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name	publisher(developer)	year	tags	description
Dunjax	author	1990	firearms keys ladders lives runandgun	In Dunjax, you are an astral explorer whose ship has crashed on an uncharted planet! After awakening from unconsciousness, you have found your ship pillaged by strange lifeforms. Chiefly missing is a propulsion device that powers the engines of your ship. Donning your gravity boots and ion rifle, you have tracked the beings to a cave set into a nearby mountain range. You must retrieve your stolen part from these fiends to get off the planet and report your discovery to others!
Joe Blade	Fun Factory	1990	firearms score walking
Metal Gear	Ultra Games (Konami)	1990	3.5disk alternatetimeline cpu-8086 cpu-8088 display-cga display-ega display-hgc display-tga display-vga dos1 dos2 earth firearms joystick metalgear naturalistic savepassword smokes southafrica stealth stealthgame
Oberon 69	G.LL. Software (Diabolic Software)	1990	aliens firearms robots
R.A.M.	Topo Soft	1990	firearms grenades lives runandgun
Telemark Warrior	Dro Soft (Silicon Games)	1990	1940s firearms militantprotagonist runandgun score worldwar2
The Punisher	MicroProse (Paragon Software)	1990	3.5disk 5.25disk antiheroprotagonist assaultrifles bpjmindexed city city-newyork-ny comic commercial cpu-8086 cpu-8088 currency demographic-mature detectivemystery display-cga display-ega display-tga display-vga dos2 driving earth feelies firearms grenades healthvisualization indoors joystick keyboard knives landvehicle latemodernperiod license-proprietary maleprotagonist marvel meleeweapons militantprotagonist multisequence naturalistic newyorkstate noncombpenalty northamerica outdoors revenge serious spu-adlib spu-csm spu-pcspeaker thepunisher underwater usa walking wheeledvehicle	Murder, vigilantism, revenge, bloody shootouts, family massacres, orgies, animal and human sacrifice, satanism... This was published by Microprose boys and girls. Sure, they do a lot of war simulations with implied violence (killing billions), but I can't recall them ever using so much up-close and personal depictions of so many mature subjects. Apparently the copy protection questions the game asks about the manual are based on an entirely different manual.
Crime Wave	Access Software	1990	1990s 20thcentury antagonistawareness beltscroller crimefiction did digitizedimages digitizedvideo display-ega display-mcga display-tga display-vga feelies firearms future gangsters gibs liveactors lives organizedcrime realsound runandgun spu-pcspeaker
Crystal Caves	Apogee	1991	crystalcavesengine deadlydecor download firearms gog lighthearted monsters	[b]Episodes[/b] * Troubles with Twibbles * Slugging it Out * Mylo Versus the Supernova
Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom	MicroProse;Rainbird (Maelstrom Games)	1991	aerodyne aeroplane aircushionvehicle airship biplane bus charactercreation firearms hotairballoons island jeep jetpack midwinter-series parachuting propellerplane speedboat submarine swimming tank tanks train truck underwaterdiving walking
Predator 2	Image Works;Konami (Oxford Mobius)	1991	aliens city city-losangeles-ca display-cga display-ega display-tga display-vga firearms future lawenforcerprotagonist movie predator score spu-adlib spu-mt32 spu-pcspeaker spu-tandy
The Gold of the Aztecs	U.S. Gold (Kinetica)	1991	display-cga display-ega display-mcga display-tga display-vga firearms knives meleeweapons mesoamerican-theme
Laser Squad	Microleague Interactive Software (Krisalis Software;Target Games)	1992	3.5disk cdrom cpu-286 display-vga doors energyweapons enhanced facing firearms friendlyfire grid grid-square group nocampaign outofturnactions robots scenarios selectivefire serious story-none tactical timeunits warriorprotagonist
Terminator 2029	Bethesda Softworks	1992	2020s 21stcentury cdrom city-losangeles-ca earth firearms future grenades gridmove locationalhealth missionbased movie northamerica plasmaweapons postapocalypse powerarmor rebellion robots ruins terminator usa voiceovers	Curiously this is possibly the only(?) game with grid-based movement but without the shooting being limited to that same grid, both enemies and the player can shoot at angles to the sides.
