonist militaryfiction missionbased nostructurefacing orbitalweapons phlebotinum present resourceharvesting serious tiberium war wargame	It's a classic real-time strategy game. There exist two parties, NOD and GDI. Both have different units and structures. The game features about 15 mission on each side. In most missions you have to build a base first to build new units and structures. Special harvesters collect the so-called "Tiberium" and convert it to money in a reffinery. The game features fmv after every mission.*Review for add-on "The Covert Operations" ("Opérations Survie" in French). [84]One add-on was released: [b]The Covert Operations[/b], in 1996, added 15 new missions (7 for GDI, 8 for NOD). [22]Diverges from real-world's timeline with a meteorite crashing down near river Tiber in Italy, introducing an alien substance to Earth dubbed Tiberium. Secret society known as Brotherhood of Nod had somehow predicted this event and had developed technologies to harvest Tiberium, much ahead of anyone else (presumably prior to the meteorite falling down on Earth).**Command & Conquer is possibly the most imitated game in the PC's history. Indeed, the game itself is far from original, borrowing heavily from Westwood's previous work (and inventor of the real-time strategy genre) Dune II. In C&C's favour, it improved on its forbear in many crucial areas, not least Dune II's interface which was clunky and unintuitive at best. Improvements were also made in graphics and sound, giving the whole package a more polished feel. All in all, C&C was a technically excellent game which many gamers hold dear. In 1996 the released an additional mission-cd titled "Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations", featuring 15 more difficult missions and a hidden dinosaur campaign.
PGA European Tour	Electronic Arts (Intelligent Games)	1996	addons cdrom golf
Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles	SSI	1996	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 20thcentury addons cdrom grid grid-hex koreanwar steelpanthers-series tanks war
Duke Nukem 3D	Apogee Software (3D Realms)	1996	1life 21stcentury 3.5disk addons airducts alieninvasion aliens apartmentbuilding armyofone automap bathroom bombs bpjmindexed buildengine captives cdrom censored city city-losangeles-ca clingers color-8bit cpu-486 cryogenicweapons destructibleitems dialup difficulty display-320x200 display-320x400 display-640x480 display-800x600 display-vesa display-vga doors dos5 download dukenukem elevators energyweapons explosiveobjects extraterrestrial firearms firstpersonshooter flood freelook freezing future gamepad gameplayinn gog gore graphicdeaths handguns heroic heroprotagonist hitscan humor-dark humor-toilet impossiblegeometry interspecificconflict invasion inventory ipx joystick jumping jumppack keyboard license-gpl licensechange lighthearted luna machineguns macho monsters moon mouse mp-cooperative mp-dm mp-versus multibarrelguns mutants naturaldisasters noreloading quake realisticshotguns redlightdistrict remotedetonators rockets ruins saveanywhere screenshake shotguns shrinker spacefaringage spacestation spu-adlib spu-awe32 spu-dss spu-ensoniqsoundscape spu-gm spu-gus spu-pas spu-rsc spu-sb spu-sb16 spu-sbpro spu-tandy suidoids techinnovation ten-service theatre thx-1138 titularcharacter twitchshooter walking walkingarmory	About tech / gameplay innovation, to quote TV Tropes: [quote]First Person Shooters prior to Duke 3d didn't feature "realistic" real world locations. Things that Duke 3d did first include: televisions that show different programmes; closed circuit security cameras that let you see other areas of the level than the bit you're in; working subway trains that take you across "town"; strip bars/clubs; breakable glass/destroyable furniture/mirrors that you can see your own reflection in; triggered set pieces such as earthquakes that can destroy the architecture around the player; and working toilets that you can use to gain extra health. These things were quite revolutionary at the time, and the level design in later games of the genre (such as Half Life, Deus Ex, Soldier Of Fortune, and even aspects of Doom 3) show signs of its ground breaking influence. It could be argued that this organic approach to level design would have come about anyway as a direct result of increasingly better technology... but nevertheless, Duke 3d was there first.[/quote]*The source code for the 1.5 version was released under GPL license on 2003-04-01."Complete Version", the one I have, came on single CD-ROM. I'm pretty sure some older releases came on several 3½ disks.*[b]Minimum:[/b] 486 CPU * 8 MB RAM * VGA GPU * 30 MB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 486DX2 / 66 MHz CPU (Pentium for SVGA modes) * 16 MB RAM * VESA-compliant VGA or SVGA GPU [b]Supported sound cards:[/b] For music: Gravis UltraSound, Sound Blaster (all of them), SoundMan16, Pro Audio Spectrum, SoundScape, Waveblaster, Sound Canvas, Adlib, and General MIDI. For sound: Sound Blaster (all of them), Gravis UltraSound, SoundMan16, Pro Audio Spectrum, SoundScape, Disney/Tandy Sound Sources.**The third chapter in the series, and the first with a 3D perspective (the original Duke Nukem and the sequel, Duke Nukem II, are side scrolling platform games). This game, set sometime in the early 21st century, begins in a ravaged LA, which was overtaken by aliens while you were abducted during Duke Nukem II. Duke, upon returning to Earth, finds himself with another mess to clean up, and another alien race that needs exterminating. Duke is a can-do hero who realizes that sometimes innocent people have to die in order to save Earth, so accuracy of gun fire is not a real concern to him. :) This game has a long list of cool things that haven't been attempted in 3D action games, yet. The weapons, for example, kick-butt: There's a mine that can be placed on any wall and sends out a laser trip beam-- perfect for multiplayer games. * There's also a shrinker ray that reduces an opponent to the size of a G.I. Joe, at which point they are foot fodder--watch them splat! * As in Shadow Warrior, you can swim under water, and even shoot players who are standing outside the water, or vice versa. [3D Realms]

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