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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders	Lucasfilm Games	1988	"WORLD WIDE STUPIDITY EPIDEMIC LINKED TO SPACE ALIENS IN PHONE COMPANY. The phone company is reaching out and touching people everywhere -- and leaving them witht he I.Q. of a turnip... To Zak McKracken, its just another day at the office. He's the roving reporter who's scoffed by his peers. Dreaded by his dreditors. And relished by readers of his tabloid sleze. But one night in bed, Zak McKracken uncovers evidence of an extraterrestrial plot. And unlike all the other "alien conspiracies" his tabloid churns out with regularity, this one's for real!"* [124]* [22]* [1]* [52]***Another LucasArts graphic adventure. The plot-you are a tabloid reporter who must save the world from aliens who have built a machine to make everyone stupid. Very funny, but difficult at parts.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure	Lucasfilm Games	1989	Europe, 1938. The Lost Ark was just a warm-up! Now Adolf Hitler is after the most powerful talisman of all - the Holy Grail. A few brave men stand in his way. Fortunately, one of them is Indiana Jones. And this time, he has his dad with him. The bad guys are in your face all the way - Nazis, mercenaries, traitors and spies. Not to mention everything the Luftwaffe can throw at you. Can you handle the heat? If you can, you just might earn a higher I.Q. (Indy Quotient) than the man with the whip and the hat.* [82]* [83]* [49]* [62]* [22]* [1]* [52]Minimal configuration: EGA / VGA monitor. 512Ko RAM. Mouse.**2009-07-08 on Steam, by LucasArts (lang: eng)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I	Interplay	1990	Interplay also released an enhanced CD-version of this game in 1993. The CD-version features several scenes of the cartoon-movie and a cd-soundtrack. Originally intended to be a Commodore 64 game, it was retooled for DOS and then Amiga.*** [37]
Loom	Lucasfilm Games	1990	Long after the passing of the Second Shadow, when dragons ruled the twilight sky and the stars were bright and numerous, came the Age of the Great Guilds. Blacksmiths. Shepards. Clerics. Each dedicated to the absolute control of secret knowledge. Another such Guild was the Weavers. Over the centuries, their craft transcended the limits of physical cloth, until they wove the very fabric of reality itself. Now, a strange power has swept the Weavers into oblicion, leaving behind one Weaver boy to unravel the mystery. Help young Bobbin rescue his Guild... and you might save the universe from an unspeakable catastrophe.* [49]* [33]* [83]* [62]* [17]* [82]*CD-ROM version [22]* [22]* [1]CD-ROM version [37] [37]2009-07-08 on Steam, by LucasArts (lang: eng) - 256 color enhanced version (runs through some odd emulator that enforces 2xSAI or similar filter, too)**Fantasy adventure by LucasArts. This is one of their earlier adventure titles, and it's fairly short, but it's a fun story. You play Bobbin Threadbare, apprentice Weaver, a young man caught in the inevitable pull of destiny. The graphics use only 16-colors but are very well drawn (they're the kind that sold systems back then). The interface is simple, and the puzzles utilize the interesting concept of magic through a musical sequence. Certain actions cause magical notes to resonate through Bobbin's staff, and if he can memorize the sequence he can use it to invoke the action in another object. Some of the more ingenious puzzles also involve reversing a sequence to cause the opposite reaction. I think there should have been more throwaway animations for using the wrong sequence instead of just one generic 'wrong sequence' animation, but even without that the game is worthwhile, if short. The setting reminds me of Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea trilogy for some reason. Of special note is the fine musical score, adapted from Tschaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake.'