Ultima VII: The Black Gate	Origin	1992	♫flightofthebumblebee ♫rulebritannia 1life 3.5disk alcohol aliens apples axes bees blackpearls bludgeons bows capacity-stacks capacity-volume capacity-weight captives carts chapel cheese chosenone circadiancycle city cooking crafting crates crteffects currency demons domesticcats drills-rig drugs eviloverlord femaleprotagonist fictionalelement firearms firearms-early forest fromanotherworld garlic genderchoice giantinsects gog goldbars goldnuggets group hypocrites illequipped ineptveteran inventory jewelry juggernauts knives lagomorphs latemodernperiod limitedcapacity lockpicking magic magicrings magicweapons meleeweapons mice monsters multipleendings neutralnpcs noncombpenalty npcschedules nudism optionaltasks otherworld parrots pirates polearms precisionrifles present prospecting prostitutes pumpkin refwizardofoz riding ruins safezone scummvm-wip seamlessworld sheep shopping sorcery sourcecodemissing subterranean swords thrownweapons town trash ultima ultima7-engine ultimaageofarmageddon unicorns walking whips willowisps xp-deeds xp-kills	Review for the French version of the game. [22]* [22]French version [37] [37]Came with six 3.5' disks. The original release included a demo of Ultima Underworld on a 5.25' disk. U7 was rerealsed both by Origin and Electronic Arts in many packages that included the sequels/add-ins for U7 (Forge of Virtue, Serpent Isle, The Silver Seed) Tags: The 7th canonical game in the Ultima series and the first game in Ultima's Age of Armageddon. The player and party can use crossbows and bows. Ingredients can be mixed to bake bread and other things. Cheese is available as food. A variety of items can be crafted into other items. There are pumpkin fields in the game, from which pumpkins can be harvested. Flight of the Bumblebee is played at one point, Rule Britannia is overplayed. There are several prisoners in the game and its this plays into the plot more than once. An addictive medicine in the game is abused by characters and can be abused by the player's character and party, with consequences. Unicorns are mentioned in in-game books and by characters[spoiler=and;and]one can be found by the player also.[/spoiler] Origin once again attempted to create a game engine as they had done before with Ultima IV and Ultima VI. Arthurian Legends was the game they would attempt to create using the U7 Engine. AL was not completed and the source code of the Ultima VII games was later lost. A game engine called Exult allows the game to run on a wide variety of platforms [Zerothis]**Still one of the best RPG's ever made IMO. The Forge of Virtue was a small expansion released with some packages. Ever wondered how to get this baby to run on Windows? Check here: [url=http://exult.sourceforge.net]exult.sourceforge.net[/url] [cjlee001]
Wolfenstein 3D	Apogee;Activision;GT Interactive (id Software)	1992	armyofone censored dogs firearms firstpersonshooter gameplayinn handguns historicallyinaccurate illequipped lutris maleprotagonist nazis noreloading pushwalls rotaryguns secrets tilebased wolf3dengine wolfenstein	[media=youtube]x8o0a5ntxfc[/media]*A fun run-and-gun FPS (one of the pioneers of the genre) with a simple goal in mind: kill nazis. It has not aged well (its palette is very harsh to the sight, and its control feels clunky), but still its minoic level design (filled with secrets) and its variety of levels (from the ubermensch/zombie army of mission 2 to the secret nightmare of mission 4) make it a nice title. Its simpleness is its best virtue; nonetheless this game was made to be hard. 7 of 10, would kill mystic führers again.Maybe it was the fact that people got to blow away Nazis. Maybe it was the sheer challenge of it all. For whatever reason, Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny, pioneered the first-person shooter genre and brought its legendary creators, id Software, worldwide notoriety and numerous awards. In fact, The Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame recognized Wolfenstein 3D as helping to shape the overall direction of the computer gaming industry. [Steam Store] [52]They also released a mission pack titles "The Nocturnal Missions" with three more episodes. Later releases of Wolfenstein 3D would include these mission pack episodes and thus had six episodes instead of only the three original episodes.Third game in the Wolfenstein series. 1st version published by Apogee. Republished later by Activision Publishing and again by GT Interactive. [Zerothis]*The first really addictive First-person shooter!
Alone in the Dark	Infogrames;Interplay (I-Motion Interactive)	1992	1920s 1life 20thcentury 3.5disk actionadventure aloneinthedark ancientenemy cdrom constrainedlocale containers contemporaryfantasy cthulhumythos darkfantasy display-mcga display-vga earth evilgenius fantasticearth firearms gameplayinn indoors inventory investigatorprotagonist lovecraftian mansion monsters mutablescenery-large paranormal serious spu-adlib spu-cvm spu-dss spu-pcspeaker spu-sb steampowered survivalhorror swords uncertainending walking	[media=youtube]9lWaQe8LPW0[/media]***A suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. And a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, legendary Louisiana mansion - where, against your better judgement, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination. Despite a paralyzing sense of personal danger, your quest for truth drives you to investigate the old house. But, you didn't know that by entering Derceto, you'd be plunged into the daily nightmare that was Jeremy Hartwood's life. You weren't prepared for the torturous howls that resound from deep within its halls. You didn't foresee the shadowy corridors that seemingly have no end. You couldn't anticipate the brooding, gloom-filled rooms, the pervasive weight of dread, the heavy sense of evil that fills the atmosphere and the ver house itself. Had you known, you might have refused your task. But alas, you accepted, and now you must make your way through this spine-tingling adventure alone ... and in the dark. [Box blurb]
