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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown	Sierra On-Line	1984	King's Quest was created for the PCjr and Sierra staked the company on it. The PCjr was canceled, but, Tandy cloned the design and King's Quest instead, debuted as a Tandy 1000 pack-in game specifically designed for Tandy's 16 color graphics and 3 voice sound. This entry is about the later MS-DOS specific version with additional sound and graphics options. Eventually there was a VGA patch. There was a much later DOS remake with another engine.*King's Quest Collector's Edition published 1994, UPC:0-20626-83312-7, includes this version on the 1st CD.*King's Quest I [52]
Gunship	MicroProse	1986	Gunship depicts one of the Western world's finest attack helicopters: The AH-64A Apache. This simulation recreates the weapons, flight systems, and performance of the real machine. The player controls an arsenal that includes laser-guided Hellfire missiles, a 30mm cannon controlled by helmet gunsights, clusters of bombardment rockets--even air-to-air missiles for duels with enemy helicopters. The game starts with flight training at a base in the United States. Tutorials teach the player to handle the copter; once the controls and flying skills are mastered, there are escalating challenges and hundreds of missions in any one of four regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, Central America, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies in Western Europe.* [91]* [17]* [1]* [52]
Math Rabbit	The Learning Company	1986
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter	Sierra On-Line	1986	[4]* [52]*Stardate: A long, long time ago (sounds familiar, huh?) in a galaxy just around the corner... You are the janitor on the Spaceship Arcada. Your mission!... To scrub dirty floors... To replace burned-out light bulbs... To clean out latrines... TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS SWEPT THE FLOOR! Captain' Log: Saturday, 01:14:07 p.m.: A super-secret Star Generator has just been tested successfully. Your crew has been celebrating. Your planet will soon have the new sun it desperately needs to keep its eco-systems alive. Your ship, the Arcada Research Lab is currently heading home to announce the good news. Monday, 08:46:22 a.m.: An army of Sarian warriors, those nasty, trigger-happy space pirates from the Lower East Side, are hot on your ship's tail! Their evil scheme... to capture the Star Generator and use its secrets to take over the galaxy. The Unforseeable Future: It's up to you! You become the sanitation engineer turned swashbuckling hero in this 3-D animated adventure game. You will pilot ships, float in space, battle fierce aliens, and perhaps even make time to catch the headlining band at the Keronian Rock Palace. A new series in the tradition of King's Quest! Space Quest feature: - Incredible 3-D graphics! Move behind, in front of, and into objects. - Pop-up text windows for easier reading. No more calluses on your return key finger. - Multiple solutions and variable scoring. There's more than one way to skin a short-haired hypoglopus. - Full sentence input and optional joystick control. - FREE COUPONS! Valuable discounts on merchandise at various Space Quest locations near you.
The Black Cauldron	Sierra On-Line	1986	The game was released as PC Booter as well as standard DOS game. Newer versions of the game used newer versions of Sierra's AGI interpreter version. Game version 1.1 used AGI 1, game version 2.0 used AGI 2 and game version 2.10 used AGI 3.*** [83]
Defender of the Crown	Cinemaware	1987	[17]* [52]* [44]***First released with CGA-graphics in 1986. One year later they released a 16-color EGA version. Cinemaware went and released most version of this game for free download, including the EGA and CGA versions. [Zerothis]
Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards	Sierra On-Line	1987	Looking For a Good Time? Meet Larry. He's just turned 40, and he's still single. If you can get past the glow of his Grecian formula, you can see his hairline beginning to make a hasty retreat from his forehead. Larry's leisure suit is of the highest quality (100% manmade material, permanent press too!). He wears at least 11 gold chains and his freshly-capped teeth could blind you in a bright light. Down at the singles bar he tells the chicks, "Sure, I'm single... I got in a fight with my ol' lady and she threw me out." He doesn't tell them the "ol' lady" was his mom, or that he was 38 at the time. YEAH, LARRY'S A JERK. He's the original blind date nightmare. The kind of guy you wouldn't want your daughter to date, let alone meet. But he's also the unlikely "hero" of this new 3-D Animated Adventure Game from the makers of the King's Quest series. 