showing 11 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Racing (Betting the Horses) | author | 1985 | labelimageminimize | |
| Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Ultima 4;Ultima IV: Avatar no Tankyu) | Origin (Origin Systems) | 1985 | Comes on two 5.25' disks. In 1997 the full version of this game was 'made available for free download' at selected sites by Origin. However, it remains proprietary and not defined as "freeware" or "public domain" (these downloads can disappear or the priced raised at any time at Electronic Art's option). Several homebrew upgrades exist for this game that add features such as VGA graphics and Midi sound. The xu4 project allows this game to run on Windows, Linux, Mac OS 8, Mac OS X, and other operating systems. xu4 Also allows extensive modding of the graphics, enemies, items, and certain game logic. The Ultima series continued to innovate with the release of each game in the series. With the 4th game released for Apple ][ and then ported to IBM-PC, the genre was taken to bran new places. There is no evil big bad enemy to defeat, and the point of the game is not to take advantage of people to get stuff to go defeat the enemy. Rather, the point of the game is for the main character to become a champion of virtue. The goals are literally honesty, humility, honor, spirituality, valor, justice, compassion, sacrifice, courage, truth, and love. Actions, inactions, even words can have less than apparent unhelpful or helpful consequences. Yes, there are still monsters to fight and treasures to find, but this makes up less than 1/8th of the game and the care and purpose in handling these things is more important than the end result. [Zerothis] | labelimagesubject |
| Daily Double Horse Racing | CDS Software;Artworx Software | 1988 | labelimageminimize | |
| Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (Buffalo Bill's Rodeo Games) | Tynesoft | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| Circus Games | Tynesoft | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| Hillsfar (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Hillsfar) | SSI (Westwood Studios) | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| War in Middle Earth | Melbourne House (Synergistic Software) | 1989 | labelimageminimize | |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan | Mirrorsoft;Konami (Beam Software;Papyrus) | 1991 | Are you hero enough to ride with Gandalf, Aragorn and the other Fellowship characters against the armies of the traitorous wizard Saruman? Then experience Riders of Rohan, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the greatest epic fantasy ever written. Riders of Rohan represents the most faithful re-creation of Tolkien's work yet developed for the microcomputer. Command the elite cavalry of Rohan as the Riders battle to save their land from the wicked forces of darkness. Destiny lies in your hands as you race with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli while they attempt to save the captured Hobbits from a fate worse than death. Rohan's lush green grassland, soft rolling hills, and peaceful meadows blend with enchanting music to form a beautiful, inviting environment... a stark contrast to the clashing swords, thundering horses, and piercing battle cries that fill a land at war. See Tolkien's world unfold before your eyes in this masterful blend of fantasy role-playing, arcade action, and tactical wargaming. Riders of Rohan is a game that will both challenge and entertain you -- a timeless addition to any software collection! • Lead the elite cavalry of Rohan as they battle across realistic 3-D terrain using the sophisticated wargame system, or let the computer fight "quick" combat. • Fight spectacular one-on-one duels with the evil Orcs and Dunlendings. • Test your reflexes with the fully animated arcade sequences. • Live out the traditional story line or build your own saga in true Tolkien flavor. • Converse with characters who bring Tolkien's magical prose to life. • View dazzling, detailed graphics in MCGA/VGA, EGA, and Tandy modes. • Enjoy easy-to-use mouse or keyboard interface, with multiple levels of play. • Includes a complete illustrated guidebook to the people and places of Middle Earth.*** [159]*** [22]*** [22]*** [37] | labelimagesubject |
| The Secret Codes of C.Y.P.H.E.R.: Operation Wildlife (The Secret Codes of CYPHER: Operation Wildlife) | Tanager Software Productions | 1991 | At a secret facility hidden in a feed store, decipher a variety of encrypted messages for various clients. Don't let your decryptions fall into the wrong hands. Some field work consisting of receiving, delivering, and verifying messages. Possibly one of the most realistic 'secret agent' games ever made. Note however, real would encrypted messages are almost always about verifying the authenticity of the message rather than obfuscating the message itself. This is and edutainment game with cryptography, mammals, botany, geography, English, American Sign Language, Morse Code, Braille, and Semaphore. 4 Levels of difficulty. There is a multiplayer feature that allows one player to send encrypted messages to another. | labelminimizesubject |
| Wrath of the Demon | ReadySoft | 1991 | labelimageminimize | |
| Heirs to Skull Crag (Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures;FRUA;UA) | SSI (MicroMagic;SSI) | 1993 | Heirs to Skull Crag is the game, exclusively available in no other package game, real game, actual game, existing game, playable game, completable that comes the the Unlimited Adventures game creator which is in every other videogam database with tools to create AD&D based adventures, or even other types of adventures based on the Gold Box Engine. The executable is "FRUA.EXE" and the letters stand for "Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures". But UA is by no means limited to the Forgotten Realms setting. Materials from other settings are included and players are free to create their own or download UGC from the aforementioned site. | labelimagesubject |