Alien Breed	Team17	1993	alienbreed aliens doors energyweapons firearms gog keys keys-disposable lives militantprotagonist mp-cooperative premadecharacters	The year is 2191 and the galaxy stands on the brink of war, only the Interplanetary Corps maintain the uneasy peace. IPCC Miraculous was heading back for Federation HQ after six months on routine patrol around the Intex Network. Nothing had happened and nothing ever did in this god forsaken place.. Crew members Johnson and Stone were glad to be going home. Then came the orders to check out a remote Space Research Centre which had failed to transmit on any of the Federation wavebands. ISRC-4 was situated near the red-giant Gianor and was the last place they wanted to go...As the crafts retros fired and the craft began it’s approach path,Johnson and Stone prepared for duty, not knowing quite what to expect. There was something strange about the eerie silence that shrouded the station, something was obviously very wrong..Slowly the crafts wings folded and the craft gently docked into shuttle bay 2, they opened the airlocks and walked straight into the midst of an Alien Breed... Featuring.... * Fantastic graphics and sound running at Arcade speed (50 Frames/Sec) * Simultaneous 2 player option * Bewildering array of atmospheric sound and speech effects * In-game computer system featuring extra weapons, maps and utilities * Scene-setting story disk included, featuring amazing ray-traced graphics * Puzzles, traps and a host of mean, ugly and nasty Alien creatures CU AMIGA (90%) "Awesome graphics...Superb sound fx...Blistering 1 Meg Alien Inspired Shoot’em up...Team 17 have come up with a winner." THE ONE (90%) "The speech, sound effects and in-game graphics are all excellent.. .Alien Breed is a classy product, very professional and very enjoyable... no shoot’em up fan should be without it."*** [37]
Billy The Kid Returns!	Cyber Geist (Alive Software;Romeo Music)	1993	1870s 19thcentury 2ndmillennium 3.5disk color-8bit display-320x200 display-vga dos3 download firearms handguns joystick keyboard past score spu-adlib spu-pcspeaker spu-sb
Flashback	Delphine Software	1993	2140s 22ndcentury aliens amnesia cinematicplatformer conspiracy cpu-286 earth extraterrestrial firearms flashback-series future handguns ledges lifelikemotion noaircontrol rotoscoping shapeshifters stationaryattack stepbasedcontrol titanmoon
Space Hulk	Electronic Arts	1993	3.5disk aliens cdrom controlswitch corridors derelict display-vga distantfuture doors doors-breakable equipment-predefined extraterrestrial firearms flamethrowers future gridmove group group-switch keyboard map meleeweapons militantprotagonist militaryfiction missionbased monsters mouse multidisplay otherworld pausefunction powerarmor separatedprotagonists spacefaringage spacehulk thermalweapons tutorial tutorial-incomplete veterancy voiceovers wh40k	Cleanse and Burn. Confirmed Genestealer infestation on the hulk. Launch 100 Space Marines. Beholden to our honour, prepare for death. The year is 2 247 989 M41. Join the Space Marine Warriors from the Dark Angels Chapter of the Legiones Astartes as they battle the Genestealer hordes, a terrifying race who travel in derelict vessels known as space hulks. Power up your Terminator Armor. You're going in.*CD-ROM version [22]* [22]* [59]1994 CD-ROM version [37]**Original floppy disk version [37]
Bio Menace	Apogee Software	1993	aimdirlimit alone ammotypes amoeboids apartmentbuilding chapters city crystals difficulty fallbackweapon firearms free2play gore grenades harmfultouch itempickup-auto keys ladders licensechange lighthearted lives maleprotagonist mines monsters multistart mutants nofalldamage rescue ruins runandgun score suicideattackers trees	Intelligence reports indicate that a man calling himself Dr. Mangle is responsible for the mutants and the destruction of Metro. You will have to battle your way through levels packed with evil mutants and robotic guards to finally infiltrate Mangle's fortress and defeat him. You think to yourself that this will be the most dangerous mission of your life. Snake Logan is a weapons expert, and uses several throughout the game, including a high-powered machine gun and grenades. [3D Realms.com]**[b]Episodes:[/b] 1 - Dr. Mangle's Lab * 2 - The Hidden Lab * 3 - Master Cain***Made into freeware in Dec 2005