Stellar 7	Dynamix	1990
The Secret of Monkey Island	LucasArts	1990	I cursed my luck again as I slid down the monkey's throat. Have my dreams of guzzling grog and plundering galleons been reduced to this? "Three small trials and you're a pirate like us," they said. Fair enough. If only I could stomach the foul brew these scurvy seadogs swilled, the rest would be easy. How could I have known I'd meet a powerful and beautiful woman with a jealous suitor too stupid to realize he'd been dead for years? And how can I crawl through this great stone monkey to find a man who walks three inches above the ground and sets fire to his beard every morning? • Eye-gouging 3D graphics. • Ear-piercing reggae music. • No typing - point 'n' click interface. • Relentless jabs, and cryptic in-jokes only smart people will understand. • Average playing time: 30 hours.* [17]* [142]* [22]* [124]* [90]* [87]* [33]* [49]* [62]* [103]* [82]French CD-ROM version [22] [63]* [52]* [44]* [37]*The first 256-color LucasArts adventure game, and the beginning of their popular Monkey Island series. Join underappreciated hero Guybrush Threepwood on his quest to become the most fearsome pirate in the Caribbean! The game features charming, clever puzzles and hilarious writing.*Great game. 5 star. If you could download it with music and all that would be fantastic. In a world where old games are nearly all dead, it is good to know that Monkey Island will not die [Reagan ]
Wolfpack	Brøderbund;Mirrorsoft (NovaLogic)	1990	In 1994 they released a CD-ROM version of this game. The only enhancement is the new intro.*1994 CD-ROM version. [22]* [22]* [1]* [52]*1994 CD-ROM version [37]Original floppy disk version [37]**The time is Autumn 1942. Allied shipping losses mount as the German wolfpacks stalk the convoy routes and sink an unprecedented amount of Allied tonnage. However, the Allied forces have discovered SONAR and RADAR, the technology for waging the most devastating kind of anti-submarine warfare. The odds are even, the Convoy Escort Commander in a destroyer matching wits against the Wolfpack Commander in a U-Boat, only one will enjoy a hero's welcome the other will rest forever in an icy grave. Wolfpack is a precise simulation of a confrontation between a German submarine wolfpack and an Allied shipping convoy, with attention to detail and interactivity exceeding that of current implementations, the simulation allows the player to take the part of either a Wolfpack Commander or that of the Convoy Escort Commander. Wolfpack offers the realism of a full scale, real time, strategic encounter. Features include: - Unique construction set - Several different scenarios - Accurate armaments and instruments - Superb graphics - One or two player option - Day/Night missions
Wonderland	Virgin Games (Magnetic Scrolls)	1990	The 1992 CD-ROM version seems to be exactly the same as the original floppy version.*CD-ROM version [22]* [22]* [52]* [37]
Prince of Persia	Brøderbund	1990	[22]* [63]* [37]***One of the best platform games of all time. Playable for hours without rest. You start in a dungeon unarmed and must make your way through numerous traps to find a sword, then take on numerous baddies as you make your way through the dungeon. Then face the ultimate enemy yourself! A must play.
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!	Sierra On-Line	1990	King's Quest Collector's Edition published 1994, UPC:0-20626-83312-7, includes this version on the 1st CD.* [22]* [63]* [52]* [37]
Red Baron	Sierra On-Line (Dynamix)	1990
Advantage Tennis	Infogrames	1991
Destination: Mars!	Compu-Teach (Brian A. Rice)	1991
E.S.S. Mega	Tomahawk (Coktel Vision)	1991	According to the French magazine "Joystick", this is the first PC game that comes on a CD-Rom (a disk version was also released at the same time), in 1991. It seems that a copy of this game is now very hard to find, E.S.S. Mega is sometimes said to be the rarest space simulation game.*CD-Rom version [37]* [37]
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus	Sierra On-Line	1991	According to Sierra, the DOS version required for the original (disk version) is literally "DOS". Since DOS 3.0 was the first to use 286 features, I'm using that in this game entry (DOS 6.22 will run on an 8080). The disk versions of the game can officially be patched to be identical to the CD version which required DOS 5.0.* [22]* [52]*** [37]
Gobliiins	Coktel Vision	1991
Gunship 2000	Microprose	1991	Take the Apache, the new Longbow Apache, The Blackhawk, Comanche Scout, Comanche Gunship, or the MD-500 Defender on campaigns or missions. Updated graphics engine has much more detailed terrain variation with true valleys/hills and even train tunnels that you can fly through. When you are promoted to a sufficient rank you can take along multiple helicopters to accomplish your objectives. The dynamic campaign generates new missions based on multiple maps. Attack, defend, sweep, scout, rescue, drop... Lots of missions to keep you busy. Crew learn and grow in experience as they survive and succeed. A full mission recorder allows you to view EVERY member of your team as they fight or die. Plenty of weapons are available for your side from the latest Hellfire missiles and Sidearm anti-radar missiles to the old fashioned chain gun and gun pods are available for your use. The enemy can be well armed as well, from deadly 2S6 gun/missile combo to old-fashion ZSU-23, even the occasional MiGs.* [22]* [52]*Review for the scenery disk "Philippine Island & Antarctica Scenario". [37]* [37]***They also released a scenery-disk.
HeroQuest	Gremlin Graphics	1991	Review for the French VGA version of the game. [22]* [52]*Based on the board game. The PC-Version includes the scenery-disk "Return of the Witchlord".
Reader Rabbit 2	The Learning Company	1991
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol. 1	Icom Simulations	1991	[37]***One of the first CD-only "Interactive-Movie" games for the PC.