3-D EQUALS DANCING, DRINKING AND DAMES! Become the loveable nerd Larry for one fabulous night. You'll dance. You'll drink. You'll gamble. And, if you play your cards right, you might even meet the girl (or girls) of your dreams. Leisure Suit Larry is a humorous, harmless endeavor for adults. The object of the game is to help Larry overcome his jerkisms and lose his "you-know-what." It's a silly, risque romp through the singles scene and a challenging adventure game that will test your street smarts and suave sophistication. So, slip into your leisure suit and venture out into "the land of the lounge lizards." We guarantee it'll be a night you will never forget. A New 3-D Animated Adventure Game featuring: * Animated characters that come alive; they walk, talk, lounge, and even ignore your best pick up lines - just like in real life. * Incredible three-dimensional graphics; move your animated Larry character in front of speeding cabs, into hot tubs, and smoothly around the disco floor - other onscreen characters do the same and more. * Communicate using full sentence input and optional joystick. The game understands over 900 words (including some of your four-letter favorites). Al Lowe is a musician and former school teacher. We hired Al to keep him away from the impressionable youth of America. Mark Crowe is an impressionable American youth who got the idea for his graphics from a "dirty ol' man" and former school teacher. Mark and Al have previously worked together on the King's Quest series and other products too pure to name here.* [124]* [4]*** [1]
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony	Origin Systems (MicroMagic)	1987
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel	Sierra On-Line	1987	[92]* [33]* [1]
Sierra's 3-D Helicopter Simulator	Sierra On-Line	1987
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge	Sierra On-Line	1987	[49]* [1]*2009-07-23 on Steam, by Activision (lang: eng)
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown	Electronic Arts (Interplay)	1987	Review for "The Bard's Tale: Construction Set". Reviewed again because of a problem in the review of #39 with black & white images. [22]*Review for "The Bard's Tale: Construction Set" [22]Review for "The Bard's Tale: Construction Set" [52] [52]* [49]*The Bard's Tale: Construction Set [37]The Bard's Tale: Construction Set, released in 1991, includes the game in 256 colors VGA plus a level-editor tool.**Wizardry style first person RPG with a decent story. Roll your own characters or use the pre-made "A-Team" to travel through (and below) the town of Skara Brae which has been plunged into eternal winter by the wizard Mangar.
Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?	Brøderbund	1987
688 Attack Sub	Electronic Arts	1988	[22]* [52]*The game was originally released in 1988, with the 1989 release including support for Hercules graphics, improved VGA graphics, added sound (1988 version had no sound) and generally expanded gameplay.
Aaargh!	Melbourne House;Arcadia Systems (Binary Design)	1988	Destruction is the name of the game as two mighty monsters pulverize buildings, torch attacking insects and flying reptiles, search for food - not to mention the occasional native - to restore your strength as you battle to reach the fiery volcano and your chance to grab the golden egg. Bulldoze your way through the 12 cities of the Lost Island in a quest for the Golden Dragon's Egg. With head-to-head battles against your only rival in the mean monster stakes along the way, this is a real challenge. Fast all-action, hand-to-hand combat, huge colorful animated graphics, superb backdrops and ear-splitting stereo sound effects, all combine to make AAARGH an instant hit!
Airborne Ranger	MicroProse	1988	You are a member of the elite corps selected for your courage, ingenuity and special skills to go on the most dangerous missions. Parachute behind enemy lines armed only with a machine gun and hand grenades. This fast-paced action simulation challenges your strategic skills and reflexes. Control one soldier's battle against overwhelming odds. You can run, walk or crawl across full-scrolling 3D terrain using trees, bushes and ravines to avoid the enemy or set up an ambush. Whether rescuing hostages from a terrorist prison or infiltrating the headquarters of an enemy unit, every mission takes careful planning and pinpoint execution. Drop caches of weapons and first aid supplies, outmaneuver the enemy, then locate the pick-up zone in order to reach safety!* [83]* [17]* [22]* [1]*** [52]
Battle Chess	Interplay;Dice Multi Media;GameTap (Interplay)	1988	An entire medieval world at war on the checkered field! Only Battle Chess combines a magnificent chess logic system with colorful and dramatic 3D animations. Featuring 10 levels of play and an opening library of 30,000 moves challenging the most sophisticated players. Play against the computer or your friend or let the computer play against itself.* [17]* [22]*** [1]