DOOM	id Software	1993	1life 22ndcentury aimassist alone anticipatorystockpiles armyofone backtracking bodyarmor bpjmindexed chainreactions cheatcodes clanguage claymation cloakednpcs demonicinvasion demons devsysnext68x devsysnextintel devsysnextppc doom-series doomwad doors dosextender elevators energyweapons everyonesdead explosiveobjects fatties findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gore graphicdeaths heads healthpickups hell hitscan idtech1 keys megacorps middleguns middleprojection militantprotagonist monsters moon mp-dm namelessprotagonist noingameintro nojumping noreloading npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons possessed powerups randomdamage rocketjumping rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets secrets-levels serious shotguns singlegender spawners splatter twitchshooter walking walkingarmory	[b]npc strife[/b] - they don't do this automatically, but will beat up their allies if subjected to friendly fire. This is a "feature" repeated in many games using the Doom engine. [b]possessed[/b] - the humans you encounter are controlled by demonic spirits or some such, not zombies or anything.*DoomEd as well as the DOS version of DOOM were developed on a several platforms running NeXTSTEP 3.3. NeXTSTEP's design didn't really care if these systems were 68k, x86, or PPC:[quote=John Romero]In fact, with the superpower of NeXTSTEP, one of the earliest incarnations of DoomEd had Carmack in his office, me in my office, DoomEd running on both our computers and both of us editing one map together at the same time. I could see John moving entities around on my screen as I drew new walls. Shared memory spaces and distributed objects. Pure magic.[/quote] [Zerothis]There was also an expansion to Doom called [game=#162120]The Ultimate Doom[/game] that added fourth episode, "Thy Flesh Consumed", into the mix.Doom launched First-Person shooters as one of the dominant genres in PC gaming(although Wolfenstein 3D had established the genre), and also launched the PC as a viable gaming platform Superb level design, well-designed weapons and truly frightening atmosphere. The pseudo-3D levels (Doom's engine didn't allow for levels to be multi-layered) were the best looking and immersive of the time and are still enjoyable today. Also one of the PC's most copied games, its influence rings true in the vast array of First-person shooters. This has been both a blessing and a curse for gamers, as unimaginative and poorly executed Doom-clones swamped release schedules in the mid-to-late 90s. Doom was originally released as shareware, allowing Doom to gather a massive following very quickly.*My first digital addiction.. pure nostalgia. Think back and feel the atmosphere again that was hanging around your DOS machine when it was playing those sinister midi files... what a game! [Roland]
Alien Breed: Tower Assault	Team17 (Team17;East Point Software)	1994	3.5disk alienbreed aliens alone assaultrifles cdrom cpu-486 energyweapons everyonesdead firearms gog itempickup-auto lives militantprotagonist mp-campaign mp-cooperative premadecharacters prerenderedcinematics rehash serious walking	The floppy version is severely stunted port with much of the game's features and content missing. Ported to DOS by East Point.
Cannon Fodder	Virgin (Sensible Software)	1994	3.5disk bpjmindexed cannonfodder-series cpu-386 display-vga elimination feelies firearms forest gog grenades group lighthearted lives missionbased mouse multidirshooter norecruiting rockets supervisorprotagonist tropic war wargame
Rise of the Triad: Dark War	Apogee	1994	♫giazottoadagioingmin ♫godrestmerrygents ♫purcellqueenfuneral 1life 3.5disk alone armyofone cdrom cpu-386 download eliteprotagonist exoticweapons fallbackweapon firearms firstpersonshooter gibs gog gore graphicdeaths grotesque healthpickups itemglow juggernauts jumppads mp-dm noports overkill powerups premadecharacters pushwalls rockets rott-series splatter spu-adlib spu-adlibgold spu-awe32 spu-dss spu-ensoniqsoundscape spu-gm spu-gus spu-pas spu-pas16 spu-rsc spu-sb spu-sb16 spu-sbpro spu-tandydac wolf3dengine	Dark War and The HUNT Begins support a different set of sound hardware.*CD-ROM version. [22]You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. While scouting a remote island, you are suddenly surrounded by enemy troops with guns blaring. In the distance you see your boat--your only chance to escape--explode into matchsticks. In front of you is a huge fortress monastery, and your only chance to stop the madness. You are e quipped with awesome, high-tech weaponry like heat-seeking missiles, split missiles, and the Flamewall cannon, which leaves a trail of charred skeletons in its wake. You'll also find magical instruments and weapons so incredible they defy description. FEATURES Super huge levels - up to one million sq. feet, and up to 16 stories high! * Ten unique, real digitized enemies (actual Apogee employees!) * Thirteen hardcore weapons, including magical weapons. * Nearly every object can be destroyed - even mark walls with bullet holes! * Modem and network playable, up to 11 players via an IPX compatible network. * Adjustable violence/gore levels, from none (for children) to "excessive"! * 20 Megabytes of explosive graphics, animations, music and digitized sounds! * Play one of five players, each with unique attributes and abilities. * In modem or network play, each player can can select what they want to look like. * Look both up and down, up to 45 degrees, to see what is above and below. * Ten unique, digitized enemies in the game, plus four multi-stage bosses! * 15 incredible game hazards, like Spinblades, gun bunkers, huge boulders, Firejets, pits, Firechutes, Lavawalls, gas grates, and more. * Special effects