Soul Crystal	Starbyte (Avantgardistic Arts)	1991
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers	Sierra On-Line	1991	CD-ROM version [22]* [22]* [52]*1993 CD-ROM version [37]*Original floppy disk version [37]
Spirit of Adventure	Starbyte (Attic Entertainment)	1991
Strip Poker III	Artworx Software;Prism Leisure (Artworx Software)	1991	The 3rd edition of Strip Poker allows you to play with three girls at once. Now Master disk presents VGA photos of three new girls. Digitized speech at intro is introduced. Rules of five cards poker are not changed. During your play you can undress your woman opponent by winning all her money. Data disks contain more woman opponents.
Super Solvers: Operation Neptune	The Learning Company	1991
Supremacy: Your Will Be Done	Virgin Games;Melbourne House;Prism Leisure (Probe Software)	1991	A slightly improved CD-ROM version was published in 1992.*** [22]
The Adventures of Willy Beamish	Sierra (Dynamix)	1991
The Chessmaster 3000	The Software Toolworks	1991
Lemmings	Psygnosis (DMA Design)	1991	[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]
Scorched Earth	author	1991	An artillery game variant with 10 types of vehicles (tanks), many environmental factors, many defensive options, up to 10 computers and/or human players, and a massive number of types and variants of offensive weapons and items. Players earn currency by kill count to buy these gidgemits and gazmoes. The arms dealer has limited supply and uses a persistent economy (both optional). Players can sell anything back to the dealer, possibly to make a profit. Players earn interest on their capitol based the economy. The environment can be annoying and hostile to all players. Gravity, wind, lightning strikes, earthquakes, landslides, even meteorites. Two plain text files in the game's directory contain taunts and dying words. Users can translate or edit these files as they like. The economy and most other options can also be tweaked in this way. Players take turns moving, activating defenses, tweaking vehicle options, and/or selecting a weapon/attack. Amongst the multitude of possibilities. Weapons are launched at a chosen speed and angle like most artillery games. Strategy is usually simple in artillery games. But all the additional gameplay elements here can interact in many, many ways so that strategy is a major element. Players can direct their vehicles to drive over or fall on top of others, to cause damage to both. The idea being the player causes more damage to their opponent than themselves, but this requires just the right terrain and conditions to favor the attacker. Damage can be caused to the pixel terrain for this and other purposes. Players can attempt to bury each other or themselves. Terrain protects but also limits attack options and even some defense options. Among defense options are several types of shields. Some are a force field that causes weapons to detonate. Others are 'soft' and absorb a percentage of damage. Another type is reflective so that a weapon bounces elsewhere, hopefully into another player or even back at the shooter. All these have pros, cons, and Achilles heals. The better a shield is, the worse it is for the defender if an opponent manages to fire [I] from inside [/I]. Another example, in the right conditions, a skillful shot can be fired so it skips across the bouncy shields of several opponents, depleting energy from all of them. Also, if the wind is right, a skilful bounced shot falls right back on the same opponent multiple times until the opponent's energy is entirely depleted. Everything except regular angle and speed attacks takes energy, especially defenses. Moving and some special weapons also take energy. An alternative mode allows each player to merely plan their turn. When all players are finished, their orders are executed simultaneously. Yet another play mode (in v1.5) isn't turn based. Up to 10 players play simultaneously. This is where Gravis Gamepad compatibility really helps. Any extra players beyond 4, for Gravis Gamepad, or 2 for PC joysticks, must share the keyboard. To begin, the number and type of players are chosen. Options are set. Any of the extra options can be disabled so that even and ordinary artillery game with only one type of tank and infiweapon are used. The number of rounds is set. Each round ends when one player or none is left alive. Currency earned is then used to buy (and/or sell) weapons, defenses, and accessories. A new round begins until last round ends. Players are then shown their rank. Later versions were written in Borland C++ and Turbo Assembler (author implied in documentation that free tools were used previously). Versions before 1.0 were freeware and lacked most of the features of the shareware version. Shareware versions had many featured removed that were available in the registered versions. Many revisions followed, up until the final 1.5. v1.5 was mostly nagware, having all features of the registered version except for the tri-turret tank. The registered version does come with a deluxe bound manual edition of the HTML documentation. The network/modem play was planned but never implemented. There are way to many things to list here.***Originally freeware, turned shareware on 1991-06-20.
Gateway to the Savage Frontier	SSI;Softgold (SSI Special Projects Group;Beyond Software)	1991	[22]* [37]*The first half of the Savage Frontier Epic. Republished on CD-ROM 1995 by Wizard Works.
