Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Hannibal: Master of The Beast

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Claude Cueni GAME DEVELOPER:Micro League GAME PUBLISHER:Micro League Copyright 1994, Micro League Hannibal is one of the few games that focus on the second Punic War– you control the formidable Carthagian army –on elephant backs– with the ultimate goal to conquer Rome. The game is realistic…

  • Hard Nova

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Karl Buiter GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1990, Karl Buiter Hard Nova is an overlooked epic sci-fi RPG that is a follow-up of sorts to the excellent Sentinel Worlds. Every aspect of the game is a vast improvement over its predecessor, the most important…

  • Harley Davidson: Road to Sturges

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mindscape GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1989, Mindscape One of the very few Harley Davidson licensees, Road to Sturges is a fun and atmospheric bike game where you travel from city to city with your gang looking for fun and profit on the way to Sturges,…

  • Harpoon 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Bond & Gordon Walton GAME DEVELOPER:Three-Sixty Pacific GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1989, Advanced Gaming Systems, Inc. The best naval simulation ever made, period. Based on Larry Bond’s realistic tabletop wargame of the same name, Harpoon not only is faithful to Bond’s game but adds many…

  • Harpoon 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Three-Sixty Pacific GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1992, Advanced Gaming Systems, Inc. As follow-up to the world’s best naval simulation ever, Harpoon 2 is a big disappointment to fans of the original. Its impressive graphics, sounds, a larger database of ships, and more varied missions…

  • Hat Trick

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Rotberg GAME DEVELOPER:Atari Games GAME PUBLISHER:Atari Games Copyright 1984, Atari Games Hat Trick is a poor port of the classic Atari 7800 hockey game, mainly due to poor response of IBM joystick that is far inferior to its Atari counterpart. Since all the attraction of…

  • Headline Harry and The Great Paper Race

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Davidson & Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Davidson & Associates Copyright 1991, Davidson & Associates Perhaps best described as “Carmen Sandiego for adults,” Headline Harry and The Greatest Paper Race is an excellent edutainment game that puts you in a role of Harry, a veteran journalist who…

  • Heart of Africa

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dani Bunten GAME DEVELOPER:Ozark Softscape GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1987, Ozark Softscape From Brian Moriarty’s tribute to Dani Bunten: “Ozark wanted to follow up Seven Cities [of Gold] with a computerized edition of one of the classic Avalon Hill board games, but Electronic Arts had other…

  • Heart of China

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Tunnell GAME DEVELOPER:Dynamix GAME PUBLISHER:Dynamix Copyright 1991, Dynamix Heart of China is an excellent and most cinematic of the adventure game trio designed by Dynamix’ Jeff Tunnell (the other two being Rise of the Dragon and Adventures of Willy Beamish). Set in the exotic Orient…

  • Heat Wave: Offshore Superboat Racing

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1990, Accolade Heat Wave is a fast and furious superboat racing game features cool 3-D polygonal superboats, lots of courses to race on, and 4 boat designed you can choose from. What I like about this game (apart from the…

  • Heaven & Earth

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Scott Kim GAME DEVELOPER:Publishing International GAME PUBLISHER:Buena Vista Copyright 1992, Scott Kim A fun and original puzzle game, Heaven and Earth is essentially a collection of three seperate types of puzzles: an original card game, a slightly arcade-ish game called “pendulum,” and a collection of intriguing…

  • Heavy Barrel

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Quicksilver GAME PUBLISHER:Data East Copyright 1989, Data East Essentially the same game as Quicksilver’s earlier Guerilla War, Heavy Barrel is your basic top-down shoot em’ up game. As in Guerilla War, the game features responsive controls, a lot of enemies, and is very quick…

  • Heirs to The Throne

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:German Design Group GAME PUBLISHER:Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) Copyright 1993, Quantum Quality Productions (QQP) A solid medieval conquer-thy-neighbor game, this game features excellent AI and a good balance between economic and military options. It is similar to Impressions’ Lords of the Realm although the…

  • Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Antinori & Laura Kampo GAME DEVELOPER:Take 2 Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Take 2 Interactive Copyright 1995, Take 2 Interactive The first game from Take 2 is a fun cyberpunk-meets-Inferno romp with an interesting plot: in the future where Hell is proven to exist and demons have real…

  • Hero Quest

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Gremlin GAME PUBLISHER:Gremlin Copyright 1991, Gremlin A great PC version of the equally underrated board game of the same name from Games Workshop, Hero Quest is an isometric tabletop strategy/RPG game that simplifies RPG statistics without simplifying gameplay. As in the board game, up…

  • Hexx: Heresy of The Wizard

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Tag & Pete James GAME DEVELOPER:Psygnosis GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1994, Psygnosis A fun RPG from the makers of Bloodwych, Wizard! improves on the standards set by that cult classic with even more exotic classes of characters to choose from, a much better interface, good puzzles in…

  • Hidden Agenda

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jim Gasperini GAME DEVELOPER:TRANS Fiction Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1988, Jim Gasperini Hidden Agenda is a political simulator that is unique in many ways, as well as being both realistic and extremely replayable. The game casts you as the new president of Chimerica, a South American…