galore: Fog, lightning with properly delayed thunder, parallaxing skies, real lights that illuminate walls (you can shoot the lights and the room gets darker), ricocheting bullets, wind sounds, and more. * Jump pads will spring you up into the air to jump over obstacles, walls, other players, (great in multiplayer games) and even to reach new weapons. * Many useful objects and power-ups, like a fireproof vest, gas mask, Mercury mode (enables the player to fly!), and even a special "god" and "dog" modes, both making the player invincible for a short time (with hilarious side effects). * 32 page full color game manual. MULTIPLAYER FEATURES * Supports modem, serial cable, and network multiplayer games with more specialized options than any game previously released. * Network games up to 11 players! * Each player can select one of the five unique characters, plus each player can choose from one of 11 uniform colors. (In team games, each team has the same uniform color.) * Nine unique Comm-bat games, such as Eluder, Capture the Triad, and Hunter. * RemoteRidicule allows players to send digitized voice messages to other players (an industry first!) * With a microphone, a player can even speak directly to the other players in network games! Great for team play or taunting others. * Play Comm-bat games in the normal game levels, OR use the special Comm-bat levels, which are specifically designed for fun multiplayer games. [Apogee]***Dark War was the commercial full version published in 1995, The Hunt Begins was the Shareware version published in 1994. I've never met anyone who knows the game with the full name, just Rise of the Triad or ROTT, never anything about Dark War or The Hunt Beginning.. Source code was released in Dec 2002 and is available at 3D Realm's website. [Sanguine]
System Shock	Electronic Arts;Origin (Looking Glass Technologies)	1994	1life 3.5disk aimdeadzone alone alternatefailures antagonistawareness automap backtracking beamweapons beepingcomputers biotechnology blankprotagonist cacophonicvoice cdrom coerced compass creatorvscreation cultfollowing customengine cybernetics cyborgprotagonist cyborgs diaries difficulty difficulty-aspects distortedvision doors elevators empguns empweapons endlessopposition energyitems energyshields energystations energyweapons everyonesdead eviloverlord femaleantagonist firearms firstpersonshooter fleshvssteel freelook gog grenades grotesque hacking handguns hud-explained immersivesim implants indoors interactivetriggers inventory itempickup-instant jumping keyboard leaning ledges lightsabers mapannotation meleeweapons mines monopod mouse mutants namelessprotagonist noenergyregen nonlinear overheating persistentworld pictureinpicture pointertoggle postures powercorrupts reload-manual robotmenace robots rogueai seamlessworld sentientmachines serious singularlocale solomission spacestation spu-gm suddensentience systemshock targetident technology-theme transhumanism uipointer virtualreality voiceovers walking zero-g	The game has difficulty levels separately for combat, puzzles, cyberspace and plot. At highest plot difficulty, the game has a real-time limit imposed which is perhaps the greatest challenge you face and certainly not something you want on your first playthrough. Cyberspace also has timelimit on highest difficulty, but this only causes you to eject from cyberspace and nothing more serious.***The CD-ROM version (1994/11) added optional SVGA mode - 640x480 resolution instead of the original VGA 320x240 - with improved graphics and full speech for the logs and SHODAN. The CD-ROM version requires the CD to be in drive during play, but this can be easily circumvented by copying the CDROM folder from the CD to HD and editing both [code]cyb.cfg[/code] and [code]cdshock.bat[/code] to point to the folder in your HD instead.
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.
Blackthorne	Interplay Productions (Blizzard Entertainment)	1994	aimdirlimit bombs cinematicplatformer coversystem displacementfiction elevators fallbackweapon falldamage fallimpact firearms free fromanotherworld healingitems highbornprotagonist inventory itempickup-normal ladders ledges lowfantasy monsters neutralnpcs noaircontrol orcs potions predefinedcontrols savepassword sciencefantasy serious shotguns slavery stationaryattack subterranean tumbling tutorial unrestrictedviolence walking	Interplay provides a version of this game to download from battle.net. Comes packaged for play on Windows using DOSbox or an alternative package for Mac using DOSbox. The executable zip file is encrypted preventing it from being run on non-windows systems without using Windows emulation. Once installed, the game should theoretically work on DOS, FreeDOS, or most any system DOSbox runs on. However, Blackthorne's the setup executable is not included making sound configuration especially problematic. This game is not Freeware. Blizzard retains full copyright and the downloaded version includes and EULA restating Blizzard's ownership. No right to redistribute or otherwise treat this version as Freeware is granted by Blizzard.***[b]from another world[/b] - you're actually native, but was transported as an infant into another world where you grew up, and now you've returned to bring your royal boot to the Face of Evil. [b]unrestricted violence[/b] - player can freely kill the slaves as much as the orcish monsters.