Battlehawks 1942	Lucasfilm Games	1988	Rich in historical detail and thrilling in graphic realism, Battlehawks 1942 gives you a heart-pounding experience of the four naval air battles that turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific: Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern Solomons, and Santa Cruz Islands. Fly authentic American and Japanese planes. Exciting flyer's eye perspective. Over 30 white-knuckle combat missions!* [83]* [62]* [33]* [17]* [22]* [1]*** [52]
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception	Infocom (Westwood Studios)	1988	The 31st century is a desperate time. Five Successor States are hopelessly locked in a mortal struggle for power. In this era of endless war, the powerful, death-dealing BattleMechs are valued higher than human life. You are 18-year-old Jason Youngblood, and fate has given you a terrible gauntlet to run. Abruptly wrenched from the intense drilling of 'Mech warrior training, you are plunged into real battle with deadly Kurita warriors. Savage experience is now your unforgiving teacher, and the very survival of The Lyran Commonwealth demands you learn the ruthless precision of battle strategy quickly.* [49]Also released on the compilation "Hits for Six: Volume Four". [33]* [17]*** [22]
F-19 Stealth Fighter	Microprose	1988
Gold Rush!	Sierra On-Line	1988
Impossible Mission II	Epyx (Novotrade)	1988
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella	Sierra On-Line	1988	King's Quest Collector's Edition published 1994, UPC:0-20626-83312-7, includes this version on the 1st CD.*** [52]
Manhunter: New York	Sierra On-Line (Evryware)	1988
Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0	Microsoft	1988	[b]Aircraft:[/b] * Learjet 25 * Cessna Skylane * Sopwith Camel * "Schweizer glider"
Modem Wars	Electronic Arts (Ozark Softscape)	1988	[22]* [52]*1 player or 2 players. Uses a joystick or mouse and at least a 300 baud modem for 2 players. Real-time Napoleonic point and click wargame. Includes a replay option. This game is only 4k! First modem game by a major publisher. Danielle Bunten's last C64, first PC game, and last design for EA. Working title was to be "War" but became "Sport of War". Dani offers the PC version for free download on her personal site.
Night Mission Pinball ver. 3.0	subLOGIC	1988	EGA remake of subLOGIC's classic pinball game from 1982. They also added a few more gameplay options and the ball physics are a bit different.
Ooze: Creepy Nites	Dragonware	1988
Police Quest II: The Vengeance	Sierra On-Line	1988	[49]* [83]* [33]*** [52]
Reach for the Stars	SSG	1988
Renegade	Taito (Banana Development)	1988
Rockford: The Arcade Game	Mastertronic;Melbourne House (Synergistic Software)	1988	Congratulations! You are just about to buy the most addictive piece of games software ever released "ROCKFORD" is based on BOULDER DASH but it is not just another version of BOULDER DASH, ROCKFORD has been developed by ARCADIA SYSTEMS for their Coin-op Arcade cabinets. This version brings you all that arcade action and quality into your home! There are four levels on each of five different worlds with four screens on each level. It all adds up to eighty totally different playing screens. Take up the challenge as you guide ROCKFORD through the puzzles and take on the role of cowboy, spaceman, doctor, chef and hunter. We have also packed in digitized sound effects and music, as well as special animated sequences depicting your success, failure and demise. All this detail, and the fiendishness of the brand new puzzles, really does make ROCKFORD the ultimate challenge for your computer.* [17]* [1]
Star Goose!	Logotron	1988	[49]* [17]* [33]*** [52]
Super Ski	Microïds	1988
The Games: Summer Edition	Epyx	1988
The Twilight Zone	First Row Software	1988
Time Bandit	Microdeal (Michtron)	1988
Times of Lore	Origin Systems	1988
Wall$treet	Magic Bytes;Digitek (Magic Bytes)	1988
Weird Dreams	Rainbird	1988
Zany Golf	Electronic Arts (Sandcastle)	1988
Maniac Mansion	Lucasfilm Games	1988	[33]* [49]* [22]* [1]* [52]***Ever since the meteor landed, strange things have been sighted at Dr. Fred's old mansion. Disembodied tentacles hopping around. Chainsaws in the kitchen. Plants with unusual appetites. And odd glow from the swimming pool. And now, sweet Sandy the cheerleader is in Dr. Fred's clutches. So round up your pals, take a deep breath, and get ready for the weirdest, funniest adventure of your life. - Just point 'n' click... no typing ever! - High resolution graphics and great sound effects. - Meet all sorts of zany characters