  • High Command: Europe 1939-1945

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gregg Carter GAME DEVELOPER:Colorado Computer Creations GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1992, Colorado Computer Creations As the title suggests, High Command puts you in command of the Allies or Axis during the most crucial points of World War 2. In contrast to Harpoon‘s micro scale, this game…

  • High Seas Trader

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Foster & David Lester GAME DEVELOPER:Impressions GAME PUBLISHER:Impressions Copyright 1994, Impressions A solid “high seas” strategy game that falls far short of Sid Meier’s classic Pirates! in terms of overall content and scope, but is actually better if one considers it strictly as a *trading*…

  • Highway Hunter

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Alexander Safonov GAME DEVELOPER:Omega Integral Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Safari Software Copyright 1992, Omega Integral Systems The spiritual precursor to Safari’s more famous shooter Tyrian, Highway Hunter is an addictive, knuckle-blistering shooter from obscure Russian developer Omega Integral Systems (OIS). The game puts you in control of an…

  • Hillsfar

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Westwood Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1989, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) A fun RPG with lots of neat arcade sequences (e.g. horseback riding, lockpicking, arena fights), this game once again proves that Westwood didn’t become one of the greatest computer game companies…

  • Hind

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Integration GAME PUBLISHER:Interactive Magic Copyright 1996, Interactive Magic The successor to Apache Longbow, this ranks on my list as one of the best games ever. Ditching the ever popular Apache, one finds him/herself at the control of the gunship-transport hybrid Mil Mi-24 Hind,…

  • Hired Guns

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Scott Johnston GAME DEVELOPER:DMA Design GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1993, DMA Design Hired Guns is a neat futuristic RPG that allows you to control 4 characters simultaneously via 4 windows (see screenshot). The plot, which would send your band of galactic mercenaries on a wide variety of…

  • History of The World

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Greg Carter GAME DEVELOPER:Colorado Computer Creations GAME PUBLISHER:Avalon Hill Copyright 1997, Avalon Hill “A very faithful computer translation of the board game, this covered the course of civilization from 3000 BC to 1900 AD. A quick-playing game, it divided history into seven epochs with each player…

  • Hobbit, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Philip Mitchell & Veronika Megler GAME DEVELOPER:Beam International GAME PUBLISHER:Melbourne House Copyright 1983, Melbourne House One of the first computer games based on Tolkien’s works are based, appropriately enough, on his first Middle Earth novel The Hobbit. The game follows the book’s plot very closely, as…

  • Hodj & Podj

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steve Meretzky GAME DEVELOPER:Boffo Games GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1995, Boffo Games The legendary Steve Meretzsky (author of Spellcasting games, among others), turned his wacky sense of humor to this charming collection of puzzle games cleverly strung together in a big quest: as either Prince Hodj…

  • Holiday Island

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Moris Baer GAME DEVELOPER:Sunflowers GAME PUBLISHER:Sunflowers Copyright 1997, Sunflowers This is a neat “light” Windows 95 sim that, had it been published by Maxis, would certainly be titled “SimResort” As an Entrepreneur who’s just been given the right to develop a virgin island, commercialize it to…

  • Hollywood Mogul

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Carey DeVuono GAME DEVELOPER:Hollywood Mogul Company, The GAME PUBLISHER:Hollywood Mogul Company, The Copyright 1995, Carey DeVuono This is undoubtedly the BEST game of its kind: take control of a movie studio and build a motion picture empire. Just about every factor related to movie-making is implemented,…

  • Holy Grail, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hayden Software GAME PUBLISHER:Hayden Software Copyright 1984, Hayden Software A decent game from a company famous for oldie strategy games, The Holy Grail has a strong plot but very primitive parser compared to the likes of Infocom games. As the name implies, your task…

  • Homey D. Clown

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Synergistic Software GAME PUBLISHER:Capstone Copyright 1991, Capstone Probably the best (but not by much) among an average crop of movie and novel adaptations from Capstone that includes the horrendous Wayne’s World, here you play a lowly clown trying to make a break for a…

  • Honeymooners, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:First Row Software GAME PUBLISHER:First Row Software Copyright 1988, First Row Software Based on classic TV comedy series of the same name, The Honeymooners is long on atmosphere but short on gameplay. Although graphics is only in 4-color CGA, the many cutscenes taken from…

  • Hook

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:OCEAN GAME PUBLISHER:OCEAN Copyright 1991, OCEAN Hook is an average game based on the movie of the same name, which is a modernized version of the classic tale. Peter Pan, who is now living a normal adult life, is compelled to relive his roguish…

  • Horde, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Toys for Bob GAME PUBLISHER:Crystal Dynamics Copyright 1993, Toys for Bob One of few action games that offer an excellent mix of action and strategic elements, The Horde casts you in the role of Chauncey, a lowly serving boy who became a knight after…