Albion	Blue Byte	1995	1life 23rdcentury adv-undefined alienplanet aliens city civilianprotagonist clanguage combatmode cpu-486 displacementfiction doors dos5 dosextender extraterrestrial felinoids firearms forest fromanotherworld future gog group hotutopdog hunger interfacespoilers inventory lockpicking magic meleeweapons multisequence mystics neutralnpcs nontolkienian noports nudity planetaryromance premadeprotagonist sciencefantasy serious shopping spacefaringage speciesequipment spu-adlib spu-adlibgold spu-ensoniqsoundscape spu-essaudiodrive spu-gm spu-gus spu-mt32 spu-pas spu-pcspeaker spu-rap10 spu-sb spu-sb16 spu-sbpro spu-tandy spu-wavejammer stranded titlementioned titularlocale trash tropic unknownpast walking	Latest version: 1.38 (as of 1996-07) English version is pre-patched.**[b]Minimum:[/b] MS-DOS 5.0 * 486 CPU * 256 color VGA GPU * 8 MB RAM * 3 MB free HD space * 2x CD-ROM drive * MS-compatible mouse The game box also mentions Win95 as potential platform, but this is only because Win95 was still quite backwards compatible with DOS 5.0.***It is the year 2227, and the gigantic interstellar factory ship TORONTO cruises toward a lifeless planet endowed with a wealth of minerals. While studying the planet in his shuttle craft, the pilot -Tom Driscoll- unavoidably crash lands. Against all expectations he survives to discover his craft has landed in a world rich in flora and fauna - and inhabited by intelligent beings. How could the data on the planet of Albion be so wrong? Take on the role of Tom Driscoll and explore the extensive world of Albion and its endless surprises. Experience its vast beauty and its strange cultures... but beware of its many hidden dangers! You, and the companions you acquire on your journey, will experience countless adventures. Your resourcefulness, skills of negotiation and ability to deal with numerous inhabitants will be repeatedly tested. Your resolve in battle will determine not only your own fate, but that of the whole world! Features * Role-playing adventure with engaging 150,000 word storyline. * Turn-based, tactical, battle sequences, with dozens of magical spells. * Interactive dialog system lets you dictate the next move. * Hundreds of different 2-D and 3-D graphic scenarios combine to create the endless depth of Albion. * User-friendly, mouse-controlled package with auto-mapping facility in the 3-D mode. * Dynamic stereo sound effects put you right into the action. * Characters have their own personalities, cultural backgrounds and levels of intelligence. * No elves, dwarves, orcs and dragons to contend with. * Extensive playing time without impossible to win battles and unsolvable puzzles. * Full of life, secrets, surprises and magic. * It's time for you to travel through this strange world with only your mission in mind so be careful who you trust! * Up to six members in your party. (Image captions) * Journey across the fascinating landscapes of Albion and experience the rich details. * Discover new and mysterious places, with exotic cities portrayed in smooth 3-D graphics. * You will be encouraged to interact and converse with Albion's wide range of inhabitants. * Your magical abilities and tactical cunning will also be tested by the planet's more malevolent creatures. [Box blurb]
Cannon Fodder 2	Virgin (Sensible Software)	1995	cannonfodder-series elimination firearms gog grenades group multidirshooter rockets war wargame wasteland
Crusader: No Remorse	Electronic Arts (Origin Systems)	1995	1life 2190s 22ndcentury ammomagazines bombs cdrom cpu-486 crusader-series destructibleenvironment dodging doors eliteprotagonist energyweapons extraterrestrial facelessprotagonist firearms future gog healingitems indoors inventory keys liveactors mediaindrive megacorps militantprotagonist mobilebombs namelessprotagonist noports otherworld rating-esrb-t rebellion rebelprotagonist robots saveanywhere serious spacefaringage tumbling ultima8-engine walking walkingarmory	Latest version: 1.21 (as of 1999-?)***[b]ultima8-engine[/b] - an enhanced version of the U8 engine.
Fade to Black	Electronic Arts (Delphine Software International)	1995	2190s 22ndcentury actionadventure aliens ammomagazines ammotypes cdrom cpu-486 descriptivedeaths fallbackweapon firearms flashback-series future gouraudshading handguns healingstations indoors inventory missionbased prisonbreak shapeshifters stationaryattack visiblelasers voiceovers	Unlike the PS1 port, the character models are flat/gouraud shaded polygons rather than textured. World polygons are equally textured, however.
Jagged Alliance	Sir-Tech (MadLab Software)	1995	bleeding cdrom cpu-486 dos5 firearms firstaid gog grid grid-square group hitchance inventory jaggedalliance malfunctioning mercenaryprotagonist missionbased overworld permanentloss persistentminions present privatemilitarycompanies serious steampowered tactical tacticalrpg
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games	Sir-Tech (MadLab Software)	1995	bleeding firearms firstaid gog grid grid-square group hitchance inventory jaggedalliance malfunctioning mercenaryprotagonist modularequipment overworld permanentloss persistentminions present privatemilitarycompanies tactical tacticalrpg
Nerves of Steel	Merit Studios (Rainmaker Software)	1995	firearms firstpersonshooter lives