Battle Chess Enhanced	Interplay (Interplay;Silicon & Synapse)	1992	Battle Chess Enhanced is a 1991 remake of [game=#42305]Battle Chess[/game]. It features improved VGA graphics and a symphonic musical score that plays off of the CD-ROM, and, of course, animated battle scenes when "game pieces", depicted as characters, enter the same square on the board.
Campaign	Empire	1992
Comanche: Maximum Overkill	Novalogic	1992	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]
Conspiracy	Virgin (Cryo)	1992
Darkseed	Cyberdreams	1992	Dark Seed is an adventure game which capitalizes on the drawings of famous horror designer H. R. Giger as a source of background artwork and inspiration. You play Mike Dawson, an ad company manager who, in pursuit of his goal in life to become a writer, purchases a solitary mansion in a small town called Woodland Hills. Although the low cost and hush-hush transactions when purchasing the house do raise your suspicion, the solitary environment and sheer beauty of the house crush common sense and you decide to buy the house. That's when trouble begin. Upon reaching the house, you suddenly feel tired. You find a bed and fall asleep... ... and wake up from a terrible dream, only to find out that your life has just become a worse nightmare: an unknown source has implanted a seed of darkness in your mind, and you only have three days to find a way to stop it.*French version. [22]* [22]* [52]1994 CD-ROM version [37]Original floppy disk version [37]*Based on artwork of H.R. Giger (responsible for "Alien"), in this game you play the role of Mike Dawson, a science-fiction author, who bought an old mansion, which is a gate to a horrid parallel world.
Daughter of Serpents	Millennium Interactive;Nova Spring;Psygnosis (Eldritch Games)	1992	1995-??-?? as [i]The Scroll[/i], by Nova Spring (US)/Psygnosis (EU), on CD, apparently slightly expanded
Defender of the Faith: the Adventures of David	NavPress Software;Hänssler Verlag;Neuhausen (Solid Rock Software)	1992
Dynatech	Magic Bytes (Eleven Software)	1992
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon	Coktel Vision	1992	Directly from the game box: Have you seen the three mischevious Gobliiins yet, thos irresistibly funny and unpredictable characters? Well now they're off again and our little adventurers find themselves in situations even more comical than before! This time there are two of them: Fingus, the diplomat, and Winkle, the practical joker. They set off in search of a young Prince who has been kidnapped by the evil Demon King. This imposter is trying to make a jester out of him... How wicked! Never forget that in order to progress through this action-packed adventure littered with traps, Fingus and Winkle often have to work together to combine strength and cunning; resulting in a couple of hilarious cheeky characters... The Gruesome Twosome!!
Golden Immortal	Whitestar Mageware	1992
Guy Spy	ReadySoft	1992
Inca	Coktel Vision	1992
Jack Nicklaus Signature Edition	Accolade (Sculptured Software)	1992	Added to the main program (featured 2 courses) they released around 14 additional courses on the "Signature Edition Vol.I" and "Signature Edition Vol.II" data-disks. You can also make your own courses with an editor.
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow	Sierra On-Line	1992	King's Quest Collector's Edition published 1994, UPC:0-20626-83312-7, includes this version on the 2nd CD.*CD-ROM version [22]* [22]* [52]1993 CD-ROM version [37]**Original floppy disk version [37]
Laser Squad	Microleague Interactive Software (Krisalis Software;Target Games)	1992
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra	Sierra On-Line	1992
Lord of The Rings: vol.II: The Two Towers	Interplay	1992	The legendary tale lives on, as The Two Towers picks up where the critically acclaimed The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1 left off. The wicked Lord Sauron persists in his quest to capture the one true ring of power. But now the Evil Wizard Saruman, with his insatiable lust for power, is after it as well. You, the player, control a party of benevolent characters in this captivating, role-playing adventure as they battle orcs, trolls, wargs, ghosts, and oliphaunts. You'll travel through the dark and mysterious ghastly marsh of the eternal spirits and, ultimately, come face to face with the mysterious two towers. All the color and imagery of Middle-earth comes to life with state-of-the-art, 256 color VGA graphics, a new and enhanced interface, full musical score, digitized speech, and colorful animations. The Two Towers is a stunning sequel that will involve you deeply in the Tolkien experience.*Sauron is incarnate in Middle-Earth in physical form even if he does not make a visible appearance in this game.[spoiler=and;Maiar]Gandolf and Radagast are Maiar (low ranking angels, choral singers) incarnated in the humble form of men[/spoiler]* [22]* [52]* [37]***[b]data import[/b] - you need to run the save file through [code]convert.exe[/code]
Mario Teaches Typing	Interplay Entertainment	1992
Murder Makes Strange Deadfellows	Tiger Media	1992

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