  • Horse Racing Fantasy 3.0

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gary Darveaux GAME DEVELOPER:Gary Darveaux GAME PUBLISHER:Gary Darveaux Copyright 1997, Gary Darveaux This horse racing simulation stands out as one of the few which use real famous horses from the past. Race Secretariat against Man-o-War! Choose from real tracks such as Churchill Downs and Belmont Park!…

  • Hound of Shadow, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Eldritch Games GAME PUBLISHER:Millennium Copyright 1990, Millennium This is a good horror IF based on H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu novels. Psychic seances, horrific encounters, and troubling nightmares abound in this game set in Victorian London. Although the in-game graphics (which annoyingly pops up full-screen…

  • Humans 1, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Imagitec Design GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1993, GameTek Some of the most original puzzle games ever created, similarities to Psygnosis’ Lemmings notwithstanding, The Humans games let you help our predecessors the cavemen “progress” from the stone age and beyond. Puzzles are very engaging: they involve…

  • Humans 2, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Imagitec Design GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1994, GameTek Some of the most original puzzle games ever created, similarities to Psygnosis’ Lemmings notwithstanding, The Humans games let you help our predecessors the cavemen “progress” from the stone age and beyond. Puzzles are very engaging: they involve…

  • Humans 3, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Imagitec Design GAME PUBLISHER:GameTek Copyright 1995, GameTek Some of the most original puzzle games ever created, similarities to Psygnosis’ Lemmings notwithstanding, The Humans games let you help our predecessors the cavemen “progress” from the stone age and beyond. Puzzles are very engaging: they involve…

  • Hunter Hunted

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Sierra On-Line GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1996, Sierra On-Line Part of Sierra’s much-hyped but short-lived “k.a.a.” line, Hunter Hunted is a one- or two-player side-scrolling action game which pits human hero Jake against (what else) a big, ugly creature, both of which have been…

  • Hyosung MS-DOS v3.21

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Bill Gates GAME DEVELOPER:Hyosung Corporation GAME PUBLISHER:Hyosung Corporation Copyright 1987, Hyosung Corporation I believe this version of DOS was bundled with a computer of the same name (Hyosung). It is basically the same as MS-DOS v3.20, but when VER is typed, the reply comes as “Hyosung…

  • Hyperspeed

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andy Hollis GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1992, MicroProse Lightspeed and Hyperspeed are without a doubt two of the most underrated space sims of all time designed by celebrated Gunship 2000and F-15 Strike Eagle III designer Andy Hollis. Although billed as “adventure/strategy” games, they are actually…

  • I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Mullich & Harlan Ellison GAME DEVELOPER:Cyberdreams GAME PUBLISHER:Cyberdreams Copyright 1995, Cyberdreams I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream if not the best hard sci-fi adventure ever made, is definitely the best novel license I’ve seen (no doubt due to active involvement of author Harlan…

  • Igor: Objective Uikokahonia

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Pendulo Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Optik Copyright 1995, Optik One of the best shareware games ever released (with possibly the most creative name), Igor: Objective Uikokahonia tells a typical story of schoolboy Igor who must get on to the class biology trip to Uikokahonia to pursue…

  • Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Quicksilver GAME PUBLISHER:Data East Copyright 1989, Data East Ikari Warriors III is a disappointing last game in Quicksilver’s long line of above-average arcade conversions. It’s not a bad game– it’s just dead average: nothing in the game is done very well, and there’s nothing…

  • Immortal, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Will Harvey GAME DEVELOPER:Sandcastle GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1990, Will Harvey A great action-oriented isometric RPG featuring cool monsters and spells, The Immortal was a hit on the Amiga but its PC version version sadly fared worse. As a young sorceror who follows his master’s voice…

  • Impossible Mission 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Epyx GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1990, Epyx Another great game that defies simple description, this is the PC version of yet another hit Commodore 64 game. It’s a platform action/adventure where you infiltrate a hi-tech building to stop an evil plan. Despite this hackneyed plot,…

  • In The Dead of Night

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Trecision GAME PUBLISHER:Trecision Copyright 1995, Trecision In one of the better but sadly less-known shareware games, you’ll play the role of Tom Scool, private investigator hired to steal a rare gem from a famous actress in her mountain chalet. The game sports some good…

  • Incredible Machine, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Tunnell GAME DEVELOPER:Jeff Tunnell Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Dynamix Copyright 1990, Jeff Tunnell Productions Undoubtedly one of the most unique games ever produced for the PC, The Incredible Machines 1 is a dream come true for anyone who as a child likes to tinker with gadgets and…

  • Incredible Machine 3.0, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Tunnell GAME DEVELOPER:Jeff Tunnell Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1995, Jeff Tunnell Productions The culmination of the incredible (pardon the pun) Incredible Machine series combines the ingenious puzzles of its predecessors with the wacky, animated parts from Sid & Al’s Incredible Toons (such as Mel…

  • Incunabula

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Avalon Hill GAME PUBLISHER:Avalon Hill Copyright 1986, Avalon Hill Incunabula is an uninspiring game of population growth and development. move your stacks of counters across the board, giving them room to grow and move them to engage hostile forces. The game is interesting in…