The Ultimate Doom	GT Interactive (id Software)	1995	1life 22ndcentury 3.5disk aimassist alone anticipatorystockpiles automap backtracking chainreactions clanguage claymation cloakednpcs cpu-386 demonicinvasion demons doom-series doomwad dos5 dosextender download elevators energyweapons explosiveobjects fatties findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gog gore graphicdeaths handguns heads healthpickups hell hellscape hitscan idtech1 keys megacorps middleprojection monsters moon mp-dm nojumping npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons possessed powerups randomdamage rating-bbfc-15 rehash rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets secrets-levels serious shotguns spawners splatter telefrag teleporters walking walkingarmory	[media=youtube]K0nlO87evhY[/media]*The complete megahit game that set the world afire. Plus All-New Episode IV: Thy Flesh Consumed. The demons came and the marines died. Except one. Your are the last defense against these hell-spawned hordes. Prepare for the most intense mutant-laden, blood-splattered action ever! The texture-mapped virtual world is so real, you don't just play DOOM - you live it. The Ultimate DOOM takes you beyond anything you've ever experienced. First, you get all three original episodes - that's 27 levels of awesome, explosive excitement. Then it really blows you away with an all-new episode: Thy Flesh Consumed. Now you're dead meat. Just when you think you're getting pretty good at DOOM, you get hit with Perfect Hatred, Sever the Wicked and seven other expert levels never seen before! They're so incredibly tough, the first 27 levels will seem like a walk in the park! [?]Comes on 5 3½ disks.*[b]Minimum:[/b] MS-DOS 5.0 * 33 MHz 386 CPU * VGA GPU * 4 MB RAM * 20 MB free HD space * Sound Blaster or AdLib SPU [b]Recommended:[/b] * 8 MB RAM***The Ultimate Doom takes you far beyond the realms of your experience. All three original episodes of the greatest, splattertastic, adrenaline pumping game ever made are here - that's 27 levels of doomongerous gameplay to challenge even the most hardened gamer. But that's just for starters... Then, but only if you're tough enough, you can pick up the gauntlet of an all-new episode... Thy Flesh Consumed. Those fiendish geniuses from id have delved deep into their twisted psyches to present you with the ultimate Doom experience yet - nine new levels of the most torturous, twisting and toughest action imaginable. Will you prove big enough to meet the challenge? [Box blurb]***Retail version of shareware [i][game=#19653]Doom[/game][/i] that included fourth episode: "Thy Flesh Consumed" which was not present in the registered version of the shareware release. The fourth episode is not considered canon either, as the story involved with it is intentionally ridiculous (avenging the murder of your white pet rabbit).
Threat	Game Factory (Fragment)	1995	3ormoreplayers alieninvasion aliens alone arenashooter exoticresolution firearms grenades guidedweapons indoors insectoids joystick keyboard lineofsight mines monsters mp-campaign mp-cooperative mp-lms rockets serious thermalweapons worms	For 1-3 players, one can use a joystick while the rest (or all if no joystick is available) play on the same keyboard.
Powerslave Official Beta Version	Playmates (Lobotomy Software)	1995	20thcentury alieninvasion asphyxiation autosavepoints buildengine clanguage cpu-386 display-vga doors dos3 dosextender download earth egypt egyptian-theme explosiveobjects firearms firstpersonshooter handguns jumping keyboard keys latemodernperiod lava machineguns magic metroidvania milessound present reload-auto retrypoints spu-adlib spu-adlibgold spu-awe32 spu-ensoniqsoundscape spu-gm spu-gus spu-mpu-401 spu-pas spu-pas16 spu-rap10 spu-rsc spu-sb spu-sb16 spu-sbpro spu-tandydac spu-wavejammer swimming tinyfoes walking	This is effectively a 'shareware' demo of the final game. But this version supports a much wider array of hardware and options. I suspect there were some angry customers of the full version. For instance, this version works on Tandy 1000 where the final version did not.
The Terminator: Future Shock	Bethesda Softworks	1995	1life 2010s 21stcentury blankprotagonist cdrom city city-losangeles-ca creatorvscreation driving earth facelessprotagonist firearms firstpersonshooter future hexapeds map-3d mediaindrive movie northamerica postapocalypse rebellion robotmenace robots rogueai ruinedworld ruins serious terminator warriorprotagonist xngine	Latest version: 1.30 (as of 1996-05-21?)
Age of Rifles	SSI	1996	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 19thcentury 20thcentury 2ndmillennium cdrom firearms grid grid-hex precisionrifles
Alien Trilogy	Acclaim Entertainment (Probe)	1996	1life 22ndcentury aimassist alienfranchise aliens alone androids assaultrifles automap bombs cdrom cpu-486 dark deathpits difficulty explosiveobjects extraterrestrial femaleprotagonist firearms firstpersonshooter flamethrowers future handguns indoors limitedsupplies machineguns middleprojection missionbased movie naturalistic parasites radar restorepower rewardingvandalism savepoints secrets serious shotguns spacefaringage splatter thermalweapons	Supports 8 and 16 bit display modes. Optimizations for both 66 MHz 486DX2 CPU and Pentium.**[b]Weapons:[/b] 9mm pistol * Shotgun * Flamethrower * Pulse rifle * Smart gun * Seismic charge (mostly for taking down "temporary walls")***[b]limited supplies[/b] - border case, though if you miss several secret stashes you're going to have quite a bit of trouble.