Leisure Suit Larry 2	Sierra On-Line	1988	Who is Leisure Suit Larry? If you look up the word "nerd" in the dictionary, you're liable to find Leisure Suit Larry's picture as a definition. Leisure Suit Larry is the kind of guy you see in just about every seedy singles bar. He wears a white leisure suit with the shirt open to the waist (lots of gold chains make up for the lack of a chest). If you can get past the glow of his Grecian formula, you can see that his hairline is making a hasty retreat from his forehead. Larry is the original blind date nightmare - the kind of guy you wouldn't want your daughter to date, let alone meet. He is such a loser that Cosmo Magazine recently voted him "most negligible bachelor of the year." A Time Magazine article on "The War Between the Sexes" carried his picture with the caption "an unarmed innocent bystander." Why is Larry suddenly so popular with the ladies? On cruise ships, in laid back Los Angeles, and in other exotic locations, Larry is suddenly attracting the attention of all kinds of nubile nymphettes. He's been propositioned by a bikini'd babe at the poop-deck pool, suffered the seductions of a sadomasochistic spinster, even played "hide the onklunk" with a sexy spanish senorita. Why is it that some of the loviest ladies in the western hemisphere are so hot to get their hands on Larry - and why is he resisting their advances? Why is it that Larry has suddenly started looking for Miss "Right" (as opposed to Miss "Right-Now") and will he find her? Find out why when you play... LOOKING FOR LOVE (IN SEVERAL WRONG PLACES)* [124]* [49]*** [33]
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Monarch Software (Westwood Studios)	1989	Elm Street... where dreams are blurred with reality... where all dreams become nightmares... the street where Freddy lives. You must go there. You alone have the power to save your friends and stop Freddy. You sleep, and let the nightmare consume you, carrying you into the endless night of Freddy's world. Once there, you move quickly, driven by something between fear and determination, expecting strange horrors to lunge at you every step of the way. It is real? No, it's the game of your life! It's A Nightmare on Elm Street... like the movie, but more terrifying because this time Freddy is after you! It's a game of smarts, chances, dares and scares. And it all takes place in Freddy's world--a House of Horrors full of tunnels, mazes, spirals... with puzzles to master, weapons to choose from and unending dangers to conquer. And Freddy is in his finest hour... laughing, taunting, attacking... and cheating! You'll face surprises in every corner and impending doom with every step.
A-10 Tank Killer	Dynamix	1989	In A-10: TANK KILLER, you take command of the ugliest, most indestructible and devastating plane ever built, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as "The Warthog." Fly low and dirty through smoke-filled battlefields, ripping apart enemy tanks with your 30mm "tank killing" cannon. The battle comes up fast and furious as you skim the ground to support allied troops. Take hits that would cripple any other aircraft and laugh when a wing or engine gets blown off during battle. Intercept radio messages, get strategy tips from Jake, your co-pilot, and take your stomach on a 3 Dimensional roller-coaster ride it'll never forget. All of this in unbelievably brilliant 256 color VGA, of course.*[media=youtube]0i2_bBxQwzw[/media]* [87]* [103]* [33]* [83]* [49]* [22]* [1]*Review for add-on "A-10 Tank Killer: Thunderbolt 1.5" [52]* [52]* [37]* [37]
ABC Monday Night Football	Data East (Park Place Productions)	1989
African Raiders-01	Tomahawk (Coktel Vision)	1989
After Burner	Sega (Distinctive Software)	1989	[52]* [37]*I have seen this game listed for MS-DOS on other sites under "After Burner" or "After Burner II" or its even listed under both names as separate games. As a matter of fact there is only one release for DOS-PCs. It is titled "After Burner" on the box and manual. But there is this strange animated "II" in the title screen in the game itself, maybe because it is based more on the "After Burner II" arcade version (which is only marginally different from the first After Burner arcade game).
Alge-Blaster Plus!	Davidson & Associates	1989
Alien Syndrome	Sega	1989	Catastrophic accident in experimental genetic lab. . .stations overrun by hideous organic mutations – scientists captured! Activate station's self-destruct cycle! Send in Ricky and Mary, veteran Alien Exterminators, to rescue hostages! GO – Through the maze of corridors, blasting the slimy hordes, pick up new weapons on the way, rescue the prisoners and find the exit – HORROR – the doors are guarded by the biggest, most grotesque mutants imaginable! Can you get out before the time bomb goes off. . .? * Multi-load game with 8-way scrolling and two player option! * Pick up Flamethrowers, Lasers, Fireballs, etc. from weapon bays! Activate station plan at Radar Map Points! * The most imaginative aliens ever – unsurpassed in slimy hideousness and brilliantly depicted in grotesque graphical glory! * The biggest, ugliest, most bloodcurdling end-of-level monsters ever! * Probably the most visually impressive game ever to hit the arcades – now in your home! OFFICIAL COIN-OP CONVERSION!

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