Bust Hillary 3D	Tenkiller	1996	color-8bit display-320x400 firearms healingitems keyboard machineguns militantprotagonist mouse timelimit
Crusader: No Regret	Electronic Arts (Origin Systems)	1996	1life 2190s 22ndcentury ammomagazines cdrom crusader-series destructibleenvironment dodging eliteprotagonist energyweapons extraterrestrial facelessprotagonist firearms future gog healingitems indoors inventory luna megacorps militantprotagonist mobilebombs moon namelessprotagonist noports otherworld rating-esrb-t rebellion rebelprotagonist robots saveanywhere serious spacefaringage ultima8-engine walkingarmory
Final Doom	id Software (TeamTNT)	1996	1life 22ndcentury aimassist alone automap backtracking clanguage claymation cloakednpcs demonicinvasion demons doom-series doomwad dosextender download earth elevators energyweapons findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gog healthpickups hitscan idtech1 io megacorps middleprojection militantprotagonist monsters moon mp-dm nojumping noreloading npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons powerups randomdamage rehash rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets serious shotguns singlegender spawners splatter walking walkingarmory win95	Two New, 32-Level DOOM II Episodes. Evilution: Far from earth, the UAC recommenced their experiments on on of the moons of Jupiter. A spaceship, mistaken for a supply vexxel on radar, hovered above the base. Hideous demons poured out, blanketing the base with death. All your comrades were quickly slaughtered or zombified. This time, it's not about survival. It's about revenge. The Plutonia Experiment: Every effort has been made by the nation's top scientists to close the seven interdimensional Gates of Hell, but one portal remains open. Alone, you must infiltrate the ravaged complex, defeat the demon Gatekeeper and seal the last Hell-hole before the undead are prepared to, once again, take over the world. [?]**Includes two "campaigns": [i]TNT: Evilution[/i], with the events set on Io. * [i]Plutonia Experiment[/i], with the events set on Earth. Oddly it seems neither of the storylines take the player to Hell unlike in all other Doom games.
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]
Strife	3DO (Rogue Entertainment)	1996	aliens automap city devsysnext68x devsysnextppc doomwad elevators energyweapons facelessprotagonist firearms firstpersonshooter guidedweapons healingitems idtech1 inventory meleeweapons mercenaryprotagonist middleguns mindcontrol mutants noports postapocalypse premadeprotagonist rebellion robots rockets sentientartefact serious sourcecodemissing thermalweapons unknownpast	Tagline: [i]Trust No One[/i]* [58]As the source code for this game was lost, subsequent porting efforts are relying in the reverse engineering efforts of Vavoom, ZDoom, SvStrife and Chocolate Strife developers.**This has the most advanced retail modification of the old Doom engine I've seen.
The Terminator: SkyNET	Bethesda Softworks	1996	1life 21stcentury blankprotagonist cdrom city creatorvscreation cyborgs earth facelessprotagonist firearms firstpersonshooter future map-3d mathcoprocessor mediaindrive movie northamerica plasmaweapons postapocalypse rebellion robotmenace robots rogueai ruinedworld ruins serious terminator warriorprotagonist xngine	Upgrades the graphics of [game=#32909]Future Shock[/game] if it's installed.***Latest version: 1.01 (as of 1996-10?)
Quake	Activision (id Software)	1996	1life achillesheelfoes aimassist alone axes beamweapons bpjmindexed bunnyhopping cdrom conductivewater cpu-586 dark darkfantasy deadlydecor dedicatedclient demons devconsole devsysnext68x devsysnextintel devsysnextppc dialup difficulty dingy distortedvision dogs doomwad doors dos5 download electricweapons energyweapons eviloverlord findexit firearms firstpersonshooter future gibs gore graybrown idlenoise indoors ipx jumping keys lightmaps medieval meleeweapons middleguns middleprojection militantprotagonist monsters mp-dm nailguns npcfriendlyfire npcstrife opaquewater opengl otherworld overkill permanentcorpses portals powerups quake-series quakeengine rocketjumping rockets sciencefantasy secrets serious sourcecodestolen splatter swimming swrender tcpip telefrag title-demo touchactivation undead underwaterdiving zombies	[b]Minimum:[/b] * MS-DOS 5.0 * Pentium CPU (w/ math co-processor) * 8 MB RAM * 80 MB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 16 MB RAM*[b]Episodes:[/b] 1) [i]Dimension of the Doomed[/i] : "The mystical past comes alive" 2) [i]The Realm of Black Magic[/i] : "Ancient castles and strange beasts ahead" 3) [i]The Netherworld[/i] : "Primal fear in a strange dimension" 4) [i]The Elder World[/i] : "Your worst nightmare come true"Re-released as GLQuake which used OpenGL for rendering rather than software, Windows port of the game was based on GLQuake rather than the original software version.This game was developed on a several platforms running NeXTSTEP. [Zerothis]Partially influenced by H.P.Lovecraft's works.**Excellent game for the time. When I first saw the purple moving clouds in the skies of the game on the free demo I remember I rushed to the store to buy it!! I can remember I played night after night just to finish the game and had sleepy eyes on the office the day after. In the end of the game there was some kind of a monster on a small island which you could jump on to finish it off.. No doubt about it: In its genre, one of the best games ever. [Roland]
Time Commando	Activision (Adeline Software)	1996	bombs bossbattles cdrom energyweapons firearms grenades meleeweapons milessound secrets timetravel	As I understand the descriptions of the game, there's no actual time travel involved, but the whole thing takes place in a virtual reality (cyberspace) infected by a virus, a combat simulator for forms of combat from across the ages.***Comes on the same CD as the Windows version.

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